Last Updated: 16th April 2026
Welcome to PasteVault. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how PasteVault handles your information. Unlike most applications, PasteVault operates on a "Local-First, Zero-Cloud" architecture. This means your data stays where it belongs: in your possession, on your device.
We believe that the best way to protect your privacy is to not collect your data in the first place.
Pasted Content: PasteVault does not transmit, store, or monitor any text, links, or media that you paste into the application on external servers.
Categories & Tags: The categorization and tagging of your data are generated through on-device processing and are stored exclusively in your local database.
Search Queries: Any semantic or keyword searches you perform within the app are processed locally on your device.
Personal Identity: We do not require you to create an account, nor do we collect personal identifiers such as your name, email address, or phone number.
To provide advanced functionality, such as smart categorization and semantic search, PasteVault utilizes powerful on-device technologies.
When you paste content, PasteVault may utilize Android AICore, a Google system service, to process that text locally on your device's Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This interaction is strictly confined to your phone. At no point is your content transmitted to an external cloud service for AI analysis by the application developer. Your use of this system service is subject to the Google Privacy Policy.
When you paste a URL, PasteVault utilizes a local networking library (Jsoup) directly on your device to fetch public metadata (such as the website title and description) to provide a rich visual card. This interaction is similar to using a mobile web browser and does not involve transmitting the URL to any PasteVault servers.
For our semantic search feature, PasteVault generates mathematical representations (embeddings) of your saved data using the MediaPipe Tasks API. These embeddings are stored locally on your device and are never sent to external servers.
While PasteVault itself does not collect data, we utilize necessary third-party services that may collect information.
Google Play Services: Used for app installation, updates, and general functioning.
Google Play Console (Anonymized Analytics): We may receive anonymized, aggregate technical data from Google Play (such as crash reports or installation numbers) to help us improve the app. This data is not linked to any specific user or specific pasted content.
For more information, please review the privacy policies of these services.
The security of your data is ensured by the fact that it never leaves your device. PasteVault does not maintain external databases where your information could be compromised. You are responsible for maintaining the physical security of your device and managing your device's backup solutions (e.g., Google One backups).
Because we do not collect any personal information, we do not knowingly collect, retain, or process information from children under 13.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Since your data is local, the best way to check for updates is to review the "Privacy Policy" link in the application's 'About' section or on our Google Play Store listing. Changes are effective when published on this page.
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at: illusional.apps@gmail.com