Privacy Policy - Task Manager

🔒 Zero-Telemetry Guarantee: Task Manager is a 100% on-device system diagnostic and task manager application. No device telemetry, battery statistics, CPU logs, process lists, or personal user data is ever collected, stored, or transmitted to any external servers or third parties.

1. Overview & Core Philosophy

This Privacy Policy explains how Task Manager operates regarding your privacy, device telemetry, and system permissions. We firmly believe that system diagnostics belong solely to the user. We do not track, profile, monetize, or harvest user data.

2. Data Handled Strictly on Device

All telemetry calculations occur live within the Android operating system and RAM of your device. No telemetry data persists beyond local volatile application memory:

RAM Usage: Calculated via Android's ActivityManager.MemoryInfo and ActivityManager.getProcessMemoryInfo().
CPU Load: Derived by reading local system statistics (/proc/stat) to render the 15-second load graph.
Thermals & Power: Battery percentage, health, voltage, and Celsius temperature received through Android system broadcasts (Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED).
Disk Breakdown: Retrieved using Android's StorageStatsManager and StatFs APIs to categorize Code, Data, and Cache storage.
App Screen Time: Retrieved using Android's UsageStatsManager to display foreground hours and launch frequency.

3. Permissions Disclosures & Justifications

Task Manager requires specific Android permissions to execute its system management capabilities:

Permission	Technical Identifier	Purpose / Need
Usage Access	`android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`	Required to measure application screen time and identify active foreground/background processes.
Query All Packages	`android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`	Required to list installed apps to display their individual disk footprint (Code, Data, Cache) and RAM usage.
Post Notifications	`android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`	Used on Android 13+ to deliver optional proactive alerts when system RAM, CPU, or cache thresholds are exceeded.
Kill Background Processes	`android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES`	Enables the user to terminate non-critical background apps to reclaim system memory.
Request App Uninstallation	`android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`	Allows the user to trigger the native Android app uninstallation flow from the storage tab.
Haptic Feedback	`android.permission.VIBRATE`	Provides physical haptic response when interacting with buttons, kill switches, and sliders.
Network State	`android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`	Used solely for local hardware adapter diagnostics. No network connections are initiated.

4. Third-Party Services & Trackers

Task Manager contains:

NO Analytics SDKs: No Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics, Mixpanel, or third-party trackers.
NO Advertising SDKs: 100% ad-free experience without third-party ad networks.
NO Cloud Sync: No user accounts, registration, passwords, or cloud databases.

5. Children's Privacy

Task Manager is an administrative system utility and does not solicit or collect information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union). It complies with COPPA and GDPR regulations.

6. Google Play Policy Compliance

This application strictly adheres to the Google Play Developer Program Policies regarding User Data, Permissions, and Device/Network Abuse. High-privilege access permissions (such as Usage Access) are explicitly granted by the user via the system settings interface with full contextual transparency.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the developer:

Developer: Syed Faizan
Email: syedfaizan52@gmail.com
Package Name: com.hackerdevop.taskmanager