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EpisodeFlow — Politica de confidentialitate

Ultima actualizare: 16 octombrie 2026

Pe scurt: biblioteca ta de seriale se salveaza local pe telefon. Daca esti in Spatiul Economic European, Marea Britanie sau Elvetia, la prima pornire iti aratam formularul oficial de consimtamant Google (UMP) inainte de a incarca vreo reclama. Versiunea gratuita permite pana la 15 seriale urmarite simultan si functioneaza doar local; Premium (plata unica sau abonament lunar) elimina reclamele, limita de seriale si activeaza sincronizarea automata in cloud. Nu cerem si nu folosim niciodata locatia (GPS) ta. Poti sterge toate datele tale, oricand, dintr-un singur buton din Setari.

1. Cine este operatorul de date

EpisodeFlow este dezvoltata si intretinuta de Athos, dezvoltator individual, cu sediul in Romania. Pentru orice intrebare legata de aceasta politica sau de datele tale, poti scrie la contact.athosdev@gmail.com. Butonul de contact din aplicatie (Setari → Despre) precompleteaza automat emailul cu cateva informatii de diagnostic — versiunea aplicatiei, modelul dispozitivului si versiunea Android, identificatorul tau anonim de utilizator si limba aleasa — ca sa te putem ajuta mai repede; poti edita sau sterge acest text din email inainte sa il trimiti, iar informatiile ajung la noi doar daca apesi tu "Trimite".

2. Ce date foloseste aplicatia

Tabelul de mai jos rezuma fiecare categorie de date folosita de aplicatie si unde ajunge.

CategorieColectata?Partajata cu terti?De ce
Biblioteca de seriale/episoade (ce urmaresti, ce ai vazut)Da — local intotdeauna; in cloud (Firestore) doar cu achizitia PremiumNu — ramane pe infrastructura noastra FirebaseFunctionalitatea de baza si backup
Identificator anonim de instalare (Firebase Anonymous Auth)Da — pentru toti utilizatorii, chiar si fara Premium (necesar pentru a interoga serverul propriu de date despre seriale)NuAutentifica cererile catre serverul nostru si leaga eventualul backup de instalarea ta
Email si nume cont GoogleDoar daca alegi sa conectezi optional un cont GoogleNuLeaga backup-ul de contul tau Google, ca sa-l recuperezi pe orice telefon
ID publicitar (Advertising ID) si semnale de dispozitivDaDa — cu Google/AdMobAfisarea bannerului de reclame
Istoricul achizitiei Premium (plata unica sau abonament)Nu direct de aplicatie—Procesat integral de Google Play
Locatie (GPS)Nu, niciodata——
Continut public/generat de utilizatoriNu — aplicatia nu are nicio functie de acest tip——

Aplicatia cere urmatoarele permisiuni Android:

PermisiuneNecesara/OptionalaDe ce
INTERNETNecesaraComunicarea cu serverul nostru, Firebase si (prin server) TMDB
POST_NOTIFICATIONSNecesara (Android 13+; fara ea nu poti primi notificari)Notificari pentru episoade noi
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDNecesaraReporneste verificarea periodica de fundal pentru episoade noi dupa un restart al telefonului
WAKE_LOCKNecesaraPermite verificarii periodice de fundal (WorkManager) sa se termine fara sa fie intrerupta de sistem
com.android.vending.BILLINGNecesaraProcesarea achizitiei Premium (plata unica sau abonament) prin Google Play Billing
AD_ID (adaugata automat de SDK-ul Google Mobile Ads)Necesara pentru afisarea reclamelorID publicitar folosit de AdMob — vezi Sectiunea 6

Aplicatia nu cere si nu foloseste permisiunea de locatie (GPS), camera, microfon, contacte sau SMS.

3. Stocare locala (pe telefonul tau)

Urmatoarele raman exclusiv pe dispozitivul tau, intr-o baza de date locala (SQLite) si preferinte simple:

4. Cont si backup in cloud (Firebase)

5. Securitate

Toate comunicatiile aplicatiei cu serverele noastre (Firebase) si cu serviciile Google (AdMob, Play Billing) folosesc conexiuni criptate (HTTPS/TLS). Aplicatia respecta izolarea standard de securitate a sistemului Android — fiecare aplicatie ruleaza izolat, fara acces la datele altor aplicatii. Backup-ul tau din cloud (Firestore) este protejat prin reguli de securitate care permit accesul doar contului tau (anonim sau Google) — nimeni altcineva, inclusiv alti utilizatori ai aplicatiei, nu poate citi sau modifica datele tale din backup. Nu stocam parole — autentificarea se face exclusiv prin Firebase Authentication (anonima sau Google Sign-In).

