Gammy Apps Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 29, 2026 · Last updated: September 6, 2026

Gammy Family is publicly available as a subscription-only app. Some features and data flows described below activate only in app versions that include them. In particular, the current public Full and Managed versions do not yet support paid-app referral attribution or connected Family features; these disclosures also cover compatible release candidates and authorized testing.

This privacy policy applies to Gammy Focus com.t9messenger.launcher.focus, Gammy Full com.t9messenger.launcher, Gammy Managed com.t9messenger.launcher.managed, Gammy Family com.t9messenger.family, and the related Gammy websites and services.

Developer: Gammy Studios LLC

Privacy contact: admin@gammystudios.com

Overview

Gammy Launcher turns an Android smartphone into a simpler phone experience with large controls, calling, text messaging, contacts, photos, alarms, calendar, audio tools, simplified setup, and caregiver setup features. Gammy Focus, Gammy Full, and Gammy Managed are separate apps. Gammy Managed is designed for a dedicated caregiver-managed device. Gammy Focus, Full, and Managed can provide default SMS, dialer, and alarm features when the user chooses those Android roles. Gammy Full and Managed can also act as the user's home screen.

Gammy Family is the subscription caregiver app. It uses first-party Gammy services to connect authorized caregivers with a household, provide setup and status tools, and support caregiver accounts. An active $7.99/month Google Play household subscription or active included credit is required to use app features; there is no free-use tier.

We do not sell personal data. Gammy does not include ads or third-party advertising SDKs.

Data Gammy Accesses

Gammy may access the following data depending on which features the user or caregiver enables:

• Contacts: names, phone numbers, and contact details used for trusted contact calling and messaging, including contact edits made inside Gammy.
• SMS and MMS: text and media messages used to send, receive, display, and store conversations when Gammy is selected as the default SMS app, plus PIN-validated caregiver/admin setup messages if that managed feature is enabled.
• Phone and call data: phone state, call-log information needed for the default dialer experience, outgoing calls, incoming call display, and in-call controls when Gammy is selected as the default dialer.
• Photos, videos, and camera: photo viewing, camera capture, media messages, QR scanning screens, and related local media features.
• Calendar: calendar event titles, times, and reminders shown in the calendar tool when permission is granted.
• Microphone and audio: web calls, voice input, Beau companion features, voice recorder, saved audio files, radio, alarm, timer, and Bible read-aloud audio where enabled.
• Bible reading data: local bookmarks and last-read position for bundled public-domain Bible text.
• Medication routine data: medication names, doses, schedules, and notes that the user or caregiver enters for the local medication list. Gammy uses this for routine display only; it is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, clinical monitoring, or care-provider medication management.
• Location and Wi-Fi information: navigation features, Android Wi-Fi setup flows, and optional Weather. Location Tools are off by default in Gammy Managed and can be enabled only from the PIN-protected caregiver dashboard. Launcher versions that include direct Weather transport send rounded approximate coordinates to Open-Meteo only after an admin accepts the disclosure and enables Weather; corrective Full and Managed releases disable that direct transport. Gammy does not provide continuous or background family location tracking.
• Notifications: selected notification access if the user grants notification listener access. Gammy uses it for optional Motorola FM controls and only reads or suppresses competing SMS notifications while Gammy holds Android's default SMS role.
• App settings and local app data: admin PIN hash, setup choices, a caregiver-entered number for display as this phone's own number, home and managed-device configuration, alarms, reminders, message history, contacts, and feature settings.
• Device or app identifiers: local, app-generated identifiers used for app setup. The launcher release does not transmit advertising ID, IMEI, IMSI, SIM serial, Build serial, MAC address, the device phone number, BSSID, SSID, or similar persistent device identifiers.
• Full and Managed paid-app acquisition data: in a referral-capable release, Google Play provides a referral string, click/install timestamps, and a signed Licensing response. Gammy keeps only a valid public referral slug or organic marker, bounded verification facts, and a SHA-256 hash of Google's opaque Play user ID. It does not keep the raw Play user ID, signed response, Google Play order ID, email, advertising ID, hardware identifier, or payment-card information.
• Gammy Family data: caregiver account and session records; household membership, device labels, setup and status records, authorized caregiver links, and requested commands; a random first-party app-install identifier; and camera or microphone access when a caregiver scans a pairing code or starts a call.
• Purchase and referral data: product or plan, transaction and subscription status, processor identifiers, refund or chargeback status, purchaser email for the Setup Service, and an optional first-party referral code used to attribute a qualifying sale. Gammy does not receive full payment-card numbers from Google Play or Stripe.
• Linked Managed service traffic: after a caregiver links a Managed phone, the phone sends a Gammy-issued device identifier and token with bounded status check-ins and command polls. These do not include message text, call logs, contact lists, calendar entries, photos, medication entries, or location.

