Privacy Policy
Last Updated: February 04, 2025
Welcome to Phone Contacts: Dialer & Calls App!
Warp Softwares ("us", "we", or "our") operates the "Phone Contacts: Dialer & Calls" mobile application (the "App").
This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible at Phone Contacts: Dialer & Calls unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose information when you use the "Phone Contacts: Dialer & Calls" app. By using our app, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.
1. Information Collection and Use
Contacts Information: We access your contacts so that you can easily manage, edit, and save contact details within the app. This helps you organize and keep your contact list updated without any hassle.
Call Logs: The app uses your call logs to show you your recent call history. This allows you to view, manage, and keep track of your calls right inside the app.
Phone State Information: We may access your phone’s call status (like incoming and outgoing calls) to help manage calls directly within the app, ensuring a smooth calling experience.
Storage Access: We access your device’s storage to save and retrieve files, like profile pictures and other media related to your contacts. This makes sure your contact info is personalized and well-organized.
Device Information: We collect basic details about your device (like hardware and system settings) to help us fix any issues and improve the app’s performance. This data helps us make the app run smoothly.
Network and Internet Access: The app needs internet access for features like syncing data to the cloud, displaying ads, and collecting usage stats to improve the app’s functionality.
Notification Access: We use notifications to send you important updates about the app, such as new features or reminders, so you never miss anything important.
This access is solely for enhancing your experience and ensuring the app works as smoothly as possible while keeping your information safe.
All contact and call log data are stored locally on your device. We do not upload or store this data on external servers. However, anonymized app usage data collected by third-party services (like Firebase) may be processed on their servers.
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal data. However, no data transmission or storage system can guarantee 100% security.
Our app requests certain permissions to ensure it works effectively and provides the best possible experience for you. Below is a list of permissions, why we request them, and how they are used:
● Notification Access: The app may utilize the POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission to send notifications related to incoming calls, missed calls, or other relevant app updates. These notifications are solely for the purpose of enhancing your user experience within the app android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
● Contacts Access: The permissions READ_CONTACTS and WRITE_CONTACTS may be required to access your device's contacts locally on your device in order to display and manage contacts, contact details, calling any saved contact from your device etc. We do not store or transmit your contact data to any third parties. android.permission.WRITE_CONTACT
android.permission.READ_CONTACT
● CallLog Access: The permissions READ_CALL_LOG and WRITE_CALL_LOG may be required to access your device's call logs locally on your device in order to provide call history and managing call logs. We do not store or transmit your contact data to any third parties.
android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
● PhoneCall: The permissions CALL_PHONE and READ_PHONE_STATE allows the App to make calls and pick account to call from available carriers/accounts.
android.permission.CALL_PHONE
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
● Modify Phone state:The permission MODIFY_PHONE_STATE allows the app to modification of the telephony state -like we use to dismiss system missed call notification.
android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
● Wake lock: The Permission WAKE_LOCK allows app to turn user device on if screen is off & show the calling screen before the user lock screen if user has incoming call.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
● Full screen intent: The Permission USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT allows app to show full screen notification if user has locked its device and the incoming call arrives.
android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
● Querying other app package: we use <Query> to get the com.whatsapp package to detect the whatsapp numbers of their contacts and calling intent to simplify user to call,videocall or voice call to whatsapp by using our app.
<queries>
<package android:name="com.google.android.apps.tachyon" />
<package android:name="com.android.phone.videocall" />
<package android:name="com.whatsapp" />
<intent>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="https" />
</intent>
</queries>
● MANAGE OWN CALLS: This permission allows your app to manage its own calls. It enables apps to handle incoming and outgoing calls, such as answering or ending a call within the app itself. It's typically used by apps that provide custom calling functionalities.
● SYSTEM ALERT WINDOW:
This permission grants your app the ability to display overlays or floating windows on top of all other apps. It is commonly used by apps show notifications or controls outside of the app's primary UI.
● FOREGROUND SERVICE:
This permission allows your app to run services in the foreground, meaning that it can continue to operate while providing a visible notification to the user. Foreground services are used for tasks that require ongoing processing, like open calling screen , or managing calls, to ensure that the process is not killed by the system.
● FOREGROUND SERVICE PHONE CALL:
● The android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL permission is used to manage foreground services related to phone calls in lower version android device. It allows an app to start and run a foreground service that is directly involved in making, receiving, or managing phone calls in lower version android device.
● GET ACCOUNTS:
The android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS permission is allows an app to access the list of accounts on the device, such as Google accounts.
● Storage Access:
The permissions READ_MEDIA_IMAGES,READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,READ_MEDIA_AUDIO and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE allows the App to pick mp3 ringtone from audio folder and save downloaded Qr code image and also used to export contact vcf data file save to users storage.
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
● Camera Access: The android.permission.CAMERA permission is used to make the flashlight blink during an incoming call.
● WRITE SETTINGS:
The android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS permission allows an app to modify system settings, such as adjusting ringtone value .
4.Types of Data Collected :
Personal Data: We may ask for identifiable information like your email address and phone number.
Cookies and Usage Data: Anonymized data such as usage statistics may be collected to enhance the app’s functionality.
To ensure the best user experience and app functionality, our app uses several third-party services and dependencies. Below, we’ve outlined each service or dependency, why we use it, and the version implemented.
● FirebaseAnalytics: 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:1.1.0") to manage responsive and flexible user interface across different device ratios and sizes.
● SSP
Similar to sdp-android('com.intuit.ssp:ssp-android:1.1.0'), this provides scalable text size units (ssp), making it easier to manage text size responsiveness based on screen dimensions.
