Privacy Policy · Background Recorder Pro

CloudEx Inc. ("we", "us", or "our") operates the "Background Recorder Pro" app (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you. By using the Service, you are deemed to have agreed to the practices described in this Policy.

1. Our Core Principle

Background Recorder Pro records video with your phone's camera while the screen is off or while you use other apps. Recording, scheduled recording, playback, trimming, and joining all run entirely on your device. Your videos are yours: they are stored on your device, and we never view, collect, upload, or transmit them to our servers. There is no account and no sign-up. Specifically, we do not have access to any of the following:

The videos you record, or anything captured by the camera or microphone
The text you choose to burn into your videos
Your recording schedules and settings
Your fingerprint, face, or screen-lock PIN (the app lock is handled by Android)

Your videos leave your device only through actions you take yourself, such as sharing a video (Section 2).

2. Camera, Microphone, and Your Recordings

Camera: The camera is used only while the camera screen is open, while the home screen shows the preview of a recording in progress, or while a recording is in progress. When nothing is being recorded and you leave those screens, the app releases the camera.
Microphone: Sound is recorded with the video only while recording, and only when "Record audio" is on. You can turn it off in the settings; when it is off, the app does not use the microphone at all.
A notification is always shown while recording: Recording runs as a foreground service, and Android shows its notification for as long as recording continues. The app has no option to hide it.
Where your recordings are kept: Videos are written to the app's own storage on your device, or to your SD card if you choose it as the save location. When "Save to gallery" is on (the default), each finished video is moved to your device's gallery (Movies/BackgroundRecorderPro), so it is kept even if you uninstall the app; videos saved to an SD card are not moved. Files in the gallery can be seen by other apps that you have allowed to access your photos and videos, and by photo backup services you use.
When anything leaves your device: Only when you share a video yourself or save it to a place you choose. We never receive any of it.
Recording other people: Your videos may capture other people, their faces, and their conversations. Please respect the privacy of the people around you. When you record, share, or publish videos, you are responsible for complying with the laws that apply to you, such as privacy and audio-recording laws.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information Collected Automatically

Anonymous crash reports: Via Firebase Crashlytics. When the app crashes, we collect the stack trace, device model, OS version, and app version, together with a random installation identifier generated by Crashlytics. This does not include personally identifiable information or your videos.
Purchase information: We use purchase tokens issued by Google Play to verify your one-time "Premium" purchase. We never receive any payment information such as credit card numbers.
List of our other apps: To show our other apps, the app downloads their names, descriptions, and icons from our content server (static files hosted on Cloudflare Pages). The request contains no personal data from the app. As with any request to a web server, the server receives your device's IP address as part of the connection. Tapping an app in the list opens its page on Google Play.

The app does not use analytics tools and does not use your device's advertising ID.

3.2 Information Stored Only on Your Device

Your videos: Stored on your device as described in Section 2. They never leave it unless you share or export them.
Recording schedules: The start time, length, and repeat days of each scheduled recording are stored in the app's storage on your device and are used only to start and stop recording at those times.
App settings: Recording quality, the camera and audio settings, what to burn into the video (including any custom text), the position of the floating preview window, the app lock setting, and similar settings are stored on your device.
Android backup: If backup is turned on in your device settings, Android may include the app's settings and schedules in the backup it saves to your own Google account, and may copy them to a new phone when you transfer your data directly. Video recordings are always excluded. This is handled by Android; we have no access to it.
When you uninstall: Uninstalling the app or clearing its data deletes the videos, schedules, and settings stored in the app's own storage, including videos saved to an SD card by the app. Videos moved to the gallery remain until you delete them.

3.3 Information We Explicitly Do Not Collect

Your videos, or anything captured by the camera or microphone
Your location (the app does not request location access)
Your name, email address, phone number, or contacts (the app has no account or sign-up)
Your fingerprint, face data, or screen-lock PIN
A history of the websites you visit or the contents of your communications
The contents of your screen or of other apps

3.4 Permissions the App Requests and Their Purposes

Recording in the background needs several OS permissions. Background Recorder Pro uses them only for the stated purposes:

Camera (CAMERA) — The core function of the app: recording video. Used only while the camera screen is open or a recording is in progress.
Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO) — Records sound together with the video. Used only while recording, and only when "Record audio" is on in the settings.
Foreground service (camera / microphone) — Keeps recording reliably while the screen is off or you are using other apps, with a recording notification always shown.
Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS, Android 13+) — Shows the recording status with Pause and Stop buttons, and lets you know if recording has stopped or a scheduled recording needs your action.
Display over other apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) — Requested only when you use scheduled recording, to bring the app to the front at the scheduled time so that recording can start, or when you use the optional floating preview window. It does not read any screen content.
Alarms & reminders (SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM) — Starts and stops scheduled recordings on time.
Run at startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED) — Sets your recording schedules again after your phone restarts. It does not start recording by itself.
Biometrics (USE_BIOMETRIC) — Used only if you turn on the app lock, to unlock the app with your fingerprint, face, or screen lock. The check is done by Android; the app only receives whether it succeeded.
Vibration (VIBRATE) — Vibrates to signal start, stop, and pause, if you turn this on. The app does not play sounds for these.
Storage (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE / READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, Android 9 and earlier only) — Saves videos to the gallery and lists them. Not requested on Android 10 and later.
Internet (INTERNET) — Used only for anonymous crash reports, Google Play purchase verification, in-app reviews and in-app updates, downloading the list of our other apps, and showing this privacy policy in the app. Recording does not require an internet connection.

4. How We Use Information

The limited information we collect is used only for the following purposes:

Operating and maintaining the Service
Verifying your Premium purchase
Diagnosing and fixing crashes
Responding to support inquiries
Complying with applicable laws

5. Third-Party Services

Background Recorder Pro uses the following third-party services. Each service has its own privacy policy.

Firebase Crashlytics (Google LLC) — anonymous crash diagnostic data
Google Play Billing (Google LLC) — the one-time Premium purchase; payment is completed on Google Play, and we receive only a purchase token
Google Play In-App Review and In-App Updates (Google LLC) — let you rate the app and install updates without leaving it; handled by Google Play
Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc.) — hosts the static list of our other apps

We do not sell your data and do not share it with advertising networks.

6. Data Retention

Crash reports: retained for 90 days, then deleted.
Support emails: retained for 12 months after the last reply, then deleted (except where legally required).
Your videos, schedules, and settings on your device: kept until you delete them, uninstall the app, or clear the app's data. With loop recording on, the oldest videos are deleted automatically when the storage limit you set is reached; videos you saved to the gallery yourself or exported by trimming or joining are not deleted automatically.

7. International Data Transfers

We are based in Japan. The infrastructure used for crash diagnostics and for hosting the list of our other apps may be located in various countries. When you use the Service, the minimal information described above may be processed outside your country of residence under standard contractual safeguards.

8. Your Rights

Depending on where you reside (e.g., the EEA, UK, California, Japan), you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the limited information we hold. You can:

Delete videos in the app at any time, or uninstall the app or clear its data to erase the videos, schedules, and settings stored in the app's storage
Turn off "Record audio", or withdraw the camera, microphone, or other permissions in your device settings at any time
Contact us at the address below to make a request regarding the information we hold

9. Children's Privacy

Background Recorder Pro is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age applicable in your region). If we inadvertently collect information from such a child, we will delete it promptly upon being contacted.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version is always published at this URL together with its effective date. We will also notify you within the app of significant changes as appropriate.

11. Contact

For questions about privacy, data requests, or to report concerns, please email us at .

CloudEx Inc. (Japan)

Effective Date: November 2, 2026