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Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 18, 2026

This policy covers the Android app VR Player (package app.ellipse.vrplayer), published by Ellipse. It explains what stays on your device, what the app's advertising provider collects, and the choices you have. Questions: ellipseapps@gmail.com.

The short version

• VR Player has no account system and Ellipse operates no server, analytics, or crash-reporting service. Your videos, photos, history, and browser data are never uploaded to us.
• The free version shows ads through Google AdMob, which collects certain data described below. The one-time Premium purchase removes ads.
• When you connect to a website or stream you choose, that site receives your connection like any browser visit. That is under the site's privacy policy, not ours.

Data that stays on your device

The following is processed and stored only on your phone, in the app's private storage. None of it is transmitted to Ellipse:

• Photos and videos you grant access to or select — read locally for browsing and playback only.
• Camera frames — used only while the Cardboard QR scanner is open, to read a headset configuration code. Frames are not stored.
• Playback history and resume positions — kept in encrypted app-private storage, excluded from Android backups, clearable in the app.
• In-app browser tabs, history, and website cookies — kept in app-private storage with an encrypted session snapshot; clearable in the app. Website logins and cookies follow each website's own rules and expiry.
• Offline downloads — stored in the app's private cache under a storage quota you control, removable in the app.
• Companion-remote pairing — the optional local remote works only on your private network (LAN) with encrypted pairing records. There is no cloud relay, and no remote service runs unless you enable it.
• Diagnostics — sanitized logs exist locally and leave the device only if you explicitly export and share them.

Advertising data (Google AdMob)

The free version shows one banner ad in the launcher and an optional rewarded ad that unlocks full VR playback for a video. Ads are provided by Google AdMob (the Google Mobile Ads SDK). When ads are shown or requested, Google automatically collects and shares with its partners:

• IP address, from which an approximate location may be derived;
• App interactions, such as ad impressions, taps, launches, and video-ad interactions;
• Diagnostics, such as SDK performance, hang, launch-time, and energy information;
• Device and other identifiers, including the Android advertising ID and app set ID.

Google uses this data for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention. This transfer is protected with TLS encryption. See Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses data in AdMob.

Your choices: in the European Economic Area, the UK, and certain US states, the app shows a consent form before ads and you can reopen it any time from the app's privacy options to change your choice. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android settings. Purchasing Premium removes ads entirely, which stops AdMob requests from this app.

Purchases

The Premium unlock is a one-time purchase processed entirely by Google Play Billing. Google handles payment; Ellipse never receives your payment card or billing details. The app stores a signed proof of purchase locally so Premium keeps working offline.

Websites and streams you choose

If you enter a stream URL, browse a website in the in-app browser, or connect to a network share, your device communicates directly with that server. The operator receives ordinary connection data (such as your IP address) and controls any information you submit to it, under its own privacy policy. Connections you make over HTTPS are encrypted in transit. The player can also, only after showing you an explicit confirmation, play a plain HTTP stream you approve — such traffic is not encrypted. Playback credentials are not silently forwarded to unrelated hosts.

Children

VR Player is a general-audience app and is not directed at children. It is not intended for users under the age required for ad-supported apps in their region.

Security

Sensitive local data (history, browser session state, pairing records, rewarded unlocks) is stored in app-private storage encrypted with keys held in the Android Keystore, and is excluded from device backups. No developer server exists that could be breached to expose your data.

Changes to this policy

If a future version of the app changes what data is handled — for example a new SDK — this page will be updated before that version ships, with a new effective date. Significant changes will be noted in the app's update notes.

Contact

Ellipse — ellipseapps@gmail.com