AppMarket Privacy Policy

Effective date: 10.25.2026

AppMarket ("AppMarket", "we", "us", or "our") is a mobile marketplace application for discovering and submitting Android app listings. This Privacy Policy explains what information the AppMarket Android application collects, how it is used, and the choices available to you.

Information we collect

Account information

When you sign in, Firebase Authentication processes your email address, authentication credentials, Firebase user ID, and account activity needed to authenticate your account. AppMarket does not store your password. During developer registration, Google processes the Google account identity you choose and the Play Console authorization needed to check access to the app package you enter. The verified Google email must match the AppMarket email address. The Android Publisher authorization token is sent to AppMarket's Firebase backend for verification only and is not stored.

App listing information

When an authenticated developer submits a listing, AppMarket stores:

• Google Play package ID
• Listing category and optional game subcategory
• Listing status and metadata such as name, icon URL, rating, and download count
• The Firebase user ID that owns the listing
• Listing creation timestamp

Seller email addresses are not stored in public app listing documents by the Android application. AppMarket's Firebase backend retrieves public listing details from Google Play to populate app titles, icons, ratings, and install counts. A listing owner can request a retry if that retrieval fails.

Device and technical information

Firebase services, Google Mobile Ads, Android, and their service providers may process technical information such as IP address, device model, operating system version, app version, diagnostic information, identifiers, and network information. The exact information depends on the service, your device settings, consent choices, and applicable law.

Advertising information

AppMarket uses Google Mobile Ads. Google may process device identifiers, advertising identifiers, IP address, approximate location, ad interaction information, and diagnostic information to provide, measure, and protect advertising. Advertising personalization and consent are controlled by applicable Google settings and consent dialogs.

Analytics

AppMarket uses Firebase Analytics to understand how the app is used and to improve it. Analytics collection is turned off by default and only starts if you tap Allow in the analytics prompt shown on first launch (after any Google advertising consent form). Analytics may process app interactions, device and app information, and identifiers such as the app instance ID. You can change your choice at any time from the More options menu under Analytics settings; turning it off stops further collection.

Information from external links and images

App listings may link to Google Play. When you open a Google Play link, Google Play or your browser processes that request under Google's privacy policy. Listing icons may be loaded from remote URLs through the image-loading service used by the app; the relevant network request may expose your IP address to the host serving the image.

How we use information

• Authenticate developers and secure account access.
• Create, display, sort, search, and manage app listings.
• Enforce listing ownership and allow developers to delete their own listings.
• Delete an account and its associated listings when requested.
• Open Google Play links for listed applications.
• Display and measure advertisements.
• Measure app usage with Firebase Analytics, only if you have opted in.
• Maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve AppMarket.
• Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests.

Sharing and service providers

We share information with service providers that operate parts of AppMarket, including:

• Google Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore for authentication and marketplace data.
• Google Mobile Ads for advertising.
• Firebase Analytics for usage analytics, if you opt in.
• Google Play or the device browser when you open a store link.
• Google Play public app pages, accessed by the Firebase backend to retrieve listing metadata.
• Infrastructure and image hosts when listing images are requested.

We do not sell personal information. We may disclose information when required by law, to protect rights and safety, prevent fraud or abuse, or support a business transfer.

Data retention

We retain account and listing information while your account or listing is active, unless a longer period is required by law or needed for security, dispute resolution, or legitimate business purposes. Listing deletion removes the listing from Firestore when permitted by the application's security rules. Account deletion removes the Firebase Authentication account and the account's app listings through the in-app deletion flow. Developer-signup eligibility and rate-limit records are keyed by a hash of the email and expire after a short period. Backups, logs, or provider-controlled records may persist for a limited period under the provider's retention policies.

Your choices and rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your personal information, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You can:

• Sign out of AppMarket.
• Delete your own app listings.
• Delete your account from the signed-in marketplace screen. Account deletion requires reauthentication with your current password.
• Allow or decline analytics at first launch and change that choice later in More options > Analytics settings.
• Review or change advertising consent through Privacy options (ads) in the same menu, where available in your region.
• Manage Android and Google advertising/privacy settings.
• Contact us using the details below about privacy requests.

If you use a third-party Google account or service, manage information held by that service through its own account and privacy controls.

Security

AppMarket uses Firebase authentication and Firestore security rules to protect account and listing operations. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. You are responsible for protecting access to your account and device.

Backend processing and safety

AppMarket uses Firebase Cloud Functions to verify developer registration and accept app listing submissions. Registration checks that the selected Google account's email is verified, matches the email entered for AppMarket, and has Play Console permission to edit the package the developer provides. The backend records a short-lived, one-use verification record to enforce this check when Firebase creates the account. The Android Publisher authorization token is used only for verification and is not stored. Firebase Authentication handles passwords, sign-in, and password-reset emails; the AppMarket backend never receives account passwords. Server-side services may create security logs and operational records needed to prevent fraud and abuse.

Children

AppMarket is not directed to children under 13, or the higher minimum age required in your jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can investigate and remove it where appropriate.

International processing

Firebase, Google Mobile Ads, Google Play, and other service providers may process information in countries different from your own. Where required, we use legally recognized safeguards for international transfers.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when AppMarket's features, services, or legal requirements change. We will update the effective date and publish the revised policy at the location where this policy is made available.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

AppMarket privacy contact: support.siboneylabs@gmail.com
Publisher/legal name: SiboneyLabs