This policy explains what the SMS & Call Forwarding app ("the app", "we") does with your information. The app is local-first: most data never leaves your device.
| Data / permission | Why | Leaves your device? |
|---|---|---|
| Forwarding rules & phone numbers you enter | To know what to forward and where | No — stored locally |
Incoming SMS (RECEIVE_SMS, READ_SMS) | To detect and read texts so they can be forwarded | Content goes only to the destination number you set |
Send SMS (SEND_SMS) | To forward the text to your chosen number | Sent to your chosen number |
| Call forwarding (dialer, no permission) | Opens your phone's dialer pre-filled with the carrier call-forwarding code; you tap to send it | No |
Contacts (READ_CONTACTS) | To match rules like "unknown numbers" / specific contacts | No — read on device only |
| Advertising identifier | To show ads via Google AdMob | Yes — to Google |
| App-generated device ID, purchase receipt, voucher code | To grant/verify/revoke Premium | Only if you purchase or redeem, and only to our server |
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not collect your messages, contacts, or call logs onto our servers.
We use Google AdMob to display ads to non-Premium users. AdMob may collect and process data such as your advertising identifier, device information, and ad interactions to serve and measure ads. See Google's policy: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and AdMob data disclosure. Buying Premium or redeeming a voucher removes ads.
In-app purchases are processed by Google Play Billing; we never receive your payment-card details. To grant, verify, or revoke Premium we may send your purchase receipt or voucher code, plus a random app-generated device identifier, to our validation server. This identifier is not your name, email, or phone number and is used only to manage your ad-free entitlement.
Local data (rules, settings, Premium status) remains until you delete it or uninstall the app. Entitlement records on our server are kept while your Premium is active and may be removed on request — see Data deletion below.
You can request deletion of data associated with the SMS & Call Forwarding app by Techsorbit at any time.
What is deleted: all locally stored data (rules, phone numbers, settings, Premium/voucher state) is removed as soon as you clear app storage or uninstall; any entitlement record we hold (a random app-generated device ID plus Premium/voucher status) is deleted on email request within 30 days.
What is kept: we do not collect your messages, contacts, or call logs, so there is nothing of that kind to delete on our side. In-app purchase/transaction records are held by Google Play in your Google account; we may retain minimal transaction records only where required for legal, tax, or accounting purposes, and only for the period required by law.
The app is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
We may update this policy; material changes will be reflected by a new effective date on this page.
Questions or data requests: info@techsorbit.com