Application Name: Flashlight
Thank you for using Flashlight (hereinafter referred to as "the Application" or "we"). We value your personal privacy and information security and are committed to protecting your personal information during your use of the Application.
This Privacy Policy explains how we access, collect, use, store, and share relevant information when you use the Flashlight Android application provided through Google Play.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before downloading, installing, or using the Application. Using the Application indicates that you have read and understood the contents of this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to any content in this Privacy Policy, please stop using the Application.
1. Information We Collect
Flashlight is a utility application that primarily provides users with a mobile phone flashlight function. We minimize the collection of personal information and process relevant information only to the extent necessary to provide, maintain, and improve application functionality and advertising services.
Depending on your device, application configuration, and third-party services integrated into the Application, the following types of information may be automatically collected.
1.1 Device Information
We and third-party service providers may automatically collect certain device-related information, including but not limited to:
- Device manufacturer and model.
- Device operating system and Android system version.
- Device screen resolution and screen size.
- Device language and region settings.
- Application version and application package information.
- Network connection type.
- IP address.
- Mobile advertising identifiers, such as Android Advertising ID (AAID).
- Application installation identifiers and other reconfigurable device identifiers.
- Device performance and diagnostic information.
The above information is primarily used for application compatibility testing, advertising delivery, data analysis, security protection, and troubleshooting.
1.2 Application Usage Information
We may collect certain information generated when you use this application, including:
- Application launch and usage session information.
- Application function usage.
- Ad display, click, and interaction information.
- Application performance and error information.
- Technical event information related to the normal operation of the application.
This information helps us understand app usage, improve app functionality, and enhance app stability.
1.3 Camera and Flashlight Permissions
To control the LED flash on your Android device and enable flashlight functionality, this app may need to request Android camera permissions.
This permission is solely for enabling the device's flashlight illumination function.
We will not use this permission to take photos, record videos, capture images, or monitor your surroundings.
We will not collect or store your photos and videos through the flashlight function.
1.4 Information You Provide
Using Flashlight's basic flashlight function does not require account registration, nor does it require you to provide personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or mailing address.
If you proactively contact us via email, we may receive and process the information you provide in your email, including your email address and the email content. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiries, process feedback, and provide customer support.
2. How We Use Collected Information
Information collected through this application and its integrated services may be used for the following purposes:
- Providing application functionality: To control the device's flashlight, enable flashlight functionality, and ensure the application functions properly.
- Advertising services: To display advertisements, measure advertising effectiveness, prevent advertising fraud, and provide relevant advertisements where permitted by applicable law.
- Data analytics: To understand overall user usage, analyze application usage trends, and evaluate application performance.
- Application improvement: To identify technical issues, fix program bugs, improve application stability, and optimize user experience.
- Security and fraud prevention: To identify abnormal activity, prevent fraudulent advertising interactions, and protect application and user security.
- Customer support: To respond to user inquiries, feedback, and technical support requests.
- Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations and legally valid legal requirements.
Without proper disclosure and with your consent where required by law, we will not use information for purposes unrelated to application functionality, maintenance, improvement, and operation.
3. Advertising Services and Third-Party Advertising SDK
Flashlight supports the operation and maintenance of the application by displaying advertisements. To provide advertising services, this application integrates third-party ad networks and ad aggregation platforms.
The advertising services integrated into this application may include:
- TopOn (TuZhan ad aggregation platform)
- Vungle
- Unity Ads
- ironSource
- Pangle (Pangolin Ads)
- Facebook Audience Network (Meta)
- Google AdMob
- AppLovin
- Mintegral
- Chartboost
When you use this application, the above-mentioned ad service providers may automatically collect and process some information through their integrated SDKs.
3.1 Information that Ad Service Providers May Collect
Depending on the ad service provider, SDK version, and your device settings, the information they may collect includes, but is not limited to:
- Android Ad Identifier (AAID).
- IP address.
- Device model and manufacturer.
- Android operating system version.
- Device language and region settings.
- Screen size and device technical information.
- Application installation and usage information.
- Ad impressions and click-through information.
- Ad interaction and conversion information.
- Network connectivity and network status information.
- Approximate geographical location information inferred from IP addresses (where permitted by applicable law).
- Technical diagnostic information and anti-fraud information for advertisements.
3.2 Purpose of Use of Advertising Information
Advertising service providers may use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To provide and display advertisements.
