Phone File Manager Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") details how Phone File Manager (hereinafter referred to as "we") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information, and clarifies your rights and choices when using our services. Please carefully read and fully understand the entire contents of this Policy before downloading, installing, or using this application service. Your continued use of our services constitutes your full agreement to all provisions of this Policy, including any subsequent updates and adjustments to it.

Information Collection

We collect necessary information only to enable the core functions of Phone File Manager and ensure the safe and stable operation of the service. We do not collect any of your private file content (such as documents, pictures, videos, audio files, etc.). All file-related operations are completed locally on your device. Specific information collected includes:

Basic Device Information: Automatically collects your device model, operating system version, and unique device identifier (non-personally identifiable information).

Log Information: If errors or malfunctions occur during application operation, relevant log data (including application crash information, configuration parameters during use, operation time, and other statistical information) will be collected locally on your device. Application Usage Behavior Information: Includes core function usage records, launch frequency, usage duration, and advertising interaction behavior (such as ad clicks and browsing time).

Statistical Analysis Data: Service traffic, usage trends (such as operation paths and dwell time), and application performance data (presented in anonymized and aggregated form) collected through third-party analytics tools.

Information Usage

All information we collect does not contain your name, contact information, or other sensitive personal information. Statistical data is presented in anonymized and aggregated form, making it impossible to identify your personal identity. Our use of your personal information is based on legal, legitimate, necessary, and explicit purposes. Specifically:

Ensuring Service Operation: Used to adapt and ensure compatible application versions for your devices, guaranteeing normal application operation and providing accurate technical support.

Optimizing Service Experience: Using log information and statistical analysis data to locate and resolve faults, and optimize application functionality and user experience.

Advertising-Related Services: Used for targeted ad delivery (displaying ads tailored to your interests), ad performance statistics, compliance monitoring, and optimizing ad display experience (avoiding duplicate displays), supporting free application operation.

All information usage strictly adheres to this Privacy Policy and relevant laws and regulations. We will not use your personal information beyond the aforementioned purposes without your explicit authorization.

Regarding Permissions

We request necessary permissions from you only to enable application functionality and ensure the normal operation of the service. All permissions follow the "least necessary" principle. You can choose whether to grant permissions based on your needs. Not granting non-core permissions will not affect the use of core file management functions.

Required Permissions for Core Functions

Storage Permission: Used to provide you with core file management functions such as browsing, moving, copying, deleting, renaming, compressing, sharing, and creating new folders. We only access your device's storage space through this permission to achieve the above functions and will not upload any of your file content to our servers or third-party platforms.

Optional Permissions for Specific Functions

Access to Application Usage Permission: With your authorization, we can obtain application usage statistics for your device, solely for analyzing the distribution of device storage space usage. We will not use this permission to monitor your specific actions in other applications. The collected statistics are only used within this application and will not be uploaded to servers or used to identify you personally.

Change System Settings Permissions:With your authorization, personalized settings are supported, including setting audio files as system ringtones and images as desktop or lock screen wallpapers, helping you customize your device's display and sound effects.

Allow Installation of Unknown Source Apps:With your authorization, we can assist you in installing existing application installation packages (APK files) on your device. We only call the system installation interface and will not perform the installation operation ourselves, nor will we record or upload information about the APK files you install. Please be aware that installing apps from unknown sources may pose security risks, and we recommend that you proceed with caution.

About Advertising

We will not sell any of your personal information for advertising services. The collection and processing of advertising-related data is led by third-party advertising service providers (such as Google Admob, Facebook Audience Network, Pangle, Topon, etc.) and follows their own privacy policies. We only provide necessary anonymized device information and application usage data to third-party advertising service providers and prohibit them from using such data for purposes unrelated to advertising services.

You can opt out of interest-based advertising or ad personalization on Android devices and limit ad tracking on iOS devices to prevent the use of app-related information for interest-based advertising. You can also stop location information collection by changing your mobile device preferences.

Information Sharing

We strictly adhere to the principles of minimum necessity and legal compliance in our information sharing activities. We will only share your personal information with third parties in the following necessary circumstances:

Sharing with partners who provide us with technical support, server maintenance, data statistical analysis, advertising services, etc., but such partners may only access the information necessary for the performance of their functions and must comply with this policy and related agreements, and may not use the information for other purposes;

Disclosing relevant information in accordance with the law when responding to investigations, law enforcement, or fulfilling legal obligations as required by laws and regulations, judicial or administrative authorities;

Sharing necessary information with relevant parties in cases involving corporate asset transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcy liquidation, and the transferee must continue to comply with the information protection provisions of this policy after the transaction;

Disclosing relevant information when reasonably necessary to protect our legitimate rights and interests, the safety of users' lives and property, or the public interest.

