Developer: AppLab Games · Contact: applabg@gmail.com
Last updated: October 29, 2026
NextEp is a movie and TV series tracking app. This policy explains what data the app uses, why, and what choices you have. We keep data collection to the minimum the features need.
You can use NextEp without signing in. In that case your lists (favorites, watch later, watching, watched), your episode progress and your settings (language, region) are stored only on your device. We do not receive them. If you uninstall the app or change phones, this data is lost.
If you choose to sign in (email and password, or Google), we use Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore (Google) to provide:
Account data: your email address and, with Google sign-in, your name and profile photo. Passwords are handled by Firebase Authentication; we never see them.
Cloud backup: your lists, statuses and episode progress, so they can be restored on a new phone. Stored under your account ID and readable only by you.
Reviews: if you write a rating or review, we store its text, rating, spoiler flag, timestamp, likes and the display name shown with it (your account name, or the part of your email before “@”). Reviews are visible to other users of the app. The same applies to replies you write under reviews.
Public profile and follows: when you sign in, we keep a small public profile under your account ID: your display name (as shown on your reviews) and the number of titles you marked as watched. Other users can open it by tapping your name, where they also see your reviews and your follower count. If you follow someone, or someone follows you, the account IDs involved are stored; your list of people you follow is visible only to you.
Reports and blocked users: you can report a review or reply, and block a user. A report stores the reported text, the reason you chose, the ID of the reported user and your account ID, so we can review it and remove content that breaks our community rules. Your list of blocked users is stored under your account ID and is readable only by you.
Reviews and replies must follow our community rules. We may remove content that contains insults, harassment, spam or other inappropriate material, and we may block accounts that repeatedly break the rules.
TMDB (The Movie Database): titles, posters, descriptions, ratings, trailers and “where to watch” data are loaded from the TMDB API. Your device sends requests containing the title you view, your app language and your country/region code, and TMDB necessarily sees your IP address. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. “Where to watch” data is provided by JustWatch through TMDB.
Google / Firebase: authentication and storage as described above, under Google’s privacy policy.
Firebase Crashlytics: if the app crashes, technical crash reports (device model, Android version, app version and the error trace) are sent to Firebase Crashlytics so we can fix bugs. They contain no list content, reviews or account details.
Notifications and updates: new-episode reminders are scheduled on your device using air dates from TMDB; the app’s list of titles is not sent anywhere for this. You can turn them off in Profile or in Android settings. Update checks use Google Play’s in-app update service.
We do not sell your data and do not use it for advertising or profiling.
The app uses your device’s language and country setting (or the region you pick in Profile) to show content that is available where you live. We do not access your precise location.
Account data and cloud backup are kept until you delete your account. You can delete your account at any time in the app: Profile → Delete my account. This permanently deletes your account, your cloud backup, your public profile, your reviews, your replies (including replies under other users’ reviews), your follows and your list of blocked users. Reports you submitted may be kept for a limited time so we can finish reviewing them. See the account deletion page for details, including how to request deletion without the app. Data stored only on your device stays under your control and is removed when you uninstall the app.
Data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and protected by Firebase security rules so that backups can only be accessed by their owner. No method of storage is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your data.
NextEp is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
Depending on where you live (for example under GDPR or similar laws) you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete your data, or to object to its processing. Most of this you can do in the app; for anything else email applabg@gmail.com.
If we change this policy we will update the date above, and for significant changes notify users in the app.
AppLab Games · applabg@gmail.com