Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how RecForge II handles personal data. We take your privacy seriously and have designed the application so that recordings stay on your device whenever possible.

Summary: RecForge II has no user account, no server-side storage and no cloud sync of your audio. All your recordings, settings and schedules live on your device. We collect a minimal amount of anonymous data through Firebase to fix crashes and improve the app, and the free version shows ads through the LevelPlay / IronSource SDK. That's it.

Data we collect

What stays on your device only

Audio recordings — stored on your device (Music public folder by default, or RecForge's private folder when you choose so). Never transmitted to our servers — we don't have any.
Recording settings — codec, sample rate, channel mode, bitrate, file naming pattern, output folder.
Scheduled recordings — date, time, duration, repetition.
Display preferences, language, theme — stored locally.
Audio tags (title, artist, album, cover art, etc.) — embedded in the audio file you record or edit, on your device only.

We never see this data.

Anonymous data we receive (release builds)

The Play Store release of RecForge II includes the following Google services:

Firebase Analytics — anonymous usage events (which screens you open, which actions you take). Used to understand how users use the app and improve it.
Firebase Crashlytics — crash reports with anonymous stack traces. Used to fix bugs.

These services produce a randomly-generated app instance ID that does not directly identify you. They never receive your audio, your recording filenames, your recording schedules, or any audio tag content.

Permissions we request

To operate, RecForge II requests the following Android permissions:

Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO) — required to record audio. Audio is only captured while you actively record; the microphone is closed otherwise.
Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS) — required so Android shows a foreground notification while a recording is in progress (Android 13+ requires explicit consent for this).
Boot completion (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED) — used only when you have created a scheduled recording, so the schedule survives a device reboot.
Storage / file access — read and write audio files in your chosen output folder. On modern Android, the app uses scoped storage (Music folder) or the private app-specific folder; it does not browse your other files.
Foreground service (FOREGROUND_SERVICE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE) — required by Android so a recording can continue while the app is in the background.
Wake lock (WAKE_LOCK) — keeps the CPU on during a recording so the device does not pause it.

Ads — free version only

The free (Freemium) version of the app shows ads via the LevelPlay / IronSource SDK, with Unity Ads and Vungle as ad networks. The ad SDKs use a Google Advertising ID and may collect device-level data to show relevant ads, subject to your consent managed via Google's UMP consent form (shown on first launch and accessible at any time from the app's Settings → Privacy). You can choose between personalized and non-personalized ads, or refuse data collection altogether.

The Premium bundle (in-app purchase) and the separate RecForge II Pro Play Store listing do not include any ad SDK and do not collect data through ad networks.

What we do NOT collect

No personal information (name, email, address, phone number) — there is no account.
No location — the app does not request and never receives your location.
No contacts — the app does not access your contact list.
No camera — the camera is never accessed.
No upload of your audio — recordings are never uploaded automatically. Sharing only happens when you explicitly tap Share and pick a destination.
No tracking across other apps or websites.

Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)

Where the General Data Protection Regulation applies:

Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f) — Firebase Crashlytics, used to keep the app stable.
Consent (Art. 6.1.a) — Firebase Analytics and ads (LevelPlay / IronSource), collected only after you consent via the Google UMP form.
Performance of a contract / your request (Art. 6.1.b) — local processing of your audio recordings, schedules and tags, which the app needs in order to do what you asked it to do.

Third-party privacy policies

Retention

Local data on your device — kept until you delete it (uninstall the app, clear app data, or delete files yourself).
Firebase Analytics events — anonymous, retained at most 14 months.
Firebase Crashlytics crash reports — retained at most 90 days.
Ad SDK data — retention is governed by the ad networks' own policies (linked above).

Your rights (GDPR)

If the GDPR applies to you, you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you,
Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data,
Erase your data ("right to be forgotten"),
Restrict how your data is processed,
Withdraw consent at any time (in-app, via the Google UMP consent form),
Lodge a complaint with the French data-protection authority CNIL or with the supervisory authority of your country.

To exercise any of these rights, write to dje073@gmail.com.

How to delete your data

Local data: uninstall the app, or go to Android Settings → Apps → RecForge II → Storage → "Clear data". Beware: clearing app data deletes recordings stored in RecForge's private folder. Recordings stored in the Music public folder are kept (they survive an uninstall too).
Firebase data: anonymous app-instance data is automatically purged after the retention periods above. To request immediate deletion of any data linked to your app instance ID, contact us at dje073@gmail.com and we will forward the request to Firebase.
Ad SDK data: revoke consent in the Google UMP form (from Settings → Privacy) to stop further data collection. To request deletion of past data, contact the ad network directly via the privacy links above.

Children

RecForge II is rated for all ages but is primarily a tool intended for adult use (recording, editing, encoding audio). The app does not intentionally collect personal information from children under 13. No personalized ads are shown to users who decline analytics consent. If you are a parent and believe your child has used the app, you can clear the local data at any time as described above.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version is always available at this URL.

Contact

For any question about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at dje073@gmail.com.