CloudEx Inc. ("we", "us", or "our") operates the "Shortcut Maker Pro" app (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you. By using the Service, you are deemed to have agreed to the practices described in this Policy.
1. Our Core Principle
Shortcut Maker Pro lets you put shortcuts with the name and icon of your choice on your home screen: for apps, screens inside apps, settings pages, websites, phone calls, messages, emails, places on a map, files and folders, and quick actions such as the flashlight. Creating, editing, and opening shortcuts all happen on your device. There is no account and no sign-up. We never collect, upload, or transmit to our servers the shortcuts you create or the pictures you use for their icons. Specifically, we do not have access to any of the following:
- The shortcuts you create: their names, icons, and destinations (apps, settings pages, website addresses, phone numbers, message and email recipients and the text you fill in, places, files, and folders)
- The photos you choose for icons, and the images you crop from them
- Your contacts
- The list of apps on your device
- The contents of your files, folders, or clipboard
2. Your Shortcuts and Icons
- Where your shortcuts are kept: Each shortcut you make (its name; its destination, such as an app or a screen inside an app, a settings page, a website address, a phone number, a message recipient and message text, an email recipient and subject, a place or address, a file or folder, a group of apps, a quick action, or a custom intent; its icon and look; and options such as "Ask before opening") is stored in the app's own storage on your device. The shortcuts you place on your home screen are also kept by your home screen app (launcher), as with any home screen shortcut.
- Photos for icons: When you make an icon from a photo, you choose it with Android's photo picker, which gives the app access only to the photo you select. The app keeps only the square image you crop, in its own storage. The original photo is not changed.
- Contacts: When you pick a contact for a phone call, message, or email shortcut, Android's contact picker gives the app only the phone number or email address you chose, together with that contact's name, which is suggested as the shortcut's name. The app does not have permission to read your contacts (READ_CONTACTS) and cannot see any other contact.
- Files and folders: When you make a shortcut to a file or folder, you choose it with Android's file picker. The app keeps only a reference to the item you chose, so that the shortcut can later open it in another app. It does not upload the file or folder.
- Apps on your device: So that you can choose an app, a screen inside an app, an icon pack, or another app's icon, the app lists the apps and screens on your device. It can see only the kinds of apps it declares to Android (apps in your app list, settings screens, icon packs, browsers, and map apps) and does not use the permission to see all installed apps (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES). This list is used only on your device and is never sent anywhere.
- Links shared to the app: When you share a link to Shortcut Maker Pro from another app, the link is used only to fill in a new website shortcut.
- Clipboard: The "Clear clipboard" quick action only clears the clipboard. The app does not read what is on it.
- When anything leaves your device: Only when you open a shortcut (the app it opens receives what the shortcut is for, such as the website address or the phone number), when you save a backup file to a place you choose (Section 3.2), or when you tap "Use the site's icon" (Section 3.1). We never receive any of it.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information Collected Automatically and Network Connections
- Crash reports: Via Firebase Crashlytics. When the app crashes, it sends the crash stack trace, your device model, OS version, app version, and an identifier for this installation of the app. We use crash reports only to find and fix bugs. We do not add your shortcuts, photos, or contacts to crash reports.
- Purchase information: The one-time purchase "Unlock Premium features" is processed by Google Play. The app receives only the status of your purchase from Google Play, to unlock Premium. We never receive your payment information, such as credit card numbers.
- A website's icon: Only when you tap "Use the site's icon" on a website shortcut, the app connects directly to the website you entered to download its icon. That website receives the request as it would from a browser, including your device's IP address. The app does not use any third-party icon service, so no one else learns which website you entered.
- List of our other apps: To introduce our other apps, the app downloads their names, descriptions, and images from our content server (static files hosted on Cloudflare Pages: https://adblockerpro-lists.pages.dev/sister/sister.json). The request contains no personal data from the app. As with any request to a web server, the server receives your device's IP address as part of the connection. Which apps to show is decided on your device (for example, from your device's language and region, the country of your SIM card or mobile network, and which of our apps you already have), and none of this is sent. Tapping an app in the list opens its page on Google Play.
- In-app review and in-app updates: The app may ask Google Play to show a rating dialog, or to check for and install an update of the app. These are handled by Google Play.
- This privacy policy: Opening the privacy policy in the app loads this page from our website.
3.2 Information Stored Only on Your Device
- Your shortcuts: Stored in the app's own storage, as described in Section 2.
- Icons: The images you crop from photos are stored in the app's own storage. Built-in icons, emoji, icon packs, and other apps' icons are read on your device when they are drawn.
