Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 26, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Phone Clean Finder ("the App"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Phone Clean Finder is a secure, local-based application that provides users with tools to browse, organize, and clean files on their mobile devices. It operates without requiring user registration and minimizes the collection of personally identifiable data.
By using Phone Clean Finder, you agree to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
Phone Clean Finder strives to minimize data collection. However, to maintain and enhance our app, we collect the following categories of information:
a. Device and Technical Information
* Device model and brand
* Operating system version
* Screen resolution and language settings
* System time zone
b. App Usage Information
* Feature usage statistics (e.g., how often tools are used)
* In-app interactions (e.g., clicks, scrolls)
* Session duration and frequency
* Crash logs and error reports
c. Approximate Location
* City-level location derived from IP address or network data
* Used strictly for statistical and regional optimization
d. Identifiers
* Advertising ID (Android ID, IDFA where applicable)
* Anonymous internal identifiers for analytics purposes
e. Permissions
* The App requests necessary permissions (e.g., access to storage) to function correctly. These permissions are only used locally and are not used to access, upload, or transmit user content.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following legitimate purposes:
* Functionality: Ensure that all features work properly across supported devices.
* Performance Optimization: Improve loading times, reduce crashes, and optimize battery and memory usage.
* Analytics: Analyze aggregated trends to identify which features are most useful.
* Bug Resolution: Identify and fix bugs quickly by reviewing crash reports and user interaction logs.
* Content Relevance: Adapt content display (e.g., language) based on your device settings and general region.
* Security: Protect against fraud, unauthorized use, and to comply with legal obligations.
We do not use collected information for behavioral advertising, nor do we process biometric or sensitive categories of data.
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your information to third parties. Limited sharing occurs only in the following contexts:
a. Service Providers
We use trusted analytics and crash reporting platforms such as Google Analytics for Firebase. These services:
* Are contractually prohibited from using the data for unrelated purposes
* Only receive anonymized or pseudonymized data
b. Legal Obligations
We may disclose your data if required by law, legal process, or governmental request, including:
* Complying with subpoenas, court orders, or regulatory investigations
* Protecting user rights or responding to security issues
c. Business Transfers
If the app or its parent company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to the same privacy commitments.
d. Consent-Based Sharing
If new features require data sharing (e.g., cloud backup or remote sync), we will request explicit user consent.
5. User Rights and Choices
a. Under the CCPA (California Residents)
You may:
* Request access to the data we hold about you
* Request deletion of your data (subject to legal exceptions)
* Request details about data collection and sharing practices
* Opt-out of any future data selling (note: we do not currently sell data)
* Exercise these rights without receiving discriminatory treatment
b. Under the GDPR (EU/EEA/UK Residents)
You have the right to:
* Access your personal data
* Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
* Request deletion ("right to be forgotten")
* Restrict or object to processing
* Data portability
* Withdraw previously granted consent
* Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise your rights, email us at [[email protected]]
6. Data Security
We implement commercially reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect your data, including:
* HTTPS encryption for data in transit
* Obfuscation of device identifiers in logs
* Access control and logging for systems processing data
Despite our efforts, no security system is impenetrable. Users are encouraged to update their devices regularly and avoid sharing sensitive content in insecure environments.
7. Data Retention
* Device and usage data are retained only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above.
* Crash and analytics logs are retained for a default period and are then deleted or anonymized.
* Any optional support-related correspondence is retained only as long as needed to resolve the issue.
8. Children's Privacy
Phone Clean Finder is not intended for users under the age of 13 (or 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it promptly.
Parents who believe their child has used the app and submitted information may contact us for review and deletion.
9. International Data Transfers
While most data is processed locally on-device or within the user's region, some anonymized data may be transferred to servers located in other countries (e.g., the United States) where our third-party partners are based.
We ensure all such transfers comply with applicable legal frameworks, including the use of:
* Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
* Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
* Other applicable cross-border data transfer mechanisms
10. Contact Us
For questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically. Significant changes will be communicated through the App or our official website. Please review the Policy regularly to stay informed.
Thank you for using Phone Clean Finder. Your trust matters, and we are committed to protecting your privacy and device experience.