The short version
- No account needed. The App does not ask you to sign up or give us your name, email address or phone number.
- Calls are simulated. The App plays pre-made or your own video and audio on a call-style screen. It does not place or receive real phone calls and does not access your contacts, call history, SMS or phone state.
- What you create stays on your device. Custom callers, photos and videos you pick, voice recordings, chat messages, caller names and numbers you type, and scheduled calls are stored only in the App’s storage on your device. We do not upload them.
- Camera and microphone are used live, on your device. The camera shows your own face during a video call and is never recorded or uploaded. The microphone is used only when you choose to record your own voice clip.
- The App is supported by ads. We and our advertising, analytics and attribution partners collect device and usage data, including device identifiers.
- You are in control. You can manage permissions, ad personalization and notifications, and you can ask us to access or delete your data.
This Privacy Policy explains how the Fake Call & Prank mobile application for Android (the “App”) collects, uses, shares and protects information about you. By using the App you acknowledge the practices described here. Please also read our Terms of Service.
1. Who we are
The App is developed and published by GLANRA COMPANY LIMITED (“GLANRA”, “we”, “us”, “our”), located at 37/2/6 Street No 12, Quarter 3, An Khanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. For the purposes of data protection laws such as the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are the controller of the personal data described in this policy, except where a third party acts as an independent controller (see Section 9).
This notice is the App-specific privacy notice referred to in the GLANRA Privacy Policy, which applies to all of our apps. For this App, this notice is the complete description of our practices; where the two differ, this notice applies.
You can reach us at any time at [email protected].
2. About fake calls
The App is for entertainment. It shows incoming and outgoing call screens, video and voice calls, and chat conversations that look real but are simulated entirely inside the App:
- No real phone call, VoIP call or SMS is made or received, and no one is contacted. The App does not use the Android telephony or Telecom (“phone account”) system.
- Caller names, phone numbers and chat messages shown on screen are either part of the App’s content or typed by you. They are only displayed on your device.
- The App does not request access to your contacts, call log, SMS, phone state or phone number.
Please use the App responsibly. Do not use it to deceive, harass or defraud anyone, and only use another person’s name, phone number, photo, video or voice if you have their permission.
3. Information we collect
3.1 Content you create and add (stays on your device)
The following is stored locally in the App’s private storage on your device. It is not uploaded to us or to our partners:
- Custom callers: a name, an optional phone number, an optional photo and a video you choose. Photos and videos are selected through the Android system photo picker, which gives the App access only to the items you select. The App copies the selected files into its own storage so the caller keeps working if you move or delete the original.
- Voice recordings you make with “Record your own” (up to 60 seconds each).
- Call settings: caller name and number overrides, ringtone, volume, vibration, flash, auto-end, theme and similar preferences.
- Scheduled calls: the time, caller and settings of calls you schedule.
- Chats: messages you type or edit, the order and times of messages, and your progress through the App’s chat scripts.
- In-app call log: a record of the fake calls played in the App. This is not your phone’s call log.
If Android backup is turned on for your Google account, Android may include the App’s local data in your device backup, which is stored by Google under your account and their terms. We cannot access these backups.
3.2 Information you send us
If you contact us (for example by sending feedback by email from the App), we receive your email address, your message and any attachments, plus the details the App pre-fills in the email: Android version, language and region setting, and App version. We use this only to respond and to improve the App.
3.3 Information collected automatically
When you use the App, we and our service providers (listed in Section 9) automatically collect:
- Device and app information: device manufacturer and model, Android version, App name and version, language, country or region, time zone, screen size, network type, install date, and similar technical data.
- Identifiers: your device’s Advertising ID (unless you have deleted it), the Android ID (a device identifier assigned by Android to the App), app instance and installation IDs generated by Firebase and AppsFlyer, push notification tokens, and IDs generated by advertising SDKs.
- Usage data: which screens and features you use, buttons you tap, which characters, call types and themes you choose, session number and length, and the local date, hour and weekday of events.
- Advertising data: which ads were requested, loaded, shown and clicked, estimated ad revenue, and attribution data (for example, which ad campaign led to the App being installed).
- Diagnostics: crash reports, error logs and performance data.
- Approximate location: a coarse location (country, region or city) derived from your IP address, and the country code of your SIM card or mobile network as reported by Android. It is used to show the right consent message, to serve and measure ads, and for aggregated analytics. The App does not request or use your precise (GPS) location.
- Content delivery data: characters, videos, voice clips, images and chat scripts are downloaded from our content servers (CDN). Those servers receive standard request data (such as IP address and device and App information) that is needed to deliver the content. Downloaded media is cached on your device.
Some of the usage, device and advertising data above, together with the Android ID, is sent to our own analytics server, operated by us or a hosting provider on our behalf, so we can understand how the App and its ads perform.
3.4 What we do not collect
The App does not access your contacts, call log, SMS, phone state, calendars, health data or precise location. It does not record calls, does not record or upload camera images, and does not use face recognition.
