Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies beginning Nov 04, 2017.

 

 

MAX Cleaner is a powerful Android mobile clean master app. Optimize your Android phone overall with junk cleaner, speed booster, battery saver, CPU cooler and antivirus protection. Your privacy is a top priority to us and we appreciate that you put your trust in us. We are committed to the responsible management, use and protection of personal information.

 

This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") explains how your information is collected, used, stored and shared by us with respect to your access and use of our services. By using or accessing our App or our Service, you agree to the privacy policies outlined below.

 

What information do we collect?

Device Information

We collect your device and network connection information for analytical purpose only when you use our App. This information includes your device brand, the model of your device, your network status, etc. The device information that we collect does not contain any user sensitive information, such as device ID or anything that can be used to permanently identify a user or device.

 

Information collected by Third-Party SDKs from our Monetization Partners

Some of the third-party monetization SDKs integrated in our app may access your information for the purpose of ad optimization.  Such information includes GAID (Google Advertising ID on Android devices) or IDFA (Identifier for Advertising on iOS devices), region (defined as the location where a given language is used), location information and IP address. This Policy does not govern our third party monetization partners, as they have their own privacy policies which can be viewed on their websites. We have no access to or control over such third parties. However, we have a routine procedure to scan all third party SDKs to detect if they collect sensitive user information. The partners we select to work with include but are not limited to Google AdMob (monetization platform of Google LLC), DoubleClick Ad Exchange (monetization platform of Google LLC), DoubleClick for Publishers (monetization platform of Google LLC), Facebook Audience Network (monetization platform of Facebook, Inc.), MoPub (monetization platform of Twitter, Inc.), Amazon, Fyber, Smaato, etc.

 

Information collected by Third-Party Analytical Tools

Our app integrates SDKs from several analytical service providers for app optimization purpose. These third-party SDKs may also collect your information such as GAID (Google Advertising ID on Android devices) or IDFA (Identifier for Advertising on iOS devices), region (defined as the location where a given language is used), location information and IP address. This Policy does not govern our third party analytical tools. You can find their privacy policy on their websites. The partners we select to work with include but are not limited to Flurry (Oath Inc.), AppsFlyer (Appsflyer Inc.) and Firebase (analytical platform of Google LLC), etc. The information they provide to us is aggregated analytical data.

 


How do we use this information?

To provide services

We may use this information to provide service or features in our App. For example, we may access the apps installed on your phone to detect whether there is malware or virus.  



To improve our product

As mentioned above, we collect your information for analytical purpose. This analytical data is only for app optimization. Some third-party monetization partners such as Facebook and Google may use the information they collected to optimize advertisement experience. Their use of information is governed by their privacy policy. We don’t have access to any such information they collected.



How is your information stored?

For the information we collect, some is only stored on your device locally and some is stored safely in encrypted format in our servers located in AWS. We have strict policies to control access and usage of such data.  


 


How is your information shared?

We never share your information with third parties. All the information we collect is only for the purpose of optimizing our product and is safely stored in our server in an encrypted format. The information will not be disclosed to any third parties.

 


What important permissions we request


Here we explain all important permissions that our app requests. These permissions are necessary for our app to perform certain features.


Access information about networks

This permission is required for Data Thieves feature to help users master the use of background data usage.


Access information about Wi-Fi networks

This permission allows MAX Cleaner. to check the user's current network status and perform the corresponding advertising strategy.


Collect battery statistics

This permission is used to get the battery usage data, in order to provide power consumption ranking in Battery Saver feature.


Directly call phone numbers & Answer phone calls

This permission allows user directly answer or hang up the phone calls. 


Access the camera device

This permission is used to provide a flashlight toggle in the notification bar.

This permission is also used to take photos of the intruders who want to snoop on your private apps. 


Clear the caches of all installed applications

This permission is required to clear the caches of all installed applications on users’ device in Junk Clean feature.


Collect component usage statistics

This permission is required to identify the applications that need to be locked for AppLocker function and help users to manage apps usage.


Disable the keyguard

This permission allows MAX Cleaner to provide quick entry for features like Boost or Junk Clean on the lock screen page.


Expand or collapse the status bar

This permission is only used to guide users when using notification organizer for the first time.


Flashlight

This permission is only used to provide a flashlight toggle in the notification bar. 


Find out the space used by any package

This permission is used to find out the space used by any package so as to provide Junk Clean and App Manager function.


View the running apps

This permission is used to view the running apps in order to clean up memory usage.


Open network sockets

This permission is used to access the device’s network for downloading Virus Database.


Kill background processes

MAX Cleaner is allowed to stop other apps and boost your phone with this permission.


Read the user's contacts data

This permission is required to help users block all annoying spam calls and provide powerful call assistance. 


Phone state

MAX Cleaner is allowed to avoid interrupt user's call status from AppLocker auxiliary function.

This permission allows Call Assistance to get call status.


Broadcast after the system finishes booting

This permission is used to make sure MAX Cleaner can be used normally after the user starts up the phone.

This permission is used to help AppLocker run automatically when the phone is restarted.


Create windows shown on top of all other apps

This permission is used to make sure the super battery saver function can be used normally and show the process of it.

This permission is used to make sure the AppLocker function can be used normally.


The vibrator

This permission allows AppLocker to provide vibration feedback after wrong password input.


Keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming

MAX Cleaner is allowed to avoid screen dimming from the process of virus scan and junk scan.


Read and write phone storage space

Mounting and unmounting file systems

These permissions are used to detect and delete junk files on users’ phone.

MAX Cleaner needs these permissions for Duplicate Photos function to scan users’ photographs to find duplicate pictures and delete those selected by users.


Accessibility

This permission is used to close apps chosen by users which can speed up users’ devices.


Request install packages

This permission is only used in App Manager feature to help users install apps easily. 


Precise location (GPS and network-based) and approximate location (network-based)

MAX Cleaner need this permission for Intruder feature to capture intruders and provide their location.


Get, authenticate and manage accounts on the device

Read and write sync settings

These permissions are used for us to auto-fill your email address in the feedback form when you send feedback to us. So we can contact you when problem solved.



 

Changes to the Policy


Any information that is collected is subject to the Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may, however, modify the Policy from time to time. If we make changes to our Privacy Policy, we will provide you additional forms of notice of modifications or updates as appropriate under the circumstances. Your continued use of our App or Services following the posting of changes will mean you accept those changes.

 


Contact Us


If you have any questions about this Policy, you can contact us at email: privacy.powertoolsapps@outlook.com