How Data Is Used

Gammy uses data to provide the features selected by the user or caregiver:

• Show a simple home screen and menu.
• Make and receive calls.
• Send, receive, and display SMS/MMS messages.
• Process caregiver/admin setup messages when an enabled managed feature uses them for documented setup updates.
• Show trusted contacts and photos.
• Run alarms, timer, calendar, audio, camera, navigation, Android-owned Bluetooth setup, Wi-Fi, medication-list, and setup tools.
• Keep protected setup and managed-device behavior reliable.
• Authenticate caregivers, connect authorized Gammy Family members to a household, deliver requested Family features, prevent abuse, and provide account recovery and deletion.
• Validate purchases and subscriptions, provide entitlements and support, and calculate referral commissions on eligible purchaser transactions.
• For referral-capable Full and Managed releases, verify a genuine licensed Play acquisition, preserve first-touch referral or organic attribution, prevent a later reinstall from changing it, and support fraud, compliance, accounting, and settlement review. This is acquisition measurement, not ad targeting.

Data Sharing And Service Providers

Gammy may share or process data with the following services only as needed for enabled features:

• Mobile carriers and Android phone/SMS services for calls, SMS, and MMS.
• Launcher versions that include direct Weather transport use Open-Meteo for an approximate-coordinate forecast request only after an admin explicitly enables Weather. Corrective Full and Managed releases do not contact Open-Meteo.
• Streaming radio providers when the user plays an internet radio stream.
• Video calling or handoff apps when the user chooses to open or hand off a call to another app.
• Cloudflare for hosting, security, storage, notifications, and enabled realtime call routing for Gammy Family.
• Netlify and Neon-hosted PostgreSQL for the websites, enabled website functions, and enabled account, purchase, entitlement, and referral records.
• Google Firebase Cloud Messaging and Apple Push Notification service for generic Gammy Family notification wakeups when enabled.
• Google Play for app distribution, purchases, subscriptions, refunds, Install Referrer, and related purchase verification.
• Stripe for the authorized website Setup Service and Resend (Plus Five Five, Inc.) for its transactional payment acknowledgement and scheduling handoff. Gammy receives payment and customer references, not full card numbers, and disables Resend open and click tracking.

We do not sell personal data.

Local Storage

Most Gammy data is stored locally on the device. This can include contacts, messages, settings, alarms, reminders, calendar display state, audio recordings, Bible bookmarks, medication routine data, admin setup data, and local feature data. Local data may be removed by deleting it in the app where supported, resetting the device/app data, or uninstalling Gammy.

Security

Gammy uses Android platform permissions and app-private storage to limit access to local data. App-controlled internet services use HTTPS/TLS-capable connections where supported. Carrier SMS, MMS, and phone-call transport are controlled by mobile carriers and are outside Gammy's TLS control. Users and caregivers should keep the device lock, caregiver/admin PIN, and Google account credentials secure.

Data Retention And Deletion

Gammy keeps local data for as long as needed to provide enabled features or until the user or caregiver deletes it, resets app data, or uninstalls the app. The Full/Managed paid-app acquisition record is first-touch and is retained for affiliate settlement, fraud/compliance review, accounting, disputes, and legal obligations.

Gammy Family keeps server-side account, household, purchase, and enabled-service records while the account or household is active. A signed-in caregiver can permanently delete a caregiver account from the account panel. Deletion removes the account and membership records, unlinks it from shared households, and anonymizes account-attributed household activity. Shared household, purchase, and legally required records may remain. Subscription cancellation is separate from account deletion.

An authorized caregiver can revoke a linked Managed phone under Device Tokens in Gammy Family to stop future authenticated check-ins and polls. Visit Gammy Data Deletion for in-app and local deletion steps or to request help.

Children

Gammy's current launcher-first release is directed to adults, including people who want a simpler phone, seniors, family members, and caregivers. If a future listing intentionally targets children under 13, the app, policy, and Play Console answers should be reviewed for Google Play Families requirements before submission.

Financial And Health Features

Gammy includes a local medication routine management feature and declares that feature in Google Play's Health Apps form. Gammy is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, dose recommendations, clinical monitoring, medication-adherence monitoring, emergency monitoring, or guaranteed emergency response. Medication information should come from the user's or caregiver's existing care instructions, and users should consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical questions.

Gammy Launcher does not offer a public financial product.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this policy when Gammy changes. The effective date above will be updated when the policy changes.

Contact

Questions or requests can be sent to: admin@gammystudios.com