Effective date: November 4, 2026. QuickVault (“the app”, “we”, “us”) saves links, text snippets, addresses and phone numbers so you can copy, call or share them quickly. It has no login and no account system, and we run no server that your data could be sent to. By using the app you agree to this policy; if you don't, please don't use the app.
Information you enter
Everything you save stays in a database inside the app's private storage on your phone:
- Vault items: links and text snippets, their titles, notes, tags, categories, shortcuts and pinned/archived status, and how often and when you last copied them. Items you mark as a secret are stored the same way and only hidden on screen.
- Addresses: labels, contact names, postal addresses, landmarks, phone numbers, notes and, if you add one, a map link or map coordinates.
- Phonebook: names, phone numbers, service types, areas and notes, and when you last called or messaged a number from the app.
- Settings: theme, privacy options and whether you have an ad-free subscription.
None of this is sent to us.
Network use by the app itself
- Link previews. When you save a link, the app downloads that web page (and its icon and preview image) directly from the website, to show a title, description and reading time. The website sees an ordinary visit from your phone, including your IP address, as with any browser. No third-party preview or favicon service is involved.
- Map links. Opening an address or a shared map link hands it to the maps app you choose.
Location
When you tap “Use my current location” while adding an address, the app asks Android for location permission (you can grant approximate or precise) and reads your position once, to fill in that address's map coordinates. Location is never read in the background or at any other time, and coordinates are stored only with the address you saved, on your phone.
Clipboard
- When you open QuickVault, it checks whether you copied new text elsewhere so it can offer to save it. It reads only a description of the clipboard (type and time) and reads the text itself only if you tap Save.
- Text you copy from QuickVault is labelled so it isn't offered back to you. Secrets are copied with Android's “sensitive” flag, which hides them from the clipboard preview on Android 13+.
- If you turn on Clear copied secrets, the app empties the clipboard one minute after you copy a secret. Android doesn't let apps see the clipboard in the background, so anything else you copied within that minute may be cleared too.
Calls, messages, sharing and contacts
Call, SMS, WhatsApp, Share and Add to phone contacts hand the details you chose to the app you pick (your dialer, messaging app, WhatsApp, email, social apps or Contacts app). What happens next is governed by that app. QuickVault does not read your contacts, call log or messages.
QR scanning
QR codes are scanned with Google's code-scanner module in Google Play services. The app receives only the decoded text or link; it does not get camera access or images.
Floating bubble
If you turn on the floating bubble, the app draws a small window over other apps (Android's “Display over other apps” permission) and shows an ongoing notification while it runs. The bubble shows your own saved items; it does not read what other apps display.
Backups and exports
- Android backup. If backup is turned on in your phone's settings, Android may include QuickVault's database (secrets included) in your device backup to your Google account, as it does for other apps. This is handled by Android and Google under your Google account settings.
- Export files. “Export vault” writes everything, secrets included, in plain text to a file at a location you choose. Keep exported files private. “Import” reads a file you pick.
Advertising and Google AdMob
The free version shows a banner ad served by Google AdMob. Before ads are requested, Google's consent tool may ask for your choices where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, UK and some US states); you can change them later under Settings → Privacy choices. AdMob is operated by Google and may collect your advertising ID, approximate location derived from your IP address, device information and ad interactions to show, measure and protect ads, under Google's own policies.
You can manage personalised ads at Google's My Ad Center and read how Google uses information from apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Google Play Billing and the ad-free subscription
An optional auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) removes ads. Payment, billing and renewal are handled entirely by Google Play; we never see your card or bank details. The app only reads whether you hold an active subscription and remembers that yes/no answer on your phone. Subscribers are not shown the consent form, and the ads library is not started for them. Manage or cancel the subscription in the Play Store under Subscriptions.
How information is used
- Data you save: only to run the app's features on your phone.
- Advertising data: by Google, to select and measure the banner ad for free users.
- Subscription data: by Google Play, to manage your subscription; the app reads only your entitlement.
We do not sell your information. Apart from Google AdMob and Google Play acting for the features above, and the websites and apps you choose to open, nothing is shared with anyone.
Retention and deletion
There is no account to delete. Delete any item, address or number in the app at any time (Undo is offered briefly). Uninstalling the app or clearing its storage removes all of its data from your phone. Copies you exported, shared or backed up are under your control and are not deleted by the app.
Security
Your data never reaches a server of ours, so there is no server-side database to breach. It is protected by your phone's own security; keep a screen lock enabled, especially if you store secrets. Network requests the app makes use HTTPS where the website supports it.
Children's privacy
QuickVault is a general productivity utility and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided information covered by this policy, contact us and we will help.
Changes to this policy
We will update the effective date above when this policy changes and mention material changes in the app's release notes on Google Play.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or your data: jayamhub@gmail.com.