Effective Date: December 2, 2025
Last Updated: December 2, 2025
Thank you for choosing Storage Buddy ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we access and manage your device's data. This Privacy Policy explains how Storage Buddy collects, uses, protects, and handles your information, especially in relation to permissions required for core cleaning and file management features, as well as advertising services.
Important: Storage Buddy is NOT designed for or directed to children under 13 years of age (or the applicable age of digital consent in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. By using this app, you confirm that you are at least 13 years old.
All file scanning and analysis for the core features of Storage Buddy happen 100% offline and locally on your device. We do NOT upload, transfer, or store your personal files, photos, documents, or file lists to any external server.
Information processed locally includes:
To support the free version of our app, we work with third-party advertising partners who may collect certain information from your device. This information is collected only with your consent (where required by law) and includes:
| Data Type | Purpose | Collected By |
|---|---|---|
| Device Advertising ID (Google Advertising ID / GAID) | Ad personalization, analytics, attribution | Google AdMob, IronSource, AppLovin, Liftoff, Meta |
| Device Information | Ad targeting and fraud prevention | All advertising partners |
| IP Address | Approximate location for relevant ads | All advertising partners |
| Ad Interaction Data | Measure ad performance | All advertising partners |
| App Activity | Analytics and ad optimization | Firebase Analytics, advertising partners |
To deliver our complete range of cleaning and optimization features, Storage Buddy requires the following permissions:
Purpose: This is the core permission of the application, allowing it to deeply scan your device's storage to find, analyze, and enable you to delete various types of unwanted files.
Features Dependent on this Permission:
Important: Without this permission, Storage Buddy cannot perform its device-wide cleaning and management operations. All processing is done locally on your device.
Purpose: Allows the app to send you scheduled cleaning reminders, alerts when your storage is low, or results after a cleaning session is complete.
Purpose: Required to:
Purpose: Allows you to securely make purchases, such as upgrading to the Premium version, through Google Play's billing system.
Purpose: Allows our advertising partners to collect the Google Advertising ID for personalized advertising. This permission is required by Google Play policy for apps displaying personalized ads.
Our application uses third-party advertising services to serve advertisements and help keep this application free. We work with the following advertising partners:
Google AdMob is an advertising service provided by Google. AdMob may collect and use personal information such as device ID, IP address, app activity, and cookies for personalizing ads, measuring ad performance, and fraud prevention.
IronSource is a mobile advertising and monetization platform that may collect device identifiers, general device information, and ad event data to improve ad relevance, analytics, and reporting.
We work with AppLovin to deliver ads in our mobile application and other devices and/or platforms. AppLovin uses AI-powered advertising technology to help deliver relevant advertisements to you. This technology is used in ways that do not produce legal or similarly significant effects on you.
AppLovin may collect:
For more information about AppLovin's collection and use of your information visit: https://legal.applovin.com/privacy/
Liftoff is a mobile advertising network that may collect device information, advertising ID, and ad usage data for personalization and performance measurement.
Meta Ads may be displayed within our app according to their advertising standards and policies.
Our advertising partners may collect, process, and use certain data from you and your device to provide a better advertising experience. This data may include:
This information is used to:
We use the Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) to collect and manage your consent before displaying personalized advertisements.
On first launch, we check if consent is required for your region
If required, a consent dialog will be displayed
You choose to accept or reject personalized advertising
Your choice is stored and respected for all future ad requests
You have options to control or opt out of personalized advertising:
Go to Settings > Google > Ads
Enable "Opt out of Ads Personalization"
You can also "Reset advertising ID" to generate a new identifier
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
To exercise these rights: Contact us at vandinh1308@gmail.com with subject "California Privacy Request"
To opt out of personalized advertising: Enable "Opt out of Ads Personalization" in your device's Google settings
Residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights. Contact us at vandinh1308@gmail.com to exercise your rights.
| Partner | Data Shared | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdMob | Advertising ID, device info, IP | Advertising |
| IronSource | Advertising ID, device info | Advertising mediation |
| AppLovin | Advertising ID, device info, ad interactions | Advertising |
| Liftoff | Advertising ID, device info | Advertising |
| Meta | Advertising ID, device info | Advertising |
| Firebase Analytics | App events, device info | Analytics |
| Firebase Crashlytics | Crash logs, device info | App stability |
Storage Buddy is NOT designed for or directed to children under 13 years of age (or the applicable age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, such as 16 in some EU countries).
If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at vandinh1308@gmail.com, and we will take steps to delete such information.
We implement reasonable measures to protect the information we handle:
You may grant or revoke permissions for Storage Buddy at any time through your device's Settings:
Go to Settings > Apps > Storage Buddy > Permissions
Toggle permissions on or off
Note: Revoking essential permissions like MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE will disable the app's main features.
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own (including the United States) where our advertising partners operate. These countries may have different data protection laws. By using our app and consenting to advertising, you consent to such transfers.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: vandinh1308@gmail.com
Developer: hd corporation
App: Storage Buddy
Third-party measurement partners may collect and process personal data as part of the Open Measurement Working Group to perform ad measurement and other services.
Our advertising partner AppLovin uses AI-powered advertising technology to improve their advertising products and serve ads that are relevant to you. This technology is used in ways that do not produce legal or similarly significant effects on you (for example, to provide an ad for a product you may be interested in).
Storage Buddy is committed to requesting only the minimum permissions essential for providing powerful cleaning and file management features, while remaining transparent about advertising data collection and respecting your privacy choices.