Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 23, 2026
Last Updated: April 23, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how BTC Converter ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information. We process personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other applicable privacy laws.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data under Article 4(7) of the GDPR is:

BTC Converter
Developer: Ing. Ondrej Novotny, Ph.D.
Business ID: 19525567
Address: Nove sady 988/2, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Application ID: com.ondran.btcconverter
Email: 0ndr4N@proton.me

2. Data We Collect

The application does not require registration or any personal data input. All currency conversion calculations are performed locally on your device using a Bitcoin price fetched from a public price endpoint. The amounts you enter and the currency pairs you select are never sent to any server. Through third-party services, the following data may be automatically collected:

2.1 Automatically Collected Data

Category Types of Data Purpose
Device Information Device type and model, OS version, unique device identifiers (Advertising ID, App Instance ID), language, time zone App functionality, analytics, advertising
Usage Data App interactions, screens viewed, session duration, features used, in-app events (such as currency switches or swaps, with no amount values) Analytics, app improvement
Network Information IP address (for approximate geolocation), network type, carrier Geolocation for ads, analytics
Crash Data Crash reports, stack traces, device state at time of crash Bug fixes, app stability
Advertising Data Ad interactions, impressions, clicks, advertising identifiers Personalized/non-personalized ads
Price-Feed Queries The currency ticker for which a price is requested (e.g. "USD", "EUR") sent to the price and chart data providers; IP address of the request Fetching the current Bitcoin price and 24-hour price history

2.2 Data We Do NOT Collect

3. Purposes of Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

Processing of your personal data is based on the following legal grounds under Article 6(1) of the GDPR:

Processing Activity Legal Basis Reference
Personalized advertising Consent Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
Non-personalized advertising Legitimate interest Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
Analytics (Firebase Analytics) Consent Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
Crash reporting (Crashlytics) Consent Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
Price-feed queries (btcapi.cz, CoinGecko) Legitimate interest Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
Basic app functionality Legitimate interest Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
Right to withdraw consent: You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Withdrawing consent will disable analytics and crash reporting, and switch ads to non-personalized mode. You can manage your consent in the app's Settings under "Privacy Settings".

5. Third-Party Services

The application uses the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:

5.1 Google AdMob

Advertising service for displaying App Open and Native advertisements within the application.

5.2 Firebase Analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase)

Analytics service for understanding app usage. Only active when consent is given.

5.3 Firebase Crashlytics

Crash reporting service for collecting app crash reports. Only active when consent is given.

5.4 Firebase Remote Config

Configuration service for remotely adjusting app behavior (ad frequency, price-refresh interval, feature kill-switches).

5.5 BTC API (btcapi.cz)

Public Bitcoin price endpoint used to fetch the current BTC-to-fiat exchange rate.

5.6 CoinGecko (api.coingecko.com)

Public cryptocurrency data API used to fetch the 24-hour Bitcoin price history shown as a mini chart on the home screen.

6. Advertising

6.1 Types of Ads

The application displays two ad formats: a full-screen App Open ad that may appear when you launch the app or return to it after leaving it in the background, and a Native advertisement embedded on the home screen. Both formats are subject to frequency limits (by default no more than three App Open ads per day with at least a 20-minute interval between them; the native ad refreshes at most once every 60 seconds).

The type of ads you see depends on your consent:

6.2 Managing Ad Preferences

You can manage your advertising preferences through:

Note: Declining consent does not remove ads — it switches them to non-personalized mode.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The application and its third-party services use SDKs, local storage (Android DataStore), and similar technologies to:

In compliance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), we obtain your consent before using cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary for the application to function.

Consent dialog: On first launch, the app displays a consent dialog in accordance with the IAB TCF v2.3 standard (implemented through Google's User Messaging Platform SDK). Your consent or refusal is stored and respected throughout subsequent use of the application.

8. Data Transfers

8.1 Sharing with Third Parties

We share your data with Google (as described in Sections 5.1–5.4) for the purposes of advertising, analytics, crash reporting, and remote configuration. Price-feed queries are shared with btcapi.cz (Section 5.5) and CoinGecko (Section 5.6) solely to obtain public market data.

8.2 International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including the United States (Google servers) and Singapore (CoinGecko).

When transferring data outside the EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards:

8.3 What We Do NOT Do

9. Data Retention

We retain your data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

Data Type Retention Period
Analytics data 26 months (Google Analytics default)
Crash reports 90 days
Advertising data Per Google's policies
Consent choices Until consent is withdrawn or the app is uninstalled
Cached price & 24h history (on-device only) Overwritten on each successful price refresh; fully erased when the app is uninstalled

You may request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 10).

10. Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

Right Description Reference
Right of Access Obtain confirmation of processing and a copy of your personal data Art. 15 GDPR
Right to Rectification Request correction of inaccurate personal data Art. 16 GDPR
Right to Erasure Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten") Art. 17 GDPR
Right to Restriction Request restriction of how we use your data Art. 18 GDPR
Right to Data Portability Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format Art. 20 GDPR
Right to Object Object to processing based on legitimate interest. For direct marketing (advertising), you have an absolute right to object at any time. Art. 21 GDPR
Right to Withdraw Consent Withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing Art. 7(3) GDPR
Right to Lodge a Complaint Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority Art. 77 GDPR

10.1 How to Exercise Your Rights

You can exercise your rights:

  1. In the app: Settings → Privacy Settings
  2. By email: Send a request to 0ndr4N@proton.me

We will respond to your request without undue delay, and no later than one month from receipt.

11. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

To exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at 0ndr4N@proton.me. We will verify your identity before processing your request.

12. Children's Privacy

The application is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions).

If you believe that we have collected data from a child below the applicable age threshold, please contact us at 0ndr4N@proton.me and we will promptly delete such data.

13. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When making changes:

We recommend reviewing this policy periodically for any changes.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us:

Email: 0ndr4N@proton.me

Suggested email subjects:

We will respond to all legitimate requests within the statutory period (one month under GDPR; 45 days under CCPA).


BTC Converter | Application ID: com.ondran.btcconverter
This Privacy Policy is effective as of April 23, 2026

Processing in compliance with:
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) | California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA)

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