- App settings: Your theme and color, which shortcut is assigned to each widget and Quick Settings tile, whether Premium is unlocked, and similar settings are stored on your device.
- Backup to a file: "Back up to a file" saves all your shortcuts, including the icons made from photos, in one file. It runs only when you tap it, and the file goes only to the place you choose (for example, your device's storage or a cloud storage app you select). We have no access to that file. "Restore from a file" reads only the file you choose.
- Android backup: If backup is turned on in your device settings, Android may include the app's data (your shortcut list, the icons you made, and the app's settings) in the backup it saves to your own Google account, and may restore it on a new phone. This is handled by Android; we have no access to it.
- When you uninstall: Uninstalling the app or clearing its data deletes the shortcuts, icons, and settings stored in the app's storage. Backup files you saved remain where you saved them until you delete them.
3.3 Information We Explicitly Do Not Collect
- Your name, email address, phone number, or any account information (the app has no account or sign-up)
- Your shortcuts, icons, or photos
- Your contacts
- The list of apps on your device
- Your location (the app does not request location permission)
- Your browsing history, or the contents of your files, folders, clipboard, or screen
- Your device's advertising ID
3.4 Permissions the App Requests and Their Purposes
Shortcut Maker Pro uses the following permissions only for the stated purposes:
- Phone calls (CALL_PHONE): Requested only when you turn on "Call right away" for a phone call shortcut, so that tapping the shortcut places the call without opening the dialer first. If you do not allow it, the number opens in the dialer instead. The app never places a call unless you tap such a shortcut.
- Do Not Disturb access (ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY): Used only by the "Do Not Disturb on / off" quick action, to switch Do Not Disturb when you tap it. You grant this access separately in the system settings.
- Modify system settings (WRITE_SETTINGS): Used only by the quick actions that switch auto-rotate and adaptive brightness and change the screen timeout, when you tap them. You grant this access separately in the system settings.
- Internet and network state (INTERNET / ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE): Used only for the connections listed in Section 3.1: crash reports, Google Play purchases, in-app reviews and updates, the list of our other apps, a website's icon when you ask for it, and showing this privacy policy in the app. Creating and opening shortcuts does not need an internet connection, except to load the websites your shortcuts open.
- Google Play billing (BILLING): Used for the one-time purchase that unlocks Premium.
4. How We Use Information
The limited information we collect is used only for the following purposes:
- Operating and maintaining the Service
- Unlocking Premium after a purchase
- Diagnosing and fixing crashes
- Responding to support inquiries
- Complying with applicable laws
5. Third-Party Services
Shortcut Maker Pro uses the following third-party services. Each service has its own privacy policy.
- Firebase Crashlytics (Google LLC): crash reports
- Google Play Billing (Google LLC): the one-time Premium purchase. Payment is completed on Google Play, and the app receives only the purchase status
- Google Play In-App Review and In-App Updates (Google LLC): let you rate the app and install updates without leaving it. Handled by Google Play
- Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc.): hosts the static list of our other apps
Shortcut Maker Pro contains no analytics SDK and no advertising SDK, does not use your device's advertising ID, and does not share your data with advertising networks. The cards in the app that introduce our other apps are built on your device from the list described in Section 3.1, and send no information about you.
6. Data Retention
- Crash reports: retained for 90 days, then deleted.
- Your shortcuts, icons, and settings on your device: kept until you delete them in the app, uninstall the app, or clear the app's data.
- Backup files: kept wherever you saved them until you delete them.
7. International Data Transfers
We are based in Japan. The infrastructure used for crash diagnostics and for hosting the list of our other apps may be located in various countries. When you use the Service, the minimal information described above may be processed outside your country of residence under standard contractual safeguards.
8. Your Rights
Depending on where you reside (e.g., the EEA, UK, California, Japan), you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the limited information we hold. You can:
- Delete shortcuts in the app at any time, or uninstall the app or clear its data to erase everything it stores on your device
- Delete the backup files you saved
- Withdraw the phone, Do Not Disturb, or modify system settings permission in your device settings at any time
- Contact us at the address below to make a request regarding the information we hold
9. Children's Privacy
Shortcut Maker Pro is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age applicable in your region). If we inadvertently collect information from such a child, we will delete it promptly upon being contacted.
10. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version is always published at this URL together with its effective date. We will also notify you within the app of significant changes as appropriate.
11. Contact
For questions about privacy, data requests, or to report concerns, please email us at .
CloudEx Inc. (Japan)
Effective Date: October 17, 2026