Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 May 2026
Ancile is built on one principle: your data never leaves your device.
Who we are
ANCILE AS (Norwegian organisation number 929 181 948), Nordstrupen 26, 8073 Bodø, Norway, is the data controller responsible for this policy. Contact: post@ancile.no.
The short version
Ancile, our iOS app, does not collect, store on any server, transmit, sell, rent, or share your personal data. It has no user accounts and no backend server, and it contains no analytics, advertising, or tracking software.
What Ancile does on your device
Ancile helps you organise your screenshots. With your permission, it reads the screenshots in your photo library and processes them entirely on your device using Apple's built-in frameworks for text recognition and categorisation. The results stay on your device. Nothing about your screenshots — the images, the recognised text, or the categories — is uploaded anywhere. Any data Ancile creates is stored only on your device, under your control; deleting the app removes it, and we keep no copy.
The on-device sorting simply labels each screenshot so you can find it. Ancile does not build a profile of you, makes no automated decisions about you that have legal or similarly significant effects, and never sells or shares your data.
Actions on your photo library
Only when you explicitly choose an action does Ancile change anything in your photo library. You can file a screenshot into a Photos album, or copy a code and then delete that screenshot — deleted screenshots go to your Recently Deleted album and are recoverable for about 30 days. Ancile never modifies or deletes your photos on its own.
Permissions
Ancile requests one permission: Photo Library access, so it can read your screenshots. It only queries your screenshots and never sends them off your device. You can change this in iOS Settings at any time. Ancile requests no other permissions.
Notifications
If you turn on reminders, Ancile schedules notifications locally on your device. These use no server and no push service.
Network
Ancile makes no network connections to send or receive your data. When you tap a link or open an address, your device hands off to Apple's system apps (Safari or Maps); Ancile itself transmits nothing.
Payments
If in-app purchases are offered in the future, payments are processed by Apple through the App Store. Apple handles the transaction; ANCILE AS does not receive or store your payment details.
This website
This website uses no cookies, no analytics, and no third-party scripts or trackers. It is served only over an encrypted HTTPS connection, and hosted by GitHub (GitHub Pages) and Cloudflare (DNS and content delivery). Like any web host, they automatically process visitors' IP addresses and basic request logs to deliver and secure the site. We do not use this information to track, profile, or identify you, and we receive no analytics from it. GitHub and Cloudflare are based in the United States and act as our processors under their data-processing terms and standard contractual clauses. The legal basis for this limited processing is our legitimate interest in serving and securing the website (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).
Your rights
Because Ancile does not collect or hold your personal data, there is normally nothing for us to access, correct, or erase on your behalf. For the limited website-log processing described above, or any privacy question, contact post@ancile.no. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet, datatilsynet.no).
App Store privacy
Ancile's App Store privacy label is “Data Not Collected.”
Children
Ancile does not collect data from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date.
Contact
ANCILE AS · Nordstrupen 26, 8073 Bodø, Norway · post@ancile.no