file-manager/PRIVACY.md

Privacy Policy — File Manager

Last updated: 2026-10-14

Summary

File Manager lets you browse and manage the files on your own device, entirely offline. The app does not collect, transmit, sell or share any of your data. It has no network access at all: it declares no INTERNET permission and contains no analytics, no advertising and no crash-reporting SDK. It is sold once through Google Play; the purchase is handled entirely by Google Play, never by the app (see Purchases).

What the app accesses

Data	Why	Where it goes
Your files and folders	To show them and to carry out the actions you ask for (open, copy, move, rename, delete, compress, extract)	Never leaves your device
File metadata (name, size, folder, modified date)	To sort, search, measure storage usage and show details	Never leaves your device
The folder you grant (only in the fallback mode)	To browse a folder you picked yourself, when "All files access" is declined	A permission reference is stored by Android on this device

What the app does NOT do

• It does not have the INTERNET permission, so it cannot send data anywhere.
• It does not collect analytics, crash reports, advertising identifiers or location data.
• It does not contain advertising SDKs or third-party trackers.
• It does not create accounts and does not ask for your name, email or phone number.
• It does not upload, back up or sync your files.

Permissions and what they mean

Permission	Purpose
MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ("All files access")	Required for the app's core purpose: browsing and managing files anywhere on the device. Google Play only allows this permission for apps whose core purpose needs it — file managers are one of the accepted cases — and the app must be granted it by you in Android Settings. If you decline, the app still works, but only in a folder you pick.
Read media (READ_MEDIA_IMAGES / READ_MEDIA_VIDEO / READ_MEDIA_AUDIO, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on older Android)	To show thumbnails and to open images, audio and video.
READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED	Supports Android 14's "selected photos only" partial access.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Android 10 only)	Used only to write files you ask for on that older Android version.
Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS)	Optional. Shows progress while a long copy, move, delete or extraction is running. Denying it changes nothing except that the progress bar is not shown.
Foreground service (FOREGROUND_SERVICE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC)	Keeps a long file operation running while the app is in the background, so a move is not cut in half.

Deleting files

Files are deleted only when you ask. Deleting through the app asks for confirmation first. Where Android provides its own delete dialog for media files, the app hands the request to the system and Android performs the deletion; otherwise the app deletes the files you selected directly. The app never deletes anything you did not select.

Data retention and deletion

The app stores a small amount of data in its own private storage: your view preferences (list or grid, sort order), any folder permission you granted through the system picker, and nothing else. This data never leaves your device. Uninstalling the app, or clearing its storage in Android Settings, removes all of it.

The app does not keep copies of your files.

Purchases

The app is sold once through Google Play. There is no subscription and there is nothing to buy inside the app.

Google Play processes the payment and holds the payment details. The app contains no payment code and never receives them, because it has no network access of any kind (see above). Refunds, order problems and any question about a charge are handled by Google Play, and the developer can be reached at the address below.

Children

The app is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children. It collects no personal data from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this address with a new "last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: softwareapp.hb@gmail.com.