PlainLoud privacy policy
This policy covers the PlainLoud Android app (“PlainLoud”), which makes the sound of your videos and audio files louder and clearer. In short: PlainLoud does not collect, sell or share any data. It has no account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. The app does not even have permission to use the internet.
Information the app handles
- Videos and audio files you pick with Android's photo picker or file picker, or share to PlainLoud from another app.
- The files PlainLoud saves for you (in Movies/PlainLoud or Music/PlainLoud on your phone).
- A list of the files you saved, small preview pictures of them, your sound presets and your settings.
All processing (measuring loudness, the volume boost, equalizer, limiter and saving) happens on your phone. Your files and the list are never sent to the developer or anyone else.
Permissions
PlainLoud asks for no storage, camera, microphone, location or contacts permission. You choose each file in Android's own picker, which gives the app access to that file only. New files are added to your gallery through Android's media store, which does not need a permission on Android 10 and later.
Sharing
Files leave your phone only when you choose to share them, and only to the app you pick.
Storage and deletion
Removing an item from the app's list removes its preview picture; the saved file stays in your gallery until you delete it there. Your original files are never changed. Uninstalling the app removes all its data (saved videos and audio stay in your gallery). Since we never receive your data, there is nothing for us to delete on our side.
What we don't do
- We don't collect personal or sensitive information.
- We don't sell or transfer user data to third parties.
- We don't show ads or use advertising IDs.
- We don't use analytics or crash-reporting services.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from anyone.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.
Contact
Questions or requests: open an issue on GitHub.