Falcon Browser Privacy Policy
Falcon Browser is designed as a web browser. It stores browsing data such as bookmarks, history, download records, quick access links, and settings locally on your device. Falcon Browser does not require an account and does not intentionally sell your personal information.
1. Information Falcon Browser Handles
Falcon Browser may handle the following information as part of normal browser functionality:
- Browsing history: page titles, URLs, and visit times saved locally so you can revisit pages.
- Bookmarks: saved page titles, URLs, folders, favorites, and timestamps.
- Saved tabs: open tab URLs, tab titles, private-tab state, selected tab, and split-screen tab state when tab restore is enabled.
- Download records: file names, source URLs, MIME types, download IDs, timestamps, progress, and status information.
- Quick access links: saved shortcuts, titles, URLs, and site icons or favicons.
- Browser settings: preferences such as theme, search engine, JavaScript, desktop mode, ad blocker, cookies, pull-to-refresh, download options, and exit behavior.
- Clipboard actions: text is accessed only when you choose actions such as paste, copy link, or copy page address.
2. Information Stored on Your Device
Falcon Browser stores browser data locally using Android app storage, Room database, DataStore, and files in the app's private storage. This includes bookmarks, history, download records, quick access links, ad-block filter files, and settings.
Falcon Browser disables Android Auto Backup so local browser data is not intentionally backed up to cloud backup by the app.
3. Web Browsing and Websites You Visit
Falcon Browser lets you navigate the open web using Android WebView. When you visit a website, that website may receive information normally sent by a browser, such as your IP address, user agent, cookies, page requests, form submissions, and other information you provide to that website.
Falcon Browser does not control third-party websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policies.
4. Cookies and Website Storage
Websites may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies inside the browser engine. Falcon Browser includes settings for private tabs and third-party cookie blocking. Private tabs are designed to reduce local retention of browsing data, but websites and networks you connect to may still process information according to their own practices.
5. Private Browsing
Private tabs are intended to separate private browsing from normal tabs and reduce local saving of browsing information. Private browsing does not make you anonymous to websites, your internet service provider, your employer, your school, or networks you use.
6. Downloads
When you download files, Falcon Browser uses Android's DownloadManager. Android may show download progress and completion notifications. Downloaded files are saved to your device according to Android download behavior and your selected download settings.
7. Notifications
Falcon Browser may request notification permission on supported Android versions to show download progress, download completion, and related browser notifications. You can disable notifications in Android system settings.
8. Ad Blocker and EasyList
Falcon Browser includes an optional ad blocker. If you enable it and the filter list is not already available, Falcon Browser may ask to download EasyList filter files from the official EasyList GitHub source. This network request is used to download and update blocking rules.
The ad blocker is applied inside Falcon Browser's own WebView browsing experience. It is not a VPN and does not monitor other apps.
9. Search Engine and Suggestions
When you type a search or navigate through the address/search bar, Falcon Browser may send your query or URL to the selected search engine or destination website. The selected search engine may process that information under its own privacy policy.
10. External Apps and Links
Falcon Browser may open external apps for links such as phone, email, maps, app store, or app-specific intent links. When an external app opens, that app's own privacy policy and data practices apply.
11. Data Sharing
Falcon Browser does not intentionally share your local bookmarks, browsing history, saved tabs, quick access links, or download records with the developer's server.
Data may be shared with third parties only as a result of browser functionality you initiate, such as:
- visiting a website,
- using a selected search engine,
- downloading a file,
- sharing a link through Android's share sheet,
- opening an external app link, or
- downloading EasyList after enabling the ad blocker.
12. Data Retention
Locally saved browser data remains on your device until you delete it, clear it in Falcon Browser, uninstall the app, or Android removes app data. Some settings may allow automatic clearing behavior, such as clearing history or closing tabs on exit.
13. Your Choices and Controls
Falcon Browser provides controls to manage local browser data and privacy-related settings. Depending on the app version, these may include:
- clear browsing history,
- clear download records,
- delete bookmarks and bookmark folders,
- delete or edit quick access links,
- enable or disable private tabs,
- enable or disable the ad blocker,
- block third-party cookies,
- disable JavaScript,
- disable image loading,
- clear history on exit,
- close or restore tabs on exit, and
- delete all app data from Android system settings.
14. Children
Falcon Browser is a general-purpose web browser and is not specifically directed to children. The open web may contain content that is not suitable for children. Parents and guardians should supervise children's web use and use device-level parental controls where appropriate.
15. Security
Falcon Browser uses Android platform security features and app-private storage to help protect local data. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure. Websites you visit may use their own security measures, and you should review website addresses and security indicators before entering sensitive information.
16. International Users
Websites, search engines, GitHub-hosted filter lists, and external apps you access through Falcon Browser may process data in countries other than your own. Their processing is governed by their own policies and applicable laws.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This policy may be updated from time to time. If changes are material, the updated policy will be made available through the app listing, app settings, or another appropriate location. The effective date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.
18. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or Falcon Browser's privacy practices, contact:
FalconLia
Email: android@falconbrowser.com