Stories Downloader Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 October 2026

Stories Downloader ("the app") is made by Job Getabu ("we"). It lets you view statuses you have already watched in your chat app, save them to your gallery and share them. This policy explains what data the app handles.

Statuses and media on your phone

The app reads status photos and videos only from the folder you choose with Android's folder picker. Saved copies go to your phone's gallery. These files stay on your device. We never upload, collect or see your statuses, photos, videos or contacts.

Analytics

The app uses Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how the app is used and to improve it. Firebase may collect:

• App interactions, such as screens opened and features used (for example, a status saved or shared).
• Device and app information, such as device model, Android version, app version, language and approximate region.
• Identifiers: the app instance ID and, if allowed by your device settings, the Android advertising ID.

This data is sent to Google, which processes it on our behalf under the Firebase data processing terms. It is encrypted in transit, isn't sold, and isn't used by us to target ads. See Google's Privacy Policy and Privacy and Security in Firebase. Analytics data is kept for up to 14 months.

You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device's Google settings. To ask us to delete analytics data linked to your app instance, contact us at the address below.

Crash reports

The app uses Firebase Crashlytics to find and fix crashes. When the app crashes, it sends a crash report with the error details, the app version, the device model, Android version, free memory and disk space, and a random installation ID. Crash reports contain no photos, videos or statuses. They are processed by Google under the same Firebase terms as above and kept for up to 90 days.

Advertising

The app shows ads through Google AdMob, which Google provides. Ads appear as clearly labelled cards between statuses. To serve and measure ads, and to limit fraud, Google may collect:

• The Android advertising ID, if allowed by your device settings.
• Device and app information, such as device model, Android version, app version, language, approximate location derived from your IP address, and how you interact with ads.

In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, the app asks for your consent through Google's consent message before showing personalised ads. You can change your choice at any time from the app's menu. If you don't consent, Google may show non-personalised ads, which use limited data such as approximate location and the content of the app.

You can opt out of personalised ads, or reset or delete your advertising ID, in your device's Google settings. Learn how Google uses this data at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and in Google's advertising policies.

In-app purchases

You can buy "Remove ads" once to turn ads off. Google Play processes the payment, and your payment details never reach the app or us. The app only learns from Google Play that you own the purchase, so it can turn ads off and restore it on your other devices. An anonymous purchase event is recorded in Google Analytics for Firebase. See the Google Payments Privacy Notice.

Permissions

• Folder access, granted once through Android's folder picker, to read the statuses folder you choose. You can revoke it at any time in Android settings.
• Storage, on Android 8 and 9 only, used only to save statuses to your gallery. Newer Android versions save without it.
• Internet and network state, used to send analytics and to load ads.

The app does not ask for access to all files, your photo library, camera, microphone, location or contacts.

Web viewer

The web viewer on this site opens the photos and videos you pick only inside your browser. Copies you save stay in your browser's storage on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and the viewer uses no analytics or ads.

Other people's content

Statuses belong to the people who posted them. Save and share them only with their permission.

Children

The app isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from them.

Changes

We will post any changes to this policy on this page and update the date above.

Contact

Questions or deletion requests: developer.getabujob@gmail.com

Stories Downloader is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by any messaging app or its owners.