4. Permissions and device features
The App asks for permissions only when you use a feature that needs them. All of them are optional: you can refuse or turn them off at any time in your device settings, but the related feature will not work.
| Permission / feature | Why the App uses it |
|---|---|
| Camera | Shows a live preview of your own camera on the video call screen, like a real video call (“Show my camera”). Frames are displayed on screen only; they are not recorded, stored or uploaded. |
| Flashlight | Optionally blinks the flashlight while a fake call is ringing (“Flash” setting). |
| Microphone | Records your own voice clip when you tap “Record your own”. The recording is saved only on your device and can be used as the caller’s voice. The microphone is not used during calls. |
| Photos and videos (system photo picker) | Lets you choose a photo and a video for a custom caller. Only the items you pick are shared with the App. |
| Notifications | Shows scheduled fake calls when the App is in the background, and reminders and news notifications. |
| Full-screen notifications | Lets a scheduled fake call appear full screen, including on the lock screen, like an incoming call. |
| Alarms & reminders (exact alarms) | Rings a scheduled fake call at the exact time you chose. Without it, the call may ring a little late. |
| Foreground service, wake lock, run at startup | Keeps a short countdown running for calls scheduled a few minutes ahead, keeps the screen on during a call, and restores your scheduled calls after the device restarts. |
| Audio settings, vibration, proximity sensor | Plays the caller’s voice through the earpiece or speaker, vibrates while ringing, and turns the screen off when you hold the phone to your ear during a voice call. |
| Internet and network state | Downloads content and ads, and checks your connection before playing videos. |
5. How we use information
We use information for the purposes below. If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the table also shows our legal basis under the GDPR.
| Purpose | Examples of data used | Legal basis (EEA/UK) |
|---|---|---|
| Provide the App’s features: play fake video and voice calls, schedule calls, run chats, manage custom callers and recordings | Your local content, device and app info, camera and microphone input (processed on device) | Performance of our contract with you (our Terms) |
| Deliver and update content (characters, media, chat scripts and translations) | Device and app info, language, IP address | Performance of contract; legitimate interests |
| Show ads that keep the App free, and unlock content with rewarded ads | Identifiers, device info, approximate location, advertising data | Consent for personalized ads and for accessing information on your device where required; legitimate interests for non-personalized ads, frequency capping and fraud prevention |
| Measure and attribute marketing campaigns | Identifiers, install and usage events, advertising and purchase data | Consent where required; otherwise legitimate interests |
| Understand usage and improve the App | Usage data, device info, Android ID, approximate location | Legitimate interests; consent where required |
| Fix crashes and improve performance | Diagnostics, device info, identifiers | Legitimate interests |
| Process purchases, where offered | Purchase information | Performance of contract |
| Send push notifications and reminders | Push token, language, usage data; scheduled calls and reminders are set on your device | Consent (your notification permission) |
| Configure the App remotely and test changes | Device and app info, app instance ID | Legitimate interests |
| Respond to feedback and support requests | Your email and message | Legitimate interests; performance of contract |
| Keep the App safe, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our Terms, and meet legal obligations | Any of the above, as needed | Legitimate interests; legal obligation |
We do not sell your personal information for money. We do not make decisions based solely on automated processing that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
6. Advertising and tracking
The App shows banner, native, interstitial, app-open and rewarded ads from Google AdMob. Some characters can be unlocked by watching a rewarded ad. AdMob can fill ads through other ad networks (“mediation”), which are listed in Section 9. These partners may collect the data described in Section 3.3 to serve ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure performance, and detect fraud. If you have allowed it, they may also use this data to show ads that are personalized to your interests.
- Advertising ID. You can reset or delete your Advertising ID in your device settings (usually Settings › Privacy › Ads, or Settings › Google › Ads).
- Consent in the EEA, UK, Switzerland and some U.S. states. Where required, the App shows a consent message powered by Google’s User Messaging Platform (which uses the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework in the EEA/UK) before personalized ads are served. To review or change your choices, contact us, or clear the App’s data in your device settings to see the message again.
Ads are provided by third parties. We do not control their content or the websites and apps they link to, and those have their own privacy policies.
7. In-app purchases
Where the App offers purchases or subscriptions, they are processed by Google Play under its terms and privacy policy. We do not receive or store your payment card, bank account or billing address details. Google Play tells us what you bought (product, price and currency, order and purchase token identifiers, purchase and expiry dates, and subscription status). We use this to unlock and restore features, prevent fraud, and meet legal obligations. Purchase events may also be shared with our analytics and attribution partners (such as Google Analytics for Firebase and AppsFlyer) so we can measure revenue and the performance of our marketing.
