WS Browser  Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is updated and effective as of April 15, 2026.

Introduction

WS Browser is an Android browser application and related services provided by WSB (“WS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) to users (“you” or “your”).

This WS Browser Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains what information we process when you use the basic features of the Android version of WS Browser, why we process it, how we protect it, and how you can manage it.

This Privacy Policy applies to the basic features provided by the Android version of WS Browser, including searching for and visiting web pages, browsing web pages, bookmarks and reading lists, download management, QR code scanning, and browsing security protection.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, third-party applications, or third-party services that you access through WS Browser. When you visit third-party websites or use third-party services, your information may be processed by those third parties in accordance with their own rules. Please carefully review their privacy policies or similar statements.

1. Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy applies to the basic features provided by WS through the Android application WS Browser.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the processing of your information by third-party websites, third-party applications, or third-party services.

Before you begin using this application, please read and fully understand this Privacy Policy carefully. After you start using this application, we will process relevant information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Where required by applicable law, we will provide separate notice and obtain your consent or authorization for the relevant processing.

This Privacy Policy shall be read together with applicable laws and regulations and, where applicable, interpreted in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 of Malaysia (“PDPA”) and other applicable laws.

2. What Information We Process and How We Use It

The basic features of WS Browser can be used without registering an account. The current version does not provide account login, cloud synchronization, or any cross-device account system. Because the current version does not provide an account system, we generally do not associate your browsing data with a personal account, except as necessary under the circumstances described in this Privacy Policy.

We process information lawfully, fairly, and only to the extent necessary to provide the browser’s basic functions.

(1) Searching for and Visiting Web Pages

1. Standard Mode

In Standard Mode, in order to provide search, address bar input, browsing history, and interface display functions, we may process the following information:

• System language and region settings: Used for interface localization, language switching, regional adaptation, and right-to-left language layout adaptation. Such information is generally used only locally on your device.

• Search history or address bar input records: When you enter content in the address bar and perform a search or visit a website, the relevant records may be stored locally on your device for functions such as displaying history records and providing input suggestions when you enter content again.

• Search requests: When you actively perform a search, your query content will be sent directly to the search engine or search service provider you have selected in order to provide search results.

• Clipboard content: Read only when you actively perform a paste action, for the purpose of conveniently entering a URL or search content. Except as necessary to complete that specific function, we will not upload clipboard content to our servers.

2. Search Suggestions and Predictions

When you use search suggestions, keyword predictions, autocomplete, or similar features, part of the keywords you enter may be sent to the relevant search suggestion service provider in order to return suggested results.

In the current Android version, such features are generally available only in Standard Mode. In Incognito Mode, we generally do not initiate such prediction requests. The specific behavior may depend on the version you have installed and the relevant feature settings.

Except as necessary to provide search suggestions, we do not retain on our own servers the keywords you enter for the purpose of obtaining such suggested results.

3. Incognito Mode

In Incognito Mode, we generally do not store browsing history, search history, tab status, tab thumbnails, or other information from the incognito session in the application’s regular local persistent storage used for displaying normal browsing records.

However, please note that:

Incognito Mode is mainly intended to reduce the traces of browsing activity stored locally on your device;

Third-party websites you visit, search service providers, internet access service providers, or other network services may still be able to learn about your browsing activity;

During the session, third-party websites or the WebView engine may still generate temporary cookies, cache, or site data, and you may delete the relevant local browsing data through the relevant in-app feature.

(2) Browsing Web Pages

When you use WS Browser to visit web pages, we may process the following information to provide basic browsing functions:

• Browsing history: Used for displaying history records and revisiting pages, and usually stored locally on your device.

• Bookmarks, favorites, and reading lists: Used to save web page entries or content that you actively choose to save for later reading, and usually stored locally on your device.

• Tab information: Including tab titles, URLs, page icons, and tab preview-related information, used to enable tab switching, restoration, and preview display, and usually stored locally on your device.

• Cookies, cache, and site data: Generated locally on your device by the browser engine and the websites you visit for purposes such as page display, maintaining login status, and performance optimization. You may delete them at any time using in-app features.

• Publicly available webpage metadata: To optimize interface display, the application may locally read public metadata such as page titles, website icon addresses, and theme colors for use in tabs, history records, and interface display.

