HD Clean Privacy Policy

Effective date: 4 November 2026

HD Clean is a file manager for cleaning and maintaining the storage of your phone: it scans the files on your device, shows what takes up space and permanently deletes only what you choose. It is developed by Hai Digital (חי דיגיטל). This policy explains what information the app accesses, what is stored on your device and what is never collected.

In short

• No account, no sign-up and no sign-in
• No ads, no analytics and no tracking
• The app has no internet access permission and sends no information to any server
• Your files are scanned, shown and deleted only on your device, and only on your own selection and explicit confirmation
• The app stores nothing between launches, and backup of its data is turned off
• We do not collect, receive, sell or share personal information

Who is responsible for the app

HD Clean is developed and operated by Hai Digital (חי דיגיטל). Privacy questions can be sent to Office@haidigital.co.il.

What the app does

HD Clean scans the primary shared storage of the phone and shows a dashboard with a storage meter and cards: large files, duplicates, WhatsApp and Telegram media, voice notes, old files, downloads, screenshots and screen recordings, APK installer files, junk and temporary files, empty folders, leftovers of uninstalled apps, hidden files, media of other apps, browse by folders and all files. In every list you can search, filter by source, type, size and age, sort, open a file, share it, see its details and delete what you selected. All of this happens only on your device.

The All files access permission

To scan the whole storage of the phone, the app needs the Android "All files access" permission. The app explains the need for it on its first screen, and the button opens the Android system settings page for the app, where you turn on "Allow access to manage all files" yourself. You can turn the permission off at any time on the same page, and the app can then no longer scan.

With this permission the app reads from your device:

• File and folder names, paths, sizes and modification dates: to show the lists, filter and sort them, and work out how much space each card and each folder takes
• Thumbnails: for images, videos and the icons of APK installer files. Thumbnails are rendered on the device and shown in the list only
• The content of files of identical size: to detect duplicates, the app computes on the device a digital fingerprint of the content of files that have the same size and compares them. The fingerprint is not stored and not sent anywhere

This information is used solely to show, filter and delete what you choose. The app does not read the Android/data and Android/obb folders, does not scan an SD card or other secondary storage, and never moves any file, name or path off your device.

Detecting installed apps

To find folders left behind under Android/media by apps that are no longer installed, the app checks which of the apps installed on your device appear with an icon on the home screen, and compares the folder names with that list. This check happens only on your device at scan time, the list is never stored or sent anywhere, and the app does not request permission to see all installed apps. The app notes on that screen that an app without a home screen icon may appear in the list even though it is installed, so the name should be checked before deleting.

Deleting files

Deletion happens only on your selection and only after your explicit confirmation: before every deletion a dialog shows the number of files or folders and their total size, with the warning that deletion is permanent, with no recycle bin and no recovery. After you confirm, the files are deleted from the device and the app updates the Android media index so the gallery stops showing them. From browse by folders, empty folders and leftovers of uninstalled apps you can also delete a whole folder with all its content, again only after a confirmation dialog. The app never deletes anything on its own, and we have no way to recover a file you deleted.

Opening and sharing files

When you open a file from a list or choose to share it, the app hands that single file to the app you pick, through the Android sharing mechanism. From that moment the file is handled under the privacy policy of the app you chose. HD Clean does not pass files to any app without such an action on your part.

What is stored on your device

Nothing. The app has no saved settings, no database and no log files. Scan results are held in memory only while the app is open and disappear when you close it. Backup of the app's data is turned off, so device backup to your Google account and transfer to a new device do not include any information from the app either.

Retention and deletion

We hold no information about you or your files, so there is nothing on our side to retain or delete. The app itself keeps no information between launches. A file you delete through the app is removed from the device permanently at that moment. Files you did not delete belong to you and stay on your device after the app is uninstalled.

Permissions

• All files access: the only permission the app requests. It is used to scan, show and delete files on the device, as described above
• Visibility of apps with a home screen icon: a declaration in the app's configuration, not a permission you need to grant. It is used only to detect folders of uninstalled apps, as described above

The app has no internet access permission, and it does not access your contacts, location, camera, microphone or notifications.

What we do not do

• We do not collect personal information or information about how you use the app
• We do not share, sell or transfer information to third parties
• We do not show ads and do not use your device's advertising ID
• We do not include third party components for advertising, analytics or tracking

Distribution through Google Play

The app is distributed through Google Play. Google may show us aggregated statistics about the app, such as the number of installs and technical crash information from users who chose to share usage and diagnostics data with Google. Google collects this information under its own privacy policy, and it does not include your files, their names or their paths.

Children

The app is not directed to children under 13. It does not collect personal information from any user, and therefore not from children either. Questions from parents can be sent to Office@haidigital.co.il.

Your rights

We do not hold personal information about you, so there is nothing on our side to access, correct or delete. Everything the app sees is on your device and under your control, and the app keeps none of it, as described in What is stored on your device.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, the updated version will be published on this page with a new effective date. If a change to the app affects how it handles information, this policy will be updated before that change takes effect.

Contact details

Questions about this policy can be sent to Hai Digital (חי דיגיטל) at Office@haidigital.co.il.