Short Stories: Drama & TV Series ("the app", "we", "us") is a free, ad-supported vertical short-drama streaming app for Android. This policy describes exactly what data leaves your device, why, and who processes it. Nothing here is boilerplate — every claim below reflects the app's actual behaviour.
Short Stories: Drama & TV Series has no login and no user account. You never create a profile or give us your name, email, phone number, or any sign-in identity to use it.
The short version
- No account, no profile. We don't ask for or store your name, email, phone
number, contacts, photos, or precise location. The app never requests those permissions.
- Your library stays on your device. Favourites (My List), Continue-Watching
history, unlocked episodes, and your settings (language, theme, playback preferences) are saved only in the app's private on-device storage. We do not upload, sync, or receive them. Uninstall the app and they're gone.
- We show ads. The app is free because of ads. The Google Mobile Ads SDK
(AdMob) loads banner and rewarded ads from Google's servers. These requests carry your device's Advertising ID and standard ad-request metadata (IP address, coarse device type, language). In the EU/UK a Google consent form (UMP) runs before any personalised ad is served.
- The catalogue ships inside the app. The list of dramas is bundled with the
app, so browsing needs no network. The app does fetch remote configuration from Google Firebase (Remote Config), and when an episode plays as online video it streams from a third-party content-delivery network (CDN). Those requests see your IP address, as any internet request does.
- We can send push notifications. The app uses Google Firebase Cloud
Messaging (FCM) to deliver update and campaign notifications. FCM gives your install a device registration token (an identifier) that Google holds to route messages; we attach no name or personal profile to it. Turn notifications off any time in Android settings.
- No third-party analytics or crash reporting. The app does not run Firebase
Analytics, Crashlytics, or any behavioural-tracking SDK. Watch history is used only on your own device, to power Continue-Watching.
What stays on your device (never uploaded)
The following are stored in the app's private sandbox (Android DataStore) and are never transmitted to us or anyone else:
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Favourites / "My List" | Show the dramas you saved |
| Watch history + resume position | Power Continue-Watching and resume where you left off |
| Unlocked episodes | Remember episodes you unlocked by watching a rewarded ad |
| Settings | Language, theme, autoplay, playback speed/quality, first-run state |
Uninstalling the app, or clearing its storage, deletes all of it permanently.
What leaves your device, and who receives it
1. Ads — Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK)
To serve and measure ads, the SDK sends Google your device's Advertising ID and standard ad-request data: IP address, coarse device/OS information, and app language. This is used to show ads, cap how often they appear, prevent ad fraud, and (with consent) personalise ads.
- Consent: in the EEA/UK, Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) form appears
before ads load. You can revisit it any time via Settings → Privacy options in the app.
- Google's handling of ad data: https://policies.google.com/privacy and
https://support.google.com/admob/answer/6128543
- Not sent: your name, email, phone number, contacts, or any content you view
tied to a personal identity.
2. Configuration + push — Google Firebase
The drama catalogue ships inside the app (a bundled file), so it is not fetched over the network. The app does read Firebase Remote Config (feature flags + ad settings) and uses Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for push notifications. These are network requests to Google, which see the originating IP address and standard request metadata; FCM gives your install a registration token (a device identifier) that Google holds to route messages. We do not write any personal data about you to Firebase, and no personal profile is attached to the FCM token.
- Firebase's handling of data: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
3. Video streaming — content-delivery network (CDN)
Episodes are streamed as video over the internet. The CDN hosting the video receives your device's IP address in order to deliver the stream — the same as any video you watch online. No account or personal identifier is attached.
Where your data is processed
- Google (AdMob, Firebase): primarily on servers in the United States, under
Google's privacy terms.
- CDN: streaming requests are served from a third-party content-delivery
network.
How long it is kept
We hold no account, so there is nothing account-scoped for us to retain. Ad and request data received by Google is retained under Google's own retention policies. On-device data lives until you delete the app or clear its storage.
Your choices and rights
- Ad consent / personalisation: open Settings → Privacy options in the
app to review or change your consent (Google's UMP form).
- Reset or delete your Advertising ID: Android Settings → Privacy → Ads
lets you reset or delete it, or opt out of personalised ads, at any time.
- Delete all app data: uninstall the app, or use **Android Settings → Apps →
Short Stories: Drama & TV Series → Storage → Clear storage.** See our [data-deletion page](./delete-account.md) for step-by-step details.
- GDPR / CCPA: because the app keeps no account and no personal profile, most
requests (access, deletion, portability) are satisfied simply by clearing the app's on-device storage. For the ad and request data Google receives, Google is the controller — use https://policies.google.com/privacy to exercise those rights. You may also contact us at the address below.
Children
Short Stories: Drama & TV Series asks you to confirm you are 12 or older before watching, and its stories are written for a teen-and-older audience. It is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from, children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has used the app, clear the app's storage or uninstall it; because there is no account, no personal data is retained on our side.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy; the "Last updated" date above will change, and material changes will be reflected in an app update.
Contact
Questions about this policy or how the app handles data?
Email: vatsalmungara14@gmail.com