Privacy Policy — ClearSpace
Last updated: July 15, 2026
Applies to: ClearSpace (Android package `com.sentientshield.app`), version 1.0.0 and later.
## The short version
ClearSpace scans your photos and videos **entirely on your device** to find
duplicates, similar shots, blurry photos, and large files. It does not have
network access in the version you install from Google Play, so nothing about
your media — not the files, not their names, not any analysis result — is
ever uploaded, transmitted, or shared with us or anyone else. There is no
account, no ads, and no third-party analytics or tracking SDKs in the app.
## 1. Who this policy covers
This policy describes how ClearSpace ("the app", "we") handles information on
Android devices. ClearSpace is developed and published by an independent
developer, contactable at the address in [Contact](#8-contact).
## 2. Information the app accesses
ClearSpace requests the following Android permissions, all used solely to
read and manage your local photo and video library:
| Permission | Why ClearSpace needs it |
|---|---|
| `READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` | Read photo files and metadata (size, date taken) to scan for duplicates, similar shots, blurry photos, and large files. |
| `READ_MEDIA_VIDEO` | Same, for video files. |
| `READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED` | Supports Android's "select photos and videos" partial-access option (Android 14+), so the app can work correctly when you grant access to only some items. |
| `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` (Android 12 and below only) | Legacy equivalent of the two permissions above, for devices running Android versions prior to per-media-type permissions. |
The app does **not** request location, contacts, camera, microphone,
background access, or any permission unrelated to your media library. It
requests no permission to access files outside your photo/video library.
## 3. How your information is used
All scanning and analysis — duplicate detection, similarity clustering,
blur detection, and large-file sorting — runs locally on your device using
on-device image processing (perceptual hashing and sharpness analysis). None
of the following ever leaves your device:
- Your photos or videos
- Filenames, timestamps, or file paths
- Any hash, blur score, or similarity result computed from your media
- Which items you viewed, selected, or deleted
The release build of ClearSpace ships **without the Android `INTERNET`
permission**, so the app has no technical ability to make network requests,
regardless of what any screen in the app might otherwise imply.
## 4. What's stored, and where
To avoid re-analyzing your entire library on every scan, ClearSpace keeps a
small local cache — file hashes and blur scores, stored in a SQLite database
inside the app's private storage — plus your scan results and cleanup
history, stored via Android's local app-preferences storage. This data:
- Stays on your device at all times
- Is only readable by ClearSpace (standard Android app sandboxing)
- Is deleted automatically if you uninstall the app, or manually if you clear
the app's storage from Android Settings
## 5. Deleting files
Nothing is ever deleted automatically. Each category (Duplicates, Similar,
Blurry, Large Files) is a review screen — you choose what to select, then
confirm removal. On Android 11 and later, confirmed items are moved to the
system's built-in media Trash (`MediaStore.createTrashRequest`), which is
managed entirely by Android, not by ClearSpace; items remain recoverable
there for the length of time the operating system provides before permanent
removal. On Android 10 and earlier, which has no system trash for media,
confirmed deletions are immediate and permanent.
## 6. Sharing and third parties
ClearSpace does not share, sell, rent, or transmit any information to third
parties, because it does not transmit information anywhere at all. The app
contains no advertising SDK, no analytics or crash-reporting SDK, and no
third-party libraries that collect data on our behalf.
## 7. Children's privacy
ClearSpace is a general-audience storage utility, not directed at children,
and collects no personal information from anyone regardless of age.
## 8. Contact
Questions about this policy or the app's data handling can be sent to:
**xsparkaz@gmail.com**
## 9. Changes to this policy
If ClearSpace's data handling ever changes — for example, if a future
version adds an optional cloud-backup feature — this policy will be updated
first, with a new "Last updated" date above, before that change ships.