PhoneCheck: Hardware Diagnostics ("PhoneCheck", "we", "our", or "the app") provides tools to inspect smartphone hardware, view device information, and run diagnostic tests. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be accessed, processed, stored, and shared when you use the app.
1. Information We Access
Depending on the features you use, the permissions you grant, and your device's capabilities, PhoneCheck may access or process:
- Device Information: Manufacturer, model, Android version, CPU architecture, and available system details.
- Display and Touchscreen: Resolution, pixel density, refresh rate, touch response, and test results.
- Sensor Information: Readings from supported accelerometers, gyroscopes, proximity sensors, and ambient light sensors.
- Battery Information: Available battery level, temperature, voltage, and charging status.
- Camera and Audio: Camera previews, flash functionality, microphone input, and speaker test results when you run these tests.
- Storage and Memory: Available storage details, filesystem information, and memory statistics.
- Network Information: Available Wi-Fi, mobile network, SIM status, and connectivity information.
- Diagnostic Results: Test outcomes, scores, timestamps, and reports generated by the app.
2. How We Use Information
Information accessed by the app may be used to:
- Run hardware and system diagnostic tests.
- Display device specifications and system readings.
- Generate diagnostic results and health summaries.
- Maintain test history and compare reports, where supported.
- Help users inspect devices before or after repairs.
- Share diagnostic reports when the user chooses to do so.
3. Data Storage and Retention
Diagnostic results or test history may be stored locally on your device if these features are implemented in the app. Locally stored information may remain available until you delete it, clear the app's data, uninstall the app, or the app otherwise removes it.
If a feature or integrated service transmits information outside your device, additional retention practices may apply.
4. Permissions
PhoneCheck may request access to device capabilities or system information needed for specific diagnostic tests. Depending on the app implementation, these may include:
- Camera: To display camera previews or test camera functionality.
- Microphone: To test microphone input.
- Network Access: To check connectivity or internet reachability.
- Other Device Capabilities: To access supported sensors, battery readings, storage information, or other diagnostic data.
You can manage permissions through your Android device settings. Denying a permission may prevent the associated test from working. Actual permission requests may vary by app version and Android version.
5. Sharing and Disclosure
When you choose to share a diagnostic report, it may be sent through the sharing application or destination you select. The receiving service handles information according to its own privacy policy.
Information may also be disclosed when required by applicable law or in response to valid legal requests.
6. Third-Party Services
If PhoneCheck includes third-party analytics, advertising, crash-reporting, or other external services, those services may process information according to their own privacy policies. The published policy should identify any third-party services actually included in the app.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable measures appropriate to the app's implementation to protect information processed by PhoneCheck. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Please exercise care when sharing diagnostic reports, as reports may contain device or system information.
8. Children's Privacy
PhoneCheck is a general-purpose device diagnostic application and is not specifically directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly seek to collect children's personal information. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, please contact us so the matter can be reviewed.
9. Your Choices
You can control certain information access by:
- Managing app permissions in Android settings.
- Choosing whether to run optional diagnostic tests.
- Choosing whether to share reports.
- Deleting locally stored app data or uninstalling the app, where applicable.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the app, its features, or applicable legal requirements. Any revised version will be published with an updated effective date.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us using the details below:
App Name: PhoneCheck: Hardware Diagnostics
Email:
digitalfrontierfoundation@gmail.com