Welcome to Gallery: Photo, Video - Home

 Welcome to Gallery: Photo, Video - Home

Effective Date: October 25, 2026

1. Introduction

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how the Gallery application accesses, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our services.

Gallery is designed to provide photo and video browsing, albums, search, people and places grouping, memories, photo editing, a private vault, a recycle bin, call-end and charging screens, and optional Home Launcher functionality.

By using Gallery, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Permissions and Access

Our application requests permissions only when they are required to provide specific features. The following explains how these permissions and Android roles are used.

1. Photos and Videos Access

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES

android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO

android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED

Usage:

These permissions allow Gallery to display, organize, search, edit, share, and manage the photos and videos on your device. If you choose to give access to selected photos only, Gallery works only with the items you select.

2. Media Location Access

Permission:

android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION

Usage:

This permission lets Gallery read the location data (EXIF) saved inside your photos and videos. It is used to group media by place and show locations on your device. Location data is not used for advertising.

3. People and Face Grouping

Usage:

Gallery may use on-device face detection (Google ML Kit) to group photos by the people in them. Face grouping is processed on your device. We do not upload your face data or photos to our servers.

4. Notifications

Permission:

android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS

Usage:

This permission allows Gallery to send notifications such as:

Memory and highlight notifications

Reminders

Cleanup and storage suggestions

Other important application notifications

You can manage notification permission through Android settings.

5. Phone and Calling Functionality

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE

android.permission.CALL_PHONE

Usage:

These permissions support call-related features, such as detecting when a call ends so Gallery can show the call-end screen and offer quick calling actions. Gallery does not record calls or read call content.

6. Default Home Launcher Functionality

Role / Access:

Android Default Home / Launcher Role

Android-supported launcher APIs and related access

Usage:

Gallery may optionally request to become your device's Default Home Launcher. This allows features such as the home screen, app drawer, widgets, a custom navigation bar, and a Recent apps screen.

7. Overlay and System Alert Window

Permission:

android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW

Usage:

When the required Android access is enabled by you, this permission may allow Gallery to display supported floating or overlay screens over other applications, such as the call-end, charging, or app install/uninstall screens.

8. Full-Screen Notification

Permission:

android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT

Usage:

Where supported and permitted by Android and applicable Google Play requirements, this permission may be used for eligible time-sensitive notifications that need your immediate attention. It is not used for ordinary advertisements or promotional content.

9. Internet and Network Access

Permissions:

android.permission.INTERNET

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Usage:

These permissions are used to show advertisements, load app configuration, and provide analytics and crash reporting. Core gallery features such as viewing, organizing, and editing media work on your device without an internet connection.

10. App Management

Permissions:

android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES

android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES

Usage:

These permissions are used for launcher features, such as letting you uninstall an app from the app drawer and clearing recent apps. Gallery asks for your confirmation before an app is uninstalled.

11. Device Restart and Scheduling

Permissions:

android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM

Usage:

These permissions allow Gallery to restore supported functionality after the device restarts and to deliver time-sensitive features such as reminders. Alarms are not scheduled for advertising or promotional purposes.

12. Advertising Identifier

Permission:

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

Usage:

Used to support in-app advertising and analytics services, providing relevant ads and improving user experience.

3. Data Handling and Security

Gallery may process photos, videos, media metadata (such as date, size, and location), device information, and application-related information to provide its features.

Your photos, videos, albums, face groups, and vault items are processed and stored on your device. We do not upload your photos or videos to our servers.

We take reasonable measures to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no electronic storage or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

4. How We Use Information

Information accessed by Gallery may be used:

To display, organize, and search your photos and videos

To create albums, collections, memories, and stories

To group photos by people and places

To provide photo editing, collage, and sharing features

To provide the private vault and recycle bin

To provide optional Home Launcher functionality

To provide notifications and reminders

To improve application performance and reliability

To diagnose crashes and technical issues

To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security problems

To display and measure advertisements

To provide analytics and crash reporting

We do not use the content of your photos or videos for personalized advertising.

5. Advertising and Third-Party Services

Gallery may use third-party services to provide advertising, analytics, crash reporting, and other application services.

These services may include:

Google Play Services

Google AdMob

Google Analytics for Firebase

Firebase Remote Config

Firebase Crashlytics

Google ML Kit (on-device face detection)

These services may process information such as device information, advertising identifiers, approximate location derived from your network address, application interaction information, diagnostics, and crash information, as needed to provide their services.

Third-party service providers process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share or allow information to be processed by service providers when necessary to:

Provide application functionality

Provide advertising services

Measure advertising performance

Provide analytics

Diagnose crashes

Maintain application security

Prevent fraud or abuse

Comply with legal requirements

We do not share your photos or videos with advertising providers.

We may disclose information when required by applicable law, legal process, court order, or a valid request from an authorized authority.

7. Data Storage and Retention

Your media and related data are primarily processed on your device to provide the application's core features.

Items you delete are moved to the Gallery recycle bin and are removed permanently after the retention period or when you delete them from the bin. Media remains subject to Android's storage system and your device settings.

You may delete photos, videos, albums, vault items, or other application data using the available application or Android controls. Uninstalling the application may remove application data according to Android's normal application data-management behavior.

Third-party service providers may retain information according to their own applicable privacy and retention policies.

8. Your Privacy Choices

You can manage application permissions through Android system settings.

Depending on your device and Android version, you can:

Grant or deny permissions

Choose to share only selected photos and videos

Manage notification access

Change the default Home Launcher

Disable overlay access

Manage alarm permissions

Turn off memories and other optional features

Uninstall the application

If you deny media access, Gallery cannot display your photos and videos. If Gallery is not your default Home application, Android will use the Home application you selected.

9. Children's Privacy

Gallery is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable laws.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information improperly, please contact us so that appropriate action can be taken.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:

Access to applicable personal information

Correction of inaccurate information

Deletion of applicable information

Objection to certain processing

Restriction of certain processing where applicable

To exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us using the contact information below.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When changes are made, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: digicreat02@gmail.com

Application: Gallery: Photo, Video - Home

Effective Date: October 25, 2026