Legal / Addendum
SoLo Backup & Clean Privacy Addendum
Effective: July 16, 2026
1. Local-First Product Scope
SoLo Backup & Clean is an Android backup and storage-care utility. Storage analysis, media review, duplicate and similarity checks, cleanup suggestions, app recommendations, and message archive encryption run on the device. The app has no SoLoVision account requirement, advertising SDK, or analytics SDK.
2. Information Processed on the Device
Depending on the features and permissions you choose, the app may process:
- Device storage totals and locally accessible photo and video metadata or content needed for scanning, previews, backup, and cleanup.
- SMS, MMS, message addresses, timestamps, bodies, and MMS attachments when you start message backup or restore.
- Launcher-app size and recent-use information when you separately grant Android Usage Access.
- Preferences such as low-storage monitoring, scan cache, verified-backup state, and confirmation dates.
SoLoVision does not receive this app content.
3. Optional Google Photos Backup
When you start Google Photos backup and approve Google authorization, selected media is uploaded directly from your device to an album named SoLo Cleanup in your Google Photos account. SoLoVision does not proxy, store, inspect, or receive the media or OAuth access token. The app uses append-only access and marks an item verified only after Google returns a media item identifier. Google’s privacy terms apply to your Google Photos account.
4. Encrypted SMS and MMS Archives
Message backup creates a password-protected archive on the device using password-derived keys and chunked AES-GCM authenticated encryption. Android’s document picker saves the archive to the destination you choose, including a connected document provider such as Google Drive. SoLoVision does not receive the archive, password, messages, phone numbers, or attachments.
Restore reads only the file you select, keeps existing messages, skips deterministic matches, and requests Android’s temporary default-SMS role because Android restricts message-provider writes. Airplane mode is required during that temporary role window to prevent a new carrier message from arriving while SoLo Backup & Clean is the default. RCS content is not read; the app opens Android’s official backup screen for RCS protection.
5. Cleanup and Android System Controls
The app does not silently delete media or apps. You review cleanup candidates and Android presents confirmation where required. App uninstall, app-specific storage, Downloads, device storage management, default-app selection, and permission changes remain under Android’s control. Sending an item to Android trash may not release storage until the trash is emptied.
6. Permissions and Your Choices
- Deny or revoke photo, video, SMS, notification, and other runtime permissions in Android Settings.
- Keep selected-photo access limited or grant broader access for full-library storage scanning.
- Decline optional Usage Access and use Android’s app-management screen instead.
- Cancel photo backup or use the in-app disconnect control to revoke future Google Photos access.
- Disable low-storage monitoring and delete local app data through Android Settings.
7. Retention, Security, and Accounts
Local scan cache, preferences, and verified-backup state remain on the device until replaced, cleared in the app where available, or removed through Android app-data controls. Temporary restore attachments are stored in private app cache and cleared during normal restore lifecycle handling; Android may also clear cache. Network traffic to Google Photos uses HTTPS.
The app does not create a SoLoVision account or store user content on SoLoVision infrastructure, so there is no developer account or hosted content to delete.
8. Contact
Questions about this addendum can be submitted through SoLo Backup & Clean Support or emailed to [email protected].