Privacy Policy — Magpie

Information we do not collect

We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, files, or any account data — because Magpie has no accounts. We never receive the pages you visit, the links you paste, the files you download, or any part of your browsing history: that stays on your device, and none of the analytics or crash information described below contains it. The one exception is if you choose to email us (see Feedback and bug reports below), in which case we receive what you send. Magpie never asks for your device's location; the approximate location mentioned under the services below is estimated by them from your IP address.

Data collected by third-party SDKs

Magpie uses Google's Firebase, Yandex Mobile Ads and Liftoff to keep the app free and working, and Google Play to deliver updates. It contains no other advertising, analytics or crash-reporting service.

• Firebase Analytics — collects anonymous usage events: which tab you open (Save, Library, Browse or More); that a link was shared into Magpie or accepted from your clipboard; the result of looking up a link (one item found, several found, or the type of error) and which kind of website it belonged to — one of a short built-in list of well-known sites, or "other website"; that a download started, finished or failed, whether it was a video, audio or photo, and whether it was your first save; what you do with a saved file in the viewer, the Library or its details (share it, open it in another app, view its details or delete it); that the list of media found on a page was opened, and roughly how many items it held; which options you pick in the browser's menu (such as History or Desktop site), and when you open or clear your history (never which sites are in it); whether you open, finish or skip the how-it-works guide, and how far you got in it; when the "No internet connection" message appears; when an ad is shown (its format, which ad service showed it, and which part of the app it appeared in), when you are offered a short ad in exchange for a reward, and how that ended; your answer to the ad-consent question, where you are asked it; taps on the Rate, Share, Feedback, Bug report, Follow us, Privacy and Terms rows in the More tab, and your answers in the rating prompt; and the steps of an app update. These events never include the link, the website address, page titles, file names or file contents. Firebase Analytics also collects standard information automatically — such as your device model, Android version, language, app version, first-open and session information, how the app was installed, an approximate location estimated from your IP address, and your Android Advertising ID.
• Firebase Crashlytics — collects crash and error reports: a stack trace showing where the app broke, your device model and Android version, and what kind of download was running (video, audio or photo, and which kind of website it came from, from the same short list). For errors Magpie handles itself, a report carries only the type of error and where it happened. A report for an unexpected crash contains the error's own message, which in rare cases could include part of a web address; we do not look for or use it.
• Yandex Mobile Ads — the advertising service, part of the Yandex Advertising Network, that shows the ads in Magpie. To serve and measure ads, limit how often you see them and prevent fraud, Yandex collects your Android Advertising ID, and receives your IP address, device information such as model, operating system, language and network type, and how you interact with its ads. Its software includes Yandex's AppMetrica library, which it uses to measure the ads. Magpie turns off Yandex's location tracking, so Yandex is not given your device's location. Yandex, and the advertisers and ad partners it works with, handle this data under Yandex's own policy: see Yandex's Privacy Policy.
• Liftoff (formerly Vungle) — an advertising service that bids, through Yandex, to show ads in Magpie. When it shows an ad, Liftoff receives the same kinds of data as Yandex — your Android Advertising ID, your IP address, device information and how you interact with its ads — for the same purposes, under its own policy: see Liftoff's Privacy Policy.
• Google Play (in-app updates) — Magpie asks Google Play whether a newer version is available and, if you agree, Google Play downloads and installs it. We receive nothing from this; Google's Privacy Policy applies.

In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, Magpie asks for your consent before ads are personalised to you, and passes your choice to Yandex and to Google. Until you answer, Google Analytics stores nothing and no ads are requested. If you choose general ads, your Advertising ID is not used for advertising by either company, and Firebase records only anonymous app statistics. Elsewhere, ads may be personalised using your Advertising ID unless you opt out in Android settings (see Your controls).

Analytics and crash records are tied to an anonymous, resettable identifier for your installation — not to your name, email or phone number — and are processed by Google on our behalf, over encrypted connections. Ad data is collected by Yandex and Liftoff under their own policies. We do not sell the data we receive. See Google's Privacy Policy.

If a future version adds another third-party service, this policy will be updated before that version is released.

App-specific data handling

The Browse tab is a web browser. When you open a page in Magpie, your device connects to that website directly, exactly as it would in any other browser. That site receives your request and can see your IP address, set its own cookies, and apply its own privacy policy. We are not in the middle of that connection and cannot see it. Please read the privacy policy of any site you sign in to.

