Privacy Policy : Messages
Privacy Policy : Messages
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sms.messages.text.messaging
Messages ("us", "we", or "our") operates the mobile application (the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Messages
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Cookies and Usage Data
Messages
Messages is a replacement application on Android mobile phones that allows users to send and receive messages via their mobile carrier (using the SMS and MMS protocol). Messages are only ever transported between mobile phones and mobile carriers.
All SMS and MMS messages you send and receive, which also includes your phone number are transited via your mobile carrier and never by us.
Your contact / address book is only accessed to associate contact names and contact pictures with your conversations and messages. Your contact information is collected, uploaded or stored on our servers.
Usage Data
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data ("Usage Data").
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Messages uses the collected data for various purposes:To provide and maintain the Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and support
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
To monitor the usage of the Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Messages will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
Messages may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of Messages
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
To protect against legal liability
Security Of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
App Permissions
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
CALL_PHONE
INTERNET
READ_CONTACTS
READ_SMS
READ_PHONE_STATE
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
RECEIVE_MMS
RECEIVE_SMS
SEND_SMS
VIBRATE
WAKE_LOCK
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
WRITE_SMS
SMS_RECEIVED
READ_CALENDAR
RECORD_AUDIO
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
POST_NOTIFICATIONS
ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service. You can visit their Privacy Policy page here: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Remarketing services for marketing & advertising purposes
We use re-marketing and targeted advertising services, including Google Ads and other similar platforms, to promote our app and reach users who have previously interacted with our service. These services allow us and our advertising partners to show relevant ads to you on third-party websites, apps, and platforms based on your past visits or activity.
Our advertising partners may use cookies, identifiers, and similar tracking technologies to deliver ads that are more relevant to your interests, measure the effectiveness of our campaigns, and improve user engagement — always in accordance with applicable privacy laws and your consent preferences.
This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Application, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Application. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
AdMob (Google LLC)AdMob is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out ; Ireland – Privacy Policy.AppLovin (AppLovin Corporation)
AppLovin is an advertising service provided by AppLovin Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Location Information
Our app gathers device identifiers, location, network info, and usage stats for analysis and market research by partners, including data such as operating system, GPS coordinates, network SSID/BSSID, device details, carrier info, and locale. All shared data is anonymized, and users can change their consent at any time.
Monedata
Monedata (DATA PAYMENTS OÜ, Lasnamäe linnaosa, Lõõtsa tn 5-11, Tallinn, 11415, Estonia, info@monedata.io)
This app uses third-party addons that collect varied data, which may include device identifiers, location, mobile network coverage and performance, installed apps list and usage stats.
With the user's consent, this data will be collected and shared with those third-parties for analysis and measurement purposes. The user can change his mind at any time by changing the consent.
To learn more about the data collected and see the list of partners, please visit Monedata’s Partners section.
Outlogic
Outlogic's privacy policy: https://outlogic.io/privacy-policy/
When this app is in use (or running in the background) we collect and share with our business partners the following device and location data: Precise location data of the device, WiFi signals or Bluetooth Low Energy devices in your proximity, device-based advertising identifiers, app names and/or identifiers, and information about your mobile device such as type of device, operating system version and type, device settings, time zone, carrier, and IP address.
That data may be used for the following purposes:
- To customize and measure ads in apps and other advertising;
- For app and user analytics;
- For disease prevention, and cybersecurity;
- For market, civic / government or other research regarding aggregated human foot and traffic patterns, and
- To generate proprietary pseudonymized identifiers tied to the information collected for the above purposes.
The information we collect, including device data and identifiers and precise location data, may be shared with third parties including advertising and data companies, brands, and analytics, non-profit, financial, government and research organizations and other businesses that do location-based analytics (and their service providers)."
To opt out of the use and sale of our partner Outlogic, a location data provider, please go to Outlogic's "Do Not Sell" page at https://outlogic.io/opt-out-form/
For GDPR, Outlogic's Trusted Partner List: https://outlogic.io/trusted-partners/
Huq
We collect the following information: Operating System, Date & time, Latitude, Longitude, Accuracy (GPS), SSID (network), BSSID (network), Bundle ID, Device Model, Device Manufacturer, Carrier Code (Android only), Carrier Name, Sim Code, Country, and Locale. In addition to helping us to measure the usage of our app this information is shared with Huq for their business purposes, which consist of the creation of anonymised reports, market research and trend analyses. Data shared with Huq does not contain information from which users can be identified by name and we will not provide additional information that enables Huq to identify you. You can find a full description of Huq and what it and its partners do with the information collected via our app here as well as details on how to request more information on the use of your data and your rights for editing or removing your data.
Low Lag Labs
We’ve partnered with Low Lag Labs to help provide users with better connectivity and in-app experience on wireless networks (because nobody likes laggy internet). Low Lag Labs may collect data relating to network performance (including location and identifiers such as network names, resettable ID, BSSID, IP Address, and other access point information) for the purposes of providing us app performance analytics and connectivity insights, and to support the creation of aggregated reports or anonymized insights for the telecom ecosystem.Low Lag Labs does not sell personal data.
You can learn more at https://lowlaglabs.com/privacy-policy. You have the right to opt-out of data sharing with Low Lag Labs at any time. This data is only collected if you consent, and you may opt-out at any time via our in-app opt-out options.
Cuebiq
This app uses third-party services provided by Cuebiq Group, LLC that collect device identifiers, precise location information, network status, and app usage patterns. With the user's consent, this data is collected and shared with Cuebiq for the purposes of advertising, analytics, attribution, research, and improving service offerings. Cuebiq may share your data with its Trusted Partners and other third parties for use as described in Cuebiq’s Privacy Policy. Users may withdraw or modify their consent at any time by updating their device permissions or app settings, or via Cuebiq’s "Privacy Request" page at https://cuebiq.com/privacy-request/.
To learn more about the types of data collected and Cuebiq's practices, including its trusted partners, please refer to Cuebiq’s Privacy Policy and Trusted Partners list:
Cuebiq’s Privacy Policy: https://www.cuebiq.com/privacypolicy/
Cuebiq’s Trusted Partners: https://www.cuebiq.com/trusted-partners/
Massive
Our app lets you describe your offering in exchange for a small amount of your bandwidth managed by our software partner Massive. You can monitor and control this resource use anytime by choosing Resource usage from the application menu.
Your idle computing resources such as Network bandwidth are used to perform business intelligence research, run scientific simulations, or download public web data. (see Massive’s FAQ for details, potential risks, and their mitigation).
our app should not be silently installed, without displaying installation details and options. The app supports silent installation only to apply timely feature upgrades, bug fixes, and other improvements after you have initially installed our app and viewed the provided installation dialogs.
Please See our End User License Agreement here
And how much we value your privacy in our privacy policy here
A list of our third-party partners can be:
- Teragence, privacy policy link :
https://teragence.com/privacy-policy/ - Complementics, privacy policy link :
https://www.complementics.com/privacy - honeygain, privacy policy link :
https://www.honeygain.com/privacy-policy/ - Cell Rebel, privacy policy link :
https://www.cellrebel.com/privacy_policy - m2catalyst, privacy policy link :
https://www.m2catalyst.com/privacy
** Disclaimer: Depending on the version of the app, device type, or active features, we may use all, some, or only one of the location or device information sources mentioned above. The exact data collected can vary and is not fixed for all users. **
We improve our products and advertising by using Microsoft Clarity to see how you use our website. By using our site, you agree that we and Microsoft can collect and use this data. Our privacy statement has more details.
Privacy Policy Link: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:By email: gg@swainfo.com.