Terms and Conditions

AdRadar: Privacy Policy

Why does AdRadar collect and process data?

• Generate insights based on your AdSense account
• Improve app performance by analyzing usage and monitoring technical issues

What kind of data is stored?

A. Personally Identifiable Information:

• Your name, email address and profile picture from your Google account, used to show who is signed in. These are kept on your device only. If you contact us or sign up for updates, your email address is used to reply to you.

B. Analytics Data:

• The app feeds specific elements from your AdSense account only after you grant access
• No data is used or processed outside the scope of what's required for app functionality
• ✓ Device information (model, OS version, etc.)
• ✓ App usage data (launches, crash logs)
• ✓ Advertising ID (IDFA): only on the free plan, and only if you allow tracking when iOS asks
• ✓ User generated information (email inquiries, etc.)

C. Usage Data:

• We collect general app usage information (e.g. frequency, duration, crash logs)
• We use TelemetryDeck, a privacy-focused analytics service, to understand which features are used and to spot errors. Where an identifier is needed it is hashed (SHA-256) on your device first, and no AdSense, AdMob, Google Analytics or Google Ad Manager data is ever included
• Website analytics (if accessed via web) may use Google Analytics, and cookies may be saved locally on your device. This data is anonymized and cannot be used to personally identify you.

Crash Reporting

Data Storage

Google Analytics Data (optional)

• The list of Google Analytics properties your Google account can see, so you can choose which website to show
• The website address of each property, so the app can suggest the one that matches your AdSense site
• Realtime visitor counts for the property you choose: how many people are active in the last 30 minutes, and their country or the page they are viewing

Google Ad Manager Data (optional, AdRadar Pro)

• List the Ad Manager networks your Google account can see (name, network code, currency and time zone), so you can choose which one to show
• Create its own reports in the network you choose, marked hidden so they stay out of your report list, and run them
• Read the results: revenue, impressions and clicks, by date, ad unit, country, device and demand channel

AdRadar Cloud (Ask AdRadar, AdRadar Pro)

• What is sent: your question, and the AdSense figures the app reads to answer it (such as earnings, page views, clicks, and country and site names). They are sent over HTTPS to AdRadar's server, which runs on Google Cloud in the United States.
• Who answers: our server passes them to Anthropic, PBC, the AI provider that writes the answer. Anthropic uses them only to produce the answer and does not use them to train its models. Anthropic deletes them within 30 days, unless they are flagged as violating Anthropic's usage policy, in which case they may be kept for up to two years.
• What stays on your device: your Google sign-in and access token never leave your device. The app reads your AdSense data itself and sends only what a question needs.
• What our server keeps: it does not store or log your conversations or figures. It keeps a count of questions asked each day, linked to a one-way hash (SHA-256) of the app's anonymous ID, and deletes it after three days. To confirm requests come from the genuine app, your device's App Attest key is registered with our server and forgotten after 180 days without use. Our server asks RevenueCat, using the same anonymous ID, whether you have AdRadar Pro.
• Your choice: you can go back to On-device, or stop using AdRadar Cloud, at any time from the engine menu under the title in Ask AdRadar. If you stop, you are asked again before AdRadar Cloud is used.

Data Protection: How We Protect Your Sensitive Data

• Direct connection to Google: The app requests your AdSense, AdMob, Google Analytics and Google Ad Manager data straight from Google's APIs to your device. It does not pass through, and is not stored on, any server operated by us. The one exception is AdRadar Cloud, if you choose it: the figures a question needs then pass through our server to Anthropic, over HTTPS, and are not stored or logged. We cannot see your earnings, reports, Google Analytics or Google Ad Manager data.
• Encryption in transit: Every request to Google's APIs is made over HTTPS, encrypted with TLS 1.2 or higher.
• Secure credential storage: Your Google access token is stored in the iOS Keychain, Apple's encrypted credential store, and is never saved in plain text. It is kept only in the main app and is not shared with widgets or other apps.
• Encryption at rest: Reports cached on your device so widgets can display them are kept in the app's private storage, which iOS encrypts with its built-in Data Protection. Other apps cannot read it.
• Least privilege: The app asks only for read-only access (adsense.readonly, admob.readonly and, if you choose to connect it, analytics.readonly), with one exception. If you connect Google Ad Manager, the app asks for the admanager permission, because Google allows reports to be created only with it. AdRadar uses it only to create and read its own hidden reports. It never changes your ads, line items, payments or account settings.
• Minimal, de-identified analytics: Usage statistics never include your earnings, reports, Google Analytics or Google Ad Manager data. Where an identifier is needed, it is irreversibly hashed (SHA-256) on your device before it is sent, so it cannot be traced back to your email address.
• No human access: Your Google data never reaches our servers, apart from AdRadar Cloud figures, which are passed on without being stored or logged, so no person at AdRadar can read it. We never sell it, use it for advertising, or use it to train AI models, and Anthropic does not use it to train its models either.
• Retention and removal: Signing out deletes your access token from the Keychain and erases saved Google Analytics details. Deleting the app removes all data it stored on your device. You can revoke AdRadar's access at any time from your Google account.

Advertising (free plan only)

• Consent: Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, UK and some US states), the app asks for your consent through Google's consent form before any ad is requested. You can change your choice at any time under Privacy choices in the app's Settings.
• Tracking permission: After you have used the free version a few times, iOS may ask whether AdRadar can track you to show more relevant ads. Only if you allow it can AdMob use your device's advertising ID (IDFA). You can change this at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
• What AdMob receives: Like other ad networks, AdMob receives device and usage information (such as device type, IP address and ad interactions) to serve and measure ads. AdMob never receives your AdSense, AdMob, Google Analytics or Google Ad Manager reports, your Google sign-in token or your email address.

Subscriptions

Third-Party Sharing

• Service Providers: We use SendGrid to manage email communication. Your email address may be shared with them for this purpose.
• Service Providers: Google AdMob (ads on the free plan), RevenueCat (subscription status) and TelemetryDeck (app analytics), each limited to the data described above.
• Service Providers: Anthropic (answers in AdRadar Cloud, only if you choose it) and Google Cloud (hosting the server AdRadar Cloud runs on), limited to the data described under AdRadar Cloud.
• Acquisition or Business Changes: In the event of acquisition or a business transfer, your information may be transferred accordingly.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required by law or court order.

How can I delete or revoke access to my data?

• App Deletion: All data is stored on your device. Deleting the app removes your data.
• Logout: Logging out disconnects your AdSense account temporarily.
• Google Ad Manager: Choosing Disconnect in the app's Google Ad Manager settings stops all requests to Google Ad Manager and erases everything the app saved about your network. To remove the permission completely, revoke it in your Google account as described below.
• AdRadar Cloud: Choosing Stop using AdRadar Cloud in Ask AdRadar's engine menu stops sending questions to our server. Our server's daily question count deletes itself after three days.
• Google Analytics: Choosing Disconnect in the app's Google Analytics settings stops all requests to Google Analytics and erases everything the app saved about your properties. To remove the permission completely, revoke it in your Google account as described below.

Data Questions & Contact

Use of Your Data

• Operate the AdRadar service
• Communicate with you about service updates, tips, or promotional [via email or push notifications] (if available)

Changes & Updates