6. Reclame (Google AdMob)

Aplicatia e gratuita si sustinuta de un singur banner de reclame, livrat de Google AdMob, afisat intr-o singura zona fixa a ecranului — niciodata reclame pe tot ecranul, niciodata intre actiuni.

Daca esti in Spatiul Economic European, Marea Britanie sau Elvetia, la prima pornire a aplicatiei iti aratam automat formularul oficial de consimtamant al Google (User Messaging Platform — UMP), inainte de a incarca vreo reclama. Poti alege ce consimti (reclame personalizate, masuratori etc.) sau poti refuza — aplicatia functioneaza identic in ambele cazuri; daca refuzi, primesti doar reclame nepersonalizate. Iti poti schimba oricand alegerea din Setari → Despre → „Reseteaza consimtamantul pentru reclame". In afara acestor regiuni, formularul nu apare (nu e cerut legal) si AdMob functioneaza cu setarile lui implicite. Indiferent de regiune, poti opri complet reclamele cu achizitia Premium descrisa la Sectiunea 7, sau poti reseta ori dezactiva ID-ul publicitar oricand din Setari Android → Google → Reclame.

Ce poate colecta AdMob: ID-ul publicitar al dispozitivului, modelul si sistemul de operare, tipul de retea si semnale de context ale aplicatiei. Nu ii trimitem numele tau, emailul sau biblioteca de seriale. Pentru detalii complete, vezi Politica de confidentialitate Google si practicile de date AdMob.

7. Achizitia Premium

Versiunea gratuita permite urmarirea a cel mult 15 seriale simultan si functioneaza integral local (fara sincronizare in cloud). Premium e optional, in doua variante — plata unica sau abonament lunar, cu exact aceleasi beneficii — si deblocheaza simultan patru lucruri: elimina bannerul de reclame, elimina limita de 15 seriale, activeaza sincronizarea automata in cloud (backup Firestore) a bibliotecii tale si sincronizarea automata cu Trakt (vezi Sectiunea 8). Vezi Termenii si conditiile pentru detalii despre cele doua variante, preturi, reinnoire si anulare.

8. Cautarea si informatiile despre seriale (TMDB)

9. Cu cine sunt distribuite datele

Nu vindem si nu inchiriem datele tale catre terti.

10. Cat timp pastram datele

Datele locale raman pe telefon pana le stergi tu (din aplicatie sau dezinstaland-o). Backup-ul din cloud se pastreaza cat timp folosesti aplicatia; il poti sterge oricand tu insuti, din aplicatie (vezi Sectiunea 11), sau cerand asta la adresa de contact de mai sus.

11. Drepturile tale (GDPR) si stergerea datelor

Poti sterge definitiv biblioteca ta de seriale (atat local, cat si din backup-ul din cloud) si te poti deconecta de contul Google asociat, singur, direct din aplicatie: Setari → Sterge datele mele. Actiunea este imediata si nu poate fi anulata. Achizitia sau abonamentul Premium nu sunt afectate — raman legate de contul tau Google Play si se restaureaza automat daca reinstalezi.

Daca esti in Spatiul Economic European (sau in orice jurisdictie cu drepturi similare), ai dreptul sa:

Pentru orice cerere legata de aceste drepturi, scrie la contact.athosdev@gmail.com — raspundem in cel mult 30 de zile.

12. Copii

Aplicatia nu se adreseaza in mod special copiilor sub 13 ani si nu colecteaza in cunostinta de cauza date de la acestia.

13. Modificari ale acestei politici

Putem actualiza ocazional aceasta pagina. Data ultimei actualizari este mereu afisata sus. Schimbari importante (ex. adaugarea fluxului de consimtamant pentru reclame) vor fi semnalate si in notele de lansare (changelog) ale aplicatiei.


EpisodeFlow — Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 16, 2026

In short: your show library saves locally on your phone. If you're in the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland, on first launch we show you Google's official consent form (UMP) before loading any ads. The free plan lets you track up to 15 shows at once and works entirely locally; Premium (one-time purchase or monthly subscription) removes ads, removes the show limit, and turns on automatic cloud sync. We never request or use your location (GPS). You can delete all your data at any time, with a single button in Settings.

1. Who is the data controller

EpisodeFlow is developed and maintained by Athos, an individual developer based in Romania. For any question about this policy or your data, write to contact.athosdev@gmail.com. The in-app contact button (Settings → About) automatically pre-fills the email with a bit of diagnostic information — the app version, your device model and Android version, your anonymous user identifier, and your chosen language — so we can help you faster; you can edit or delete this text before sending, and it only reaches us if you tap "Send".

