Generator

1. About this policy

Generator (the “app”) is built and maintained by Ariel Tkachenko, an independent developer (“I”, “me”). The app is free to download and use, and is supported by ads.

This policy covers Generator for Android. For the iPhone and iPad app, see the iOS privacy policy.

This policy explains what information the app collects, why, who it's shared with, and the choices you have. By using the app, you agree to the collection and use of information as described here.

2. What stays on your device

The main features work entirely on your device, and their content is never sent to me or to anyone else:

• Random numbers, passwords and lottery tickets are generated locally. Password strength is also checked locally.
• QR codes. Text, Wi-Fi network names and passwords you enter are turned into a QR code on your device. They're never sent anywhere, and the app doesn't keep them after you leave the screen.
• Contacts. If you make a QR code from a contact, Android's contact picker lets you pick a single contact. On Android 17 and later, the app receives only the details that go into the code (name, phone numbers, emails, company, addresses and websites) and the contact's photo, shown in the middle of the code; on earlier versions, only the contact's name and the one phone number you pick. The app can't browse your address book (it doesn't have the Contacts permission) and never uploads contact details.
• Photos. If you add a logo to a QR code, Android's photo picker gives the app only the image you choose. Nothing is uploaded.
• Settings, such as your preferred ranges and options, are stored on your device. If your device backs up to your Google account, Android may include them in that backup and restore them on a new device; they're never sent to me. A QR logo you choose to keep for new codes is left out of backups and stays on this device only.

If you share generated content, it goes only where you choose to send it, through the standard Android share sheet.

3. Information collected

The app doesn't collect information that directly identifies you, such as your name, email address, phone number or precise location. It does collect the following technical and usage information:

Usage statistics (Firebase Analytics)

• Which screens you open and actions like “Generate”, “Share” or changing a setting. The screen and action are recorded, never what you generated.
• The app language, app version, device model, Android version and approximate country (derived from your IP address)
• A random app-instance identifier, and the device's advertising ID, which you can delete or reset in Android Settings → Security & privacy → Privacy → Ads
• Whether ads loaded and Remove Ads purchase events (never payment details)

Anonymous sign-in and online features (Firebase Authentication & Realtime Database)

• For these features, the app signs in anonymously. Firebase assigns a random user ID that isn't linked to your identity, email or Google account.
• Quiz statistics (how many questions you answered and how many were correct) are stored under that random ID so your score is kept.
• Lottery ticket counters. The app adds each generated ticket to shared totals (for example, how many “lucky” tickets have been generated overall). Only the totals are stored, not your tickets and nothing linked to you.

Quotes, jokes and quiz questions (third-party content services)

Quotes, jokes and quiz questions are available in English and Russian. They're loaded from free third-party services, depending on the app's language:

• Russian: quotes and quiz questions from randstuff.ru, jokes from shortiki.com
• English: quotes from ZenQuotes, jokes from JokeAPI, quiz questions from Open Trivia DB

When you open these screens, the app requests content from the service. Like any website, the service receives your IP address and basic request details with each request. In the Russian quiz, the answer you pick is also sent to randstuff.ru, which checks it; in English, answers are checked on your device. No other information about you is sent to these services.

In the app's other languages these screens are hidden, so nothing is loaded from these services.

4. Ads and tracking

The free version shows a banner ad from Google AdMob. To show and measure ads, Google may collect your IP address, device and app information, ad interactions and your device's advertising ID, if it has one.

• Consent (EEA, UK, Switzerland and some US states). Where the law requires it, the app shows Google's consent form before any ads load. You can choose whether your data may be used for personalized ads. You can change your choice at any time from Privacy Settings in the app's menu.
• Advertising ID. Android lets you delete or reset your advertising ID at any time in Android Settings → Security & privacy → Privacy → Ads (the exact path depends on your device). Without it, ads aren't personalized based on it.
• Remove Ads. If you buy Remove Ads, the app doesn't load ads at all.

Learn more in how Google uses information from apps that use its services.

5. In-app purchases

The optional Remove Ads purchase is processed entirely by Google through Google Play. I don't receive your name, Google account or payment details. The app only checks with Google Play whether the purchase is active on your account, so it can be restored on your other devices.

6. Third-party services

These services process data on the app's behalf, each under its own privacy policy:

Google processes data on servers worldwide, including in the United States, under its standard data-protection safeguards.

7. Sharing and selling of data

I do not sell, rent or trade your information. It's shared only:

• With the service providers listed above, to run the app and show ads (under your ad choices)
• When required by law, or to protect the rights and safety of users or others

8. Data retention

• Analytics data is deleted automatically after the retention period set in Firebase (at most 14 months).
• Quiz statistics are kept until you reset them in the app, which sets them to zero.
• Ticket totals aren't personal data and are kept indefinitely.
• Ad data is retained by Google as described in its privacy policy.

9. Security

Data sent to Firebase and Google is encrypted in transit (HTTPS), and access to the Firebase project is restricted. However, no method of transmission over the internet or of electronic storage is 100% secure, so I can't guarantee absolute security.

10. Your rights and choices

You're in control of what's collected:

• Personalized ads: change your choice from Privacy Settings in the app's menu (where available in your region).
• Advertising ID: delete or reset it in Android Settings → Security & privacy → Privacy → Ads.
• Ads altogether: buy Remove Ads.
• Quiz statistics: reset them in the quiz screen.
• Everything: uninstalling the app stops all collection and discards its random identifiers.

Depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR in the EU/UK or the CCPA in California), you also have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to complain to your local data-protection authority.

Because the app has no accounts and uses only random identifiers, I usually can't match stored data to a specific person. If you'd like to make a request, email me and I'll do my best to help within 30 days.

Legal basis (EEA/UK): Usage statistics and the online features are processed on the basis of my legitimate interest in running and improving the app. Personalized ads are shown only with your consent.

11. Children's privacy

The app isn't directed at children under 13, and I don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you're a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information, please contact me and I'll delete it.

12. Changes to this policy

I may update this policy from time to time, for example when the app gains new features. Changes are posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date and take effect as soon as they're posted.

13. Contact

Questions, requests or suggestions about this Privacy Policy? Get in touch: