Privacy Policy

Effective 23 August 2026 · Last updated 18 September 2026

1. Who we are

Vidsize ("the app") is an Android application published on Google Play. In this policy, "we" and "us" refer to the developer of Vidsize. Contact details are at the end of this page.

2. Your videos

When you select a video, Vidsize reads it from your device using the Android system file picker (the Storage Access Framework), compresses it locally using your phone's own hardware, and saves the result to your device's gallery folder Movies/Vidsize.

• Your videos are never transmitted to us or to any third party.
• We do not request broad access to your photo, video or file storage. The system picker gives the app access only to the single file you choose, and to nothing else.
• Compression works with no network connection at all.

3. Information stored on your device

Vidsize keeps a small local record of your compressions so it can show your recent activity and total space saved. This record contains the file name, original size, output size, the compression level used, and a timestamp. It is stored only in the app's private storage on your device, is never transmitted anywhere, and you can erase it at any time using Clear on the home screen or by uninstalling the app.

4. Advertising

Vidsize is free and supported by advertising delivered through Google AdMob. Vidsize has no paid tier and no subscription. These are the only ad formats the app uses:

• Banner — a small labelled strip that may appear on supported app screens. It is never placed over an active compression.
• Result-screen ad — a single labelled ad in its own section on the screen shown after a compression finishes, below every action that leads back to your file.
• App-open ad — a full-screen ad shown occasionally when you open Vidsize from its own icon. It is never shown when you open the app by sharing a video into it, and never while a compression is running or when a finished result is waiting for you.
• Interstitial — a full-screen ad shown occasionally after a compression is complete: either when you return to the home screen, or when you come back to Vidsize after sharing the video or showing it in another gallery app. It is never shown before or during a compression, after using Vidsize's own video player, between you and your file, or after a compression that failed or that you cancelled.
• Rewarded ad — a short ad video you may choose to watch from the output chooser before compression starts. The chooser shows both alternatives and states the exchange first: start with a small Vidsize mark, or watch one short rewarded ad for one mark-free export. If the reward is earned, Vidsize confirms it after the ad closes and starts a single compression directly from your selected source without the mark. It does not create and encode the video twice. If you close the ad before earning the reward, or if the ad cannot load, compression does not start automatically; you may retry or explicitly choose the marked output. The reward does not change how often any other ad is shown.

No core feature of Vidsize depends on watching an ad. Every compression level, the full output quality, your history and sharing remain available with the small Vidsize mark. The optional reward is one mark-free export; it cannot be exchanged for anything and cannot be transferred.

Two full-screen ads are never shown within 180 seconds of each other.

To serve and measure ads, Google may automatically collect and process information including your IP address (which may be used to estimate approximate location), interactions such as app launches/taps/video views, diagnostic information such as app launch time/hang rate/energy usage, and device or account identifiers such as the Android advertising ID or app set ID.

This processing is carried out by Google, not by us — we receive only aggregate, anonymous reporting about how many ads were shown. Google's handling of this data is described in its own policies:

• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
• AdMob and AdSense policies

5. Your choices about ads

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, Vidsize shows a consent form the first time you open the app, provided through Google's User Messaging Platform. You can change your choice at any time in Settings → Ad privacy options inside the app.

Wherever you are, you can also limit ad personalisation at the system level through your device's settings for the advertising identifier.

If privacy choices are required for your region, Google’s User Messaging Platform may present the applicable controls and Vidsize exposes the in-app privacy-options entry point when Google marks it as required. Vidsize does not operate a separate advertising-data backend. For Google’s ad-related data and regional privacy rights, use the controls presented in the app when available and Google’s privacy controls and policies linked above.

6. Permissions the app requests

• Internet and network state — used only to load ads and to show the consent form. Video compression itself requires no connection.
• Notifications — asked for the first time you start a compression, so the app can show its progress while the job runs in the background. Declining it does not stop compression; you simply do not see the progress notification.
• No photo, video or storage permission — Vidsize uses the Android system file picker (Storage Access Framework) instead, so it never asks for access to your library or your files as a whole. It receives only the one video you pick.

7. Children

Vidsize is a general-audience utility. It is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Data retention and deletion

We hold no personal data about you on any server, so there is nothing for us to retain or delete on your behalf. Everything Vidsize itself stores lives on your device and Android backup is disabled for the app: clear compression history with Clear on the home screen, or remove app-private data by uninstalling the app. These controls do not delete data independently processed by Google for advertising; for that data, use Google's privacy controls and policies linked in section 4.

9. Changes to this policy

If the app's data practices change — for example if analytics are added in a future version — this page will be updated and the "last updated" date at the top will change. Material changes will also be described in the Google Play release notes.

10. Contact

Questions about this policy or about how Vidsize handles data: aitolianrock@gmail.com