When you visit third-party websites, those websites may process your network requests, IP address, cookies, and any information you voluntarily submit in accordance with their own rules. Such processing is not governed by this Privacy Policy.

(3) Browsing Risk Identification

In order to identify risky websites and improve browsing security, we may, to the extent necessary to implement this function, send the domain name of the website you are currently visiting to a risk identification service provided or operated by us, so as to detect high-risk websites. Such processing forms part of the browser’s browsing risk identification capability.

In the current Android version, we seek to carry out browsing risk identification in a manner designed to minimize the amount of data processed wherever reasonably practicable. Typically, such detection is limited to the following:

• the domain name or primary domain name of the website you are currently visiting may be sent;

• we generally do not use page content, form input content, or the complete URL path as the detection content;

• relevant domain information may be sent, to the extent necessary for browsing risk identification, to a risk identification service provided or operated by us; and

• the identification results may be cached locally on your device for a short period to reduce repeated requests and improve response efficiency.

Such risk identification may occur in both Standard Mode and Incognito Mode. Incognito Mode is primarily intended to reduce the retention of local browsing traces on your device and does not mean that the browsing risk identification process will not be triggered. However, the data processed for risk identification is handled in a pseudonymous manner and is not associated with an individual user profile.

In addition, we may dynamically obtain search engine lists, basic configurations, or security-related detection configurations from the server to ensure product availability and security. Such requests will be handled in a minimized manner whenever reasonably practicable.

(4) File Downloads and Download Management

When you use the download function, we may process the following information:

• Download URL, file name, file type, save path, and download status: Used to complete downloads and provide functions such as pause, resume, delete, rename, and display of download records;

• Download records: May be stored in a local database on your device to allow you to view download history and management status;

• Downloaded file content: Saved locally on your device or in a local directory managed by the application.

Unless otherwise required by laws and regulations, or necessary to provide a function you have explicitly chosen, we will not upload the content of files you download to our servers.

(5) QR Code Scanning, Camera, Microphone, and Location Functions

When certain web page functions or browser features require it, we may, with your authorization, request access to relevant device permissions, for example:

• Camera Permission is used for scanning QR codes, taking photos, and uploading images on web pages. It is triggered when you actively use the scanning function, or when a web page requests camera access.

• Microphone Permission is used for web voice input, web audio/video recording, and similar functions. It is triggered when a web page requests recording capability.

• Location Permission is used for maps, location, weather, or other web functions based on location. It is triggered when a web page requests location information.

The above permissions are subject to Android’s system authorization mechanism and will be requested only when the relevant features require them. You may withdraw or modify any permissions you have granted at any time in your Android system settings. If future versions introduce features involving other system permissions, we will provide separate notice based on the specific feature involved and, where required by applicable law, obtain your consent or authorization.

3. How We Share, Use Service Providers to Process, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information

(1) Processing by Service Providers on Our Behalf

In order to provide you with more stable, secure, and efficient services, we may engage third-party service providers to provide infrastructure, cybersecurity, storage, technical support, and related services. Where such service providers process information on our behalf, we will require them to process relevant information only within the agreed purposes and scope and to adopt reasonable security protection measures.

(2) Sharing

Except in the following circumstances, we will not share your personal information with third parties:

• with your explicit consent or authorization;

• as necessary to provide functions you actively choose, for example, when you use the sharing function to send web pages, files, or content to third-party applications;

• when you use a third-party search engine or search suggestion service, the relevant query content will be sent directly to the corresponding search service provider in order to provide the relevant functionality;

• when we perform domain risk identification through a risk identification service provided or operated by us, the relevant domain information will be processed to the extent necessary to provide that identification function; or

• as necessary to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, respond to lawful requests from competent authorities, or protect the personal and property safety of us, our users, and the public.

(3) Transfer

Unless we obtain your explicit consent, or as otherwise permitted by applicable laws and regulations, or as part of a merger, division, reorganization, acquisition, asset transfer, or similar transaction conducted in accordance with law, we will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization, or individual.

(4) Public Disclosure

In principle, we will not publicly disclose your personal information. We may do so only in the following circumstances and in accordance with law:

• where we have obtained your explicit consent, or you have actively chosen to make such information public; or

• where laws, legal procedures, litigation, or government authorities lawfully require such disclosure.

4. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable and practicable technical and organizational measures to help prevent your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or damage, including but not limited to:

• using Android application sandboxing, local databases, and system permission isolation mechanisms to protect local data;

• applying access control and security management measures to necessary server-side interactions;

• using industry-standard encryption (such as HTTPS/TLS) wherever reasonably possible to protect data interactions involving our own services; and

• implementing necessary permission controls and security management requirements for employees and partners.

Please understand that the internet environment is not absolutely secure. In particular, the account systems, cookie behavior, network transmission security, and data processing rules of third-party websites you visit are determined and handled by those third parties themselves.

5. How We Store Your Information

(1) Storage Location

• Browsing history, search history, bookmarks, reading lists, download records, tab information, application settings, cache, cookies, site data, and other related data generated locally by the browser are generally stored locally on your device.

• If network features such as domain risk identification, basic configuration retrieval, or search suggestions are involved, the relevant data may be transmitted to our services or to the servers of the corresponding third-party service providers.

• Data you enter, submit, or upload through third-party websites will be stored and processed by those third-party websites themselves.

(2) Storage Period

• Local device data is generally under your control. Unless you actively delete it, clean it, reset the application, or uninstall the application, such data may continue to be retained on your device.

• Download records, browsing history, bookmarks, reading lists, and settings are generally retained until you actively delete them or uninstall the application.

• For information that must be retained in accordance with applicable laws, we will retain it for the period required by such laws and regulations.

(3) Deletion and Uninstallation

You may delete browsing history, search history, cookies, site data, cache, bookmarks, reading lists, and other related local browsing data through the in-app “Clear All Browsing Data” feature or other relevant features.

You may also delete local application data stored in the application sandbox by uninstalling the application.

However, please note that:

• files that you actively download and save to other locations on your device may not be automatically deleted when you uninstall the application;

• data you leave on third-party websites will not be automatically deleted because you delete local data or uninstall this application; and

• if laws and regulations require us to retain certain information, we will continue to retain it as required by such laws and regulations.

6. Protection of Minors

We attach great importance to the protection of minors’ personal information. WS Browser is not specifically designed for children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect children’s personal information.

If you are a minor under the age of 18, we recommend that you read and understand this Privacy Policy under the guidance of your parent or legal guardian before using this application. If you are a parent or legal guardian and have questions regarding the personal information protection of a person under your guardianship, please contact us using the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy.

7. Your Rights

Within the scope provided by applicable laws and regulations, you have the right to exercise the following rights with respect to your information:

(1) Access and Viewing

You may view your browsing history, bookmarks, reading lists, download records, and certain settings within the application.

(2) Correction and Modification

You may directly edit, modify, or update information such as bookmark names, reading list content, and downloaded file names within the application.

(3) Deletion

You may delete browsing records, search history, cookies, cache, bookmarks, reading lists, and download records through in-app functions. You may also delete most local application data by uninstalling the application.

The current version mainly provides management of local data through in-app cleaning functions and application uninstallation and does not provide a separate data deletion request channel.

(4) Withdrawal of Authorization

You may revoke authorization for camera, microphone, location, and other permissions at any time in the Android system settings. After revocation of the relevant permissions, the corresponding functions may no longer be available, but this does not affect processing activities that were already carried out based on your prior consent or authorization.

(5) Account-Related Statement

The current version’s basic features do not require account registration, and therefore there is no account cancellation process. If future versions introduce account, login, synchronization, or membership features, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly and provide additional notice as required by law.

(6) Contact Us

If you have any questions, complaints, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, privacy protection measures, or in-app data management methods, you may contact us using the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy. To ensure security, we may require reasonable identity verification before processing your request and will respond within a reasonable period.

8. Notifications and Revisions

In order to provide you with better products and services, we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised Privacy Policy will be notified to you through in-app announcements, page updates, or other reasonable means.

If any such revisions materially affect your rights under this Privacy Policy, we will provide more prominent notice in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. After notice has been provided in accordance with law, the revised Privacy Policy will apply to the relevant services upon its effective date and will replace the previous version to the extent applicable.

9. Contact Us

If you have any comments, questions, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy protection measures, please contact us through the following means:

WS BROWSER SDN. BHD.

Email:websurf@browser-apps.com

Address: B-2-10 (2nd Floor), Aman Suria Damansara, Jalan PJU 1/43, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Response Time: We will respond within a reasonable period after receiving your request.

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