Data collection and user privacy:
CrashGuard does not collect or share any personal data.
Location data usage: CrashGuard requests access for background location only for getting the user's location in the background in the event of a car accident . No location data is being collected or shared.
Ads:
CrashGuard has ads served by Google Ads.
Location data usage:
CrashGuard uses the foreground and the background location permission only for these purposes:
To calculate the user's velocity.
To save it to a text file on the user's device in the event of a car accident (in case the user configured the app to do so).
To send it in an SMS message to a phone number/ numbers entered by the user in the event of a car accident (in case the user configured the app to do so).
Permissions:
Location - Used to save the user's location locally and send it in an sms in the event of a car accident if the user chose to do so.
SMS - Used to send an SMS message in the event of a car accident if the user chose to do so.
Phone - Used to dial a phone number in the event of a car accident if the user chose to do so.
Storage - Used to save a file with date, time and location information in the event of a car accident if the user chose to do so.
Microphone - The app has a button in the main page to start and stop recording audio that is saved to the local storage of the device.