1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our mobile application “Alarm Clock”. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your data under the Google Play policy, GDPR, and other applicable laws.
2. Information We Collect
We do not collect personally identifiable information unless explicitly provided by the user. The following types of data may be accessed based on permissions:
Device & Usage Data: Includes network status, wake state, alarm schedules, boot completion, media playback states.
Media Access: Audio and external storage access is used for alarm sounds and custom tones. We do not store or upload your personal files.
System Settings: Alarms, notifications, and vibration functions are managed within the app.
Battery & Overlay Permissions: Used to maintain alarms and display screens even when the app is minimized or the screen is off.
3. Permissions Justification
Permission Purpose
INTERNET, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Used for ads, analytics, and backup services.
WAKE_LOCK, USE_EXACT_ALARM Ensures alarms work even during doze mode or idle.
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Re-activates alarms after device restart.
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW Enables features like full-screen alarms or reminders.
POST_NOTIFICATIONS Sends alarm and schedule notifications.
FOREGROUND_SERVICE, MEDIA_PLAYBACK Keeps alarm active in foreground when playing tones.
READ_MEDIA_AUDIO, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Accesses local audio for custom alarm tones.
REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Ensures alarms aren’t blocked by battery savers.
USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT Displays alarm popups over other apps.
SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM Supports precise alarm scheduling on supported Android versions.
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED Supports reliable alarm clock operation by running essential services in the background. No personal data is collected or shared.
4. How We Use Your Data
To trigger alarms and notifications based on your preferences.
To provide enhanced user experience (e.g., showing alarm screens, customizing sounds).
To analyze app usage via anonymized analytics (if applicable).
To serve ads through ad networks and mediation platforms like Facebook Audience Network, AdMob, etc. which may collect anonymized identifiers for ad personalization.
5. Advertising & Analytics
This app uses third-party services to display ads and collect non-personal analytics. These services may use cookies or similar technologies:
Google AdMob
Facebook Audience Network
Firebase Analytics (if integrated)
You can manage or disable personalized ads in your device settings under Google Settings > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.
6. Data Storage & Retention
We do not collect or store personal user data on our servers. All alarm schedules and preferences are stored locally on your device and deleted when the app is uninstalled.
7. Your Rights
Under GDPR and other privacy regulations, you have rights to:
Access, update, or delete any data we hold (though we do not store personal data).
Revoke app permissions anytime via device settings.
Uninstall the app to stop all data access and usage.
8. GDPR Compliance
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you are entitled to the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Right to Access: Request access to your personal data.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate data.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
Right to Restrict Processing: Limit the processing of your data.
Right to Data Portability: Receive a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
Right to Object: Object to data processing for certain purposes, including marketing.
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”), is an integral part of our End User License Agreement (“EULA”), and governs the processing and transfer of personal data collected or processed by Company. (“Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) when you accessing or using our mobile application or our services, all as detailed in the applicable EULA (respectively the “App” and “Service”).
Any capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the EULA.
This Privacy Policy explains what data we may collect from you, how such data may be used or shared with others, how we safeguard it and how you may exercise your rights related to your Personal Data (as defined below), among others, and where applicable, as required according to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”),the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (as amended by Law No. 13,853/2019) (“LGPD”), the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and other US states as further detailed below.
This Privacy Policy explains our data collection practices that are applicable to any users of our App or our Services (“you” or “your”).
9.CCPA Privacy
Your Rights under the CCPA
Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are a resident of California, You have the following rights:
The right to notice. You must be properly notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used.
The right to access / the right to request. The CCPA permits You to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data that has been collected in the past 12 months by the Company or its subsidiaries to a third-party for the third party's direct marketing purposes.
The right to say no to the sale of Personal Data. You also have the right to ask the Company not to sell Your Personal Data to third parties. You can submit such a request by visiting our "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" section or web page.
The right to know about Your Personal Data. You have the right to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of the following:
The categories of Personal Data collected
The sources from which the Personal Data was collected
The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the Personal Data
Categories of third parties with whom We share Personal Data
The specific pieces of Personal Data we collected about You
The right to delete Personal Data. You also have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal Data that have been collected in the past 12 months.
The right not to be discriminated against. You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of Your Consumer's rights, including by:
Denying goods or services to You
Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to You
Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
Exercising Your CCPA Data Protection Rights
In order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA, and if you are a California resident, You can email or call us or visit our "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" section or web page.
The Company will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonable necessary and with prior notice.
10.Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data
Service Providers have access to Your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on Our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
• Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.
You may opt-out of certain Google Analytics features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Advertising
We may use Service providers to show advertisements to You to help support and maintain Our Service.
• Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet.
You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
• AdMob by Google
AdMob by Google is provided by Google Inc.
You can opt-out from the AdMob by Google service by following the instructions described by Google: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en
For more information on how Google uses the collected information, please visit the "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or app" page: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites or visit the Privacy Policy of Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Behavioral Remarketing
The Company uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to You after You visited our Service. We and Our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on Your past visits to our Service.
• Google Ads (AdWords)
Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customise the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads
Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout - for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc.
You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950
To opt-out from Facebook's interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217
Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out using your mobile device settings.
For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Advertising & Mediation Partners
Our application uses third-party advertising and mediation services to serve advertisements, which allows us to offer the app for free. These partners may collect and use your data, including device identifiers (like Google Advertising ID), IP address, device information, and app usage data, to display personalized and relevant ads.
We use the following partners, managed through mediation, to provide a better advertising experience:
Meta Audience Network: Uses your data for ad targeting, performance measurement, and fraud detection, as described in Meta’s Privacy Policy.
We integrate these services using a mediation platform, which helps us improve ad quality and fill rates. These third-party services operate under their own privacy policies. We strongly encourage you to review their policies to understand how your data is collected, used, and protected.
11. Protection Against Malware and Network Abuse
Malware Protection: We regularly scan the App for malware to ensure it is safe for users. We recommend downloading the App only from trusted sources like the Google Play Store.
Network Abuse: The App does not engage in network abuse, such as unauthorized data transmission or overuse of network resources. We adhere to network usage policies to prevent any negative impact on your device.
12. Security
We implement industry-standard measures to ensure your data is securely handled. The app does not transmit sensitive data over the internet.
13. Children's Privacy
This app is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from minors.
14. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any major changes will be communicated via the app or our Play Store listing. Continued use constitutes agreement to the revised terms.
15.After Call Popup Feature📞
Some of our apps may include an After Call Popup feature. This feature activates after phone calls to provide quick options such as notes, reminders, or other in-app actions.
Data Collection & Usage:
The feature temporarily accesses call status and duration only to trigger the popup.
It does not access, collect, or store call logs, phone numbers, or contacts.
All data is processed locally on the device and is used only for enabling the feature.
Permissions Required:
The feature requires the "Read Phone State" permission.
Users can manage or revoke this permission anytime from device settings, which will disable the popup.
Data Retention:
All temporary call status data is deleted immediately after use.
No call-related data is stored or sent to our servers.
Third-Party Sharing:
We do not share any personal call data with third parties.
If analytics or ads are integrated, they only process anonymized and non-personal data.
User Control:
Users can stop this feature anytime by revoking the permission or uninstalling the app.
Children’s Privacy:
This feature is not intended for users under 13.
If we learn that children’s data has been accessed, we delete it immediately.
Security & Updates:
We handle all temporary data securely.
Any significant changes to this policy will be communicated.
Continued use of our apps implies acceptance of the updated terms.
16. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, contact us at:
Developer: HD Camera & Message App
Email: musicvideotechnology@gmail.com