Privacy Policy

Privacy is a design principle of Manga & Comics Reader: the App was built to work on your device, with no account and no cloud. This Policy explains what data is processed, by whom, for what purpose and how you exercise your rights, in accordance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/2018 — LGPD), the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework (Law No. 12,965/2014) and the Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents (Law No. 15,211/2025).

This English version is provided for convenience. In case of any discrepancy, the Portuguese version prevails (item 18).

1. Who the controller is

The App is developed and made available by Torres Applications, a brand used by the independent developer Maykow Roberto Lima Torres, based in Pernambuco, Brazil, the controller of any personal data processed by the App (article 5, VI, of the LGPD).

2. Summary

3. What we do NOT collect

Torres Applications does not collect, transmit or store on servers:

• the files of your titles or the copies the App keeps for reading;
• the list of titles, names, covers, file names or folders on the device;
• reading progress, usage time, bookmarks, collections, series or shelf organization;
• reading and appearance preferences (themes, reading profiles and the like).

4. What stays on your device

To work, the App stores in its private storage, inside your device: the working copy of the imported titles, the covers and background images generated from them, the progress, the bookmarks, the library organization, the preferences and the record of your acceptance of these documents (version and date). Only you have access to this data; we don't.

5. File access and permissions

5.1. The App only searches for and opens files when you ask, through one of these paths:

• Search the device: with the Android "All files access" permission (or "Storage", on older Android versions), the App goes through the device memory and the memory card looking only for the types you selected (CBZ, CBR, CB7 and CBT comics and, if you wish, PDFs). The search runs on the device, shows the list for you to review and nothing is imported without your choice;
• Choose a folder: you pick a folder in Android's own picker and only that folder (with its subfolders) is examined, with no special permission needed;
• Choose files: you select individual files;
• Open with / Share: another app hands Manga & Comics Reader the file you chose.

5.2. There is no automatic or background scanning. Nothing that is found or read leaves the device. You can revoke the permission at any time in the Android settings; the App keeps working through the other paths.

5.3. The App uses the permission only to locate and read the comic and PDF files you decide to import. It does not read, change or delete other files.

6. Organization backup

The file generated in Settings > Backup is created on your device and handed to you; it is not sent to Torres Applications' servers. It contains the library organization (titles, series, collections, shelves, progress, bookmarks, profiles and appearance), but does not contain the titles themselves. It is not encrypted: keep it like a personal document. If you send it by e-mail, cloud or another app, it also becomes subject to the rules of the service you chose.

7. Ads in the free version (when available)

7.1. To keep the App free, Torres Applications may display ads provided by Google AdMob, a Google service. Before ads start, the App will be updated, this Policy will be revised and, when required by law, you will see Google's consent form, which can later be reviewed in Settings.

7.2. To serve ads, measure their display and prevent fraud, the AdMob SDK may automatically collect: the device's advertising ID (which you can reset or delete), interaction data with ads (impressions and taps) and technical data about the device and network, such as IP address (for approximate location and security), model, language and system version. AdMob does not receive the contents of your library or what you read.

7.3. Legal bases (article 7 of the LGPD). Personalized ads depend on your consent, which can be refused or withdrawn at any time. Non-personalized ads are based on the legitimate interest in keeping the App free, respecting your rights and expectations.

7.4. Children and adolescents. We do not profile children and adolescents to target advertising (article 22 of Law No. 15,211/2025). For people whom the operating system or the store identifies as under 18 years of age, ads will be non-personalized and filtered for age-appropriate content.

7.5. Google acts as an independent controller of the data it collects through AdMob, under its own policy: policies.google.com/privacy. Learn how Google uses data from partner apps at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can manage personalization at myadcenter.google.com and in Android's ad settings.

8. Manga & Comics Reader Premium and payments (when available)

The purchase, payment, renewal and cancellation of the Premium version are processed entirely by the app store (Google Play). Torres Applications does not collect, access or store card details, taxpayer ID numbers or bank information. The App only receives from the store the confirmation that the purchase is active, kept on the device itself and used solely to unlock the Premium features.

9. Crash diagnostics

The app store and the operating system may automatically collect, in aggregate form, crash and performance reports (for example, device model, system version and the point in the code where the failure occurred), according to your device settings and their policies. These reports do not include your titles or your library and are used only to fix bugs.

10. Data sharing

Torres Applications does not sell, rent or share personal data. The only data flows with third parties are those in items 7, 8 and 9 (Google AdMob, the app store and crash diagnostics), when they exist. Data may also be provided to authorities when there is a legal obligation or a court order, under the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework.

11. International transfer

Google and the app stores may process data on servers outside Brazil. These transfers take place under the cases provided for in article 33 of the LGPD and with the safeguards adopted by these providers.

12. Security

Since your data stays on the device itself, the main protection is that of your device: keep the screen lock on and the system up to date. The App was built to access only what you authorize and not to send your reading data off the device.

13. Retention and deletion

13.1. Data on the device: kept for as long as you want. You can delete titles in the App itself, and complete removal happens when you clear the App's data or uninstall it.

13.2. AdMob and store data: kept by these providers for the periods set in their respective policies.

14. Your rights (article 18 of the LGPD)

You may request, at any time: confirmation that processing exists; access to the data; correction of incomplete or outdated data; anonymization, blocking or deletion of unnecessary data; portability; information about whom the data is shared with; and withdrawal of consent. You may also object to processing based on legitimate interest.

In practice:

• Data on the device: since it is only with you, you access, correct and delete it yourself through the App. Portability is ensured by the organization backup (item 6).
• Advertising data: use the controls in item 7 and Google's tools.
• Any other request: write to torres.software.app@gmail.com. We will reply within the time limits of the LGPD.

You may also file a petition with the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD).

15. Communication channel

As a small-scale processing agent, Torres Applications does not appoint a data protection officer, under article 11 of ANPD Resolution CD/ANPD No. 2/2022, and maintains this communication channel with data subjects and with the ANPD: torres.software.app@gmail.com.

16. Children and adolescents

The App is intended for the general public and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect data from children or adolescents, we do not create behavioral profiles and we do not profile for advertising directed at this audience. Use by children and adolescents should take place with the knowledge and supervision of their parents or guardians (article 14 of the LGPD).

17. Changes to this Policy

This Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the App or in the law — for example, when ads or the Premium version are launched. The version and date at the top indicate the text in force. Relevant changes, especially those involving new data processing, will be communicated in the App before they take effect and, when necessary, a new acceptance will be requested.

18. Language and contact

This Policy may be made available in other languages for convenience; in case of any discrepancy, the Portuguese version prevails. Questions or requests about privacy and data protection: torres.software.app@gmail.com