Chitr privacy policy

Last updated 7 November 2026

Chitr is a wallpaper app for Android (package name appmania.wallpapers.chitr) published by AppMania. This policy explains what Chitr collects, why, and the choices you have. You can use Chitr without an account. If you choose to sign in with Google, Chitr receives your email address and a user ID. Chitr never asks for your phone number.

Information stored only on your device

• Your favorites, likes, downloads and settings, and whether you have Chitr Pro. If you have not signed in, also your unlocked wallpapers, coin balance, coin history and daily check-in progress.
• Photos you choose in Create. Subject detection runs on your device with Google ML Kit. The photo and the wallpaper made from it are not uploaded to Chitr's servers unless you choose to share your artwork (see below).
• Wallpapers and live scenes you have downloaded or set, so they keep working offline.

Chitr does not ask for access to your photo library. It uses Android's photo picker, which hands over only the photo or video you select. Uninstalling Chitr or clearing its storage removes everything in this section.

Information sent to Chitr's servers

• Wallpaper requests. To show wallpapers, the app contacts our server. Like most web servers, it records your IP address, device type and the time of each request in its logs, which are used for security and troubleshooting.
• Your account, if you sign in. Sign-in is optional and goes through Google Firebase Authentication. We store your email address, a user ID, the country you signed up from, your coin balance, your unlocked wallpapers, your recent coin activity, how many ad rewards you earned today, your daily check-in progress and your Chitr Pro plan if you have one. We use these only to keep your coins and unlocks available on your phones, to answer support requests and, for the country, to see where Chitr is used. Our server works out the country once from your IP address when your account is made, without sending the address to anyone else, and keeps only the country with your account. When you check in, the app sends how far your phone's clock is from UTC so the day changes at your midnight; we keep the resulting day, not your time zone. When you first sign in, the coins and unlocked wallpapers on your phone move to your account.
• Likes. The app creates a random identifier for your installation so a like can be counted once and removed later. The server stores only a one-way hash of it. It is not linked to your name, email or advertising ID.
• Download and set counts. When you download or set a wallpaper, the server adds one to that wallpaper's total. These counts are not linked to you.
• Feedback and requests. When you send a message from the app, we receive your message, the app version, Android version and device model. The form says so before you send. Messages are read by the Chitr team to fix problems and choose new wallpapers.
• Artwork and attachments you share. If you choose a photo or video to send, we receive that file. It is stored privately and only the Chitr team can see it. Artwork you send as your own, or with permission, may be featured in Chitr after review. If you enter a name with your artwork, we receive that too, and we may show it publicly as the contributor when the artwork is featured. The name is optional.
• Creating requested artwork. The Chitr team may turn a wallpaper request into an edited creative brief for image generation with OpenAI. Requests are not sent automatically. The team reviews the brief and removes personal information before generation; device details and private attachments are not included.

Analytics and crash reports

Chitr uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand how features are used (for example, which wallpaper types are set) and Firebase Crashlytics to receive crash reports from release builds. These services collect app interactions, device and app information, crash logs, an app instance identifier and, unless you have opted out in Android's settings, your advertising ID. In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Analytics starts only after you answer Chitr's consent message. If you do not consent, Analytics does not store or read these identifiers on your device and sends Google only limited usage signals without them. See Firebase privacy and security.

Notifications

If you allow notifications, Chitr uses Firebase Cloud Messaging to tell you about new wallpapers and packs. Firebase gives your installation a push token so messages can reach it; the token is not linked to your name or email. The daily check-in reminder is scheduled on your phone rather than sent by a server, and you can switch it off on the Earn coins page. You can turn notifications off at any time in Android settings.

Advertising

Chitr shows rewarded ads through Google AdMob, which you can choose to watch to earn coins. Ads never play on their own. AdMob may collect your device's advertising ID, IP address and app interactions to show and measure ads. Where the law requires it, such as in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Chitr asks for your consent first, and you can change your answer later in the Chitr menu, under Privacy choices. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services.

Purchases and Google Play

If Chitr offers coin packs, they are sold through Google Play. Google handles the payment under its own terms, and Chitr never receives your card or other payment details. The app receives a purchase confirmation from Google Play. If you're signed in, it sends that confirmation to our server, which checks that it came from Google Play and adds the coins to your account. We keep the product, the order number and a coded form of the confirmation with your account, so a purchase is only counted once. If you aren't signed in, the coins are saved on your device, and the confirmation goes to our server when you sign in. Chitr Pro is also sold through Google Play. To know whether you have it, the app asks Google Play and saves the answer on your phone, so Pro works without signing in. If you're signed in, the app also sends the purchase confirmation to our server, which checks it with Google Play and keeps your plan, its order number and its end date with your account, so we can see who has Pro and help with support requests. Google Play may also show its own rating prompt after you have set a few wallpapers; Google runs that prompt and does not tell Chitr whether you left a review.

Sharing

We do not sell your information. It is shared only with the service providers that run Chitr: our hosting and storage providers (DigitalOcean and MongoDB Atlas) and Google (Firebase, AdMob and Google Play services), or when the law requires it. Our servers are hosted by DigitalOcean in Singapore, our database runs on MongoDB Atlas in India and Google's services run worldwide, so your information may be processed outside the country you live in.

Security and retention

All connections between the app and our server use HTTPS. Server logs are kept for a limited period for security. Messages and shared files are kept while they are useful for support and improving Chitr, and are deleted on request. Account data is kept until you delete your account. Like and download counts are not linked to you and are kept as part of the catalog.

Children

Chitr is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has sent us something, email us and we will delete it.

Your choices

• Sending feedback or artwork is optional, and so are signing in and watching an ad.
• To delete your account, open the menu in Chitr and choose Your account, then Delete account, or follow the steps on the account deletion page. This erases your email address, country, coins, unlocked wallpapers, coin activity and record of Chitr Pro from our servers. Coins you have left cannot be recovered. It doesn't cancel a Chitr Pro subscription, which you can cancel in Google Play.
• Turn notifications off in Android settings, or reset your advertising ID there.
• In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, change your ad and analytics consent in the Chitr menu, under Privacy choices.
• To ask for a copy or deletion of something you sent, or with any question about this policy, email help.appmania@gmail.com. If you have not signed in, we do not know who you are, so please include details of the message or file so we can find it.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with a new date.

Contact

AppMania, help.appmania@gmail.com.