Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2, 2025

1. Responsible Body

Fake Defense AI
Contact: Google Group

2. Overview

Fake Defense AI is an Accessibility Service app that protects users from fraudulent websites while shopping online.

3. Use of Accessibility Service

3.1 Purpose

Fake Defense AI uses the Android Accessibility Service exclusively to:

• Detect URLs of websites you visit in browsers
• Warn you about potentially fraudulent online shops

3.2 What we do NOT do

• We do not read text inputs, passwords, or personal information
• We do not monitor any other apps besides browsers
• We do not store any personal data
• We do not create user profiles
• We do not sell data to third parties

3.3 Accessed Data

The Accessibility Service accesses exclusively the following information:

• URL addresses of websites in browser apps (Chrome, Firefox, etc.)
• No personal data, passwords, or form inputs

4. No Collection of Personal Data

4.1 Principle

We do not collect or store any personal data. The app works completely without registration, login, or user identification.

4.2 Locally Stored Data

The app stores the following data exclusively locally on your device:

• App settings (popup preferences)
• Cache of website analyses (24 hours)
• No personal data

4.3 Data Transmitted to Backend

When a website is analyzed, we send:

• Only the URL of the visited website (e.g., "amazon.de")
• No device information
• No location data
• No IP addresses are stored
• No personal identification data

4.4 Backend Processing

Our backend (hosted on Google Cloud Run in the EU):

• Analyzes only the URL for trustworthiness
• Uses Google Gemini AI for analysis
• Stores analysis results for max. 24 hours (as cache)
• Deletes all data automatically after 24 hours
• No association with users or devices

5. Advertising (AdMob)

5.1 Google AdMob

The app uses Google AdMob to display advertisements:

• AdMob may collect advertising IDs and usage data
• You can disable personalized advertising in Android settings
• AdMob Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

5.2 Advertising Data

• We collect no personal data for advertising purposes
• AdMob may collect anonymized usage data
• You can reset the advertising ID in Android settings

6. Third-Party Services

6.1 Services Used

• Google Cloud Run: Backend Hosting
• Google Gemini AI: Website Analysis
• Google AdMob: Advertisements

6.2 Data Transmission

• Data is transmitted encrypted via HTTPS
• No sharing with other third parties except the listed services
• All services comply with GDPR

7. Data Security

7.1 Technical Measures

• HTTPS encryption for all network connections
• No storage of passwords or payment data
• Automatic deletion of cache data after 24 hours
• No tracking of user activities

7.2 Data Storage

• Local Data: Only on your device
• Backend Cache: 24 hours, then automatic deletion
• No permanent storage of user data

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the following rights:

• Access: Right to information about your stored data
• Deletion: Right to deletion of your data
• Correction: Right to correction of incorrect data
• Objection: Right to object to data processing
• Data Portability: Right to data transferability

9. Data Retention

• App Settings: Until uninstallation of the app
• Website Analyses: 24 hours in backend cache
• Logs: Are not stored

10. Children

The app is directed to users aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

11. International Users

• Backend hosted in: EU (europe-west1, Belgium)
• GDPR compliant
• Data does not leave the EU

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy. Changes will be displayed in the app.

13. Uninstallation

Upon uninstallation of the app:

• All local data is deleted
• Backend cache entries are automatically deleted after 24 hours
• No data remains

14. Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority:
For Germany: www.bfdi.bund.de