Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 4, 2026

1. IntroductionPixel Guard (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") is provided by JWSK ("we", "us", or "our") at no cost and is intended for use as is. This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy.

2. Information Collection and Use For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The information that we request will be retained on your device and is not collected by us in any way.

However, the app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.

3. Third-Party Services & Advertising Since the Service includes advertisements delivered by Google AdMob, certain data may be collected automatically by third-party service providers to serve personalized ads. This data may include:

• Advertising ID (ADID)
• IP Address
• Device Information (Model, OS version)
• App usage data for analytics

Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app:

• Google Play Services
• AdMob

4. App Permissions and Data Processing To provide its core functionality, Pixel Guard requires the following permissions. All sensitive data processing related to these permissions occurs locally on your device and is NOT transmitted to our servers.

• Display Over Other Apps (Overlay): This permission is strictly used to render the pixel-shifting filter and dimming masks over your screen to prevent burn-in.
• Usage Access (Usage Stats): This permission is required for the "Smart Protection" feature. It allows the app to detect which application is currently running in the foreground so that protection can be automatically enabled/disabled based on your preferences. This data is processed in real-time on your device and is never stored or shared.

5. Log Data We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app, we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol ("IP") address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

6. Security We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.