Privacy Policy

When you paste a link into the App and start a lookup, or share a link to Loadly from another app, that link is sent over HTTPS to our own media resolution service. The service reads the public page the link points at and returns the media it finds — titles, thumbnails, available qualities, and direct file addresses.

Two things are worth being clear about:

• A link shared to Loadly from another app is looked up immediately, because that is what choosing “share to Loadly” is asking for.
• A link that simply appears in the input box — including one filled in from your clipboard — is not sent anywhere until you start the lookup yourself.

The link itself is the only thing sent. We do not attach an account, an email address, a name, or a device identifier to it, because the App does not have one to attach.

We do not retain the links you submit, or the IP addresses those requests come from, for any longer than it takes to process the request. We keep no history of the links you have looked up or the downloads you have started.

If the “Paste link automatically” setting is on (it is on by default), the App reads your clipboard each time you return to the Home screen. It looks for something shaped like a link. If it finds one, it fills the link box with it; if it does not, nothing happens and the text is discarded.

Clipboard text is used only to fill that box on your device. It is never transmitted, logged, or stored, and nothing reaches our service until you start a lookup.

You can switch this off at any time in Settings → Paste link automatically. With it off, the App no longer reads the clipboard on its own; it reads it only when you tap the paste button next to the link box yourself.

Files you choose to download are written to your device. Where they go depends on the “Save to gallery” setting:

• On (default) — into your device's shared media folders, as Movies/Loadly, Pictures/Loadly, or Music/Loadly, so they appear in your gallery and other apps.
• Off — into the App's own folder, where they do not appear in your gallery. On Android 10 and later this folder is not readable by other apps. On Android 9 and earlier, an app holding the storage permission can read it, because the platform did not isolate it yet.

The file transfer runs directly between your device and the content delivery network that serves the file. The bytes of your downloads never pass through our servers, and we never receive a copy of anything you download.

The App stores a record of your downloads locally on your device, including the title, the platform the link came from, the file name, the location of the saved file, the file size, the download status, and the time it completed. This is what fills the Downloads screen. It is stored on your device only and is never uploaded.

The App stores your preferences locally on your device, including:

• App language
• Theme (system, light, or dark)
• Download notifications on or off
• Paste link automatically on or off
• Save to gallery on or off

The App uses Firebase services provided by Google, including Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Performance Monitoring, and Firebase Remote Config.

These services may automatically collect limited technical and diagnostic information such as app version, app-instance identifiers, Firebase installation identifiers, the Android advertising identifier, crash logs, stack traces, relevant app state at the time of a crash, device model, operating system version, screen and locale settings, performance metrics, app start time, network request latency, masked IP address or country-level location derived from IP address, and install referrer information provided by Google Play.

This information is used to understand app stability, diagnose crashes, monitor performance, deliver configuration changes without a new app release, and improve the App. We do not sell your personal data.

The App uses Google Play's in-app review and in-app update features. Whether a review prompt or an update prompt is shown is decided by Google Play, not by us. We do not receive your review, your rating, or any personal information through these features. The App records only a single local flag noting that a review has already been requested, so that you are not asked twice.

Loadly displays ads provided by Google AdMob through the Google Mobile Ads SDK. Ads help support the App and may appear as banners, native ads, interstitials, or app-open ads.

The advertising SDK collects and shares IP addresses (which can indicate approximate location), app and ad interactions, diagnostic data, and device or account identifiers, including the Android advertising ID and app set ID where available. Google uses this information to deliver and measure ads, perform analytics, and prevent fraud. Advertising data is encrypted in transit.

Ad personalization depends on your choices, region, and Google's requirements. Loadly uses Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to request consent where required and checks whether ads may be requested before initializing advertising. When available, you can review or change your choices in Settings → Ad privacy choices. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID using your device's Android ad privacy settings. Non-personalized or limited ads can still involve data processing for ad delivery, measurement, and fraud prevention.

Used to look up links, download files, and tell you immediately when there is no connection rather than after a long timeout.

Used to tell you when a download finishes or fails while you are in another app. This is optional. If you decline it, downloads still work; you simply are not notified.

Used only on Android 9 and earlier to save downloads into your shared media folders. From Android 10 onward the App writes its own media entries and needs no storage permission at all, which is why this permission is capped and is never requested on a modern device.

Added by Android's WorkManager library, which is what lets a download survive you leaving the App, and lets a queued download resume after the device restarts. These are normal permissions and are never prompted for.

Included by Google SDKs for advertising and measurement. These permissions support access to advertising identifiers, Android Privacy Sandbox features, and install attribution. Firebase uses identifiers for analytics, while Google AdMob may use them for ad delivery, personalization where permitted, measurement, and fraud prevention, subject to your choices and applicable requirements.

You can limit their use or reset the advertising identifier at any time in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.