Privacy Policy

Telegram Story & Media Saver · Effective 2026-08-09 · Last updated 2026-08-09

This policy explains what data the Telegram Story & Media Saver Android app (com.driftstudio.story.downloader.downloadtelegramstory) collects, how it uses that data, and the controls you have. In plain terms: the app is a local gallery viewer for media Telegram has already saved to your device. Your photos, videos, voice notes, and documents never leave your phone.

Summary: No account, no login, no cloud sync, no analytics tracking. The only data ever transmitted off your device is a Google-issued advertising identifier that Google AdMob uses to serve the in-app banner ad — and you can turn that off in Android system settings.

1. What we collect and share

Data type	Collected on-device?	Sent off device?	Purpose
Photos, videos, audio files, documents on your device	Read from local storage to display in the in-app gallery	No	Display media the user has saved via Telegram
App preferences (which folders you've picked, feature toggles)	Stored in on-device DataStore	No	Remember your setup between launches
Crash logs	Written to app-private storage	Only if you tap Settings → Send crash report and pick a share target yourself	Diagnose problems you choose to report
Google Advertising ID (GAID)	Read from Google Play Services at runtime	Yes — sent to Google AdMob with ad requests	Ad serving, frequency capping, ad measurement

We do not collect: your name, email, phone number, contacts list, location (precise or approximate), SMS, call logs, browsing history, health or financial data, biometrics, or any user-provided identifier of any kind. The app requests none of these permissions.

2. Advertising (Google AdMob)

Media Saver is free and supported by a single native ad card shown on the Discover and Saved tabs. Ads are served by Google AdMob, a Google service that uses the device's Advertising ID (GAID) to select and measure ads. Google's own Privacy Policy governs how AdMob uses this data.

You can:

Reset your Advertising ID or opt out of ad personalisation at any time via Android Settings → Privacy → Ads (path may vary by OEM).
Users in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland see Google's standardised consent form on first launch, powered by Google's User Messaging Platform. Your consent choices govern whether any ad personalisation data is used.

3. Permissions the app requests

Permission	Why it's needed
`READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` / `READ_MEDIA_VIDEO` / `READ_MEDIA_AUDIO` (Android 13+) or `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` (older Android)	Read photos, videos, and voice notes Telegram has saved to your device so the app can display them.
`READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED` (Android 14+)	Enables the three-way "Select photos and videos" system dialog for partial access.
`POST_NOTIFICATIONS` (Android 13+)	Only requested when you enable the optional Quick Access or Import Reminder features.
`SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`	Only requested when you enable the optional Floating Bubble feature.
`FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`	Keeps the Floating Bubble overlay visible when the app is backgrounded.
`PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`	Only requested for the optional Import Reminder feature, to detect when Telegram was recently used.
`INTERNET` / `ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`	Used solely by Google AdMob to load ads and by Google's UMP SDK to fetch the consent form for EEA/UK users. The app itself never opens a network connection with your media.
`com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`	Required on Android 13+ so Google AdMob can serve targeted ads. Removing it makes ads far less effective without changing anything else about the app.

4. Data retention and deletion

Since the app stores nothing about you on any server, there is nothing for us to retain or delete on your behalf. All in-app data (preferences, granted folder permissions, crash logs) lives only on your device.

To wipe everything the app stores:

In-app path: open the app → Settings → Privacy & data → Delete all my data. This opens Android's App Info screen where Clear storage removes every trace.
Alternative: long-press the app icon → App info → Storage → Clear storage.
Full removal: uninstall the app. Android removes all app-private data on uninstall.

Note: photos or videos you've saved to your device gallery (via Telegram's own "Save to Gallery" feature) are not touched by the actions above — they belong to your gallery, not to Media Saver. Delete them from your Gallery app if desired.

5. Children's privacy

Media Saver is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them. The app's minimum age category on Google Play reflects this.

6. Third-party services

Google AdMob — serves the in-app ad, uses your device's GAID. See Google's advertising policies.
Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) — displays the consent form to users in the EEA/UK/Switzerland. See UMP documentation.

No other third-party SDK is bundled with the app. No analytics, crash-reporting SaaS, or user-tracking library is included.

7. Changes to this policy

If the app ever starts collecting a new category of data, this policy will be updated before that release ships, and the update date at the top will change. Material changes will also be summarised in the app's release notes on Google Play.

8. Contact

Questions, concerns, or data-deletion requests: nursiddique@gmail.com.