Explore Epic ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Message App (the "Service").This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
Cookies and Usage Data
SMS Log
We do not collect or store any personally identifiable information on our servers. All SMS and MMS messages you send and receive, which also includes your phone number are transited via your mobile carrier and never by us.
Your contact / address book is only accessed to associate contact names and contact pictures with your conversations and messages. Your contact information is never collected, uploaded or stored on our servers.
Usage Data
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data ("Usage Data").
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Messages uses the collected data for various purposes:
To provide and maintain the Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and suppor
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
To monitor the usage of the Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Messages will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Location Information(GPS)
Yes, we ask users for their location through our app/website.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
Messages may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of Messages
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
To protect against legal liability
Security Of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Permissions Requested
Notification Access: The app may utilize the POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission to send notifications related to incoming and/or outgoing messages, or other relevant app updates. These notifications are solely for the purpose of enhancing your user experience within the app.
Network Access: This may be required for serving advertisements. It is also necessary for Google AdMob, Firebase, and other third-party services integrated into the App.
Phone Call Access: The permissions CALL_PHONE and READ_PHONE_STATE allows the App to make calls based on user selection from contact details screen.
Contacts Access: The permissions READ_CONTACTS may be required to access your device's contacts such as contact name, contact number, contact picture etc locally on your device in order to display and manage contacts, contact details, sending messages to any saved contact from your device etc. We do not store or transmit your contact data to any third parties.
SMS Access: The permissions READ_SMS, RECEIVE_MMS, RECEIVE_SMS, WRITE_SMS and SEND_SMS may be required to access your device's messages locally on your device in order to let user send messages, manage and display conversations & chats. We do not store or transmit your sms data to any third parties.
Storage Access: The permissions WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE may be required to allow users to video images if there are any within chat list and/or select images to send through message.
Wake Lock Access: The permissions WAKE_LOCK may be required to show allow users to send receive messages through notification and to keep device screen on.
Vibrate Access: The permissions VIBRATE may be required to vibrate phone in the events of incoming messages.
Alarm Access: The app may utilize SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM permission to provide user access to schedule messages feature.
Data Sync Foreground Service Access: The permission FOREGROUND_SERVICE and FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC may be required for starting and managing restore and backup even if the App is closed. We do not store or transmit your personal data to any third parties.
Boot Completed Access: The permissions RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED allows the App to reschedule any scheduled messages after device restarts.
Third-Party Services
Google Ads: We use Google AdMob to display ads in the App. AdMob may collect data to serve personalized ads, including device identifiers, usage data, and location (if permitted). You may adjust your ad preferences in the device settings.
Firebase Analytics: We use Firebase to collect unidentified app usage data, such as feature engagement and crash reports, to improve the App's performance. This data does not personally identify you.
SDP: We use SDP("com.intuit.sdp:sdp-android") & SSP("com.intuit.ssp:ssp-android") to manage responsive and flexible user interface across different device ratios and sizes.
Glide: We use Glide("com.github.bumptech.glide:glide") to display any images/media within App efficiently.
Timber: We use Timber("com.jakewharton.timber:timber") to put logs within App efficiently.
Facebook Shimmer: We use Facebook Shimmer to show animated progress in order to improve user experience.
Local Helper: We use Local Helper in our app to provide seamless support for multiple languages and regional settings. This ensures that the app's content and interface can be easily adapted to your preferred language, enhancing usability and delivering a more personalized experience based on your location or language preferences.
Conductor: We use the Conductor ("com.bluelinelabs:conductor") library to manage and maintain code structure clear and organised within The App.
Exoplayer: We use the ExoPlayer library in our app to efficiently play video files within the gallery feature of the messaging interface.
RxBinding: We use the com.jakewharton.rxbinding2:rxbinding-kotlin library in our app to handle user interface (UI) interactions more efficiently. This library allows us to manage UI events like clicks, scrolls, and text changes in a reactive way, improving performance and responsiveness.
Uber Autodispose: We use com.uber.autodispose:autodispose to automatically bind+dispose RxJava streams.
Dagger: We use [Dagger]("com.google.dagger:dagger") to manage dependencies within The App efficiently.
Realm Db: We use io.realm:realm to store and manage data locally on your device such as conversations, messages, blocked numbers, scheduled messages, archived chats and other related data. This does not store or transmit your data to any third parties.
RxJava: We use RxJava("io.reactivex.rxjava2") to handle data flow dynamically and manage asynchronous data processing within The App.
PhotoView: We use com.github.chrisbanes:PhotoView to easily manage zooming images easily within The App.
Rx Preferences: We use Rx Preferences("com.f2prateek.rx.preferences2") to handle data storage that would easily be adapted with Rx java code.
Shortcut Bagder: We use me.leolin:ShortcutBadger to show count of unread message counter on app icon shortcut.
Lib Phonenumber: We use io.michaelrocks:libphonenumber-android to identify duplicate numbers efficiently.
Moshi: We use the Moshi library in our app to efficiently handle data in JSON format. This allows us to easily back up messages and store change logs in a structured, lightweight format.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
Firebase
Firebase is a app analytics tool. You can read the Privacy Policy for Firebase here: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy/
Payment Terms For Messages
Subscriptions:
Title: One Monthly Subscription
Length of Subscription: Monthly
Title: One Yearly Subscription
Length of Subscription: Yearly
Title: One Lifetime Subscription
Length of Subscription: Lifetime
Note for Users:
Payment will be charged to your Google Pay Account upon purchase confirmation.
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, identifying the renewal cost. Enjoy advanced features after subscribing.
Users can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to their Play Store Account Settings after purchase.
We will not store or collect Your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Our third-party payment processors whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
Google Play In-App Payments:
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Remarketing services for marketing & advertising purposes
Yes, we use remarketing services to advertise our website/app for the following way.
Google AdMob
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Malware Protection: We regularly scan the App for malware or malicious code, ensuring it remains safe for users. We encourage users to download the App from trusted sources like the Google Play Store.
Network Abuse: The App does not engage in network abuse, such as unauthorized data transmission, spamming, or overuse of network resources. We comply with network usage policies to prevent any negative impact on your device’s performance.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By Email: omt.psc02@gmail.com