Privacy Policy — SaverOne

Information we do not collect

We do not collect your name, email address, contacts, files, or any account data — because SaverOne has no accounts. No server of ours ever receives your media, and we never see the contents of a status you view or save. SaverOne never asks for your device's location; the approximate location mentioned under the ad services below is estimated by them from your IP address.

Data collected by third-party SDKs

SaverOne uses Google's Firebase and AdMob services, and InMobi as an advertising partner through AdMob. It contains no other third-party SDKs.

• Firebase Analytics — collects usage events, such as a screen being opened, whether a folder grant succeeded or failed, how many statuses a scan found, that a save, share or delete happened, and whether you allowed notifications. It also records a few app settings (whether auto-save and notifications are on, your chosen language and theme, and how many status folders are configured) so usage can be compared across them. These events never include file names, file contents, image or video data, URIs, phone numbers, or any message content. Firebase Analytics also collects your device's Android Advertising ID. When we advertise SaverOne (for example through Google Ads), Analytics is used to measure which campaign led to an install or to a first save.
• Firebase Crashlytics — collects crash and error reports: a stack trace, your device model and Android version, and the app settings in effect at the time (whether auto-save is on and unlocked, whether notifications and quiet hours are on, your chosen language and theme, and how many status folders are configured). This tells us which configuration produced a problem. It never includes file names or file contents.
• Google AdMob — shows the ads in SaverOne: a banner on the Home tab, ads between statuses on the Home, Saved and preview screens, an occasional full-screen ad after you save several statuses at once, and optional rewarded ads (see below). To serve and measure ads, limit how often you see them, and prevent ad fraud, AdMob collects your Android Advertising ID and app set ID, your IP address (which may be used to estimate your general location), your interactions with ads and the app (such as app launches, taps and video views), and app performance information (such as launch time and responsiveness). How Google uses this data is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
• InMobi — an advertising partner that bids, through Google AdMob, to show some of the ads in SaverOne. When it serves or competes for an ad, InMobi may collect your Android Advertising ID, your IP address (which may be used to estimate your general location), device information such as model, operating system and language, and your interactions with its ads, to serve and measure ads and prevent fraud. See InMobi's Privacy Policy.

In the European Economic Area, the UK and other regions where it is required, you are asked for consent before ads are personalised to you, and that choice applies to Google and InMobi alike. Elsewhere, ads may be personalised unless you opt out in Android settings (see Your controls).

Analytics and Crashlytics records are tied to an anonymous, resettable identifier for your app installation, not to your name, email or phone number, and are processed by Google on our behalf. Ad data is collected by Google and InMobi under their own policies. All of it is sent over encrypted connections. We do not sell your data. See Google's Privacy Policy.

App-specific data handling

SaverOne reads only the media folders you explicitly grant it access to via Android's folder picker (Storage Access Framework). It displays statuses that are already downloaded onto your device by your messaging app — including WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, and cloned installations you choose to add. Tapping "Save" (or enabling optional auto-save) copies the selected files into your own gallery — nothing is transmitted anywhere. Revoking the folder permission in your system settings immediately stops all access.

SaverOne's Direct Chat tool lets you open a chat with a number without saving it as a contact. The country code and number you type are stored only in SaverOne's own local database on your device, so the form can be refilled next time — they are never uploaded to us or to anyone else, and the message text is never stored at all. You can clear this history at any time from within the tool. SaverOne also counts, on your device only, how many chats you have started today, to apply the daily free limit. SaverOne does not read your contacts.

Rewarded ads. Watching an optional rewarded ad unlocks auto-save for 24 hours, or 10 extra Direct Chats. The unlock is recorded only on your device. Whether a rewarded ad was watched to the end is reported to Firebase Analytics as an event, with no other details.

Permissions we request and why

• Folder access (Storage Access Framework) — to read statuses from the folders you choose.
• Notifications (optional) — to let you know when new statuses are available, or when auto-save has saved them.
• Background work (optional) — auto-save runs periodically on your device to copy new statuses; the copying itself involves no network activity.
• Internet access and the Advertising ID — to load ads, and to send the analytics and crash reports described above.

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

Children's privacy

SaverOne is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Your controls

• Revoke SaverOne's folder access at any time in Android Settings → Apps → SaverOne.
• Turn notifications and auto-save off at any time in the app's More tab.
• Where your ad consent was asked for (for example in the EEA or the UK), change your choice at any time in the app under More → Ad privacy options.
• Reset or delete your Advertising ID in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads. Once it's deleted, ads can no longer be personalised using it.
• Delete everything SaverOne holds via Android Settings → Apps → SaverOne → Storage → Clear data. This removes all local data, including your Direct Chat history, and resets the anonymous analytics identifier and your ad consent choice.

Data retention & deletion

We hold no user data ourselves. Analytics event data is kept for up to 14 months and crash reports for 90 days. Data collected by Google AdMob and InMobi is governed by their own retention policies. Uninstalling the app removes all local app data. Because there is no account, there is no account-deletion process to complete. Statuses you saved to your gallery are your own files and remain on your device unless you delete them yourself.

Ads & purchases

SaverOne is free and supported by ads from Google AdMob and its partner InMobi, as described above. Two features — background auto-save, and Direct Chats beyond the daily free ones — are unlocked by watching an optional rewarded ad. SaverOne has no in-app purchases.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time, and will change the effective date above when we do. 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 WhatsApp

SaverOne is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to WhatsApp Inc. or Meta. WhatsApp™ is a trademark of WhatsApp Inc. Statuses you save belong to the people who posted them — please respect others' privacy and get permission before re-sharing someone else's status.

Contact

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