- To provide personalized or non-personalized advertisements in accordance with your advertising settings and applicable laws.
- To count ad impressions and measure ad performance.
- To control ad display frequency and avoid excessive duplicate ad displays.
- To detect invalid traffic and prevent ad fraud.
- To perform ad attribution and ad campaign performance analysis.
- To improve advertising services and SDK performance.
3.3 Sharing Information with Advertising Service Providers
When the advertising SDK is initialized or used, some device information and usage information may be directly transmitted from your device to the relevant advertising service provider.
These advertising service providers may independently process such information in accordance with their own privacy rules and applicable laws.
We cannot fully control the data collection and processing activities independently conducted by third-party advertising service providers.
If you wish to learn more about how your information is handled by relevant advertising service providers, please refer to their respective privacy policies.
3.4 Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Ads
Depending on your country or region, your consent status, device settings, and applicable laws, the ads displayed in this app may be personalized or non-personalized.
Personalized ads may use advertising identifiers and other relevant information to show you advertising content that is more aligned with your interests.
Where applicable law requires, we will request appropriate authorization or consent from you before enabling advertising data processing that requires your consent.
You can limit or reset your advertising identifiers through your Android device's system settings, or manage your advertising preferences through your device and related privacy controls.
Please note that limiting personalized ads does not mean you will no longer see ads. You may still see ads based on current app content or other non-personalized factors.
4. Firebase Services
Flashlight may use Google Firebase services to provide data analytics, operational diagnostics, performance monitoring, and app stability support for the app.
Depending on the Firebase products actually used in this app, the following services may be used:
- Firebase Analytics.
- Firebase Crashlytics (crash reporting).
- Firebase Performance Monitoring.
- Firebase Installations (application installation instance management).
These services may not all be enabled in every version of this application, depending on actual integration and configuration.
4.1 Firebase Analytics (Data Analysis)
If Firebase Analytics is enabled, it may automatically collect the following information:
- Application launch and session information.
- Application usage events.
- Device model and operating system information.
- Application version.
- Approximate geographic region information.
- Application interactions and usage.
- Where available and legally permissible, collect advertising identifiers.
- Application instance identifiers.
We use this information to understand how users use the application, analyze application usage trends, and improve application functionality.
4.2 Firebase Crashlytics (crash reporting)
If Firebase Crashlytics is enabled, it may collect information related to application crashes and errors, including:
- Application crash reports and error stack traces.
- Device model and operating system information.
- Application version.
- Technical diagnostic information.
- Relevant runtime status when the application crashed.
- Installation instance identifier generated by Firebase.
This information helps us identify, analyze, and fix technical issues in the application, improving application stability.
4.3 Firebase Performance Monitoring
If Firebase Performance Monitoring is enabled, it may collect the following technical performance information:
- Application startup time.
- Network request performance.
- Application response speed.
- Performance tracing information.
- Device and application performance metrics.
We use this information to analyze application performance and improve application efficiency and reliability.
4.4 Firebase Information Processing
Firebase services are provided by Google. Depending on the specific services enabled in this application, relevant information may be processed by Google in accordance with the corresponding terms of service and data processing rules.
Information collected through Firebase is primarily used for application data analysis, runtime diagnostics, performance monitoring, and application maintenance.
We do not knowingly use Firebase to collect sensitive personal information that is unrelated to the functionality of this application and is unnecessary.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell users' personal information in exchange for money.
However, some information may be shared or transferred to third parties in the following circumstances:
5.1 Advertising Partners
To provide advertising services, measure advertising effectiveness, and prevent ad fraud, we may share device identifiers, advertising-related information, and technology usage information with integrated ad networks and ad aggregation platforms.
Related service providers include:
TopOn, Vungle, Unity Ads, ironSource, Pangle, Facebook Audience Network, AdMob, AppLovin, Mintegral, and Chartboost.
5.2 Service Providers
To provide data analytics, crash reporting, application performance monitoring, and technical infrastructure services, we may share limited information with relevant service providers, including Firebase services.
5.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose relevant information in the following circumstances:
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- To respond to legitimate and valid information requests from public authorities.
- To protect our legal rights and interests.
- To investigate fraudulent activities, security incidents, or violations of laws and regulations.
- To protect the safety of users and the public.
5.4 Business Transfer
If our business or assets are involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or transfer, relevant information may be transferred as part of the transaction and processed in accordance with applicable laws and relevant protective measures.
