Privacy Policy Phone Locator – Find My Phone

 Privacy Policy Phone Locator – Find My Phone

Find My Phone: Phone Locator App helps protect and connect your loved ones, making your life easier and less stressful. We value your privacy as much as you do and are dedicated to safeguarding it. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices for collecting, using, disclosing, transferring, storing, and protecting personal information gathered through our products and services, along with your options regarding this information.

This privacy policy applies to the Phone Locator - Find My Phone: App (hereby referred to as "Application") for mobile devices that was created by PhoneLocate Studios (hereby referred to as "Service Provider") as a Free service. This service is intended for use "AS IS".

Before accessing or using our Products and/or Services, please ensure that you have read this Policy and understand how we collect, store, use, and disclose your personal information as described herein. 

Background Location Service

Purpose and Scope: Our application tracks location in the background to improve user experience and provide certain features. This feature is required to support the app's location-based services and functionality.

User Consent: When you first start using the app, you will be asked for explicit consent to enable background location tracking. This consent can be canceled at any time via the settings menu.

Data Collection and Use: Location data collected in the background will be used only to ensure the functionality of the application and improve the user experience. This data will not be shared with third-party service providers and will be stored only for the specified purposes.

Privacy and Security: The location data collected will be protected in accordance with the highest security standards and all necessary measures will be taken to protect your privacy.

In order to provide positioning services, we may obtain your location through GPS and WiFi. This allows us to provide a key safety feature that gives parents visibility into their children’s real-time location.

Required Permissions

• android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

• android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION

• android.permission.INTERNET

• android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION

• android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

• android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS

• android.permission.SEND_SMS

Information Collection and Use

The Application collects information when you download and use it. This information may include information such as

• Your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address)

• The pages of the Application that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages

• The time spent on the Application

• The operating system you use on your mobile device

The Application collects your device's location, which helps the Service Provider determine your approximate geographical location and make use of in below ways:

• Geolocation Services: The Service Provider utilizes location data to provide features such as personalized content, relevant recommendations, and location-based services.

• Analytics and Improvements: Aggregated and anonymized location data helps the Service Provider to analyze user behavior, identify trends, and improve the overall performance and functionality of the Application.

• Third-Party Services: Periodically, the Service Provider may transmit anonymized location data to external services. These services assist them in enhancing the Application and optimizing their offerings.

The Service Provider may use the information you provided to contact you from time to time to provide you with important information, required notices and marketing promotions.

For a better experience, while using the Application, the Service Provider may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The information that the Service Provider request will be retained by them and used as described in this privacy policy.

Third Party Access

Only aggregated, anonymized data is periodically transmitted to external services to aid the Service Provider in improving the Application and their service. The Service Provider may share your information with third parties in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.

Please note that the Application utilizes third-party services that have their own Privacy Policy about handling data. Below are the links to the Privacy Policy of the third-party service providers used by the Application:

• Google Play Services Read their Privacy Policy 

• AdMob Read their Privacy Policy, AdMob Policy

• Google Analytics for Firebase Read their Privacy Policy, Firebase Policy

• Firebase Crashlytics Read their Privacy Policy, Firebase Policy

• Mapbox Read their Privacy Policy

The Service Provider may disclose User provided and Automatically Collected Information:

• as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;

• when they believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect their rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;

• with their trusted services providers who work on their behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites 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.

Opt-Out Rights

You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling it. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.

Data Retention Policy

The Service Provider will retain User provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. If you'd like them to delete User Provided Data that you have provided via the Application, please contact them at phonelocatestudios@gmail.com and they will respond in a reasonable time.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

o Comply with a legal obligation

o Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company

o Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

o Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public

o Protect against legal liability

Children

The Service Provider does not use the Application to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13.

The Application does not address anyone under the age of 13. The Service Provider does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case the Service Provider discover that a child under 13 has provided personal information, the Service Provider will immediately delete this from their servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact the Service Provider (phonelocatestudios@gmail.com) so that they will be able to take the necessary actions.

Security

The Service Provider is concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. The Service Provider provides physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information the Service Provider processes and maintains. The security of Your Personal 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.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. The Service Provider will notify you of any changes to the Privacy Policy by updating this page with the new Privacy Policy. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes.

This privacy policy is effective as of 2024-08-15

Your Consent

By using the Application, you are consenting to the processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about the practices, please contact the Service Provider via email at phonelocatestudios@gmail.com.