Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information the Text Animator app ("the app", "we") handles, why, and the choices you have. The app lets you create animated handwriting text videos and GIFs on your phone.
- Your projects, photos, music and exported videos stay on your device. We do not upload them to our own servers, and we don't have any.
- The app shows ads through Google AdMob, which uses device identifiers such as the advertising ID. Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent first.
- We use Google Firebase to understand how the app is used and to fix crashes.
- Online photo search sends your search words to Pixabay.
- Purchases (Remove ads) are processed by Google Play. We never see your payment details.
- We do not sell your personal information.
1. Information that stays on your device
Everything you make in the app is stored in the app's private storage on your phone:
- Projects: the text you type, fonts, colors, animation settings, timing and canvas size.
- Media you choose: background photos and audio you pick, which are copied into the project so it keeps working. You pick them with Android's own photo, video and file pickers, so the app can only see the items you choose, never your whole library.
- Thumbnails of your projects, for the project list.
- Settings: which fonts and pointers you have unlocked, and whether you bought Remove ads.
Videos and GIFs you export are saved to your device's Download/TextAnimator folder. When you share an
export, it goes to the app you choose (for example WhatsApp or TikTok), under that app's privacy policy.
If the app crashes, it may show an error screen on your device. That screen is not sent anywhere by the app.
2. Information handled by third-party services
Advertising: Google AdMob
The app shows banner, native, full-screen (interstitial) and rewarded ads, which you can choose to watch to unlock features. Google AdMob may collect and use:
- Device identifiers, such as the Android advertising ID and app set ID
- IP address and approximate location derived from it
- Device and app information (model, operating system, language, app version)
- Ad interactions (ads shown, taps, completed rewarded videos)
This is used to show ads, measure them, limit how often you see them, and prevent fraud. If you consent where consent is required, ads may also be personalized.
Learn more: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Consent (EEA, UK, Switzerland and other regions where required)
The app uses Google's User Messaging Platform to ask for your consent before personalized ads where the law requires it, including the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. If you decline, you may still see non-personalized ads. Where this applies, you can change your choice later in the app's privacy settings. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings (Settings › Privacy › Ads on most phones).
Analytics and crash reports: Google Firebase
We use Firebase Analytics to understand, in aggregate, how the app is used (for example which screens are opened) and Firebase Crashlytics to receive crash reports so we can fix bugs. These may include an app instance ID, device model, operating system version, app version, general usage events and, for crashes, technical details about the error. We don't use them to identify you personally. See Privacy and Security in Firebase.
Online photos: Pixabay
When you browse or search online photos, the app sends your search words to the Pixabay API, and photos load from Pixabay's servers, which can see your IP address. A photo you pick is downloaded and stored in your project on your device. See the Pixabay Privacy Policy.
Purchases: Google Play Billing
If you buy Remove ads, Google Play handles the payment. The app only receives confirmation of the purchase (such as a purchase token) so it can turn ads off and restore your purchase. We never receive your card or payment details. See the Google Privacy Policy.
3. Summary of data handled
| Data | Where it goes | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Your projects, media and exports | Stays on your device | To make and save your videos |
| Advertising ID, IP address, device info, ad interactions | Google AdMob | Showing and measuring ads, fraud prevention |
| App usage events, crash details, device info | Google Firebase | Analytics and fixing crashes |
| Photo search words, IP address | Pixabay | Online photo search |
| Purchase confirmation | Google Play | Remove ads purchase and restore |
Information sent to these services is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS).
4. Permissions
- Internet: for ads, online photos, analytics, crash reports and purchases.
- Storage (Android 9 and older only): to save exported videos to your Download folder. Newer Android versions don't need this permission.
- Advertising ID (added by Google's ads SDK): lets ads use the device's advertising ID, which you can reset or delete in your device settings.
The app does not ask for access to your camera, microphone, contacts or precise location.
5. Keeping and deleting your information
- Delete a project from the project list to remove it and its copied media from your device.
- Uninstalling the app removes all of its data on the device. Exports in your Download folder stay until you delete them.
- Data collected by Google and Pixabay is kept according to their own policies, linked above.
6. Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, please contact us and we will help remove it.
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe or privacy laws in some US states), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information, or to object to or limit certain processing. Because we don't keep your information on our own servers, most requests are handled through the device controls above or directly with Google and Pixabay. We are happy to help: contact us below.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the app changes. The new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Significant changes may also be announced in the app.
9. Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: masum14092@gmail.com