Information Protection

We highly value your information security and employ technical and management measures such as encrypted storage, access control, security auditing, and data anonymization to ensure that collected information is not leaked, tampered with, or lost. Your private files are stored locally on your device; we do not store them on servers. Collected device information, log information, and advertising-related data will only be retained for the period necessary to achieve the purposes stipulated in this policy. After that period, they will be deleted or anonymized in accordance with the law.

Despite the above security measures, the internet environment is inherently uncertain, and we cannot guarantee 100% information security. If information is leaked, tampered with, or lost due to force majeure, malicious attacks by third parties, technical failures, or other reasons beyond our control, we will make every effort to take remedial measures (such as timely notification and data recovery), but will not bear any corresponding legal liability.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users within the EU have the right to:

Request access to their personal data and obtain a copy of the data; when conditions permit, directly access, update, or request the deletion of their personal data through account settings; if unable to do so independently, contact the company for assistance.

Users can request the company to correct any incomplete or inaccurate personal information it holds.

Users can object when a company processes personal data based on legitimate interests and when they have reasonable grounds; users also have the right to object when a company processes personal data for direct marketing purposes.

Users can request deletion or removal when a company continues to process personal data without sufficient reason.

Companies must provide users or their designated third parties with personal data that meets the conditions (where the user initially consented to automated processing or contractual use).

Users have the right to withdraw their consent to the use of their personal data, but this may affect the use of certain functions of the service.

If users object to the company's collection and use of their personal data, they have the right to file a complaint with the local data protection authority in their European Economic Area (EEA).

Users can exercise their rights to access, correct, delete, and object by contacting the company. The company may require users to verify their identity and will endeavor to respond to requests as quickly as possible.

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the following rights:

Right to Disclosure: The right to request disclosure of the categories and specific portions of personal information collected and processed by the company; the categories, sources, purposes of use, and recipients of information collected by the company, as well as who shares or sells the information; and, in cases of information sale or disclosure for commercial purposes, a list of categories of personal information purchased or obtained by the recipient (with some exceptions).

Right to Erasure: The right to request the erasure of related personal data.

Right to Control: The right to choose not to share or sell personal data; to correct personal data according to the nature and process of data collection; and to request restrictions on the use of sensitive personal information.

Right to Exercise by Proxy: The right to appoint an authorized agent registered with the California Secretary of State to exercise the above rights on their behalf.

Right to Protection from Discrimination: The right to not be discriminated against for exercising the rights provided under the CCPA.

Right to Access to Third-Party Information: If a company shares or sells personal data for direct marketing purposes, residents have the right to request disclosure of the name, address, and categories of personal data shared/sold by the third party receiving the data.

Third-Party Services

Our application may contain SDKs or links to third-party service providers. The collection and processing of information by these third-party services follows their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their actions. Specific third-party services and their privacy policies are listed below:

Analysis Services:

Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Firebase Analytics: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy/

Advertising Services:

Google Admob: https://transparency.google/our-policies/product-terms/google-admob/

Facebook Audience Network: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

Pangle: https://www.pangleglobal.com/privacy

Topon: https://www.toponad.com/en/privacy-policy

Third-party website links (if any) in this application are operated by independent third parties. Clicking them will leave this application. Please carefully read their privacy policies when visiting such websites. We are not responsible for the content, data processing, or privacy protection measures of these third-party websites.

Children's Privacy Protection

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13, nor do we intentionally collect personal information from children under the age of 13, nor do we display any advertising content to children. If you discover that a child under the age of 13 is using this service, or if we have accidentally collected information from such a child, please contact us immediately through the channels at the end of this policy, and we will delete the relevant information as soon as possible.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time, and we recommend that you check it frequently. You can view the full version within the app. If you continue to use this service after the policy changes take effect, it will be deemed that you accept the modified policy; if you do not agree, you should immediately stop using this service.

Contact Us

If you need to exercise your personal data-related rights, have objections to advertising display, have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this policy, or need to provide feedback, you can contact us through the following methods:

Email: [email protected]