Atrium Privacy Policy
Updated 5 November 2026
Atrium is a family-tree app made by QUANTYX (PTY) LTD. Atrium is not currently available on the App Store. This policy describes how the app is built, so that it is accurate if it is released.
Who is responsible
QUANTYX (PTY) LTD, registration number 2025/964679/07, registered office 3 Bradford Rd, Germiston, Gauteng, 2007 ("Quantyx"), is the responsible party under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) for the personal information described on this page. Information Officer: Vuyo Nkadimeng, director. Contact: vuyo@quantyx.co.za.
Why we may process it: we process personal information to answer your messages, run our apps for you, meet legal duties and run our business (the lawful grounds that apply are to be confirmed by our attorney). Supplying information to us is voluntary, but without some of it a feature or reply cannot work.
The short version
Atrium has no Quantyx server and no analytics. Your family data is stored on your device and, if you use it, in your own iCloud. iCloud private storage is designed so that Quantyx cannot read it.
What the app holds
- Family members, stories, photos, voice notes, handwriting and places, which you add. This can include details and photos of living relatives, including children.
- Sealed letters are never uploaded: the sync code skips them.
- Speech recognition runs on your device only. If your device cannot do that, the app refuses to transcribe.
- Text in scanned documents is read on your device with Apple Vision.
- Location, camera, microphone, speech, photos and motion are used only for the features you choose.
iCloud and shared houses
Your tree is stored on your device and in your private iCloud (iCloud.com.zimasilevuyo.atrium) using CloudKit. If you invite relatives to a shared house, the items in it are shared with them through iCloud sharing. Apple uses its push notification service to tell your devices about changes. Apple operates iCloud and may store data in the United States and other countries.
Information about other people
You are in effect the responsible party for the information you enter about relatives, including children. Enter it only if you have the right to, and get the consent of a parent or guardian before sharing a child's information with others. Information about people who have died is outside POPIA, but photos and details of living relatives are not.
Transfers outside South Africa
POPIA section 72 lets information leave South Africa only if the recipient must protect it to a similar standard or you agree. Here is what leaves your device:
| Recipient | What it receives | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Apple (iCloud / CloudKit) | Your family data and shared-house items, if you use iCloud | United States and other Apple regions |
How long we keep it
We keep nothing about you on Quantyx systems. Data stays on your device and in your iCloud until you delete it. Support emails: 24 months (proposed, pending attorney confirmation).
Children
Atrium is not designed for use by children. It can hold information about children that you enter; see Information about other people.
Your rights and complaints
Under POPIA you may ask whether we hold personal information about you, ask for a copy, ask us to correct or delete it, and object to how we use it. Email vuyo@quantyx.co.za and we will respond. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Information Regulator (South Africa). Complain through the Regulator's complaints page at inforegulator.org.za/complaints. PAIA complaints go on Form 5 to PAIAComplaints@inforegulator.org.za.
If we learn of a breach of your personal information we will notify the Information Regulator and you as POPIA section 22 requires. Report a suspected incident to vuyo@quantyx.co.za.
Contact
Questions about privacy in Atrium: vuyo@quantyx.co.za.
Published by QUANTYX (PTY) LTD, reg. 2025/964679/07. Read the Quantyx privacy notice and the PAIA page. Support · quantyx.co.za