Privacy Policy for Social Stash

Effective Date: June 28, 2026  | 
Developer: Rohith Kannanore Natarajan  | 
Contact: kannanore@gmail.com  | 
App Name: Social Stash  | 
Platform: Android

1. Introduction

Welcome to Social Stash (“the App”), developed and maintained by Rohith Kannanore Natarajan (“we”, “us”, or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you use our Android application.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices.

2. Summary

Social Stash does not collect or share your personal data. All data you create within the app (saved links, group names, notes) is stored exclusively on your device. The app makes limited internet requests solely to fetch publicly available metadata (such as page titles, thumbnails, and icons) from the URLs you choose to save. No personal information is transmitted in this process.

3. Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not collect, process, or store any of the following on our servers:

  • Personal identification information (name, email address, phone number, etc.)
  • Location data
  • Device identifiers (IMEI, advertising ID, etc.)
  • Usage analytics or crash reports
  • Cookies or tracking technologies
  • IP addresses
  • Payment information
  • Biometric data
  • Contacts or calendar data
  • Camera or microphone data

4. Data You Create in the App

When you use Social Stash, you may save:

  • URLs / links
  • Custom titles and notes for those links
  • Group names you create to organise your links

All of this data is stored locally on your device using Android’s built-in Room database (SQLite). It is never transmitted to any server, cloud service, or third party. It is never accessible to us or anyone else.

This data remains on your device until you:

  • Manually delete it within the app
  • Uninstall the app (which removes all associated local data)
  • Factory reset your device

5. Internet and Network Access

Social Stash requires internet access to automatically fetch publicly available metadata when you save a link. This improves your experience by pre-filling the title, description, and thumbnail for each saved link. Specifically, when you save a link, the app makes the following network requests:

  • Page Title — The app visits the saved URL to read its Open Graph title tag (og:title). Only the URL is sent as part of this request.
  • Description / Notes — The app reads the Open Graph description tag (og:description) from the saved URL.
  • Thumbnail Image — The app fetches the Open Graph image (og:image) from the saved URL and stores it locally on your device.
  • Favicon / App Icon — The app requests a small website icon from Google’s favicon service using only the domain name (e.g. “youtube.com”). No personal data is included in this request.

All fetched metadata is stored locally on your device after retrieval. These network requests go directly from your device to the respective websites — they do not pass through our servers. We do not log, intercept, or store these requests.

The app does not use any of the following:

  • Analytics SDKs (e.g. Firebase Analytics, Mixpanel)
  • Crash reporting tools (e.g. Crashlytics)
  • Advertising SDKs
  • Social media SDKs
  • Cloud storage services

6. Third Party Services

Social Stash interacts with the following third party services solely for the purpose of fetching publicly available metadata:

  • Google Favicon Service (google.com/s2/favicons) — Used to fetch website icons. Only the domain name of the saved URL is shared (e.g. “youtube.com”). No personal data is transmitted.
  • The websites you save links from — The app visits the URLs you save to read their Open Graph metadata (title, description, thumbnail). This is identical to a standard web browser visit. The website may log your IP address as part of their own server logs, subject to their own privacy policies.
  • Third party image CDNs — Thumbnail images are downloaded from wherever the website hosts them (e.g. a content delivery network). Once downloaded, they are stored locally on your device.

Beyond the above, no other third party has access to any information related to your use of this app.

7. Children’s Privacy

Social Stash does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Since no personal data is collected by the app, it is safe for use by people of all ages. However, the app is not specifically directed at children.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR (For Users in the European Union / EEA)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Since Social Stash does not collect or process any personal data on our servers, the following applies:

  • Right of Access — There is no personal data held by us to access.
  • Right to Rectification — There is no personal data held by us to correct.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) — All your data is stored locally on your device. You can delete it at any time within the app or by uninstalling the app.
  • Right to Data Portability — All data exists only on your device and is fully under your control.
  • Right to Object — We do not process personal data, so there is nothing to object to.
  • Right to Restrict Processing — We do not process personal data on our servers.

Since no personal data is transmitted to us, we act neither as a Data Controller nor a Data Processor under GDPR for any personal data.

Please note that third party websites you save links from may process your IP address as part of the metadata fetch. Those websites are governed by their own privacy policies and GDPR obligations.

If you have any GDPR-related concerns, you may contact us at kannanore@gmail.com and we will respond within 30 days.

9. Your Rights Under CCPA (For Users in California, USA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you additional rights. Since Social Stash does not collect, sell, or share any personal information, the following applies:

  • We do not sell your personal information.
  • We do not share your personal information with third parties.
  • We do not collect personal information as defined under CCPA.

10. Data Security

Although all data is stored locally on your device and we have no access to it, we encourage you to:

  • Keep your device protected with a PIN, password, or biometric lock
  • Keep your Android operating system updated
  • Be cautious about who has physical access to your device

The security of your locally stored data is governed by your device’s own security features.

11. Data Retention

We do not retain any data on our servers. All data you create in Social Stash exists solely on your device for as long as you choose to keep it. Uninstalling the app permanently removes all associated data from your device.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, particularly as new features are added to the app (such as cloud sync planned for a future version). When we do:

  • The updated policy will be posted at this URL
  • The “Effective Date” at the top will be updated
  • If changes are significant, we will notify you through a notice within the app or on the Play Store listing

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the app after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Future Versions

A future version of Social Stash (Phase 2) is planned to include optional user account creation and cloud sync functionality. At that point, this Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect what data is collected, how it is used, and how it is protected. That version will not be released without a corresponding updated Privacy Policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the app’s data practices, please contact us:

We aim to respond to all enquiries within 30 days.

This Privacy Policy was written specifically for Social Stash and reflects its actual data practices. It is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Google Play Store requirements.