Messages: Text SMS Home App
Information We Collect
Device Information: Includes details about your device such as model, operating system, and unique identifiers.
Usage Data: Information about how you interact with the App may be collected to improve functionality and performance.
SMS Data: We may collect information related to your SMS messages, such as message metadata (date, time, sender, and recipient information) to provide core features of the App.
Contact Data: Access to your contact list may be required to sync messages with your contacts and enable communication features.
Permissions
Access to SMS and Contacts: Required for managing your text messages and contacts.
Network Access: Internet access may be required for displaying ads or connecting to third-party services.
Access to Storage: May be required to store and back up messages or attachments.
• Privacy First: Your privacy is our priority. We do not access or share your personal data without your explicit consent. For backup and restore features, all data is saved locally on your phone.
Notifications: Required to notify you of incoming messages or app updates.
How We Use Your Information
To manage, store, and display your SMS messages.
To sync and organize your contacts with messages.
To improve the App’s functionality and user experience.
To send push notifications for new messages, alerts, or updates.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services for analytics, advertising, and other features:
Firebase Analytics: To collect anonymized data about how the App is used and to improve performance.
Google Ads: For displaying ads that may collect information about your interaction with them.
Crashlytics: To detect and diagnose crashes and other technical issues.
Third-Party Policies (Google Services)
Our app may use certain Google services such as Google Play Services, Firebase, or the Play Store distribution platform. These services may collect information as described in Google’s own policies.
By using our app, you also agree to Google’s Terms and Privacy Policy.
You can review them here:
Google Play Terms of Service: https://play.google.com/about/play-terms/index.html
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdMob & Advertising Terms: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Firebase Privacy & Security: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
In-App Purchases
The App offers in-app purchases securely processed via the Google Play Store. We do not store or manage any payment information.
For further information, please refer to:
Subscription :Certain premium service is subject to subscriptions fees that automatically renew (“Subscription”). Premium features are available subject to a weekly, monthly or yearly Subscriptions or otherwise a onetime payment. Subscription is automatically renewed unless you terminate or cancel the Subscription. The Subscription payment is processed through Apple Pay or Google Pay and subject to the applicable terms and conditions: Google Pay’s Terms of Service are available here; Apple Pay’s Terms and Conditions are available here. You may cancel your subscription plan anytime through Apple Pay or Google Pay, as applicable to you. Should you choose to cancel your Subscription, your access to the paid features will continue through the end of your billing period, as applicable, and expire thereafter, and you may be downgraded to the free Services. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any fees paid for your purchase of a subscription plan are non-refundable, and we do not provide refunds for any partial subscriptions. To read more on the cancelation of a subscription: Apple support page and Google support page. We may offer a free trial for premium features (“Free Trial”) as shall be determined by us in our sole discretion. The Free Trial starts when you register to the Free Trial and is for a limited period of time with an auto renew unless you cancel at least 24-hours before the end of the trial period. The terms of the autorenewal and cancellation procedure will be disclosed prior to making the purchase and are subject to Google or Apple terms. When you sign up for a Free Trial, you agree that we may automatically begin charging you for the Services on the first day following the end of the Free Trial on a recurring periodic basis in accordance with the subscription period you have selected when you sign up for a Free Trial. We will notify you via your email address that your Free Trial period is about to expire before the end of the Free Trial. IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS CHARGE, YOU MUST CANCEL THE SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE TRIAL. We reserve the right to limit your ability to take advantage of multiple trials. We reserve the right, at our own discretion, to change any features or functionalities of the Subscription. Changes to the Subscription can be based on various factors, e.g., improving, managing the Services, complying with requirements or legal or technical requirements. Where such changes negatively affect an existing Subscription in more than a limited way, you will be informed and may terminate the Subscription. You are solely responsible for obtaining the equipment and telecommunication services necessary to access the Services, and all fees associated therewith (such as computing devices and Internet service provider and airtime charges).
