Privacy policy.

Who this policy covers

This policy applies to Volmote: Universal TV Remote for Android and this Volmote website. Volmote connects your phone to compatible televisions. Contact the Volmote developer at trendylogics.apps@gmail.com. This policy describes the current free release, which has no advertising SDK or in-app purchase flow.

TV connections and information on your phone

Volmote uses local-network discovery and the address of the TV you select to send commands. Some TV protocols use unencrypted local-network traffic; use the app only on networks and devices you trust.

The app stores saved TV names and addresses, pairing credentials, room names, shortcuts, preferences, routines, YouTube links and routine history in private app storage. It also caches TV-provided artwork. These features do not require a Volmote account or a developer-operated cloud TV service.

Files, media, text and voice

Files are selected through Android’s file pickers for supported Advanced-mode file transfers. Files deliberately transferred to a TV remain on that device. Local photo, video and music sharing is disabled in this public release and is planned for a later update.

Text you send is transmitted to the connected TV. Live text drafts are held in memory and scoped to the current TV text session. Voice input opens your phone’s speech-recognition provider. Its processing, microphone permission, network use and privacy practices are controlled by that provider; Volmote does not implement its own microphone-recording service.

Optional Google Firebase analytics and crash reports

App usage sharing and crash sharing are separate choices in Settings → Privacy & diagnostics. Both reporting options are off by default. You can enable them independently and turn them off later.

• Usage sharing: when enabled, Google Analytics receives app interactions, app-instance identifiers, device and app information, and network-derived information such as approximate location. We use this to understand use of the app and improve it. Advertising-ID collection, advertising consent and ad personalization are disabled.
• Crash sharing: when enabled, Google Crashlytics receives crash stack traces, installation identifiers, diagnostic data and device/app information to diagnose failures and app stability. Its supporting SDKs include Firebase Installations and Firebase Sessions. Firebase may retain diagnostic information locally before reporting is enabled.

Volmote does not deliberately attach TV names or addresses, pairing secrets, typed text, selected files or a personal user ID to these reports. An uncaught crash trace may contain runtime error details. If usage sharing is enabled, Analytics events can also be available as Crashlytics breadcrumbs.

Turning sharing off stops future automatic reporting. Turning usage sharing off also resets local Analytics data; turning crash sharing off discards unsent crash reports. This does not erase information Google has already received. Contact support about previously received information. Google’s processing is described in Firebase privacy information and the Google Privacy Policy.

Other services you choose to use

TV-provided artwork can be fetched from URLs supplied by the device. Opening YouTube content, launching television apps or using a speech provider can involve those services and their own privacy practices. Contacting support uses the email provider you choose; we receive the contents of your email and the contact information you send. Do not include passwords or pairing secrets in support messages.

Optional Advanced mode

Advanced mode on a compatible Android TV or Fire TV requires the TV owner’s enabled network debugging and explicit authorization. It can perform supported app installations, file transfers and maintenance commands on that selected TV. You choose whether to enable this connection. Roku control is disabled in the public release.

This website

This website is hosted on Vercel. Its hosting infrastructure can process technical request information, including IP address, browser/user-agent information, request time and requested page, to deliver and protect the site. We have not added website advertising, tracking scripts, third-party fonts, sign-in or analytics cookies. The Firebase reporting controls described above concern the Android app, not this website. See Vercel’s Privacy Notice.

Retention, removal and your choices

Saved app data remains on your phone until you remove it or uninstall the app. Uninstalling removes private app storage. Copies you deliberately saved outside the app or sent to a TV remain in their chosen location. There is no Volmote account to delete.

Previously submitted diagnostics, support emails and hosting records may be retained according to their purpose and the applicable service’s settings and practices. We do not promise that switching reporting off deletes existing cloud records. You can contact us to request access, correction or deletion of information we can reasonably identify and control. We may need information to identify the relevant record; do not send secrets or sensitive identifiers unnecessarily.

Audience and international processing

Volmote is intended for teenagers aged 13 or older and adults. It is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has sent personal information to us, contact support. Google, Vercel and your chosen third-party providers may process information in countries other than your own, as described in their policies.

Changes and contact

We will update this policy when app functionality or data practices change. Advertising and paid ad removal are not included in the release described here; any future integration requires updated disclosures before release. The effective date appears below the title. For privacy questions, contact trendylogics.apps@gmail.com.