Voice Recorder
com.almdroid.voicerecorder · by AlmDroid Apps
This privacy policy explains what information the Android app Voice Recorder ("the App") uses, why, and the choices you have. It applies to version 2.0 and later. The App is made by AlmDroid Apps ("we", "us").
In short: your recordings stay on your phone, or in your own Google Drive if you choose to upload them. We never receive your recordings. We don't ask for your name, email address or phone number. The App uses Google services for ads, usage statistics and crash reports, described below.
1. Your recordings and settings
- Recordings are saved on your device: in the App's own storage (deleted when you uninstall the App) or in a folder you pick in Settings. We have no access to them and they are never sent to us.
- If the App is closed during a recording, the unfinished file is kept in the App's storage so it can be recovered the next time you open the App.
- Edited recordings (trim and cut) are saved as new files on your device. Your original is not changed.
- Settings (sound quality, file naming, playback options and, if you connect Google Drive, the email address of the connected account) are stored only on your device. Android may include them in your device's own backup to your Google account, under Google's control.
- Sharing: when you share a recording, it goes only to the app or person you choose.
We do not sell your information, and the App collects no personal information for us directly.
2. Permissions
| Permission | Why the App needs it |
|---|---|
| Microphone | To record audio. The microphone is used only while you are recording. |
| Notifications | To show recording, playback and upload status, with pause, resume and playback controls. |
| Run in the foreground | To keep recording, playing or uploading while the screen is off or you use other apps. |
| Internet and network state | For Google Drive uploads, ads and crash reports. Recording works without internet. |
| Folder access (optional) | Only for the folder you pick in Settings. The App can read and write only inside that folder. |
| Storage (older Android versions only) | Only to keep reading recordings that earlier versions of the App saved outside its own folder. |
You can revoke permissions at any time in your device's settings. Some features stop working without them.
3. Google Drive (optional)
If you connect your Google account, the App can upload recordings to your Google Drive and play, rename, download and share them there.
- The App asks only for the drive.file permission (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file). It can see only the files and folders it created or that you opened with it, not the rest of your Drive.
- Recordings go directly from your device to your Drive. They never pass through our servers.
- The connected account's email address is stored on your device only, to show which account is connected.
- You can disconnect at any time in the App's Settings, or remove the App's access at myaccount.google.com/permissions. Files already in your Drive stay there until you delete them.
The App's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
4. Ads
The App is free and shows one small banner ad on the Recordings screen, provided by Google AdMob.
- In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, and where else the law requires it, the App asks for your consent through Google's consent form before ads are requested. You can change your choice at any time in Settings > Ad privacy choices.
- AdMob may use your device's advertising ID, IP address and information about ad interactions to show and measure ads, and, if you agree, to personalize them. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings.
- You can turn ads off completely in Settings > Disable Ads. The ads service is then not started.
See how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
5. Usage statistics and crash reports
To understand how the App is used and fix problems, the App uses Google Analytics for Firebase and Firebase Crashlytics.
- Analytics collects anonymous usage information such as app opens, screens viewed, session length, device model, Android version, language and approximate country or region (derived from the IP address). It does not include your recordings, file names or precise location.
- Crashlytics sends a crash report when the App crashes: the state of the App, device model, Android version and a random installation identifier. It contains no recordings or personal content.
We use this information only in aggregate, to improve the App. See Firebase privacy information and the Google Privacy Policy.
6. Legal basis (EEA, UK and Switzerland)
- Consent: personalized ads, and other uses of your device for ads where the law requires consent. You can withdraw consent at any time in Settings > Ad privacy choices.
- Legitimate interests: usage statistics and crash reports, to keep the App working and improve it; non-personalized ads, to keep the App free.
- Performance of a service you request: uploading to Google Drive when you connect your account.
7. Retention and deletion
- Recordings and settings stay on your device until you delete them or uninstall the App. Recordings in a folder you picked, and files in your Google Drive, remain until you delete them.
- Analytics and crash data are kept by Google for a limited period under Firebase's retention settings, and then deleted.
- To delete everything the App stores on your device, uninstall the App or clear its data in your device settings.
8. Security
Data sent to Google Drive, AdMob and Firebase is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). Recordings on your device are protected by your device's own security, such as your screen lock.
9. Children
The App is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, contact us and we will help remove it.
10. Your rights
Depending on where you live, including the EEA, UK and California, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, to object to its use, and to withdraw consent. Because we don't hold personal information about you ourselves, most of these requests are handled through the settings above or directly with Google. Contact us and we'll help. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the App changes. The new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. For significant changes, we will also let you know in the App.
12. Contact us
Questions about privacy or this policy: apps@almdroid.com
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