Terms of use.
The short version
- Your PIN and recovery key are the only way into your vault. If you lose them, nobody can get your files back, including us.
- The Panic PIN permanently erases your vault on that iPhone. Without a backup, that's final.
- Ghost isn't your only copy of anything important. Keep backups.
- Ghost Plus is billed and managed by Apple. Cancel anytime in your iPhone's settings.
These terms apply to the Ghost app for iPhone and Ghost Plus, provided by Ghost Projects LLC ("Ghost", "we", "us"). They add to Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement, which governs your license to use the app. If the two conflict, Apple's agreement wins. By using Ghost, you agree to both.
1. What Ghost does
Ghost stores photos, videos and files you choose in an encrypted vault on your iPhone, removes supported hidden details from photos and videos, and, with Ghost Plus, backs up your vault in encrypted form to your own iCloud. Ghost has no accounts and no servers that hold your content.
2. Your PIN, recovery key and data
Your vault can only be opened with your PIN on your iPhone, or restored from backup with your recovery key. We never have either, by design. That means:
- If you forget your PIN and have no backup, your vault can't be opened.
- If you lose your recovery key, your iCloud backup can't be restored.
- We can't reset, recover or decrypt anything for you.
You're responsible for keeping your PIN and recovery key safe, and for keeping other copies of anything you can't afford to lose.
3. Panic PIN
If you set up a Panic PIN and enter it, Ghost shows an empty vault and permanently erases the vault on that iPhone. This can't be undone. Items that were only on that iPhone are lost. If you have Ghost Plus with backup turned on, your iCloud backup isn't touched and can be restored with your recovery key. The Panic PIN affects only the iPhone it's entered on. It's a tool to help in difficult situations; we can't guarantee it will protect you in every circumstance.
4. Removing originals and hidden details
Ghost only deletes originals from Photos when you ask it to, and iOS asks you to confirm. Deleted items go to Recently Deleted in Photos (for up to 30 days) and, if you use iCloud Photos, are removed from your other devices too. Copies stored elsewhere (other apps, messages, other backups) aren't affected.
Ghost removes supported hidden details from photos and videos and shows you what was removed. Some file types or details may not be removable. Ghost doesn't make content untraceable.
5. Ghost Plus
Ghost Plus is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase, through the App Store. Prices are shown in the app before you buy.
- Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends.
- You can manage or cancel in iPhone Settings › your name › Subscriptions.
- Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies.
If your subscription ends, everything in your vault stays on your iPhone and remains viewable and exportable. You won't be able to add items past the free limits, and Ghost stops adding to your iCloud backup. The existing backup isn't deleted by Ghost.
6. Acceptable use
Use Ghost only for content you have the right to store, and only in line with the law. Don't use Ghost to store or hide content that exploits children, or for any other illegal purpose. Don't reverse-engineer, resell or interfere with the app except as the law allows.
7. Changes to Ghost
We may update, change or discontinue features. If we ever stop offering Ghost, the app will keep working with content already on your iPhone for as long as iOS supports it, and we'll give reasonable notice where we can.
8. Disclaimers
Ghost is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We don't warrant that Ghost will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will prevent every loss, disclosure or access to your content.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ghost Projects LLC won't be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, content or profits, arising from your use of Ghost, including loss caused by a forgotten PIN, a lost recovery key, or use of the Panic PIN. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid for Ghost Plus in the 12 months before the claim.
Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules.
11. Changes to these terms
If we change these terms, we'll update the effective date above, and for significant changes we'll give notice in the app or on this site. Continuing to use Ghost after a change means you accept the updated terms.
12. Contact
Ghost Projects LLC
Email: hello@ghostpics.app