QA Helper — Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 17, 2026

QA Helper is an independent Android application designed to provide practical tools for mobile software testing and quality assurance.

Short version: QA Helper does not operate an account system, advertising system, analytics system, crash-reporting service, or developer-owned backend. The application does not automatically send the device information it displays to the developer. Information created by the user inside the app is stored locally on the device unless the user explicitly chooses to share it.

1. Information QA Helper accesses

QA Helper accesses certain technical information from the Android device solely to provide its testing tools. Depending on the feature being used, this can include:

Android version and API level;
device manufacturer and model;
installed RAM and storage capacity;
system-on-chip information where Android provides it;
display resolution and density;
Android build information and security patch level;
primary CPU ABI;
current available RAM and storage statistics while the relevant controls are being used; and
network traffic statistics required to operate Network Control.

QA Helper does not intentionally access or collect an IMEI, device serial number, Android Advertising ID, MAC address, contacts, precise location, camera data, microphone recordings, or user accounts.

2. Device Information

The Device Info feature reads technical characteristics from Android and displays them locally. These values are not automatically uploaded to the developer or to an analytics or crash-reporting service.

If the user chooses to include Device Info in a bug report, QA Helper places the selected technical information into an email draft. The user controls whether the email is sent and can review or edit its contents before sending.

3. Network Control and VPN functionality

Network Control is an optional testing feature that uses Android's VPN framework to simulate network conditions. When enabled, QA Helper creates a local VPN interface and processes IPv4 network traffic from other applications through the local testing engine. It can apply bandwidth limits, latency, jitter, packet loss, or complete IPv4 traffic blocking.

QA Helper does not use this feature to build a browsing history, profile the user, or store packet contents. Network traffic is processed in memory for the purpose of forwarding and applying the selected test conditions. QA Helper does not intentionally transmit captured traffic to a developer-controlled server or proxy.

The feature uses Google Public DNS at 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolution while the IPv4 testing tunnel is active. Google Public DNS is operated by Google and has its own data-handling practices. Google states that client IP addresses used by Public DNS are logged temporarily and deleted within approximately one or two days, while some ISP and city/metro-level information is retained longer for service operation and security. This processing is performed by Google Public DNS, not by the QA Helper developer.

IPv6 traffic is not currently routed through QA Helper's testing tunnel and is therefore not subject to the IPv4 network simulation controls.

Network Control is user-initiated and requires Android's VPN authorization flow. When Network Control is stopped, QA Helper removes its VPN interface and restores normal Android networking.

4. RAM Control and Storage Control

RAM Control may allocate memory in the QA Helper process to reproduce memory pressure during testing. Storage Control may create and remove dummy files in QA Helper's own application storage to reproduce low-storage conditions.

These operations are local testing operations. QA Helper does not upload the generated data or use it to identify the user. Storage Control only operates on files created by QA Helper for this purpose and does not intentionally delete unrelated user files.

5. Notepad and locally stored information

The built-in Notepad stores the user's note locally in QA Helper's private application storage. Application settings such as theme, interface position, haptic feedback, sound effects, screen-awake behavior, and confirmation preferences are also stored locally.

These locally stored values are not automatically transmitted to the developer. They are removed when the user deletes the application's data or uninstalls the application, subject to Android's own system behavior and backup settings.

6. Feedback and email

QA Helper provides optional Bug Report and Suggestion actions. When the user selects one, the application opens the user's installed email application with a prepared message.

QA Helper does not send the email itself and does not operate an email server. The user must review and send the message using their chosen email provider. The email provider and any recipients then process the message according to their own policies.

Device Info is excluded from bug reports by default. The user can explicitly enable the "Add device info" option before creating a bug report.

7. Data collection and sharing

QA Helper does not maintain a developer-owned database of user information and does not use third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, crash-reporting SDKs, or other telemetry services in the current version.

QA Helper does not sell user data and does not share user data with the developer for advertising or profiling purposes.

The exceptions to the application's local-only handling are actions initiated by the user or required by a selected feature: network traffic is forwarded to its intended internet destinations while Network Control is active; DNS queries are sent to Google Public DNS; and information the user chooses to include in an email is handled by the user's email provider and the recipients.

8. Data retention and deletion

QA Helper does not maintain a remote user-data account, so there is no developer-hosted account data to delete.

Locally stored application settings and the Notepad content remain on the device until they are changed or removed by the user, the application clears them as part of its normal operation, or the application's data is deleted/uninstalled through Android.

Network traffic processed by Network Control is not intentionally retained by QA Helper after it has served the active testing operation. Third-party services involved in network communication, such as DNS providers or destination services, may retain information according to their own policies.

9. Security

QA Helper uses Android's application-private storage for its locally persisted settings and Notepad data. The application does not maintain a remote database containing user information.

Network Control uses Android's supported VPN framework and protected upstream sockets for its local traffic simulation. No developer-operated proxy is used.

10. Supporter Badges and Google Play Billing

QA Helper may offer optional Supporter Badges that users can purchase through Google Play Billing. These purchases are voluntary contributions intended to support the continued development of the application. The application does not require a purchase to access its functionality and does not use push notifications, recurring requests, or other pressure to encourage purchases.

Supporter Badges are implemented as consumable in-app products. A user may therefore purchase the same Supporter Badge more than once. Each purchase is processed through Google Play's billing infrastructure rather than through a payment system operated by the QA Helper developer.

QA Helper does not receive or store the user's full payment card number, bank account details, or other complete payment credentials. Payment processing, purchase authentication, transaction records, refunds, and related payment information are handled by Google Play in accordance with Google's applicable terms and privacy practices.

QA Helper may receive limited purchase information or purchase tokens from Google Play that are necessary to verify and acknowledge an in-app purchase and to provide the corresponding Supporter Badge functionality. Such information is used only for purchase processing and application functionality and is not used for advertising, profiling, or unrelated analytics.

11. Other third-party services

The current version of QA Helper does not integrate advertising, analytics, Firebase, or crash-reporting SDKs.

Network Control uses Google Public DNS at 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolution while the feature is active. Google Public DNS is a third-party service and its own privacy practices apply to information it receives.

The application may also interact with the user's email provider when the user chooses to send a feedback message. QA Helper does not control the privacy practices of those third-party providers.

12. Children's privacy

QA Helper is a general-purpose technical testing tool and is not designed to collect personal information from children. The application does not require an account or knowingly collect personal information for the purpose of profiling children.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when the application's data handling, features, or applicable requirements change. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when a new version is published.

14. Privacy contact

For privacy questions or requests concerning QA Helper, contact:

QA Helper
Email: 6ASnet9@Gmail.com