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Kite Privacy Policy

Effective date: 28 July 2026 Last updated: 28 July 2026

The short version

Kite does not collect your data. There is no account to create, no analytics, no advertising, and no server of ours for your information to be sent to. Everything the app stores stays on your device.

Who we are

Kite (“the app”) is developed and published by NexApp (“we”, “us”). You can reach us at nexapp7@proton.me.

What Kite does

Kite lets you save video and audio from web pages onto your device and play them back. It includes a built-in web browser for finding media, a library for managing what you have saved, and a media player.

Information we collect

We do not collect any personal information. We do not operate a server that receives your data, and the app contains no analytics, crash-reporting, advertising or attribution software of any kind.

Specifically, we do not collect your name, email address, phone number, location, contacts, device identifiers, advertising ID, browsing history, search queries, or the files you download.

Information stored on your device

Kite stores the following locally on your device. It is never transmitted to us and we have no way to access it.

  • Download records — the title, source address, format, progress and status of each download, so the app can show your list and resume interrupted transfers.
  • Downloaded files — saved to a Kite folder on your device, or to the app’s own storage if you have not granted access to shared storage.
  • Browsing history — the addresses of pages you visit in the built-in browser, so the app can show your history. You can delete individual entries or clear it entirely from Browser settings.
  • Cookies and site data — created by the websites you visit in the built-in browser, exactly as they would be in any browser. Where a site requires you to be signed in to view media, the app may send the cookies and browser identification already held for that site along with the download request for that same site, so the download succeeds. This information goes only to the site you are downloading from.
  • Settings — your theme choice, preferred search engine, ad-blocking preference, and whether you have completed the introduction.

You can erase all of this at any time by clearing the app’s storage in Android Settings, or by uninstalling the app.

Excluded from backup. Kite’s download records and browsing history are explicitly excluded from Android cloud backup and device-to-device transfer, so they do not leave your device that way either.

Network connections the app makes

Kite connects to the internet only in these situations:

  1. Websites you choose. When you paste a link or browse to a page, the app contacts that website directly to read information about the media and to download it. These are your requests to those third parties; we are not involved and receive nothing.
  2. Your chosen search engine. Searching in the built-in browser sends your query to the search engine you have selected — Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, or one you configure yourself. Their privacy policies apply to that query.
  3. Thumbnail images. The app loads preview images from the source website’s content network so it can show you what you are about to download.
  4. Extraction engine updates. About once a week, the app checks for and downloads an updated copy of the open-source extraction engine it uses. This sends no information about you.

Your use of third-party websites through the built-in browser is governed by those websites’ own privacy policies and terms, not by this one.

Permissions and why they are needed

Permission Purpose
Internet, network state To reach the sites you choose, and to detect whether you are online.
Notifications To show download progress and playback controls. Downloads and playback work without it; you simply will not see them outside the app.
Foreground service (data sync) To keep downloads running reliably while the app is in the background.
Foreground service (media playback) To keep saved audio playing when you leave the app or lock your screen.
Wake lock To prevent the device sleeping mid-track during audio playback.
Storage To save finished files where your gallery and file apps can see them, and to let you browse media already on your device.

Children

Kite is not directed at children and is intended for users aged 18 and over. It includes an unrestricted web browser and is not suitable for children. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.

Content and copyright

Kite is a tool for personal use. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to save any content you download, and for complying with the terms of the websites you visit. The app does not circumvent copy protection: content protected by digital rights management is declined rather than downloaded.

Sharing and selling data

We do not share, sell, rent or trade your information, because we do not collect any.

Data retention and deletion

We hold no data about you, so there is nothing for us to retain or delete. Data stored on your device remains until you delete it — through the app’s own controls (Clear cache, Clear history, deleting downloads), by clearing the app’s storage in Android Settings, or by uninstalling.

Security

Because your information never leaves your device, it is protected by your device’s own security — your screen lock and Android’s app sandboxing, which prevents other apps reading Kite’s stored data.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy we will update the date at the top and post the revised version at this address. If a future version of Kite ever collects data, we will update this policy and the app’s Google Play Data Safety listing before that version is released.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your privacy: nexapp7@proton.me