Siftory

Terms

Terms of use

Last updated: 15 November 2026

These terms cover your use of the Siftory app. Siftory is published by Richard Tipple, an individual developer based in the United Kingdom ("we", "us"). By installing or using Siftory you agree to these terms. Please read them alongside our privacy policy.

1. Your licence to use Siftory

We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use Siftory on Android devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial use, in line with these terms and the Google Play Terms of Service. You must not copy, modify, resell or redistribute the app. You must not reverse engineer it, except as far as the law allows. You must not use it for anything unlawful. Siftory and its content belong to us or our licensors.

2. Free plan and Siftory Lifetime

Siftory is free to download. The free plan includes a limited number of sorting decisions and Collections. The current limits are shown in the app. We may change the free plan's limits in future updates.

"Siftory Lifetime" is a one-off in-app purchase that removes those limits. It is not a subscription. It lasts for as long as we offer and support Siftory on Google Play, and it is linked to the Google account you used to buy it. We may also give out one-time promotional codes that unlock Lifetime. These are redeemed through Google Play and cannot be exchanged for money.

Purchases are not yet available in test versions of Siftory.

3. Payments and refunds

All payments are processed by Google Play. Google Play's terms and payment terms apply to them. Refund requests can be made through Google Play under Google Play's refund policies. You can also contact us and we will help where we can.

If you are a consumer in the UK, you have legal rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Digital content must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described. If Siftory Lifetime is faulty and we cannot fix it, you may be entitled to a refund. Nothing in these terms affects your statutory rights. When you buy, you will be asked to agree that the unlock starts straight away. This means the 14-day cancellation right for digital content ends once the unlock is supplied, but your other statutory rights still apply.

4. Your photos, videos and backups

Your photos and videos remain yours. Siftory works on them on your phone and does not upload them. Please read our privacy policy for details.

Siftory can move items to Android's Recycle bin, delete items permanently and move items between albums, but only after you confirm in Android. Please keep in mind:

  • Android normally deletes items in its Recycle bin for good after 30 days.
  • "Delete permanently" cannot be undone.
  • Moving items into a phone album changes where the files are stored. For files owned by another app, Siftory saves a copy in the album and sends the original to the Recycle bin.

You are responsible for checking what you confirm and for keeping your own backups of anything important, for example with a cloud photo service or on a computer. Clearing Siftory's data or uninstalling it removes your sorting decisions and Collections, but not your photos.

5. Test versions

If you take part in testing, pre-release versions of Siftory may be incomplete, may contain bugs and may change or stop working. Please back up your media before testing. If you send us feedback or suggestions, we may use them to improve Siftory without owing you anything.

6. Changes and availability

We may update Siftory to add or change features, fix problems or meet legal requirements. Some updates may be needed to keep using the app. We will not make changes that remove what you paid for without good reason. If we ever stop offering Siftory, we will try to give reasonable notice.

7. Our responsibility to you

We build Siftory with reasonable care and skill. Beyond your statutory rights, Siftory is provided "as is". We do not promise that it will be free of errors or always available, or that it will meet every particular need.

If we break these terms or fail to use reasonable care and skill, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it was an obvious consequence of our breach, or if we both knew it might happen when you started using Siftory. We are not responsible for loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Siftory is for personal use, so we are not responsible for business losses such as lost profits or business interruption.

If faulty digital content we supplied damages your device or other digital content, and this happened because we did not use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you fair compensation. We are not responsible for damage you could have avoided by following our advice, such as confirming deletions carefully, keeping backups or installing free updates we provide.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot be limited or excluded by law, including your rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

8. Ending these terms

You can stop using Siftory at any time by uninstalling it. We may suspend or end your licence if you seriously break these terms. If that happens, the rights you have under consumer law still apply.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. You can bring legal proceedings in the courts of England and Wales. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can also bring proceedings in your local courts.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time, for example when paid upgrades launch. The "Last updated" date shows when they last changed. If a change significantly affects you, we will tell you in the app or on the Google Play listing.

11. Contact

Questions, problems or complaints: email info@siftoryapp.com or visit siftoryapp.com.