This Privacy Policy explains how WazApp (“WazApp”, “the app”, “we”, “us”), published by WebAppyPie, handles information when you use the WazApp mobile application on Android (package com.webappypie.wazapp) and iOS (bundle com.webappypie.wazapp.ios).
WazApp is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WhatsApp or Meta.
1. Summary
- WazApp has no user accounts and no sign-in.
- Your photos, videos, statuses and edits stay on your device. We never upload them to our servers, and we have no cloud backup.
- The app connects to the internet only for its service connection, ads, optional notifications, optional weather, and purchases through Google Play.
- We do not sell your personal information.
2. Information that stays on your device
The following is processed only on your device and is never sent to us:
- Status media: On Android, WazApp reads only the WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business status folder that you choose through the system folder picker. Access is read-only, and you can revoke it at any time in your device settings.
- Imported media: Photos and videos you choose yourself from Photos or Files.
- Saved items, edits and creations: Saved statuses, edited photos and videos, text statuses and festival designs are stored in WazApp's private app storage. They are deleted if you uninstall the app or clear its data. Use “Save to gallery” or Share to keep a copy elsewhere.
- Private Folder: Items you move to the Private Folder are hidden from the rest of the app. If you turn on the lock, it opens with your device's own fingerprint, face, PIN, pattern or password. WazApp never receives or stores your biometric data or screen-lock credentials. The Private Folder is not encrypted.
- Preferences: Settings such as theme, onboarding status, favourites, your chosen city and ad-frequency counters.
3. Information sent over the internet
3.1 Service connection (WAPCentral)
WazApp contacts our service at wapcentral.webappypie.com to check that the service is running, to load ad settings and in-app announcements or promotions, and, if you allow notifications, to register your device for messages. These requests include the app identifier and app version, a push token (only if notifications are allowed), your notification preferences, and, as with any web request, your IP address. No photos, videos, file names or personal content are sent. If you are offline, all media features keep working.
3.2 Advertising (Google AdMob)
The free version of WazApp shows ads served by Google AdMob. Google may collect and process information such as your device's advertising ID, IP address, device and app information, and ad interactions in order to deliver, measure and, where permitted, personalise ads. Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), WazApp asks for your consent through Google's consent form before personalised ads are shown. You can change that choice later from the app, and you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings. Learn more at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
3.3 Push notifications (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
If you allow notifications, WazApp uses Google Firebase Cloud Messaging to receive messages. Firebase creates a device token and an installation identifier, which are shared with our service so that messages can reach your device. You can turn notifications off at any time in WazApp's settings or in your device settings. Notifications are never required to use WazApp.
3.4 Weather (WeatherAPI.com) — optional
If you use the weather feature in Daily Discover, WazApp sends the city you chose, or your approximate location if you tapped “Use my approximate location”, to WeatherAPI.com to get the forecast. Like any web request, it also includes your IP address. Location is asked for only when you use this option, never at launch. WazApp does not request precise location and does not track your location in the background. Weather results are cached on your device for a short time. See WeatherAPI.com's privacy policy.
3.5 Purchases (Google Play Billing)
WazApp offers a one-time, non-consumable “WazApp Lifetime Premium” purchase that removes ads. Payments are processed entirely by Google Play. We never see your card or payment details. Google Play shares purchase information with the app (such as the product, purchase state and a purchase token) so that your Premium status can be confirmed and restored. See the Google Payments Privacy Notice.
3.6 Links you open
Links such as Rate, Share, Help or event pages open in your browser or another app. Their own privacy policies apply.
4. Permissions WazApp may request
- Folder access (Android system picker): to read the status folders you choose. Read-only.
- Photos / Files picker: to import the media you select.
- Notifications: optional, for messages from the WazApp team.
- Approximate location: optional, for local weather only.
- Biometrics / device lock: optional, to unlock the Private Folder and App Lock. Handled entirely by your device.
- Internet: for the services described in section 3.
5. How we use information
We use the limited information described above only to run and protect the service, show ads and honour your ad choices, deliver notifications you agreed to, provide weather, confirm purchases, and fix problems. We do not use your media for any purpose, and we do not build profiles of you.
6. Sharing
We share information only with the service providers named in section 3 (Google AdMob, Google Firebase, Google Play and WeatherAPI.com), each acting under its own terms, or when the law requires it. We do not sell or rent personal information.
7. Data retention
Content stored on your device remains until you delete it, clear the app's data or uninstall WazApp. Push tokens are kept only while notifications are enabled and the app is installed. Data held by third-party providers is kept according to their own policies.
8. Your choices and rights
- Delete saved items, clear temporary files or uninstall the app at any time.
- Revoke folder, notification or location access in your device settings.
- Change your ad consent choice in the app, and reset your advertising ID in your device settings.
- Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA or India's DPDP Act 2023), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data and to object to certain processing. Because WazApp has no accounts and we hold almost no personal data, most requests are handled by the controls above. You can also contact us using the details in section 12.
9. Children
WazApp is not directed to children under 13, or under the minimum age required in your country, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
10. Security
We use reasonable measures to protect the data we handle, and we send network requests over encrypted connections (HTTPS). However, no method of storage or transmission is completely secure. The Private Folder hides items and can require device authentication, but it is not encrypted. Anyone who can access an unlocked device, a backup or the device's storage may be able to read its files.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version at this page with a new effective date and, for significant changes, notify you in the app.
12. Contact us
For questions or requests about this Privacy Policy, contact WebAppyPie through our support page: webappypie.com/support.