GifLab Privacy Policy Last updated: November 8, 2025 1. Overview GifLab ("the app") is a single-user Android editor that turns the videos, photos, and GIFs you select into looping GIF exports. We do not run our own cloud service, create user accounts, or upload your media. This policy explains what data touches our systems, why we need it, the third parties involved, and the choices available to you. 2. Information We Process - Media you pick: Source videos, photos, and GIFs stay on your device. They are copied into the app's cache while you edit or export and written back to your gallery when you save. We delete the temporary working files automatically after export or when you close the app, but you can also clear the app data or uninstall at any time. - App preferences: Tutorial progress, review-prompt counters, and library metadata are stored locally using Android DataStore and Room so the app can remember what you have already seen or saved. This information never leaves your device unless you back up the app data yourself. - Diagnostics: Google Play may share anonymous crash or ANR details, install stats, and performance trends with us inside Play Console. These reports do not contain media content or information that directly identifies you. - Advertising data: Google AdMob (including the Google User Messaging Platform) may collect your IP address, Android Advertising ID (AAID), coarse location derived from IP, app interaction data, and ad engagement metrics so it can serve, limit, and measure banner and interstitial ads. 3. How We Use the Information - Provide core features such as video trimming, image sequencing, GIF combining, captions, and exports powered by FFmpegKit and Media3. - Save copies of the GIFs you export plus optional labels in the in-app library so you can reopen or re-export them later. - Determine when to show a gentle in-app review prompt (only after minimum launch, export, and time thresholds are met). - Detect network connectivity and available Play Store updates before we request ads or show update dialogs. - Comply with Google Play policies around consent, advertising, and fraud prevention. 4. Third Parties and Sharing We do not sell your data. Limited sharing occurs with: - Google AdMob and its fraud-prevention partners for ad delivery and measurement. - Google Play services such as the in-app review API, the Play Core update API, and Google Play Console analytics. All third parties act as independent controllers under their own privacy terms. Your consent choices in the app are forwarded to Google's User Messaging Platform so it knows whether to serve personalized or contextual ads. 5. Permissions and Device Access - READ_MEDIA_VIDEO / READ_MEDIA_IMAGES (or legacy READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on Android 12 and below) so you can import or export media. Media never leaves your device. - ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE to check connectivity before we request ads, run update checks, or fetch consent forms. We do not request microphone, contacts, location, or background data permissions. 6. Data Retention and Security - On-device projects and cache files remain only on your phone. Clearing the app data, deleting cache/storage, or uninstalling removes them. - Library records are stored in an encrypted Room database within app-only storage. Labels you add are not synced anywhere. - AdMob and Google Play retain their telemetry according to Google's publisher policies; we cannot access or extend that retention. 7. Your Choices - Use the Info & Privacy screen inside the app to refresh or change your AdMob consent settings wherever Google makes those controls available. - Reset your Android Advertising ID or opt out of personalized ads from Android settings or your Google Account Ad Settings page. - Revoke storage permissions at any time in Android settings; the app will simply stop importing media until permission is granted again. - Delete exported GIFs directly from your gallery, remove in-app library entries, or uninstall the app to clear all local data. 8. Children GifLab is intended for people aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child has used the app and provided information, contact us so we can delete it. 9. Contact Reach the developer at yodabisp@gmail.com with privacy questions or to exercise your rights. 10. Changes We may update this policy as we ship new features or as Google Play requirements evolve. Significant changes will be reflected both in this file and in the in-app privacy dialog, along with a new "Last updated" date. 11. Compliance with Google Play and AdMob Policies - Google Play User Data policy: We request only the minimum runtime permissions needed for media import/export, disclose every data type in Google Play's Data safety form, and honor user-initiated deletion by clearing local storage when you uninstall the app, clear data, or email us a deletion request. - Google Play Families policy: GifLab is not designed for children and requires users to be at least 13; if we ever learn that a child used the app we delete any related information. - AdMob & User Messaging Platform: Personalized ads are served only after valid consent in regions where Google requires it; in all other cases we default to contextual or limited ads. We forward consent choices to Google's UMP APIs, respect per-network settings such as "child-directed treatment" (set to false), and provide an in-app entry point so you can revisit consent at any time. - Sensitive events: We do not request location permissions, collect precise location, or append sensitive categories to ad requests. Ad traffic uses Google Play services which handle encryption, invalid-traffic detection, and log retention in line with AdMob's policies.