Privacy Policy for Auto-Reply App

Last Updated: February 7, 2026

Introduction

Welcome to Auto-Reply App's Privacy Policy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a clear understanding of how our application works. This Privacy Policy explains what information our app accesses and why it is necessary for the app to function.

Our core principle is privacy by design. **We do not collect, store, or share any of your personal information on our servers.** All processing happens directly on your device.

Permissions Required by the App

To provide its auto-reply functionality, our app requires specific permissions. Here’s a breakdown of what they are and exactly how we use them:

1. Contact Read Permission (`READ_CONTACTS`)

• Purpose: To allow you to select specific contacts or groups for whom you want to enable or disable auto-replies.
• How it's Used: The app reads your contact list **only to display it within the app's interface**. This allows you to browse and pick contacts for your auto-reply rules.
• What We Don't Do: Your contact list is **never** sent to our servers, stored outside of your device, or shared with any third party. It is used exclusively for on-device functionality.

2. Notification Access Permission

• Purpose: This is the core permission required for the app to function. It allows the app to read incoming notifications to identify the sender and message content.
• How it's Used: When an incoming notification arrives, the app reads its content to determine if it matches one of your pre-configured auto-reply rules. If a match is found, the app uses this information to send the reply you have set up.
• What We Don't Do: The content of your notifications is processed entirely on your device in real-time. We **do not** collect, log, store, or transmit your message history or notification content. Once the auto-reply logic is executed for a given notification, the app "forgets" it.

3. Account Access (`GET_ACCOUNTS`)

• Purpose: To enable the optional "Backup & Restore" feature using your Google Drive account.
• How it's Used: When you choose to back up your data, the app uses this permission to let you select a Google account. The app then gets the necessary authorization to upload your app's settings and rules to a **private, app-specific folder** in your Google Drive. This allows you to restore your settings on a new device.
• What We Don't Do: The app only accesses the account you explicitly select for the backup process. We do not store your email address or any other account information on our servers. The app **cannot** see, read, or modify any other files in your Google Drive; it only has permission to access the files it creates. This entire feature is optional and initiated by you.

Information We Do Not Collect

To be perfectly clear, our application **does NOT** collect, store, or transmit any of the following personal information on our servers:

• Your contacts list.
• The content of your incoming or outgoing messages.
• Your phone number or the phone numbers of your contacts.
• Personal identifiers, photos, or any other private data from your device.

All data required for the app's operation remains on your device at all times.

Data Storage

The only data the app stores are the auto-reply rules and settings that **you create**. This information is stored locally in a private database on your device. This data is never transmitted off your device unless you explicitly use the backup feature (e.g., Google Drive backup), which is entirely under your control and for your own use. We do not have access to your Google Drive backup files.

Third-Party Services

Our app does not integrate with any third-party advertising or analytics services that would collect data about you or your usage.

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. 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 or concerns about our Privacy Policy or the app's functionality, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

singletopsolutions@gmail.com