Last updated: June 16, 2026
com.essenty.thiefalarm).ThiefSnap sounds a loud alarm when your phone is moved, taken from your pocket, unplugged, or its headphones/Wi-Fi are changed while protection is on; it can capture a selfie of whoever sets off the alarm (and on a wrong PIN), saved on your device; and it can ring on a clap or whistle to help you find a misplaced phone. It is designed to protect the owner’s own device.
All of the above is removed when you uninstall the app.
When you start “Find my phone”, the app listens through the microphone on the device only to detect a clap or whistle. The audio is analysed in memory and immediately discarded. No audio is recorded, stored, or transmitted. Listening stops when you stop it or after a short timeout.
The free version shows banner ads via Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use a device advertising identifier (AD_ID) and related data to serve and measure ads, as described in Google’s privacy policy. Upgrading to Pro removes ads. See Google’s policy linked in section 6.
Pro is a one-time purchase processed by Google Play Billing. Google handles the payment and tells the app whether you own Pro. We do not receive your payment details.
The app uses Google Firebase Crashlytics and Google Analytics for Firebase to understand stability and usage so we can fix bugs and improve the app. These collect, on our behalf: crash and error reports, basic diagnostics (device model, OS version, app version, app state at the time of a crash), anonymous app-usage events (e.g. which screens are opened), and app-instance / device identifiers (including the advertising ID). This data is processed by Google and is not used to identify you personally and is never sold. It does not include your PIN, selfies, history, or any audio. See Google’s policy in section 6.
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Camera | Take the intruder selfie when the alarm fires or a wrong PIN is entered (only if you enable it). |
| Microphone (record audio) | Detect a clap/whistle for “Find my phone” — on-device, not recorded. |
| Notifications | Show the ongoing “protecting” notification and the alarm notification. |
| Foreground service (+ camera / microphone / special use) | Keep protection running (and take the trigger-time selfie), or run the clap/whistle listener, while active. |
| Vibrate | Vibrate during the alarm. |
| Biometric / fingerprint | Let you disarm the alarm with biometrics (only if you enable it). |
| Internet, network state (auto-added by Ads/Billing) | Serve ads and talk to Google Play Billing. |
| Advertising ID (AD_ID) | Used by Google AdMob (free version) and Firebase Analytics (see sections 3.3 and 3.5). |
If you are in Vietnam, you have the rights to be informed, to access, to correct, to withdraw consent, to delete, and to object to the processing of your personal data, and to lodge complaints with the competent authority. Contact us to exercise these rights.
You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and portability. Legal bases: performing the purchase contract (Pro), and your consent (ads). You may complain to your local Data Protection Authority.
We do not sell or “share” your personal information. You have the rights to know, to delete, and to non-discrimination. The advertising ID used by AdMob may be treated as personal information; you can limit it in Android settings or remove ads by upgrading to Pro.
The app is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect children’s personal information. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us.
On-device data lives only on your device until you delete it or uninstall. The PIN is stored as a salted hash. Intruder selfies are stored only in the app’s private storage and are never uploaded.
We may update this policy. Material changes will bump the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, be noted in the app. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
Vietnamese law applies as the primary jurisdiction. Where mandatorily applicable, the GDPR (EU) and CCPA/CPRA (California) rights in section 7 are respected.
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