Privacy Policy - Tidyfold File Manager
Last updated: 03 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Android app "Tidyfold File Manager" (package name: com.bvsoft.tidyfold, "the app", "we") handles information. Please read it together with the in-app Privacy page (Settings > Privacy policy).
1. Summary
- The app is a file manager and storage cleaner that works on the files stored on your device.
- Your files are processed on your device. The app does not upload your files to our servers, and we do not have an account system.
- The app shows ads and uses Google services (Google Mobile Ads / AdMob, Google User Messaging Platform, Firebase Analytics, Firebase Remote Config and Firebase Crashlytics). These third-party services can collect and process certain device and usage data as described below.
2. Information that stays on your device
The following information is created and stored only inside the app's storage on your device:
- App settings (for example language, sort order, show hidden files).
- Favorites, recent search history, the Trash list and the 30-day activity log.
- Progress of file tasks (copy, move, compress, extract) so that interrupted tasks can be recovered.
- Private vault: files you move to the vault are kept in the app's own storage and are excluded from Android backups and device transfer. Your vault PIN is stored only as a salted hash protected by the Android Keystore.
- Passwords for encrypted files or password-protected zip files are never stored.
We do not receive this information. Uninstalling the app or clearing its data deletes it. Files in the Trash folder (".tidyfold-trash") on your storage are removed when you empty the Trash, after 30 days, or when you delete them yourself.
3. Permissions and how they are used
- All files access (MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) / storage access on older Android versions: to show, open, organize, compress, extract, encrypt and clean the files you choose.
- Query all packages (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES): to list installed apps in the app manager, show app sizes and detect APK files of apps that are already installed (junk cleaner).
- Request install packages / request delete packages: used only when you tap an APK / XAPK / APKS file to install it, or when you choose to uninstall an app. The system installer and uninstall dialog always ask for your confirmation.
- Usage access (PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS, optional): only to read app sizes when you turn it on in system settings.
- Notifications, foreground service and wake lock: to show progress of long file tasks and control music playback while the screen is off.
- Internet and network state: required by the advertising and Firebase SDKs. The app's file features do not send your files over the network.
The app does not request camera, microphone, location or contacts permissions.
4. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The app displays ads provided by Google Mobile Ads (AdMob). To serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google may collect and process information such as the advertising ID, device and app information (device model, OS version, app version, language), IP address, approximate location derived from the IP address, and ad interaction data (impressions and clicks).
Where required (for example in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland), the app uses Google's User Messaging Platform to ask for your consent before personalized ads are shown. You can reset your advertising ID or opt out of ads personalization in your device's Google settings.
Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
How Google uses information from apps that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
5. Firebase services
- Firebase Analytics: collects usage events (for example screens viewed, app opens and ad-related events) and device information (app instance ID, device model, OS version, language, approximate location) to help us understand how the app is used.
- Firebase Remote Config: downloads configuration values (for example ad placement settings). To do this it uses an app instance identifier.
- Firebase Crashlytics: may collect crash reports and diagnostic information (stack traces, device state, app instance identifier) to help us fix problems.
These services do not receive the content of your files.
Firebase privacy and security information: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
6. Sharing of information
We do not sell your personal information. Data is shared only with the service providers listed above (Google AdMob, Google User Messaging Platform and Google Firebase) for the purposes described. Files leave your device only when you choose to share them or open them in another app; that app's own privacy policy then applies.
7. Data retention and deletion
- Data stored on your device remains until you delete it in the app, clear the app's data or uninstall the app.
- Data collected by Google AdMob and Firebase is retained according to Google's retention policies. You can reset the advertising ID on your device at any time. To ask questions about data related to the app, contact us using the email below.
8. Security
The app uses Android's built-in protections, including app-private storage and the Android Keystore for the vault PIN. Encrypted files and password-protected archives use the passwords you enter, which the app does not store. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so please keep backups of important files.
9. Children
The app is a general-audience utility and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, please contact us so we can help.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted at the same location with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use of the app after changes means you accept the updated policy.
11. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact: vtbtsoft@gmail.com