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You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase.\n\nTerms: https://privatephotovault.com/terms/\n\nPrivacy Policy: https://privatephotovault.com/privacy-policy/\n\nNOTE:\n\nThe free version of the app does not backup your files to Cloud Vault. Please ensure you perform backups of your photos and videos to ensure if you lose your device, your data isn't lost.","facts":{"developer_id":456797862,"developer_url":"https://privatephotovault.com","first_released":"2011-02-08T23:05:06Z","support_url":"https://privatephotovault.com/","privacy_url":"https://privatephotovault.com/privacy-policy/","website_url":"https://privatephotovault.com/","app_version":"25.8","release_notes":"Thanks for using Private Photo Vault! 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