Launcher OS 26

Launcher OS 26 — Privacy Policy Effective date: September 17, 2026 This Privacy Policy explains how the Launcher OS 26 mobile application (the "App"), published on Google Play by the developer contactable at iapplications4u@gmail.com ("we", "us", "our"), handles information when you use the App. By using the App, you agree to this Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App. 1. KEY POINTS • No account is needed. We never ask for your name, email address or phone number. • Your apps, notifications, contacts, calendar, photos, recordings and settings are processed on your device and are never uploaded to us. • We do not operate servers that store your personal data. • Limited data is handled by trusted service providers: Google Firebase (analytics, crash reports, remote configuration), Google AdMob and Meta Audience Network (ads), Google Play (purchases and reviews) and Open-Meteo (weather). • We do not sell your personal information. • You control permissions, ad consent and your on-device data at any time. 2. DATA PROCESSED ONLY ON YOUR DEVICE The following data is used only on your device to make features work. It is not sent to us, to advertisers or to analytics. 2.1 Installed apps As a home screen launcher, the App reads the list of apps installed on your device to show them on the home screen and in the App Library, group them into folders and categories, let you search, lock or hide them, and suggest apps you use often. Usage patterns for suggestions are stored on your device only. (See section 3.2 for one exception, when you choose to give an uninstall reason.) 2.2 Notifications (notification access) If you turn on notification access, the App reads the title and text of notifications from other apps to show them on the App's lock screen, in the Dynamic Island and as app badges, and to let you open or dismiss them. Notification content is held in memory only. It is never saved or transmitted. You can turn off notification access at any time in your device settings. 2.3 Contacts With your permission, contacts (name, phone number, photo) are searched on your device when you use search. They are never uploaded. 2.4 Calendar With your permission, calendar events are read to show them in the Calendar app and widgets. The App cannot change your calendar and does not upload events. 2.5 Photos, videos, audio and files With your permission, the App reads media and files to show the Gallery, the Photos widget, wallpapers and search results. Photos you edit or set as wallpaper stay on your device. 2.6 Camera and microphone The built-in camera uses your camera to take photos and videos and your microphone to record sound for videos. Photos and videos are saved to your device only. 2.7 Screen recording When you start a screen recording, the App uses Android's screen capture (media projection) and, only if you turn it on, your microphone. Android asks for your permission every time, and a notification with a Stop button stays visible for the whole recording. Recordings are saved to your device (Movies/Screen Recordings) and are never uploaded. 2.8 App Lock and hidden apps Your list of locked and hidden apps is stored on your device. Your passcode is stored only as a secure one-way hash. Fingerprint and face unlock are handled entirely by Android; the App never receives your biometric data. 2.9 System controls and overlays The Control Center and lock screen may read or change Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, flashlight, Do Not Disturb, ring mode, volume, brightness and screen timeout. With your permission, the App can display over other apps to open the Control Center from any screen, show the Dynamic Island and show screen recording controls. This information is not transmitted. 2.10 Other settings and content Search history, calculator history, notes, alarms, widgets, home screen layout, wallpapers and lock screen settings are stored on your device. If Android backup is turned on, launcher settings may be included in your personal Google device backup, which is controlled by you and Google. 3. DATA HANDLED BY SERVICE PROVIDERS 3.1 Weather — Open-Meteo To show weather, the App sends location coordinates to Open-Meteo (https://open-meteo.com): either your approximate location, if you allow location access, or the location of a city you add. When you search for a city, the text you type is sent to Open-Meteo's geocoding service. Android's built-in geocoder (usually provided by Google) may be used to find the name of your city. The App uses approximate location only, never precise location, and does not share location with advertisers or analytics. Weather works without location access if you add a city manually. 3.2 Analytics, crash reports and configuration — Google Firebase We use Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Remote Config to understand how the App is used, fix problems and adjust settings remotely. Firebase may collect: • device model, Android version, language, country, app version and app-instance identifiers; • feature usage (for example "wallpaper set" or "screen recording used"), whether the App is your default launcher, session and retention information; • purchase events (product, price, currency and order ID) if you buy Premium; • if you uninstall an app from the launcher and choose to give a reason, the reason you selected and the name of the uninstalled app; • crash logs and diagnostic information. We do not send your contacts, notification content, photos, recordings, search text or location to Firebase, and we do not use this data to identify you. Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 3.3 Advertising — Google AdMob and Meta Audience Network The free version shows ads served by Google AdMob, which may use Meta Audience Network as an additional ad source. These providers may collect your device's advertising ID, IP address, device and app information and ad interactions to show, limit and measure ads and, where allowed, to personalize them. • Premium users do not see ads, and the ad services are not started for them. • In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other regions where it is required, the App asks for your consent with Google's consent form before personalized ads are shown. You can change your choice at any time in Launcher Settings > Privacy options. • You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, in your device settings (for example Settings > Google > Ads, or Settings > Privacy > Ads). • Where required, Meta's Limited Data Use option is applied when consent is not given. How Google uses data from partner apps: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites Google ads policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads Meta privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ 3.4 Purchases and reviews — Google Play Premium purchases and subscriptions are processed by Google Play under Google's terms. We never receive your payment card details. Google Play tells the App which product you bought so Premium can be unlocked. Ratings and reviews requested in the App are handled by Google Play. 3.5 Web and Play Store links If you use web search or open a Play Store link, the request is handled by your browser or the Play Store app under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and apps. 4. HOW AND WHY WE USE DATA We use data to: • provide launcher, lock screen, Control Center, widget, weather, camera, gallery, screen recording and App Lock features; • keep the App secure, fix crashes and improve performance; • understand which features are used so we can improve them; • show ads in the free version and process Premium purchases; • comply with the law. Legal bases (EEA/UK users): we rely on your consent (permissions, personalized ads), performance of our service to you (App features and purchases), and our legitimate interests (security, crash reporting and product improvement). You can withdraw consent at any time. 5. PERMISSIONS The App asks for each permission only when a feature needs it. You can refuse or revoke any permission in your device settings; only the related feature will stop working. • Installed apps list — show, organize, search, lock and hide your apps • Notification access — lock screen notifications, Dynamic Island, badges • Contacts — contact search • Calendar (read only) — calendar app and widgets • Photos, videos, audio and files — gallery, widgets, wallpapers, search • Camera and flashlight — built-in camera and torch • Microphone — video sound and optional screen recording sound • Screen capture and foreground service — screen recording • Approximate location — local weather • Notifications — reminders, alarms and screen recording controls • Display over other apps — Control Center edge swipe, Dynamic Island, recording controls • Modify system settings and Do Not Disturb access — Control Center toggles • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and network state — Control Center status and toggles • Exact alarms, full-screen alerts, vibration, wake lock and start at boot — clock alarms and keeping features running after restart • Set wallpaper — apply wallpapers • Request app deletion — uninstall apps from the home screen (Android always asks you to confirm) • Internet — ads, analytics, crash reports, configuration and weather • Advertising ID — ads (used by the ad providers) • Google Play billing — Premium purchases 6. SHARING AND SALE OF DATA We do not sell or rent personal information, and we do not share it for purposes other than those described above. Data is shared only with the service providers listed in section 3, or when required by law, to protect the rights and safety of users and others, or as part of a merger or transfer of the App (in which case this Policy will continue to apply). 7. DATA RETENTION AND DELETION • On-device data stays on your device until you delete it. In the App you can clear search history and calculator history, reset the home screen layout, and unlock or unhide apps. Clearing the App's storage or uninstalling the App deletes all of its on-device data. • Firebase and advertising data are kept only for the retention periods set by those providers and our Firebase settings, and are then deleted. • To ask us to delete analytics data linked to your device, email us (section 12). Because we do not collect your name or email through the App, we may ask for your app-instance information to find your data. 8. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS Our service providers may process data in countries other than yours, including the United States. They use safeguards required by law, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. 9. SECURITY We use reasonable safeguards, including keeping personal content on your device, storing the App Lock passcode as a secure hash and using encrypted connections (HTTPS) for network requests. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure. 10. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY The App is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it. 11. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES Depending on where you live (including under the GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and similar laws), you may have the right to: • access or get a copy of your personal data; • correct or delete it; • object to or restrict processing, or withdraw consent; • opt out of personalized advertising (see section 3.3); • not be discriminated against for exercising your rights; • complain to your local data protection authority. California residents: we do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising outside the ad services described in section 3.3, which you can opt out of in your device settings. To exercise your rights, email us. We will respond within the time required by law. 12. CONTACT US Questions, requests or complaints about privacy: Email: iapplications4u@gmail.com 13. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY We may update this Policy when the App or the law changes. The effective date at the top shows the latest version. Significant changes will be announced in the App or in the release notes. Continued use of the App after an update means you accept the updated Policy.