What Magpie stores on your device. All of the following is written only to Magpie's private storage on your phone, and none of it is transmitted to us:

• Browsing history — the addresses of pages you open in the Browse tab, used to fill the start page and the address bar's suggestions.
• Cookies and site data — held by the Android System WebView for the sites you open, including any sessions you sign in to. These behave like any browser's cookies.
• Download history — the title, size, source address, timestamps and status of each download.
• Your settings — download folder, quality preference, speed limit, network and off-peak rules.
• Ad settings — your ad choice, where you were asked for one, and counters that limit how often ads appear and when a "watch an ad" reward ends.

Finding media on a page. Magpie inspects the page you are viewing on your own device to list the video, audio and images on it. When you paste or share a link instead, Magpie fetches that page — from your device, to that site — to do the same thing. The inspection happens locally; the page is never sent to us.

Ad settings from our website. When you open Magpie, it may fetch a small settings file from vihangaone.com — at most once every 12 hours — that tells it how often to show ads and which ad spots are switched on. The request carries nothing about you or how you use the app. Like any web request, it reaches our web host, Cloudflare, which processes it and may keep standard server logs, including your IP address. We do not use those logs to identify you or to link you to anything in the app.

Feedback and bug reports. The Rate, Share, Help us improve and Report a bug rows in the More tab, and the rating prompt, open Google Play, your share sheet or your email app. A feedback or bug email is addressed to us and pre-filled with the app version, your device model and your Android version. Nothing is sent unless you press send. If you do, we receive your email address and what you wrote, and use them only to reply and to fix problems.

Files you download are fetched from the site hosting them and written to the public media folders you choose — by default Movies/Magpie, Pictures/Magpie and Music/Magpie. They are your files: they stay on your device after Magpie is uninstalled, and we never see them.

Backups. Magpie opts out of Android's automatic cloud backup, so its local data — including WebView cookies and your browsing history — is not copied to your Google account.

Permissions we request and why

• Internet & network state — to load pages and download the files you select, and to honour your "Wi-Fi only" and auto-retry settings.
• Foreground service (data sync) — to keep a download running, visible and cancellable when you leave the app or lock the screen.
• Notifications (optional) — to show download progress and tell you when a download finishes or fails.
• Storage (Android 9 only) — to write finished files into your media folders. On Android 10 and above this is not required.
• Advertising ID — lets Firebase, Yandex and Liftoff read your Android Advertising ID, for the ad and analytics purposes above. You can reset or delete it at any time in Android settings (see Your controls). The same services also declare Android's advertising-related permissions, such as the ad-services attribution permission; they are used only for these purposes.

Magpie does not request camera, microphone, contacts, location, or broad photo and video library access.

Children's privacy

Magpie is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children or direct ads at them. Because the Browse tab can open any website, Magpie is not suitable for unsupervised use by children.

Your controls

• Clear your browsing history and site data from the Browse tab's menu at any time.
• Turn notifications off at any time in Android Settings → Apps → Magpie → Notifications.
• Export your download history as a file, or clear it, from the More tab.
• Where you were asked for ad consent (the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), change your choice at any time in the More tab under Ad privacy choices.
• Reset or delete your Advertising ID, and opt out of ads personalisation, in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads (the exact path varies by phone). Once it is deleted, ads can no longer be personalised using it.
• Delete everything Magpie holds via Android Settings → Apps → Magpie → Storage → Clear data. This removes all local data, including cookies, browsing history, download history and your ad choice, and resets the anonymous analytics identifier.

Data retention & deletion

We hold no user data of our own beyond any email you choose to send us, so there is little for us to retain, export or delete on your behalf. Analytics event data is kept for up to 14 months and crash reports for up to 90 days. Data collected by Yandex and Liftoff is governed by their own retention policies. Uninstalling the app removes all of its local data. Because there is no account, there is no account-deletion process to complete. Files you downloaded are your own and remain on your device unless you delete them yourself.

Ads & purchases

Magpie is free to use and supported by ads from Yandex and Liftoff, as described above. You will see small ad cards on some screens, an occasional full-screen ad (for example after you save something, or when you return to the app after a while), and an optional "watch a short ad" choice that pauses other ads, or unlocks extra features such as exporting your history or saving many items at once, for a limited time. Watching is always your choice. Ads appear only in Magpie's own screens; Magpie does not add ads to the websites you open in the Browse tab. Magpie has no accounts, subscriptions or in-app purchases. If a future version adds any of these, this policy will be updated before that version is released.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page changes with it. Significant changes, such as a new kind of data collection or a new advertising partner, are published before the version of the app that introduces them is released. Continued use of the app after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Not affiliated with any website or service

Magpie is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorised by, or connected to any website or online service it can be used to view. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Media published on the internet is usually protected by copyright and by the terms of the site hosting it. You are responsible for having the right to save anything you save with Magpie, and for complying with the terms of the sites you visit. Some sites do not permit their media to be saved at all. Please treat other people's work the way you would want your own treated.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email support@vihangaone.com.