9. Third-party services we use
This list reflects the current version of the App and may change as we add or remove partners.
| Provider | Purpose | Privacy policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdMob | Advertising, ad mediation | policies.google.com/privacy · How Google uses data from apps |
| Google User Messaging Platform | Consent management | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Cloud Messaging, Remote Config) | Analytics, crash reporting, push notifications, remote configuration | firebase.google.com/support/privacy |
| AppsFlyer | Install attribution, ad revenue and campaign measurement | appsflyer.com – Services Privacy Policy |
| AppLovin | Advertising (mediation) | legal.applovin.com/privacy |
| Chartboost | Advertising (mediation) | Chartboost (LoopMe) Privacy Notice |
| DT Exchange – Digital Turbine | Advertising (mediation) | digitalturbine.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| Liftoff Monetize (Vungle) | Advertising (mediation) | liftoff.ai/privacy-policy |
| Meta Audience Network | Advertising (mediation) | facebook.com/privacy/policy |
| Mintegral | Advertising (mediation) | mintegral.com/en/privacy |
| Pangle (ByteDance) | Advertising (mediation) | Pangle End User Privacy Policy |
| Unity Ads | Advertising (mediation) | Unity App User Privacy Policy |
| Bigo Ads | Advertising (mediation) | Bigo Ads Privacy Policy |
| myTarget (VK) | Advertising | VK Ads (myTarget) Privacy Policy |
| Content delivery network and analytics server hosting | Delivering App content; receiving the App’s analytics events (Section 3.3) | Operated on our behalf under contract |
| Google Play | Distribution, payments, install attribution | policies.google.com/privacy |
10. Data retention and deletion
| Data | Where it is kept | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Custom callers, photos and videos you picked, voice recordings, chats, scheduled calls, settings, in-app call history, cached media | Your device | Until you delete them in the App, clear the App’s data or uninstall the App. Copies may remain in your own device backups. |
| Analytics data | Google Analytics for Firebase and our analytics server | Event-level data is kept for up to 14 months. After that, only aggregated reports that do not identify you are kept. |
| Crash reports | Firebase Crashlytics | About 90 days |
| Attribution and advertising data | AppsFlyer and advertising partners | According to each provider’s retention policy (see Section 9) |
| Support emails | Our mailbox | As long as needed to handle your request, and then up to 24 months, unless you ask us to delete them sooner |
| Purchase information | Google Play; purchase status on your device | Google keeps records under its policies. Any transaction records we receive are kept only as long as needed to provide your purchase and to meet legal, tax and accounting obligations. |
When data is no longer needed, we delete it or make it anonymous.
11. Your choices and controls
- Permissions: turn camera, microphone, notifications, full-screen notifications and alarms on or off in your device settings.
- Ad personalization: see Section 6 (Advertising ID and the consent message where shown).
- Notifications: turn notifications off in your device settings at any time. Cancel scheduled calls inside the App.
- Local content: delete custom callers, recordings and chats inside the App. Clearing the App’s data or uninstalling the App removes all of its local data from your device.
- Withdraw consent: you can withdraw any consent at any time. This does not affect processing that already took place.
12. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, including under Vietnam’s Law on Personal Data Protection and its implementing regulations, the GDPR, the UK GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws, you may have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you and get a copy of it;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data deleted;
- restrict or object to certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interests and direct marketing;
- receive your data in a portable format;
- withdraw consent at any time; and
- complain to your local data protection authority.
How to make a request. Email [email protected] with the subject “Privacy Request”. The App has no user accounts and we do not hold the content you create, so please include details that help us find your data, for example the email address and approximate date you contacted us. We may ask you to verify your request. We will respond within one month, or within the time required by the law that applies to you. Some data is held by our partners under identifiers that we cannot link to you. In that case, we will explain how to contact the partner directly, and you can also use the device controls in Section 11.
13. U.S. state privacy notice
This section applies to residents of California and other U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws.
- Categories we collect: identifiers (such as advertising and device IDs); internet or other electronic network activity (App usage and ad interactions); approximate geolocation; commercial information (purchase records, where purchases are offered); and inferences that advertising partners may draw about your interests. Audio and visual information you create (photos, videos, voice recordings, camera preview) stays on your device and we do not receive it. We collect these from you, from your device, and from our partners, for the purposes described in Section 5.
- “Sale” and “sharing”: we do not sell personal information for money. However, allowing ad partners to collect identifiers and usage data for personalized, cross-context behavioral advertising may count as a “sale” or “sharing” under some state laws. To opt out, decline personalized ads in the consent message where it is shown, delete your Advertising ID on Android, or email us with the subject “Do Not Sell or Share”.
- Sensitive information: we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you.
- Your rights: you may request to know, access, correct and delete your personal information, and to opt out as described above. You may use an authorized agent. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
- Retention: see Section 10.
14. Children
The App is not directed to children under 13, or under the minimum age required in your country to consent to data processing (for example, 16 in some EEA countries). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
15. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) for content delivery and analytics, and reputable, secure cloud providers. Content you create is kept in the App’s private storage, which other apps cannot read. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
16. International transfers
We are based in Vietnam. We and our service providers may process information in countries other than the one where you live, including the United States and other countries where our providers operate. Where the law requires it, we rely on appropriate safeguards for these transfers, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms.
17. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time, for example when we add features or partners. We will change the “Last updated” date above and, when changes are significant, give you notice in the App or on this page. If you keep using the App after an update, the updated policy applies.
18. Contact us
If you have questions or requests about this policy or your data, contact:
GLANRA COMPANY LIMITED
37/2/6 Street No 12, Quarter 3, An Khanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +84 348 635 424
Support: glanraltd.com/support