Detect My Phone

Android

We are fully committed to user privacy. We do not collect, store, or transmit any of the following sensitive personal data:

• Audio or voice recordings
• Personal conversations
• Contacts, photos, videos, or messages
• Files, documents, or location information

The App does not require user registration or account creation, allowing you to use it completely anonymously.

iOS

We respect your personal privacy. We do not collect, store, or transmit any of the following personal or sensitive data:

• Audio recordings or voice recordings
• Personal conversations
• Contacts, photos, videos, or messages
• Files, documents, or location information

The App does not require user registration, profile creation, or account sign-in, allowing you to use its features completely anonymously.

Android

Our App requires microphone access to detect clap and whistle sounds. We treat this permission with the highest standard of privacy:

• In-App Prominent Disclosure: In compliance with Google Play policies, the App provides a clear in-app disclosure explaining microphone usage before requesting this permission. The App will never access the microphone without your explicit, affirmative consent.
• Ephemeral Real-Time Processing: Audio is processed entirely locally on your device's volatile memory (RAM) in real-time to analyze mathematical sound patterns.
• No Storage or Transmission: Audio data is processed instantly (within milliseconds) and immediately discarded. It is never recorded, never stored on device storage, and never transmitted to our servers or any third parties. Personal conversations are entirely ignored.

iOS

The App requires iOS microphone access to detect clap and whistle sound patterns. Because microphone access is highly sensitive, we process audio data under the strictest privacy frameworks:

• On-Device Transient Processing: Audio data is captured purely in the device's volatile local memory (RAM) to instantly match the mathematical sound frequencies of a clap or whistle.
• Zero Storage or Transmission: Audio is processed in real-time and immediately discarded (within milliseconds). It is never recorded, never saved to your device's storage, and never transmitted to our servers or any third parties.
• Purpose Limitation: The microphone is used solely for the core "phone-detection" functionality and completely ignores human conversations.

Android — Background Operation & Foreground Services

To provide the core "Detect My Phone" functionality while the app is closed or minimized, the App utilizes an explicit, user-initiated Android Foreground Service (FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE).

• Active Listener Functionality: This service acts as a local listener while active, keeping the local clap/whistle algorithm running even when the device screen is off.
• User Control: As required by the Android operating system, a mandatory persistent notification will be displayed while this service is running. The user retains complete control and can stop the service instantly at any time via the notification or within the app user interface.

iOS Runtime and App Usage Limitation

In accordance with Apple's iOS system frameworks and resource management:

• Clap and whistle detection functions primarily while the application is open and active on your screen (foreground).
• The App does not engage in ambient background audio logging or data harvesting when the application is completely closed or inactive.

Android

The App may request the following standard Android system permissions to perform its core utilities:

• Microphone: Used exclusively to detect clap and whistle sound patterns locally.
• Foreground Service: Required to maintain the phone detection utility when the application is not actively open on your screen.
• Notifications: Used to display the mandatory service status and trigger alerts when locating the device.
• Vibration & Flashlight: Used to trigger haptic feedback and activate flashlight hardware alerts to help you physically detect your phone.

iOS

To function properly as a utility tool, the App may request access to the following Apple iOS system permissions:

• Microphone: Used strictly to analyze sound frequencies locally for clap/whistle detection.
• Notifications: Used to trigger audio/text alerts on your device when the detect-phone sequence is activated.
• Device Hardware (Camera Flash/Vibration): Used to trigger the device's flashlight LED and haptic motor alerts to help you physically detect your phone.

Android

The free version of the App integrates automated third-party software development kits (SDKs) to fund its development. These services include Google AdMob, Google Firebase Analytics, and Google Firebase Crashlytics.

While Ropixo does not host or collect your data on our own servers, these third-party SDKs may automatically collect and transmit limited data to their respective servers for optimization purposes:

• Device and Other IDs: Google Advertising ID (GAID), Android ID, and vendor/device identifiers.
• App Performance Data: Crash logs, diagnostics, and application performance metrics.
• App Activity: Anonymized usage statistics and product interactions (such as feature toggles).

This data is utilized solely for serving contextual or personalized advertisements, tracking app stability, and planning feature improvements.

iOS

To provide a free-to-use application and monitor technical performance, the App integrates standard third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs), specifically Google Firebase Analytics, Google Firebase Crashlytics, and Google AdMob.

While Ropixo does not collect or store personal data on our own infrastructure, these third-party services automatically process limited, non-personally identifiable technical data. Depending on your iOS tracking choices, this may include:

• Identifiers: Device Identifiers (such as the Identifier for Vendors - IDFV), and Apple's Advertising Identifier (IDFA) if explicit App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission is granted.
• Usage & Diagnostic Data: Application crash logs, performance metrics (e.g., loading speeds), and basic in-app interaction data (e.g., feature clicks).

This information is utilized strictly to deliver contextual or personalized advertisements, troubleshoot application crashes, and optimize future features.

Android

We do not store or maintain personal user information or audio logs on our servers. Anonymized performance diagnostics and analytics collected by Google Firebase are securely retained on Google's infrastructure for a limited period (typically up to 14 months) before automatic deletion.

iOS

We do not host or store personal user information on our own servers. Anonymized performance data and app analytics collected via Google Firebase are retained securely on Google's cloud infrastructure for a limited duration (typically up to 14 months) before being automatically deleted.

Android

The App is not directed to, or intended for use by, children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data or device tracking identifiers from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently handled any such information, please contact us immediately so we can apply child-directed restriction flags or remove the data promptly.

iOS — Children's Privacy & COPPA Compliance

The App is not directed to, or intended for use by, children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data or persistent tracking identifiers from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has inadvertently provided data through third-party services, we will apply the appropriate restrictions or remove the data immediately.

Android

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to adapt to new operating system requirements or platform policies. Any updates will be made transparently by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

iOS

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to maintain compliance with changing Apple App Store guidelines or iOS updates. Any updates will be made transparently by changing the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.