Privacy Policy – Messenger SMS - MMS

Effective Date: August 8, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Messenger SMS - MMS ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use our messaging services (the "Service"). It also explains your privacy choices and rights under applicable privacy laws, including the GDPR and applicable U.S. state privacy laws.

By installing, running, or using Messenger SMS - MMS, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. The Service is intended for individuals who are at least 18 years old.

1. Data Collection and Processing

1.1 Types of Data Collected

Technical Information

We may collect technical and diagnostic information necessary to provide, maintain, secure, and improve the Service, including:

Device information such as device model, operating system version, application version, and language settings.
IP address and other technical information associated with network connections.
Diagnostic and crash-related information used to troubleshoot problems and improve reliability.

SMS and MMS Data

As a messaging application, Messenger SMS - MMS accesses SMS and MMS messages to provide core messaging functionality, including receiving, sending, displaying, organizing, and synchronizing message conversations.

Message content and related message information, such as sender/recipient phone numbers, timestamps, and delivery information.
MMS media, such as photos or videos, when required to display or send MMS messages.

Contacts Data

With the relevant device permission, we may access contacts to display contact names and avatars and to match phone numbers with contacts in your conversations.

Phone and SIM Information

We may access phone and SIM state information to determine the active SIM status and help ensure that messages are routed and delivered using the appropriate phone number.

Account and Service Data

Certain account or service-related information may be processed to support synchronization, backup, security, and other core Service operations.

Advertising and Usage Data

Advertising identifiers and certain device information may be processed by our advertising SDKs and partners for advertising, measurement, fraud prevention, and related purposes.
Advertising partners may process information such as IP address, device information, advertising identifiers, approximate location, and advertising interactions, subject to their respective privacy policies and applicable user choices.

Important: Certain message and account data may be securely transmitted from your device to our servers when necessary for messaging synchronization, backup, security, or other core Service operations. Data transmitted off your device is protected using HTTPS/TLS 1.2 or higher.

1.2 Users Under 18

Our Service is not designed for use by individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under this age.

2. Use of Your Data

We use information for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve the Service:

Provide SMS and MMS messaging functionality.
Display and organize conversations and contact information.
Support message synchronization, backup, and related Service operations.
Maintain system infrastructure, security, and Service reliability.
Monitor diagnostics and technical performance to identify and resolve problems.

To process requests:

Respond to support requests, bug reports, feedback, and privacy-related requests.
Fulfill applicable account or personal data deletion requests.

For advertising and measurement:

Display advertisements and measure advertising performance.
Where permitted and subject to applicable consent and settings, support personalized advertising.

To comply with legal requirements:

Respond to valid law enforcement or public authority requests.
Maintain compliance with applicable data protection and other legal requirements.

Data Partners and Sharing

We may share or make available relevant information to trusted service providers and SDK partners when necessary to provide the Service, analytics, security, measurement, or advertising. These third parties process information according to their respective privacy policies and applicable contractual or legal requirements.

3. Retention of Data

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to provide the Service, maintain security and reliability, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.

Message and account data: May be retained on our servers for as long as necessary to provide synchronization, backup, and related Service functions, subject to applicable deletion requirements.
Technical and diagnostic data: May be retained for a reasonable period for security, troubleshooting, analytics, and product improvement.
Advertising-related data: May be retained by advertising partners according to their respective privacy policies and retention practices.

You may request deletion of personal information that we control, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements. See Section 7 for your rights.

4. Transfer of Data

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries or regions outside your country of residence, including the United States or the European Union, depending on the service providers and advertising partners used.

Where required by applicable law, we use appropriate safeguards for international data transfers, which may include Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Advertising and analytics partners may process information on servers located in their respective jurisdictions and operate independently under their own privacy policies.

5. Advertising and Opt-Out Rights

5.1 Personalized Advertising

Our app may display both non-personalized and personalized advertisements. Depending on your device settings, applicable law, consent choices, and the advertising partners used through our mediation services, personalized advertising may use information such as advertising identifiers, device information, IP address, approximate location, and advertising interactions.

Google AdMob and third-party demand or mediation partners may process information for advertising, measurement, fraud prevention, and related purposes. The specific information processed may vary by partner, region, consent status, and advertising configuration.

5.2 How to Manage Advertising Choices

Depending on your device, region, and available settings, you may manage advertising personalization through your Android advertising settings and any consent or privacy controls presented by the app or advertising partners.

Reset or delete your Android Advertising ID through your device's advertising settings, where available.
Use the consent or privacy choices presented by the app or applicable advertising partners.
Manage privacy or advertising preferences provided by Google, Meta, AppLovin, or other applicable partners through their respective services.

6. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, we process information based on:

Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Where applicable, when you provide consent for processing that requires consent, including certain personalized advertising or optional permissions.
Contract / Service Provision (Article 6(1)(b)): When processing is necessary to provide the Service you request, including messaging and related functions.
Legal Obligations (Article 6(1)(c)): When processing is necessary to comply with legal requirements.
Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f)): Where permitted by law, for security, fraud prevention, service reliability, diagnostics, and improvement, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

Access: Request information about the personal information we process about you.
Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Data Erasure: Request deletion of personal information where applicable.
Data Portability: Request a copy of certain personal information in a portable format where required by law.
Restriction or Objection: Request restriction of or object to certain processing where provided by applicable law.

To exercise your rights, contact us using the information in Section 9. We may need to verify your request before completing it.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Service, technology, advertising partners, legal requirements, or our data practices. Updates will be posted on this page, and material changes will be communicated through the app or other appropriate means when required.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or privacy-related requests, you can reach us at:

Email: linclaire83@gmail.com