In App Purchase Terms :Through the App you may purchase (“IAP”) certain goods and special features designed to enhance the performance and user experience of the Services (“Goods”). When you purchase Goods, you are doing it through the Apple Store, Google Play, and/or other app store (collectively, “App Stores” and each an “App Store”), and you are agreeing to their respective Terms of Use. PURCHASES ARE SUBJECT TO APP STORE REFUND POLICIES. As hereinafter provided, Goods are provided “as is” without any warranty. Every purchase, sale, and trade of Goods shall be final and non-refundable, unless otherwise determined by us at our sole discretion. You agree that purchased Goods have no monetary value and do not constitute actual currency or property of any type. The Goods may never be sold, transferred, traded or exchanged through any legally acceptable payment method, goods or other items of monetary value from us or anyone else. You only get a limited, revocable, personal, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to use Goods. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights in or to the Goods. Any balance of Goods does not reflect any stored value. You may not buy or sell any Goods or your account in exchange for legally acceptable money or otherwise exchange items for any other kind of value through any means other than that established to provide the Services. Once you acquire Goods, you may not trade or transfer the Goods or your account to another user, unless such functionality is provided to you by us by way of a feature or service, whether inside the App or through some other method. We may manage, control, regulate, modify or eliminate Goods at any time, with or without notice, in our sole discretion. We shall have no liability to you or any third party in the event that we decide to exercise these rights. All Goods may be forfeited if your account is suspended or terminated for any reason, at our sole discretion. You will not receive money or other compensation for unused Goods when your account is closed whether such closure was voluntary or involuntary. Certain jurisdictions may provide additional statutory rights, including a Cooling-Off Period which allows you to withdraw from a purchase. Nothing herein is meant to limit your return or withdrawal rights for your purchase of Goods under applicable laws.
🔒 Disclaimer:
In-App Purchases
Our app may offer optional in-app purchases to access premium features. Purchases are processed securely through Google Play.
Google Play Billing
We use Google Play Billing for in-app payments. We do not collect or store any full payment card details. All payment information is handled by Google according to its own Privacy Policy.
External Billing / U.S. Users
In accordance with Google Play policies in the United States, we may be allowed to provide alternative billing options or external payment links in the future. If such options are offered, users will be notified within the app before being redirected to an external service.
Payment Information
We do not directly collect, store, or access any sensitive payment information.
Data Security
We take data security seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties except as necessary to provide App services (e.g., with analytics or advertising providers) or comply with legal obligations.
Opt-Out Options
You can opt-out of certain data collection activities (e.g., personalized ads or analytics tracking) through settings available within the App or by contacting us.
Children's Privacy
This App is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us to remove it.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Right to Access: You can request access to your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to any inaccurate data.
Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.
Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machinereadable format.
Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for purposes such as advertising.
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”).
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.
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
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.
International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your residence. We ensure that such transfers are compliant with applicable laws and that adequate safeguards are in place.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the App, legal requirements, or for other reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page, and your continued use of the App after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
End User License Agreement (EULA) Policy:
By installing or using the "Messages", you agree to use the app only for lawful, personal communication. All features, layouts, and source code are the property of the developer and protected by copyright laws. You may not copy, alter, reverse engineer, or misuse the app in any unauthorized manner.
This app is provided "as is" with no warranties regarding message delivery, accuracy, or compatibility. The developer is not responsible for message loss, delays, or technical issues. Ads may appear to support development. Continued use of the app confirms your acceptance of this agreement.
This Privacy Policy explains what data (such as contact info or SMS metadata) may be collected, how it may be used or shared, and how it is protected in compliance with data protection laws like GDPR, LGPD, and CCPA.
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.
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.
📩 Messages App & Launcher
App Functionality
The app provides messaging features along with launcher (home screen) functionality.
Default Launcher Usage
Users can choose to set the app as their default launcher only with explicit user consent.
Users can change or disable the default launcher anytime from system settings.
Access to Installed Apps
Access to installed apps is used only for launcher-related features, such as:
Displaying installed apps
Searching apps
Launching apps from the home screen
The app does not monitor, track, or collect usage data of other apps.
Messaging Permissions
Permissions related to messages (such as SMS access, if applicable) are used strictly to provide core messaging functionality, including:
Sending and receiving messages
Displaying messages to the user
No message content is collected, stored on external servers, or shared.
Data Collection & Usage
The app does not collect, store, process, or share any personal or sensitive user data.
All processing is performed locally on the user’s device.
Third-Party Services
Any third-party services (such as ads or analytics), if used, comply fully with Google Play policies and are limited to essential app functionality only.
No personal or message-related data is shared with third parties.
User Control
Users have full control over:
App permissions
Launcher settings
Messaging features
Permissions can be revoked at any time through device settings.
Default Launcher Setting
Users can change the default launcher anytime from:
Settings → Apps → Default Apps → Home
📜 Declaration
We declare that Messages App & Launcher does not collect, store, process, or share any personal or sensitive user data.
All permissions are used strictly for core app functionality and in full compliance with Google Play policies.
Package Monitor & Junk Scan
We monitor app installs and removals to keep your device clean and optimized. All data is processed locally on your device, and we do not collect, store, or share any personal information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
App Name: Messages
Developer Name: White Heart Developer
Email: whiteheartdeveloper@gmail.com