6. Data Storage and Retention Period
We retain information only for the period reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, fulfill legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce relevant agreements.
Different types of information may have different retention periods:
- Device and Advertising Information: Typically determined by the respective advertising service provider according to their data retention policy.
- Firebase Analytics Information: Determined based on the specific configuration and data retention settings of Firebase Analytics.
- Crash and Diagnostic Information: Determined based on the configuration and actual operational needs of the relevant Firebase service.
- Customer Support Emails: Retained only for a reasonable period necessary to respond to inquiries and retain necessary support records.
When relevant information no longer serves its necessary processing purpose, we will delete, anonymize, or otherwise appropriately process it in accordance with applicable laws and the data retention rules of the service provider.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed through Flashlight from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction, or misuse.
These measures may include:
- Using secure communication protocols where appropriate.
- Restricting unauthorized access to relevant information.
- Using trusted third-party infrastructure and services.
- Regularly reviewing application security and technical configurations.
- Taking reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized access to information and data misuse.
However, no electronic transmission or storage method can guarantee absolute security. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that information will not be at risk in all circumstances.
8. Children's Privacy Protection
Flashlight is primarily aimed at users aged 13 and above and does not target children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly provide services to children under the age of 13, nor do we knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 Personal Information.
If we discover that we have collected personal information from children under the age of 13 without the necessary parental or guardian consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete the relevant information in accordance with applicable laws.
If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child and believe that your child has provided us with personal information through Flashlight, please contact us at the following email address:
Contact Email: putrilugasari231@gmail.com
Please note that different countries or regions may have different regulations regarding the minimum age for minors to independently consent to the processing of personal information.
If applicable law requires users under the next higher age to obtain parental or guardian consent, we will comply with the relevant legal requirements.
We will also take reasonable steps to ensure that the target audience, advertising display, and use of third-party SDKs stated in this application comply with Google Play policies and applicable legal requirements.
9. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on your country or region, you may have certain rights related to personal information.
These rights may include:
- Right to Access: You can request to know the personal information we process about you.
- Right to Correction: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right of Erasure: You may request the erasure of personal information under our control, where permitted by applicable law.
- Right of Restriction of Processing: You may request restriction of certain personal information processing activities, where applicable.
- Right of Objection: You may object to certain personal information processing activities, where applicable.
- Right of Withdrawal of Consent: If personal information processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent in accordance with the law.
- Advertising Preference Management: You can manage advertising identifiers and personalized advertising preferences through your Android device settings and available privacy controls.
If you wish to exercise your privacy rights under applicable law, please contact us at the contact email address provided in this Privacy Policy.
We will review and process your request in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Please note that some information may continue to be processed or stored by third-party advertising service providers or service providers in accordance with their own legal obligations and data retention policies.
10. International Data Transfer
Our third-party service providers, including advertising networks and Firebase, may process relevant information on servers located outside your country or region.
Therefore, some of your information may be transferred to other countries or regions to provide advertising, data analytics, application diagnostics, and other related services.
Where applicable laws require, we will take appropriate data protection measures to ensure information security during international data transmission.
11. Third-Party Services and Privacy Protection
Flashlight integrates third-party advertising and data analytics services to support application functionality and operation.
These third-party service providers operate independently and may have their own privacy policies, information collection methods, and data retention rules.
We cannot have complete control over the privacy processing activities independently conducted by third-party service providers.
However, we will take reasonable measures to ensure that the service providers we use process information in accordance with applicable laws and relevant platform requirements.
12. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the following areas:
- Application functionality and service content.
- Advertising partners and SDK integration.
- Firebase services and configuration.
- Information collection and processing methods.
- Applicable laws and regulations.
- Google Play platform policies and requirements.
When this Privacy Policy is updated, we will update the "Last Updated Date" at the beginning of this policy accordingly.
In the event of significant changes, we may notify users through in-app notifications or other appropriate means, and take appropriate measures where required by applicable law.
We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about the latest privacy policies.
By continuing to use Flashlight after the updated Privacy Policy takes effect, you acknowledge that you have been informed of the policy updates. If applicable law requires your explicit consent, we will seek your consent separately.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, our handling of personal information, or our privacy practices, please contact us using the following methods:
App Name: Flashlight
Contact Email: putrilugasari231@gmail.com
We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to privacy-related inquiries and requests within a reasonable timeframe, and comply with applicable laws.