Sparky BoostPrivacy Policy
Sparky Boost · last updated 13 November 2026
This policy explains what the Sparky Boost app does with information about you and your phone. It is written to be read, so where something is a limitation, it says so.
1. Who is responsible
Sparky Boost is published by Significa Interactive. For anything in this policy, including a question about your data or a request to delete it, write to [email protected].
2. The short version
- Your files, photos and scan results never leave your phone. Scanning, cleaning and the photo check all happen on the device. There is no Sparky Boost account and no Sparky Boost server that receives them.
- The free version shows ads from Google AdMob. To show and measure them, Google receives your device’s advertising identifier, your IP address, basic device information and how you interact with ads (section 4).
- If you buy Remove Ads, Google Play or the App Store takes the payment and RevenueCat keeps a record of the purchase under a random ID, so it can be confirmed and restored (section 5). We never see your payment details.
- We do not sell your personal information.
3. What stays on your phone
Sparky Boost reads the following to do its job. It is used on your phone, and none of it is sent to us or to anyone else.
| Information | Why |
|---|---|
| Storage, memory and battery readings | The health score, the dashboard and the battery screen. |
| App usage statistics and app cache sizes (Android, only with Usage access) | To measure the cache apps leave behind and to show which apps you used recently, or haven’t opened for a month. |
| Names, sizes and dates of files in shared storage (Android, only with file access) | To find old installers (.apk), temporary files and folders left behind by removed apps. |
| Your photos (only if you run the photo check) | Small previews are compared on your phone to find near-duplicates and blurry shots. Nothing is removed until you confirm it in the system dialog. |
| Screen lock status and security patch date | The safety check. |
| The name you give Sparky, your settings, and when you last cleaned | To greet you and to time the weekly check-up reminder. Reminders are scheduled on your phone; there is no push server. |
4. Advertising (Google AdMob)
Unless you have bought Remove Ads, Sparky Boost shows full-screen ads from Google AdMob, provided by Google LLC (and, for users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited). The Google Mobile Ads software in the app collects, and sends to Google:
- your device’s advertising identifier (the Android Advertising ID, or on iPhone the Identifier for Advertisers, only if you allow tracking);
- your IP address, from which an approximate location can be derived;
- device and app information, such as model, operating system version, language and app version;
- ad interactions: which ads were shown, and whether you tapped one.
Google uses this to choose, show and measure ads, to limit how often you see the same ad, and to detect fraud. How Google uses this information is described at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and in Google’s Privacy Policy.
Your choices
- Consent. In the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, and US states whose laws require it, the app shows Google’s consent form before any ad is requested. Where that applies, you can change your answer any time under Settings › Ad privacy choices in the app.
- iPhone. The app asks whether it may track you across apps. If you say no, ads are not personalized using your advertising identifier. You can change this in Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.
- Android. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone’s settings (usually Settings › Privacy › Ads, or Google › Ads).
- No ads at all. With Remove Ads, the app stops requesting ads immediately.
5. Purchases (RevenueCat, Google Play, App Store)
Remove Ads is a one-time purchase. The payment itself is handled by Google Play or by Apple’s App Store under their own terms; Significa Interactive never receives your card or bank details.
To confirm a purchase and let you restore it on another phone, the app uses RevenueCat, provided by RevenueCat, Inc. RevenueCat receives:
- a random app user ID that the app creates on your phone (it is not your name, email or account);
- purchase details from the store: product, price, currency, date and the store’s transaction record;
- device and app information, such as operating system version, app version and store country;
- your IP address, as part of the connection.
RevenueCat’s handling of this information is described in its Privacy Policy. We use the purchase record only to know whether Remove Ads is active, to restore it, and to deal with refunds.
6. What Sparky Boost does not do
- It does not upload your files, photos, file names or scan results.
- It does not ask for access to your contacts, messages, call history, browsing history, microphone, camera, or precise location.
- It has no sign-in and builds no profile of you. It contains no analytics or crash-reporting software of its own.
- It does not sell your personal information.
7. Permissions
Apart from internet access and the advertising ID, every permission below is optional, and the app works with whatever you allow. You can switch them off in your phone’s settings at any time.
| Permission | Used for |
|---|---|
| Usage access (Android) | Measuring app cache and listing recently used and unused apps. |
| All files access / storage (Android) | Finding and removing old installers, temporary files and leftover folders. |
| Photos | The optional blurry and duplicate photo check. |
| Notifications | The weekly check-up reminder. |
| Request app removal (Android) | Opening Android’s own uninstall dialog for apps you choose in App Manager. |
| Close background apps (Android 13 and older) | Stopping apps you choose on the Speed Up screen. |
| Internet and advertising ID | Ads and purchases, as described in sections 4 and 5. |
8. How long data is kept, and deleting it
- On your phone: until you uninstall Sparky Boost or clear its data, which deletes everything it stored.
- Google: according to Google’s retention policies. You can reset your advertising ID at any time, which separates future ads from past ones.
- RevenueCat: for as long as needed to confirm and restore your purchase and to meet tax and accounting obligations. Write to us to have the record deleted; note that we may then be unable to restore the purchase for you.
Significa Interactive itself holds no copy of any of this information.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under the GDPR, the UK GDPR and US state privacy laws, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information about you, to object to or restrict its use, to withdraw consent, and to opt out of targeted advertising. Personalized ads rely on your consent where the law requires it (section 4); the purchase record is processed to provide the purchase you made. To use any of these rights, write to us. Because we hold almost nothing ourselves, we will also point you to the controls Google and RevenueCat offer. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Google and RevenueCat may process information in the United States and other countries, under the safeguards described in their own policies.
10. Children
Sparky Boost is not directed to children under 13, and its ads are not set up for a children’s audience. If you believe a child has used the app and want related data removed, write to us.
11. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date at the top.
12. Contact
Significa Interactive · [email protected]