Privacy Policy

DirectChat - Quick Message

Effective Date: February 22, 2026

Go Apps built the DirectChat app as a Free app (with ads). This Service is provided by Go Apps at no cost and is intended for use as is.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service. By using this app, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described below.

Information Collection and Use

The app collects and stores the following data locally on your device:

• Phone Numbers — Numbers you enter to initiate WhatsApp conversations, saved favorites, and scheduled message recipients.
• Contact Names — Names you assign to your favorite contacts and contact cards.
• Message Content — Text content of messages you schedule for later sending via WhatsApp.
• Contact Card Details — Name, phone number, email, and company information you provide to generate QR codes and contact cards.
• Usage Analytics — Timestamps, phone numbers contacted, country codes, and WhatsApp type used, to provide you with personal usage statistics within the app.
• App Preferences — Settings such as dark mode, default country code, language, notification preferences, and other feature toggles.
• Media Files — WhatsApp Status images and videos accessed through the Status Saver feature are saved to your device's gallery.
• Camera Captures — Photos taken using the DP Maker or Sticker Creator features are stored locally on your device.

Device Contacts: If you use the Contact Export feature, the app requests permission to read your device's contacts (names, phone numbers, email addresses) temporarily in memory for export as CSV or vCard files. Contacts are not permanently stored by the app.

Device Information: On first launch, the app detects your device's locale to set a default country code. This preference is stored locally. No other device information is collected.

All of the above data is stored exclusively on your device and is never uploaded to any server operated by us.

The app uses third-party services that may collect information used to identify you:

• Google Play Services
• AdMob

Log Data

The app does not collect any log data or error reports. The app does not use Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics, or any other crash reporting or analytics services. All app usage data remains on your device.

Third-Party Services

Google AdMob

The app uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect certain information automatically, including:

• Device identifiers (advertising ID)
• IP address
• Device information (model, operating system)
• Ad interaction data (impressions, clicks)

This data is collected and processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of personalized advertising by adjusting your device's ad settings under Settings > Google > Ads.

WhatsApp

When you initiate a conversation through the app, your entered phone number is passed to WhatsApp via a standard deep link. The app does not send any other data to WhatsApp. Your interaction with WhatsApp is governed by WhatsApp's Privacy Policy.

No Other Third-Party Services

The app does not use Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Facebook SDK, or any other third-party analytics, tracking, or telemetry services. Apart from Google AdMob, no data is shared with any third party.

Cookies

The app does not use cookies explicitly. However, third-party libraries (such as AdMob) may use cookies to collect information and improve their services.

Data Storage and Security

All personal data is stored exclusively on your device in:

• A local Room database in the app's private storage directory
• Android DataStore preferences in the app's private storage directory
• Cache files for temporary exports (automatically cleaned up)

We do not operate any servers or cloud infrastructure. Your data is never uploaded, synced, or backed up to any remote server by us.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your personal information with third parties, except:

• Google AdMob receives standard advertising data as described above.
• WhatsApp receives phone numbers only when you explicitly initiate a conversation.
• User-Initiated Sharing — When you use share or export features, data is shared through Android's standard share mechanism to the app or service you choose.

Your Rights and Controls

You have full control over your data within the app:

View Your Data:

• Recent chat history in the Direct Chat screen
• Favorite contacts in the Favorites screen
• Scheduled messages in the Scheduler screen
• Usage analytics in the Analytics screen

Delete Your Data:

• Recent Chats: Clear from the Direct Chat screen
• Favorite Contacts: Delete individually or in bulk from the Favorites screen
• Scheduled Messages: Delete individually from the Scheduler screen
• Chat Analytics: Clear all analytics data from Settings
• Contact Cards: Delete from the QR Code screen
• Message Templates: Delete from the Templates screen
• All Data: Uninstalling the app permanently deletes all locally stored data

Export Your Data:

• Export chat analytics as a CSV file
• Export contacts as CSV or vCard (VCF) files

Control Permissions: You can revoke any permission (Contacts, Camera, Storage) at any time through your device's Settings > Apps > DirectChat > Permissions.

Permissions

Permission	Feature	Required
INTERNET	Advertisement serving (AdMob)	Yes
READ_CONTACTS	Contact Export	Optional (runtime)
CAMERA	DP Maker, Sticker Creator	Optional (runtime)
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE	Status Saver (Android 12 and below)	Optional (runtime)
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE	Save files (Android 9 and below)	Optional (runtime)
POST_NOTIFICATIONS	Scheduled message reminders	Optional (runtime)
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED	Reschedule pending messages after restart	Yes
SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM	Message scheduling	Yes
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW	Floating bubble shortcut	Optional
FOREGROUND_SERVICE	Background message scheduling	Yes

Children's Privacy

This Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take the necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this page periodically.