Kraken VPN Privacy Policy

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use the Services provided by us [Kraken VPN] and the choices you may have associated with that data. 

We use your data to provide and improve our Services. By using them [services], you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions. 
 

Information Collection and Use 

For a better experience, while using our Service, I may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The information that I request will be retained on your device and is not collected by me in any way.

The app does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you.

Link to privacy policy of third party service providers used by the app

-Google Play Services

-Firebase Analytics

-Admob 

 

Types of collected data

It's important that you understand what information this app collects, and how you can control it. We explain it in detail in Our updated Privacy Policy and Terms of service. You can review the key points below. 

Why does this app use your data? 
To give you a customized experience, improve our services, understand how users use this app, show ads, and more.

Some examples of data this app collects and uses are:

- Crash logs, Diagnostics
This app collects Crash logs, Diagnostics, Other app performance data by Firebase Crashlytics SDK to see how many users are using a particular feature, to monitor app health, to diagnose and fix bugs or crashes, or to make future performance improvements.

- Installed Apps
This app collects Installed apps to allows users to select which of their applications can use the this app Tunnel for internet connectivity.

- Device ID
This app collects Device ID data by Google Mobile Ads SDK to display or target ads or marketing communications. Widely used in the mobile marketing ecosystem, it enables precise measurement of campaign performance.

- App interactions
This app collects Information about how a user interacts with the app by Google Analytics SDK. For example, the number of times they visit a page or sections they tap on for make better user experince.

- search history
The list of apps that the user selects through search on the allowed apps page (for bypassing the tunnel) is saved within the app, so that the user doesn't need to search for the apps again in future.

- VPNService:
Our app utilizes the VPNService to function as a VPN service, which is central to its core functionality. By employing VPNService, we provide users with secure and private access to online resources, reinforcing their online privacy and security.

Cookies and usage data

Usage Data 
We may collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). 

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. 

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, and your mobile operating system. This data is solely used for bug tracking and fixing. 

Tracking & Cookies Data 

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. 

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. 

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. 

Examples of Cookies we use: 

 

Use of Data

This app uses the collected data for various purposes: 

 

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. 

If you are located outside Europe and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Europe and process it there. 

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. 

This app will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information. 

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements 

 

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. 

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. 

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. 

Analytics 

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. 

Google Analytics 

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. 

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: 
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

Firebase 
Firebase is a mobile app analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports mobile application usage. Google uses the data collected to track the use of our Application. This data is used by us to increase the usability of our services. We do not forward this data. For more information on the Firebase privacy practices please visit the following links: 

https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy/
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. 

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. 

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). 

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. 

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. 

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. 

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
 

Contact

Please contact [email protected] for inquiries