Effective Date: April 20, 2026
App Name: ASSTRA
Developer: G. Harshita
Contact Email: gharshita1209@gmail.com
This Privacy Policy describes how ASSTRA (“the App”) handles user information. The App is a personal safety and emergency response application designed to assist users, especially women, during emergency situations.
The App is designed to function primarily offline and prioritizes user privacy, safety, and transparency.
ASSTRA does not collect, store, or transmit personal data to external servers.
All data accessed by the App is processed locally on the user’s device and is used solely to enable core emergency safety features. The developer does not have access to any user data.
Users may add emergency contacts within the App.
These contacts are stored locally on the device and are used only for sending SOS alerts.
The App accesses device location only during emergency activation to share the user’s real-time location via SMS with selected emergency contacts.
Location data is not stored
Location is not tracked continuously
Location data is not transmitted to any external servers
Microphone access is used solely to detect predefined emergency voice triggers.
All audio processing occurs locally on the device
No audio is recorded, stored, or transmitted externally
The App uses Accessibility Service strictly for detecting emergency gestures (such as predefined volume button patterns).
It is not used to monitor user activity
It does not read messages, personal content, or sensitive data
It does not collect or store any user information
A foreground service is used to support continuous emergency monitoring.
A persistent notification is displayed while the service is active
This ensures the App functions reliably during emergencies
All accessed data is used strictly for safety-related functionality, including:
Sending SOS alerts via SMS
Sharing real-time location during emergencies
Detecting voice-triggered emergency activation
Detecting emergency gestures
Ensuring continuous operation of safety features
The App does not use data for:
Advertising
Analytics
Profiling
Marketing
Tracking
The App uses SMS functionality strictly for emergency communication.
Messages are sent only to user-selected emergency contacts
Messages are triggered by user action or emergency detection
The App does not read incoming SMS messages
No SMS data is stored or shared externally
The App does not send promotional or spam messages
All data remains stored locally on the user’s device
No cloud storage or external servers are used
Users have full control over their data
ASSTRA does not sell, share, or transfer user data to any third parties.
Emergency information is sent directly from the user's device to selected contacts only.
The App does not use any third-party services for:
Analytics
Advertising
Data collection
The App requests the following permissions strictly for core functionality:
Location – To share real-time location during emergencies
Microphone – To detect emergency voice triggers
SMS – To send SOS alerts to emergency contacts
Accessibility Service – To detect emergency gestures
Foreground Service – To ensure continuous safety monitoring
All permissions are used only for essential safety features.
Users have full control over:
Managing emergency contacts
Enabling or disabling features
Granting or revoking permissions at any time
The App does not knowingly collect personal data from children.
Users under the legal age should use the App under parental supervision.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.
Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:
📧 gharshita1209@gmail.com