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SlideDock Privacy Policy
SlideDock is an Android app that shows a one-handed app launcher panel over other apps. This policy explains how the app handles information and the choices available to you.
1. Information Stored on Your Device
SlideDock stores your settings, the apps and web links you place in each zone, and the text clips you choose to save, in the app's storage on your device. This data is not uploaded to company servers. The app has no account registration, no sign-in, no cloud synchronization, and no advertising. Usage statistics, crash reports, and purchases are handled by the Google services described in sections 5 and 6.
2. Installed Apps and App Usage
To show launchable apps in the panel, SlideDock reads the list of launcher apps through Android's LauncherApps API, including apps in work and other profiles. If you grant "Usage access" in Android settings, the app reads how often you opened apps over roughly the last two weeks to suggest an arrangement of frequently used apps. Both are processed on your device only and are not sent anywhere. Usage access is optional; without it only the automatic arrangement is unavailable.
3. Display Over Other Apps and Background Service
The app uses the "Display over other apps" permission to show the trigger and panel, and a foreground service (with a low-priority notification) to keep them available. The app does not read the content of other apps' screens. It also starts the service after the device boots or the app is updated.
4. Clipboard and Calendar
SlideDock reads the clipboard only when you drop on the panel's Save or Calendar cell. Saved clips stay on your device and you can delete them in the app. For Calendar, dates and times are detected in the text on your device using Google ML Kit entity extraction, and the result is passed to your calendar app so you can review and save the event. The text is not sent to company servers. The first time a language is used, ML Kit downloads a small language model through Google Play services.
5. Web Link Icons and Network Use
The app uses the Internet permission to download ML Kit language models, to fetch the icon (favicon) of a web link that you add to a zone, and to send the analytics and crash data described in section 6. When you add a link, the app requests the link's web page and icon from that website, so the website can see your IP address as in ordinary browsing. Google Play services and ML Kit may collect diagnostic and usage information under Google's Privacy Policy.
6. Analytics, Crash Reports, and Payments
SlideDock uses Google Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics to understand how the app is used and to fix crashes. Firebase Analytics may collect app usage events (such as which screens and features are used and how often, and the number of apps placed in a zone), app instance identifiers, device and software information (model, Android version, language, app version), your IP address (which may be used to estimate your approximate location), and, where available, your advertising ID. Firebase Crashlytics may collect crash logs, device state at the time of a crash, and an installation identifier. We design the events to contain counts and settings only. They do not include the text of your clips, the names of your apps, your web links, or the contents of other apps. Debug builds do not send analytics. This information is encrypted in transit and handled under Firebase's privacy information and Google's policies.
Paid features, including one-time purchases and subscriptions, are processed by Google Play. The app uses purchase status and purchase tokens to provide paid features and restore purchases. The company does not directly collect payment card numbers or other payment method details.
7. Backup Files
If you use export, the app writes your settings and zone layout to a JSON file in a location you choose; import reads a file you choose. The app does not upload these files. Android's automatic app backup is turned off for this app.
8. Retention and Deletion
App data on your device is kept for as long as needed to provide the app's features. It is removed when you clear the app's storage in Android settings or uninstall the app. Backup files you exported are not deleted by uninstalling the app. If you contact us by email, we use your reply address and message to respond and delete them after handling your inquiry, unless the law requires us to retain them longer. Google's retention and deletion of analytics, crash, and payment information are governed by Google's policies and applicable laws.
9. Your Choices and Rights
You can revoke "Display over other apps" and "Usage access" at any time in Android settings, which turns off the related features. You can manage your advertising ID in Android's advertising privacy settings. For privacy questions or requests, contact us at the email below.
Privacy contact: Hwaeun Co., Ltd.
contact@hwaeun.net
10. Changes to This Policy
If the app's features or information practices change, we will describe the changes and their effective date on this page.