CutscreenPrivacy Policy
Cutscreen: Recorder & Editor (package com.plycoder.cutscreen)
Effective date: 24 September 2026 · Last updated: 31 October 2026
Cutscreen is a screen recorder and video editor for Android, published by Md Mahabubur Rahman, an individual developer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh ("we", "us"). This policy explains what the app does with your data. The short version: your recordings never leave your phone, Cutscreen has no servers and no accounts, and the only data that leaves the device is what the Google AdMob advertising SDK collects to show ads.
1. Your recordings, screenshots and edits
Everything you capture with Cutscreen — screen recordings, audio-only recordings, screenshots, camera footage, voice-overs and exported edits — is written directly to your device's own media storage (the Movies, Music and Pictures folders your gallery app uses). We do not receive, store, view or transmit any of it. Cutscreen makes no network requests of its own.
- Screen recording and screenshots start only after you accept Android's own screen-sharing consent dialog, every time. Audio-only recordings that use only the microphone don't involve the screen, so they skip that dialog; any recording that captures device audio needs it. The consent token is held in memory and discarded as soon as it is used.
- A persistent notification is shown for the entire recording. Nothing records on boot, on a schedule, or without that notification.
- Android itself blocks capture of protected content (banking apps, password fields, DRM video). Those areas appear blank in any recording.
- The library screen reads only the files Cutscreen created. It does not scan or index your other photos and videos.
- Editing is non-destructive. Export writes a new file and the original recording is kept until you delete it.
- Text you add to a video, and text you turn into speech, stays on your device. Text to speech uses your phone's own text-to-speech engine (for example Google's Speech Services); Cutscreen does not send the text anywhere itself.
- Your settings (resolution, frame rate, audio source, theme and similar) and a small index of your recordings' names and durations are stored locally on the device and are removed when you uninstall the app.
2. Permissions and what each one is for
No permission is requested at launch. Each is requested by the feature that needs it, with an explanation and a "Not now" option.
| Permission | Why | If you decline |
|---|---|---|
| Screen capture (MediaProjection) | To record the screen or take a screenshot. Requested by Android for every screen session, and for audio-only recordings that capture device audio. | Nothing is captured. |
Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO) | When you record with the microphone, record device audio (Android requires this permission to capture another app's sound too), make an audio-only recording, or record a voice-over in the editor. If you allow it, a screen recording set to Muted keeps a silent microphone track so you can unmute mid-recording: while muted, nothing is captured. | Screen recordings continue without sound; audio-only recording and voice-over can't be used. |
Camera (CAMERA) | Only when you turn on the camera overlay, using the front or back camera you choose. The picture, including any frame, filter or prop, is drawn on your device into the recording and is not stored separately or analysed. No face detection is used. | Recording continues without the camera frame. |
Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS) | To show the ongoing recording notification with pause, resume and stop. | Recording still works; the notification is required by Android and cannot be hidden. |
Display over other apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) | Only if you enable the floating controller. | Controls fall back to the notification. |
| Foreground service (media projection, microphone, camera) | Keeps the recording alive while you use other apps. Runs only for the duration of a session you started. | — |
Two further permissions appear in the app's manifest because they are merged in by the video-playback library: ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE and WAKE_LOCK. They are not prompted for and are not used to send data.
3. Advertising (Google AdMob)
Cutscreen is free and supported by ads served by Google AdMob, part of Google LLC. Ads are never shown during a recording: a banner appears on the app's main screens only while nothing is being recorded, and a full-screen ad (at most one every three minutes) may appear before or after a recording, before the editor opens, or before an export. To serve and measure ads, the AdMob SDK collects certain data directly from your device and shares it with Google and, where you consent, with Google's advertising partners. We do not receive this data ourselves in identifiable form.
Data the AdMob SDK may collect:
- Advertising ID (a resettable identifier managed by Android) and other device identifiers.
- Approximate location derived from your IP address (not GPS; Cutscreen does not request location permission).
- Device and app information: device model, OS version, language, app version, screen size, network type.
- Ad interactions: which ads were shown, viewed or tapped.
- Diagnostics: crash and performance data related to ad delivery.
Where required by law (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), Cutscreen shows Google's consent form before any ad is requested, and you can change your choice at any time from Settings → Ad privacy choices in the app. You can also reset or delete your Advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalisation, in your Android settings under Privacy → Ads.
How Google uses this data is described in Google's Privacy Policy and in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. Advertising partners that may receive data under your consent are listed in the consent form.
4. Remove ads (one-time purchase)
You can turn every ad off with a one-time purchase of US$1.25 (or the local price Google Play shows) under Settings → Ads → Remove ads. The payment is handled entirely by Google Play: we never see your card or payment details. Google Play tells the app only whether your Google account owns the purchase, and the app remembers that answer on your phone so ads stay off without a connection.
Once it is owned, Cutscreen no longer starts the Google AdMob SDK, so no ad is requested and the ad consent form is not shown. On a new phone or after reinstalling, tap Restore purchase. If a purchase is refunded, ads come back the next time the app checks with Google Play. Google's handling of payment data is covered by the Google Payments Privacy Notice.
5. Summary of data collected
| Data | Collected by | Purpose | Shared with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen recordings, screenshots, audio, camera footage, edits | Stored on your device only | The app's core function | No one |
| App settings and recording index | Stored on your device only | App functionality | No one |
| Advertising ID, device IDs | Google AdMob SDK | Advertising | Google, ad partners (with consent) |
| Approximate location (from IP) | Google AdMob SDK | Advertising | Google, ad partners (with consent) |
| Ad interactions, diagnostics | Google AdMob SDK | Advertising, analytics |
Cutscreen does not collect your name, email address, contacts, messages, precise location, files outside its own recordings, or the contents of what you record. There are no accounts and no sign-in. The only in-app purchase is the optional "Remove ads" described above.
6. Children
Cutscreen is intended for users aged 13 and over and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal data through the app, contact us and we will help remove it.
7. Retention and deletion
- Recordings and screenshots stay on your device until you delete them, either inside Cutscreen's library or with any file or gallery app. Uninstalling Cutscreen does not delete the files it saved to your gallery.
- Settings and the local recording index are deleted when you uninstall the app or clear its data.
- Data collected by the AdMob SDK is retained by Google according to its own retention policy. You can reset your Advertising ID at any time, which unlinks previously collected data from your device.
8. Your choices and rights
- Permissions: every permission can be revoked in Android settings. The related feature will stop working; the rest of the app continues.
- Ads: change your consent under Settings → Ad privacy choices in the app; reset your Advertising ID or opt out of personalised ads in Android's Privacy settings.
- Access, correction, deletion, portability, objection: because we hold no personal data about you on any server, these rights are exercised directly on your device (see section 6). For data held by Google, use the links in section 3 or contact us and we will help.
- If you are in the EEA or UK you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.
9. Security
Your recordings are stored under Android's standard app and media storage protections and never leave the device through Cutscreen. Data sent by the AdMob SDK is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). No method of storage is perfectly secure; keep your device locked and up to date.
10. Changes to this policy
If we change how the app handles data, we will update this page and the "Last updated" date, and note the change in the app's release notes. Material changes will be highlighted in the app before they take effect.
11. Contact
Md Mahabubur Rahman
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: tulx.app@gmail.com
This policy is governed by the laws of Bangladesh, without prejudice to any rights you have under the mandatory law of your own country.