Privacy Policy for ShelledCam
Last updated: January 2025
Introduction
ShelledCam ("we", "our", or "the app") is a privacy-focused camera designed for discreet photo and video capture. Whether you need to document important personal moments, ensure your safety, or preserve evidence without drawing attention, we are committed to protecting your privacy while providing powerful capture capabilities.
Information Collection and Use
Data We Do NOT Collect
ShelledCam is designed for your personal safety and privacy. We do not:
- Collect any personal information
- Track user behavior or analytics
- Store or transmit photos/videos to any external servers
- Share your data with third parties
- Require any user accounts or registration
Local Storage Only
All photos and videos captured using ShelledCam are:
- Stored locally on your device only
- Saved to your device's standard media folders
- Never uploaded or transmitted anywhere
- Under your complete control
Advertising
To keep ShelledCam free and continuously improving, we display advertisements through Google AdMob:
- What we collect: Only the Advertising ID and basic ad interaction data required by Google AdMob
- What we DON'T collect: No personal photos, videos, or usage patterns
- Your control: You can reset your Advertising ID or opt out of personalized ads in your device settings
- Our promise: Ad data is handled entirely by Google according to their privacy policy, and we never access your personal content
Permissions
ShelledCam requires the following permissions to function:
Camera Permission (Required)
- Purpose: To capture photos and videos for personal documentation
- Usage: Enables silent capture, black screen mode, and floating window recording
Microphone Permission (Optional)
- Purpose: To record audio in videos when enabled
- Usage: Only active during video recording if audio is enabled in settings
Storage Permission (Android 9 and below)
- Purpose: To save captured photos and videos to device storage
- Usage: Only when saving media files
Vibration Permission
- Purpose: To provide haptic feedback when capturing media
- Usage: Only when vibration feedback is enabled in settings
Internet Permission
- Purpose: To display advertisements that keep the app free
- Usage: Only for loading ad content from Google AdMob
- Note: Your photos and videos are NEVER transmitted online
Data Security
- All media files are stored using Android's standard MediaStore API
- No encryption is applied to allow easy access through your gallery app
- Files are protected by your device's security measures
- Ad-related data is transmitted securely to Google's servers using industry-standard encryption
- We have no access to or control over the data collected by Google AdMob
Children's Privacy
ShelledCam does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13 years of age.
Third-Party Services
Google AdMob
- Purpose: To display advertisements that support free app development
- Data collected: Advertising ID and ad interaction data only
- Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Important: Google AdMob operates independently and cannot access your photos, videos, or any personal content stored on your device.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted in this document with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: dev.shellednuts@gmail.com
Your Rights
You have complete control over all data (photos/videos) created by ShelledCam:
- Delete files directly from your gallery or file manager
- No data is retained by the app after deletion
- Uninstalling the app removes all app-specific data
Legal Compliance
ShelledCam is designed with privacy in mind and complies with major data protection regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other regional privacy laws. Since we do not collect, store, or transmit any personal data, your privacy is inherently protected.
Security Measures
- All media files remain on your device's secure storage
- No network transmission of your photos or videos
- App cannot access other apps' data or files
- Android's built-in security sandbox protects your content
