Privacy Policy
Applies to the Broxy Android application. Last updated: 23 August 2026
1. Who we are
Broxy (the app) is an Android web browser published by RIBEA LTD (we, us). This policy explains what the app does with data, what it sends to third parties, and what stays on your phone. It covers the app itself; it does not cover the websites you choose to visit through it, which have their own policies.
2. The short version
We do not ask you to register. We do not collect your name, email address or phone number. The list of sites you visit is stored on your phone and is not uploaded to us. What we do receive is anonymous statistics about how the app works, plus the data that advertising and analytics providers collect in order to show ads and count crashes.
3. Data kept on your device
The following never leaves your phone unless you export or share it yourself. It is stored in the private storage of the app and is deleted when you clear the data of the app or uninstall it:
- browsing history and open tabs;
- bookmarks and the start-page shortcuts;
- cookies, site data and the browser cache;
- the list of files you downloaded;
- your settings, including the proxy server you selected.
Pages opened in incognito mode leave no history, cookies or cache once the incognito window is closed.
4. Data we and our partners collect
The app includes third-party components that collect data automatically. We do not control their internal processing; each acts as an independent controller under its own policy.
| Provider | What it is for | What it receives |
|---|---|---|
| Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics) | Usage statistics and crash reports | Device model, Android version, app version, language and country, screen events inside the app, a randomly generated app-instance identifier, and technical details of any crash. |
| Yandex AppMetrica | Usage statistics | The same class of technical and event data: device and app characteristics, session and screen events, a pseudonymous device identifier. |
| Google AdMob and its mediation partners | Showing advertising | Advertising ID, approximate region derived from your IP address, device characteristics, and data about ads shown and tapped. See section 6. |
| Google Play Install Referrer | Attributing installs | The referrer string recorded by Google Play when the app was installed. |
We do not send the addresses of pages you visit, their content, your search queries, your form input or your passwords to any of these providers.
5. Proxy servers and your traffic
When you connect to a proxy server in the app, your web traffic is routed through that server so that the site you open sees the address of the server instead of your own. That is the point of the feature, and it means the server necessarily handles your connection.
- HTTPS traffic stays encrypted end to end between your phone and the website. The proxy relays it and cannot read the contents.
- We do not keep a log of which sites you open through the proxy.
- Servers keep minimal operational records — connection counts, error rates and traffic volume — for capacity planning and abuse prevention, and these are rotated regularly.
- We may disclose information if we are legally required to do so, and we may block abusive traffic.
When no proxy is connected, traffic goes directly from your phone to the website and does not pass through our servers at all. The toolbar shows a globe when you are not connected and a country flag when you are.
6. Advertising
The free version of Broxy shows advertising supplied by Google AdMob together with mediation partners. Ads are selected using the resettable Advertising ID of your device and coarse location derived from your IP address — not from your browsing history in the app, which we do not share.
You can reset or delete the Advertising ID at any time in Android Settings, Google, Ads, which also lets you opt out of personalised advertising. Where required by law, the app asks for your consent before personalised ads are shown, and you can change that choice later from the settings of the app.
7. Permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Internet, network state | To load pages and to check whether a proxy is reachable. |
| Camera, microphone | Only when a website you opened asks for them — for example a video call page. Android shows its own prompt, and Broxy never records anything on its own. |
| Notifications | To show the incognito-session notice and download progress. |
| Storage (Android 9 and older) | To save files you download. On Android 10 and newer no storage permission is requested. |
8. Legal basis and your rights
Where the GDPR applies, we rely on legitimate interest for basic app statistics and crash reporting, and on your consent for personalised advertising. You have the right to access, correct, delete and port your data, to object to processing, and to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.
If you are in California, you have the right to know what personal information is collected and to opt out of its sale or sharing for cross-context behavioural advertising. Opting out of personalised ads through the Android setting above achieves this within the app.
Because we hold no account for you, most of your data is either on your own device — where you can erase it by clearing the data of the app — or held by the providers listed in section 4. To exercise a right against us, write to the address in section 12; see also our data deletion page.
9. Retention
Data on your device stays until you delete it. Statistics held by the providers in section 4 follow their own retention schedules — Firebase and AppMetrica retain event data for a limited period configured in their consoles. Operational proxy records are rotated on a short cycle and are not archived.
10. Children
Broxy is a general-audience web browser and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes
If this policy changes materially we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change is significant, note it in the app. Continuing to use Broxy after a change means you accept the updated policy.
12. Contact
Questions about this policy or about your data: [email protected].
Data controller: RIBEA LTD, Office 7411, Ilford, England, IG6 3SZ.