SoftGate: Privacy Policy

Welcome to the SoftGate application for Android. This app is free for use however you like, but is supported by Ads.

Data collected by the app

To the best of my knowledge, I have not programmed this app to collect any of your personal information.

I do show Ads to support the App development, but it has it’s own consent pop up when first installing the app. The app is distributed via Google Play and it’s privacy policy might also apply.

Below is the list of external services with their respective privacy policy:

All data created by You (integration details etc.) is stored entirely on Your device. This can simply be erased by clearing the app’s data or uninstalling it.

Explanation of permissions requested in the app

Below is the list extracted from AndroidManifest.xml file with all permissions requested by the app. Will keep this list updated.

SoftGate AndroidManifest.xml

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />

Permission Explanation

Permission	Explanation
`<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />`	This permission is required to send `POST` requests to your HA and in general to communicate over network.
`<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />`	When app is minimized, it will post notifications of incomming call. Highly recommended for proper app functioning.
`<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />`	This permission is required to be able to communicate with the person who is calling.
`<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />`	This permission is required to check whether you are connected to the network and whether you are able to properly integrate with 3rd party SIP services / HA.
`<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />`	This permission is required to set the playback by default into speaker mode.
`<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />`	This permission is required when someone is calling so that full screen with camera preview of the caller (person at the intercom) can be initialized.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

This permission is required to send POST requests to your HA and in general to communicate over network.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />

When app is minimized, it will post notifications of incomming call. Highly recommended for proper app functioning.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />

This permission is required to be able to communicate with the person who is calling.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

This permission is required to check whether you are connected to the network and whether you are able to properly integrate with 3rd party SIP services / HA.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />

This permission is required to set the playback by default into speaker mode.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />

This permission is required when someone is calling so that full screen with camera preview of the caller (person at the intercom) can be initialized.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or how your data is processed, feel free to contact me via Github creating a new Issue or by sending an Email at: contact@soitio.com