● Glide: We use Glide("com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.16.0") to display any images/media within App efficiently.
● AlphabeticScroller: We use Alphabetic Scroller("io.github.l4digital:fastscroll:2.1.0") to show fast scroller for any large list such as contacts list for better user experience.
● Rounded Imageview: The dependency ’com.makeramen:roundedimageview:2.3.0’ provides a custom RoundedImageView class for Android. This library helps you easily create ImageViews with rounded corners, circular images, and even borders with different styles. It offers a simple and efficient way to create aesthetically pleasing image views without requiring complex custom views or manual shape drawing.
● Paranoid Gradle Plugin
Dependency: io.michaelrocks:paranoid-gradle-plugin:0.3.7
Description: The Paranoid plugin is an obfuscation tool that helps to protect your Android app from reverse engineering. It specifically works by encrypting string literals in your code, which makes it harder for potential attackers to decompile and analyse sensitive data such as API keys, credentials, or any hardcoded strings. It enhances security by hiding or transforming the string resources to make them less readable in decompiled code.
● Gson : The dependency com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1 is for including the Gson library in your Android or Java project. Gson is a popular Java library provided by Google for converting Java Objects into their JSON representation and vice versa. It is lightweight and easy to use for handling JSON data.
● Splash Screen:
The dependency androidx.core:core-splashscreen:1.0.0-beta01 is part of AndroidX's core-splashscreen library. The dependency is remove double splash screen in higher android version. . The library provides a simple and efficient way to create launch screens that seamlessly transition into the app's main UI.
● RoomDb : The dependency androidx.room:room-runtime:2.2.5 is part of the Room Persistence Library, which is a part of Android Jetpack. Storing User Data: Local storage for app data like user information, settings, or preferences.This does not store or transmit your contact data to any third parties
● Firebase
Firebase Bill of Materials
Firebase Bill of Materials (BoM) ( 'com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:30.3.2' ) helps manage Firebase dependencies with version consistency across all Firebase products.
Firebase Analytics
Firebase Analytics ( 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics' ) is used to collect data on user interactions in the app for reporting and analysis.
Firebase firestore
A cloud-based NoSQL database ( 'com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore' ) to store and sync data between users and devices in real-time.
Firebase Crashlytics
Firebase Crashlytics ( 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics' ) helps you track, prioritize, and fix stability issues within your app by providing detailed crash reports.
Firebase Performance Monitoring The dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-perf is used to add Firebase Performance Monitoring to your Android app. Firebase Performance Monitoring helps you understand the performance characteristics of your app and allows you to measure app startup time, HTTP request latency, screen rendering performance, and more.
Firebase Messaging
Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) ( 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging' ) is used for sending notifications and messages from the cloud to devices.
Google Ads
Google Mobile Ads SDK ( 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:22.1.0’ ) for integrating AdMob ads in the app. It provides a way to display different ad formats like banners, interstitials, or native ads.
Dexter (com.karumi:dexter:6.2.3):
Dexter is a library for handling runtime permissions in Android applications. It simplifies the process of requesting permissions by providing an easy-to-use API that manages permission checks and requests, making it easier to comply with Android’s permission model and enhance user experience
Shimmer (com.facebook.shimmer:shimmer:0.5.0):
Shimmer is a library developed by Facebook that provides a shimmering effect, which is commonly used to indicate loading content in a user-friendly way. It creates an animated gradient that moves across a view, giving users a visual cue that data is being loaded, thereby improving the overall user experience.
Google IAP (com.github.akshaaatt:Google-IAP:1.2.5):
This library simplifies the integration of Google In-App Billing (IAP) into Android applications. It provides an easier way to manage in-app purchases, including subscriptions and consumable products, by abstracting the complexities of Google Play Billing, allowing developers to focus more on app functionality and user experience.
Zxing (com.google.zxing:core:3.4.1):
com.google.zxing:core:3.4.1 is the core library of ZXing (Zebra Crossing), an open-source barcode scanning library for Java. It supports scanning and generating various barcode formats, including QR codes.
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the App. These companies may use information about your visits to the App and other websites contained in web cookies to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
All application data is stored locally on your device. If you delete the App, all locally stored data will be deleted from your device. Any data collected by third-party services is subject to their data retention policies.
The App is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe your child has provided personal data through the App, please contact us to remove it.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the GDPR, including:
Right to Access: Request access to your personal data.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate information.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data.
Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how your data is used.
Right to Data Portability: Receive a copy of your data.
Right to Object: Object to data processing, particularly for ads.
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”).
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.
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
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.
Data collected through third-party services like Firebase and Google Ads may be transferred and processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA). These services comply with GDPR to protect your data.
Our App does not respond to "Do Not Track" signals from your browser. However, third-party services such as Google Ads may comply with "Do Not Track" requests according to their own privacy policies.
16.Compliance with Legal Obligations
We may share your personal information if it's required by law or in response to legitimate requests from public authorities, such as courts or government agencies. This means that if a legal request is made or we are required by law, we may need to provide your data to the relevant authorities.
We ensure that this is done only when absolutely necessary, and in full compliance with applicable laws to protect your privacy and rights.
17.Third-party analytics services
The App may include links to third-party websites or services. It's important to note that we do not have control over the privacy practices or content of these third-party services. We strongly recommend that you take the time to review their privacy policies to understand how your information may be collected and used.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. We recommend reviewing this page periodically for updates. Changes become effective immediately upon posting.
Developer Name: Warp Softwares
Email : contacts.warpsoftwares@gmail.com
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