Privacy Policy

1. Who this policy covers

This policy applies to the PhantomFader Android application (package name com.phantomfader.phantom_fader), published on Google Play by Mobster Mania ("we", "us") and documented at prox-software.co.za. It covers the app itself and nothing else. It does not cover third-party websites or services you may reach from the app.

2. Data stored on your device

PhantomFader keeps the information it needs to work in a private database and preference file inside the app's own storage on your phone. This data is processed on your device only, is not transmitted to us, and is not readable by us:

• Music library index — file paths, titles, artists, albums, durations and embedded artwork read from your device's media store.
• Playlists and favourites that you create.
• Listening history — play counts and the last-played position, used for resume and for smart playlists.
• Settings — theme, seek-bar style, equaliser presets, visualiser choice, translucency, folder memory and similar preferences.
• Crash and diagnostic logs — a local rolling log of up to 200 entries, kept so a problem can be diagnosed. It is written to the app's storage and is never uploaded automatically.
• Backups you create — if you export a backup file, it is written wherever you choose to save it.

Android's own backup may copy app data to your Google account if you have device backup enabled. That transfer is controlled by Android and your Google account settings, not by us.

3. Permissions and why they are used

PhantomFader does not request access to your location, contacts, calendar, SMS, call logs or microphone, and does not read other apps installed on your device.

4. Purchases and the Pro unlock

PhantomFader is free to download and use. It offers one optional one-time purchase that unlocks additional features ("Pro"). Purchases are processed entirely by Google Play Billing; we never see or receive your name, card number or billing address.

To manage entitlements and to restore your purchase on a new device, the app uses RevenueCat, a purchase-infrastructure service that acts as our service provider. When the app starts, RevenueCat may create an anonymous customer record and process:

• your purchase history for this app — whether the Pro unlock was bought, refunded or restored;
• a randomly generated anonymous app user ID (not your name, email or Google account);
• basic technical context such as app version, platform and locale.

This information is used to grant and restore your purchase and to keep aggregate sales statistics. It is not used for advertising and is not sold. It is transmitted over an encrypted connection. Because the app contacts the store at launch, this processing happens even if you never buy anything — which is why it is the one data type declared as collected on our Google Play listing.

See Google's Privacy Policy and RevenueCat's Privacy Policy.

5. Home server streaming (optional)

You can connect the app to a music server you own or have access to, such as Navidrome or another Subsonic-compatible server. You enter the address, username and password yourself. Those details are stored only in the app's storage on your device and are sent only to the server address you entered, so that it can authenticate you.

We do not operate that server, do not receive a copy of those credentials, and do not see what you stream. If you connect to somebody else's server, their own privacy practices apply to that server.

6. What we do not do

• No account creation and no login, so we hold no profile about you.
• No advertising, no advertising ID, and no ad or attribution SDKs.
• No third-party analytics, tracking or profiling.
• No collection of location, contacts, messages, photos, microphone audio or installed-app lists.
• No upload of your music files. Audio is read and decoded on your device.
• No sale or rental of personal data to anyone.

7. Sharing

We do not sell your data and we do not share it for advertising. Data leaves your device only in these situations:

• Google Play, to process a purchase you start.
• RevenueCat, our service provider for purchase entitlements, as described in section 4.
• Your own music server, if you configure one, to authenticate and stream.
• Legal requirements, if we are compelled by a valid legal request — noting that we hold essentially no user data to produce.

8. Retention and deletion

We operate no server that stores your library, listening history or settings, so there is nothing on our side to delete. To remove all locally stored data, either uninstall PhantomFader or open Android Settings → Apps → PhantomFader → Storage and tap Clear data.

Purchase records are held by Google Play and RevenueCat under their policies. If you would like the RevenueCat customer record associated with your purchases deleted, email us at the address in section 12 and we will action the request.

9. Children

PhantomFader is a general-purpose music player, is not directed at children, and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. There are no accounts, chat, user-generated content feeds or advertising in the app.

10. Security

Data on your device is protected by Android's app sandbox and by your device's own lock screen and encryption. Network connections used for purchases and for home-server streaming are encrypted with HTTPS where the server you connect to supports it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but the amount of data PhantomFader handles is deliberately kept to a minimum.

11. Changes to this policy

If the app's data practices change — for example if a future version adds optional cloud sync or crash reporting — this page will be updated and the "last updated" date above will change. Material changes will also be noted in the app's release notes on Google Play.

12. Contact

Questions about this policy or about your data: info@prox-software.co.za

This policy is published at https://prox-software.co.za/phantomfader/privacy.html.