2. What data the app uses

The table below summarizes each category of data the app uses and where it goes.

CategoryCollected?Shared with third parties?Why
Show/episode library (what you track, what you've watched)Yes — locally always; in the cloud (Firestore) only with the Premium purchaseNo — stays on our own Firebase infrastructureCore functionality and backup
Anonymous install identifier (Firebase Anonymous Auth)Yes — for all users, even without Premium (needed to query our own show-data server)NoAuthenticates requests to our server and links any backup to your install
Google account email and nameOnly if you choose to optionally connect a Google accountNoLinks the backup to that account so you can recover it on any phone
Advertising ID and device signalsYesYes — with Google/AdMobServing the ad banner
Premium purchase history (one-time or subscription)Not directly by the app—Processed entirely by Google Play
Location (GPS)No, never——
Public/user-generated contentNo — the app has no such feature——

The app requests the following Android permissions:

PermissionRequired/OptionalWhy
INTERNETRequiredCommunication with our server, Firebase, and (through our server) TMDB
POST_NOTIFICATIONSRequired (Android 13+; without it you can't receive notifications)New-episode notifications
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDRequiredRestarts the periodic background check for new episodes after the phone reboots
WAKE_LOCKRequiredLets the periodic background check (WorkManager) finish without being cut short by the system
com.android.vending.BILLINGRequiredProcesses the Premium purchase (one-time or subscription) through Google Play Billing
AD_ID (added automatically by the Google Mobile Ads SDK)Required for showing adsAdvertising ID used by AdMob — see Section 6

The app does not request or use location (GPS), camera, microphone, contacts, or SMS permissions.

3. Local storage (on your phone)

The following stay exclusively on your device, in a local database (SQLite) and simple preferences:

4. Account and cloud backup (Firebase)

5. Security

All communication between the app and our servers (Firebase) and Google's services (AdMob, Play Billing) uses encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS). The app follows Android's standard app-sandboxing model — each app runs isolated, with no access to other apps' data. Your cloud backup (Firestore) is protected by security rules that only allow access from your own account (anonymous or Google) — no one else, including other users of the app, can read or modify your backup data. We do not store passwords — authentication is handled entirely through Firebase Authentication (anonymous or Google Sign-In).

6. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The app is free and supported by a single ad banner, served by Google AdMob, shown in one fixed spot on screen — never full-screen, never between actions.

If you're in the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland, on first launch we automatically show you Google's official consent form (User Messaging Platform — UMP) before loading any ads. You can choose what to consent to (personalized ads, measurement, etc.) or decline — the app works the same either way; declining just means you get non-personalized ads. You can change your choice at any time from Settings → About → "Reset ad consent". Outside those regions, the form does not appear (it isn't legally required there) and AdMob runs with its default settings. Regardless of region, you can turn ads off for good with the Premium purchase described in Section 7, or reset/disable your advertising ID at any time from Android Settings → Google → Ads.

What AdMob may collect: your device's advertising ID, device model and OS, network type, and app-context signals. We do not send it your name, email, or show library. For full details, see Google's Privacy Policy and AdMob's data practices.

7. The Premium purchase

The free plan lets you track up to 15 shows at once and works entirely locally (no cloud sync). Premium is optional, in two variants — one-time or a monthly subscription, with exactly the same benefits — and unlocks four things at once: it removes the ad banner, removes the 15-show limit, turns on automatic cloud sync (Firestore backup) of your library, and automatic sync with Trakt (see Section 8). See the Terms and Conditions for details on the two variants, pricing, renewal, and cancellation.

8. Search and show information (TMDB)

9. Who your data is shared with

We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.

10. How long we keep data

Local data stays on your phone until you delete it (from within the app, or by uninstalling it). Cloud backup is kept for as long as you use the app; you can delete it yourself, from within the app (see Section 11), or by requesting it at the contact address above.

11. Your rights (GDPR) and deleting your data

You can permanently delete your show library (both locally and from the cloud backup) and disconnect any linked Google account yourself, directly from the app: Settings → Delete my data. The action is immediate and cannot be undone. Your Premium purchase or subscription isn't affected — it stays tied to your Google Play account and restores automatically if you reinstall.

If you are in the European Economic Area (or any jurisdiction with similar rights), you have the right to:

For any request related to these rights, write to contact.athosdev@gmail.com — we respond within 30 days at the latest.

12. Children

The app is not specifically directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this page from time to time. The last-updated date is always shown at the top. Significant changes (e.g. adding an ads consent flow) will also be noted in the app's release notes (changelog).