Phirly Space privacy policy

1. Who we are

Phirly Space is an Android app made by Phirly Technologies Private Limited, the company behind Phirly. This policy covers only the Phirly Space app. The Phirly marketplace has its own privacy policy.

2. Everything stays on your phone

Phirly Space looks through the photos, videos, audio, documents and other files on your phone to find duplicates, blurry photos, junk files and other things you may want to remove. All of this happens on your phone. We never upload your files, photos or scan results, and we don't keep a copy of them anywhere.

Smart search (for example finding photos of documents like Aadhaar, PAN or a driving licence) uses AI that runs on your phone. The AI is built into the app, and the search index is stored only on your phone, encrypted.

The on-phone AI is Google's ML Kit. To keep it working, ML Kit sends Google basic technical information: your phone model and Android version, the app's version, an ID for this installation, how fast it ran and any error codes. It never sends your photos, the text in them or the search results. Google encrypts this information and does not pass it on to others.

Anonymous usage data: to learn which features help and where the app goes wrong, Phirly Space sends us simple counts, such as that a scan finished, how many duplicates it found, how much space a clean freed, which screens were opened and any errors. Each installation gets a random ID that says nothing about you. We never send file names, photos, document text or what you search for. You can turn this off at any time with "Share anonymous usage data" on the home screen.

3. What we don't collect

• No account: you don't sign in, and we don't ask for your name, email or phone number.
• No ads and no advertising IDs.
• No advertising, and no tracking across other apps or websites.
• No location.

4. Why the app asks for permissions

Android asks you before the app can use any of these. You can turn each one off again in your phone's settings.

• All files access: to find and delete junk files, documents, archives and app installers anywhere in your phone's storage, including the Download folder.
• Photos, videos and audio: to check your media for duplicates, blurry photos and large files.
• Usage access: to show how much space each app's cache takes. The app does not read what you do in other apps.
• Notifications: to tell you when the trash or junk files take up a lot of space. You can turn these alerts off in the app.
• Fingerprint: to unlock your private vault. Your fingerprint stays inside Android's own security system; the app only learns whether it matched.

5. Deleting files and the private vault

Nothing is deleted unless you choose it and confirm. Files you move to the private vault are encrypted on your phone with a key that is kept in your phone's secure storage. If you uninstall the app, the vault and the search index are removed with it, so move your files out of the vault first.

6. Children

Phirly Space is not made for children under 13.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will update it on this page and change the date at the top.

8. Contact

Questions about this policy? Write to us through Help & Support. You don't need a Phirly account.