Privacy Policy

Who we are

Notif Log (org.dvdh.notiflog) and Notif Log Pro (org.dvdh.notiflog.full) are Android apps made by Kiwi Tree, Santa Clara, California, United States ("we", "us"). This policy covers both apps. Where they differ, we say so.

Your notification log

Notif Log keeps a history of the notifications your phone receives, so you can search it, filter it by app, snooze notifications and reopen the apps they came from. To do this, Android asks you to give the app Notification access. With that access, the app can read the notifications other apps post, including their titles, text, images and the name of the app that posted them. Those notifications can include personal information, such as messages and verification codes.

• Stored only on your device. The log is saved in the app's private storage on your phone. Other apps can't read it, and we never receive it.
• Not in cloud backups. The log is excluded from Android's cloud backup. It is copied only when you move to a new phone with a direct device-to-device transfer, which Android does without going through us.
• You choose how long to keep it. In Settings, you can keep history for a number of days or as a number of recent notifications. Older entries are deleted automatically. You can also clear the log in the app at any time.
• Copying, sharing and exporting, only when you ask. You can copy a notification's text, share it with an app you pick, or export the log as a spreadsheet file saved where you choose. Once shared or exported, that copy is handled by the app or storage location you chose, not by Notif Log. We still never receive it.
• Switching to Notif Log Pro. When you install Pro, it can copy the free version's log, excluded apps and settings so you don't start over. The copy goes straight from one app to the other on your phone; it never leaves the device, and no other app can read it.
• Keyword rules (Pro). The rules you create are stored with the log on your phone, and applied there. A rule can apply only while Do Not Disturb is on; to know, the app reads that setting from your phone.
• Replying from the log (Pro). While a conversation's notification is still on your phone, you can reply to it from the log. Your reply goes to the app that posted the notification, through the reply button that app gave the notification, just as if you replied from the notification itself. That app then sends it under its own privacy policy. Notif Log doesn't send it anywhere else.
• Buttons for addresses, dates and flights. To offer buttons such as Map or Add to calendar, the app asks Android's own text classifier, on your phone, to find addresses, email addresses, dates and flight numbers in a notification. The button opens the app Android picks for it, only when you tap it.
• Private space and work profile. While your private space is locked or your work profile is paused, their notifications are hidden everywhere in the log, and they show again when it's back on.
• Backups, only where you choose. You can back up the log, its images, your settings and keyword rules to a file, and restore it later. You pick where the file goes with Android's file picker: Google Drive, Dropbox, another storage app, or your phone. If you set a password, the file is encrypted on your phone before it's saved, and nobody, including us, can open it without that password or reset it. Notif Log Pro can keep one backup file up to date automatically; it stores only a key made from your password, protected by Android's keystore, never the password itself. The backup is handled by the storage app or location you chose, under its own privacy policy. We never receive it.
• App lock. If you turn on App lock, Android checks your fingerprint, face or screen lock before the log opens. The app only learns whether the check succeeded. It never sees or stores your fingerprint, face data, PIN or password. While App lock is on, the home screen widget hides your notifications.
• Deleting everything. Clearing the app's storage or uninstalling the app deletes the log permanently. Because we never had a copy, we can't recover it.

To show app names and icons in the log, the app looks up the apps on your phone that have a launcher icon. This happens only on your device, and that list is never sent anywhere.

Other permissions

• Display over other apps. Used only if you turn on Floatie, a small handle you can pull down from any screen to open your log. A foreground service keeps Floatie on screen while it is turned on.
• Notifications. Used only for Floatie's own notification, and asked for only when you turn Floatie on.
• Use biometric hardware. Used only if you turn on App lock, so Android can show its fingerprint or face prompt. Android performs the check.
• Run at startup. Brings Floatie back after your phone restarts, if you had it turned on.

The app also provides a home screen widget, launcher shortcuts and a Quick Settings tile. They open or show your log on your device and send nothing.

Usage statistics and crash reports (free version only)

The free version, Notif Log, uses two Google services, Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics. Google processes this information on our behalf.

Neither service receives the content of your notifications. They do not receive titles, text, images or anything else from your log. We don't use this information to identify you, and we don't combine it with other information about you.

Crashlytics keeps crash reports for 90 days. Analytics keeps usage statistics for at most 14 months. Both are sent over an encrypted connection.

To stop this collection, you can use Notif Log Pro, which collects none of it, or uninstall the free version.

Notif Log Pro

Notif Log Pro includes no analytics or crash reporting, and it does not request permission to use the internet, so it cannot send information anywhere. Pro may ask whether you'd like to rate the app. If you do, the rating dialog is provided by Google Play under Google's privacy policy, and we only see the public rating and review you choose to leave.

Settings backup

Your app settings, such as how long to keep history and which apps to ignore, can be included in your Android backup. Android's backup service is provided by Google under your Google account. Your notification log is never part of that backup.

Sharing and selling

We don't sell your information, and we don't share it with anyone for advertising. The only outside party involved is Google, which runs Firebase for the free version as described above.

Children

The apps are not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from children.

Your choices and rights

Your notification log is entirely under your control on your device. For the usage statistics and crash reports collected by the free version, you can ask us to delete the information connected to your installation, or ask what we hold, by emailing us. Depending on where you live, you may have other rights over your personal information, such as rights under the GDPR or California law. We will respond to any such request.

Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update this page and the effective date at the top. If a change affects what the apps collect, we'll also mention it in the app's release notes.

Contact

Questions or requests: dvdandroidapp@gmail.com
Kiwi Tree, Santa Clara, California, United States