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This privacy policy governs your use of the software application "Zank Remote" for mobile and android tv devices. BY INSTALLING AND USING THE APPLICATION, YOU HEREBY ACCEPT THE POLICY WITHOUT QUALIFICATION. You are responsible for any activity that you perform when using the application. You should not use the application for illegal purposes. If you do not agree with this policy, do not use the application, remove it from the device on which it was installed. This Privacy Policy may be updated.
Data collected and shared automatically
The Google Mobile Ads SDK and Meta Ads SDK collect and shares the following data types automatically for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention purposes.
Collects device's IP address, which may be used to estimate the general location of a device.
Collects user product interactions and interaction information, including app launch, taps, and video views.
Diagnostic information
Collects information related to the performance of your app and the SDK, including crash logs, app launch time, hang rate, and energy usage.
Device and Account identifiers
Collects Android advertising (ad) ID, app set ID, and, if applicable, other identifiers related to signed-in accounts on the device.
All of the user data collected by SDKs is encrypted in transit using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
Data handling
Android ad ID collection is optional. The ad ID can be reset or deleted by users using ad ID controls in the Android settings menu. Installed apps data can be collected only if ad ID is applicable. Users can opt-out from their data.
The following is a list of requested permissions. These permissions are required for the proper operation of the application.
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW- Used to display "mouse" icon on screen (only used when application work in server mode on TV)
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE/ WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE- Use to transfer files
REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS- Used to let app run in background in order to receive and handle command from user and wake up device from sleeping state (only used when application work in server mode on TV which is always connected to power source, this permission is never used on mobile devices because it may drain battery)
BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE- Used to perform action: home, back, recent and click to object on screen. And, in order to make better user experiment, app will use accessibility service to help user to click to "Start" button on TV when remote control with screen stream, get pairing code automatically on Android TV, so that user do not need to do it manually
ACCESS TO USB DEBUGGING- Some TV box model does not have UI option to turn on SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW and REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS permission so app needs to use USB debugging for turning on them. USB debugging is also used to install plugins and make DPAD feature work on some TV boxes
RECORD_AUDIO- Used for Google Assistant voice command feature