Privacy Policy for Shake Flashlight-Instant Torch
Last Updated: July 27, 2025
This privacy policy applies to the Shake Flashlight-Instant Torch mobile application (the "app") created by Uday Harihar as a Free service. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
Shake Flashlight Instant Torch is the quick and easy way to control your phone's flashlight, even when the screen is off. Just give your phone a shake, and boom! Instant light at your fingertips.
App Permissions
Camera: Required to operate the LED flash for the flashlight feature. The app cannot take photos or record video.
Notifications: Used to send you app status updates and alerts.
No other sensitive permissions are requested or used by the app.
Collection and Use of Your Personal Data
Our app does not require user sign-up or login, so we do not collect any personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, or date of birth. Additionally, we do not share or store your location data. Camera access is used solely within the app to operate the LED flash for the flashlight feature. The app cannot take photos or record video.
Collection and Use of Your Non-Personal Data
To provide and improve our service, we collect the following types of information:
Usage Data & Analytics: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our App. This may include your device type, operating system version, unique device identifiers, the features you use, and session duration. We use this anonymous data to understand user behavior, improve our App's performance, and fix bugs.
Automatically Collected Information: When you use the app, we and certain third-party services may automatically collect specific information about your device, including:
- Your device's IP address
- The operating system you are using
- Your device's brand and model
Data Use Limitation
We limit the use of all collected data strictly to the purposes disclosed in this policy: providing core app features, ensuring app performance and stability, We do not sell your data or use it for any other purpose.
How We Use Your Information
We process all collected data in accordance with Google Play’s Data Safety policies and do not collect or share data beyond what is necessary to provide core app functionality.
We use the information we collect to:
Analyze usage patterns to improve the app's performance, fix bugs, and enhance the user experience.
Data Retention
We do not retain any personal data. Anonymous analytics data collected through Firebase is retained per Firebase's standard data retention policies. No personally identifiable data is stored by us.
Third-Party Services and Data Sharing
Our app uses third-party services that have their own privacy policies. We only share aggregated and anonymized data with these services to help us improve the app.
Google Play Services: Used for core Android functionalities.
Google Analytics for Firebase: Google Analytics for Firebase: Helps us understand how users interact with the app. This may involve collection of device identifiers and usage patterns, but no personally identifiable information is shared. Data collected is anonymized and used strictly for performance monitoring and crash reporting. Firebase Privacy Policy
Children's Privacy
This app is not intended for or directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with information, please contact us so we can take necessary action.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy within the app or on our app store listing and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at udayharihar@gmail.com.