App Name: Backup Text Messages | Last updated: September 2026
Welcome to Backup Text Messages. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how our application accesses, handles, and protects your information when you use our Android application.
1. Information We Access & Permissions
To provide core SMS backup, restoration, and messaging features, Backup Text Messages requests and utilizes the following Android permissions:
READ_SMS: Accessed solely on your device to read your text message database when you initiate backups, search messages, or view conversation threads.
RECEIVE_SMS & RECEIVE_MMS: Required for receiving incoming messages when operating as the default SMS handler or processing message broadcasts.
SEND_SMS: Required for sending text messages when composing or replying through the app.
WRITE_SMS: Accessed strictly when you explicitly choose to restore a backup archive into your native device SMS database.
INTERNET & ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Used exclusively for checking network connectivity and displaying non-intrusive advertisements via Google AdMob.
POST_NOTIFICATIONS: Used to display status notifications for background scheduled backups and ongoing tasks.
Core Privacy Promise: All backup operations occur entirely on your device. We never transmit, upload, store, sell, or share your SMS messages, contacts, or backup files to external servers.
2. Data Storage and Security
Local Storage: All backup files are stored locally on your device storage or in directories explicitly selected by you using the Android Storage Access Framework (SAF).
Encryption: When encryption is enabled by the user, backups are secured using industry-standard AES-256-GCM encryption with PBKDF2WithHmacSHA256 key derivation. The encryption password remains solely with you and is never transmitted.
3. Third-Party Services (Google AdMob)
This application integrates Google AdMob to display banner, interstitial, and app open advertisements. AdMob may automatically collect anonymous device identifiers, IP addresses, and interaction data to serve ads in accordance with Google Play policies and user consent preferences. No SMS message contents or personal user data are ever shared with AdMob or any third-party ad network.
4. Children’s Privacy
Our application does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. The app is a general utility tool intended for adult users managing their own device messages.
5. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the play store listing mail.