Ad Blocker
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Ad Blocker's information practices for its website, browser extension, and applications. We take your privacy seriously and want you to understand exactly what information we collect, how we process that information, which pieces of information you can request us to remove, and how to contact us about this policy. Please read this policy carefully.

When it comes to your personal information, most of this policy applies to users who choose to donate to support Ad Blocker or purchase one of our paid products. If all you do is use the extension then you're practically, except for an anonymous, unique ID, invisible to us.

Who is responsible for data collection and processing (contacts)?
Ad Blocker uses Stripe, PayPal and Paddle as payment processors when you donate to Ad Blocker. To learn more about their data collection policies, please consult their respective privacy policies available here, here and here when using them.

Ad Blocker uses Firebase Functions from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. to ingest and process log messages from the Ad Blocker extensions and the getAd Blocker.com website. Log messages are not kept on Firebase Functions after processing. Firebase Functions keeps the requester's IP address and other networking information in its system logs for 30 days.

Ad Blocker uses MoEngage to run donation campaigns and first run page. Ad Blocker collects and shares extension ID, metadata associated with the request such as network-based geo-location, language, user-agent and additional meta data associated with the message such as type of message to optimise performance in running campaigns. To learn more about MoEngage's data collection policies, please consult their respective privacy policies.

Ad Blocker Premium

When you purchase or otherwise obtain a Ad Blocker Premium license Ad Blocker will store information regarding the license, including: unique extension identifiers associated with the license, email associated with the license, last license check timestamp and license status. This data will be stored during the active lifetime of the license and for a period after cancellation.

The same data that is stored when you make a donation to Ad Blocker is stored when you purchase Premium.

Ad Blocker Premium - Sync

If you elect to use the Sync feature of Ad Blocker Premium then Ad Blocker collects information about the particular extension installation, including: unique extension identifier, sync device name and the timestamp of when the sync enrollment was made. This data will be stored during the active lifetime of the license and for a period after cancellation.

Ad Blocker also stores the entire set of extension settings in plain text on our servers to accommodate the sync functionality across multiple extension installations. This storage location has restricted access and is only made available to Ad Blocker employees to diagnose and fix errors with the sync service. Every reasonable precaution is taken to secure this storage location but no database or server is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of the extension settings data. If you have concerns about the Ad Blocker extension settings data being compromised, since there is no current mechanism to encrypt the data from the user's end, please carefully consider whether you want to use this feature.

Finally, Ad Blocker Premium - Sync uses PubNub for real time sync notifications. Please refer to the PubNub privacy policy for information on their data collection policies. PubNub is used to alert the extension of a new settings version only and does not have access to the extension settings information.

Ad Blocker VPN

When you purchase an Ad Blocker VPN license, Ad Blocker will store information regarding the license, including: unique identifiers associated with the license, email associated with the license, last license check timestamp and license status. This data will be stored during the active lifetime of the license and for a period after cancellation.

We use the analytic services from Firebase Events from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. on an opt-in basis to analyze and improve the functionality of our software and to optimize your user experience. In each instance, only anonymized data is utilized.

Please note, we do not collect any data about the web pages you visit or the services you use on the internet. Furthermore, we don’t—and never will—sell or share any data about your browsing habits.

Mobile applications

When using our mobile products, we collect data when specific interactions take place ("event tracking"), including: app/extension version, type of device, IP address, anonymous interaction events (like button clicks) and the platform (Android, iOS) used. We also collect data related to unexpected crashes or errors to analyze and solve any malfunctions, including: app/extension version, type of device, UUID and crash traces, instance and application IDs, free space and free ram, as well as the timestamp of the crash.

Data on event tracking is deleted after 60 days. Crash reports are retained for 180 days, related Instance IDs are deleted in accordance with Firebase’s retention policies.

For both event tracking and crash reporting, the data collection is solely used to improve the functionality and user experience of our mobile products and can be opted-out in the settings menu. We use the analytic services from Firebase Events from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. on an opt-out basis to analyze and improve the functionality of our mobile applications and to optimize your user experience. In each instance, only anonymized data is utilized.

We use the services of RevenueCat to manage in-app purchases. We only provide RevenueCat with the minimum amount of data required to process your purchase in accordance with the Data Processing Addendum we entered into with RevenueCat, Inc. For more details, please see RevenueCat’s privacy policy.

Anonymous information

The Ad Blocker extension captures anonymous usage information including, but not limited to, the version number of the extension, preferred language, Acceptable Ads opt-in, opt-in to advanced features like our local content caching service, number of blocked requests, number of ads blocked, and browser and operating system type. The Ad Blocker extension also assigns an anonymous, unique ID to each installation. We store aggregate statistics about the installation connected with each user ID indefinitely. We utilize this information to help us identify and fix potential issues with Ad Blocker as well as to determine the performance of Ad Blocker features.

The iOS extension captures connection type (wifi or mobile) in addition to the data that the browser extension captures.

Extension error information

An error report is automatically sent to Ad Blocker's servers whenever an error occurs in the extension. The report contains the anonymous information stated previously along with the current browser version and a description of the error. If a URL exists in the error description then the extension will attempt to remove it. The data is used for troubleshooting and to identify general defects which lead to unexpected crashes or errors. After 7 days we will remove this information from our log files and databases.