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Advanced Call Blocker privacy policy

Historical privacy information for the retired Advanced Call Blocker app, including Pro and Trial versions.

Historical policy separated and reformatted 14 October 2026. No reporting service is provided by this website.

App permissions

The app used Android permissions to process calls and messages, apply blocking rules, work with contacts, and manage its settings and history. Permissions and features varied by edition and Android version. A permission allowed access on the device; server transmission for reporting is described separately below.

Former number-reporting service: Pro and Trial

The Pro and Trial editions used an internet connection to report numbers and download a shared block list. Reported numbers could be shared with other users.

A report could contain:

• The phone number being reported.
• The contact name associated with that number, if present.
• The phone number associated with the reporting device.
• Any category or comments voluntarily supplied by the user.

This information was used to assess whether a reported number was spam or otherwise offensive, categorize it, identify repeated reports from one user, and compare area-code locations.

Automatic reporting was enabled by default in Pro and Trial. Adding a number to the block list also reported it unless Preferences → Auto-Report Numbers was disabled.

Historical sharing commitments

The original policy stated that user data would not be sold, given away, or otherwise disseminated to third parties, except for sharing reported phone numbers as described above. It separately stated that the reporting user’s phone number and the reported number’s contact name would not be sold or shared.

Trial identifier

The Trial edition collected a unique device ID solely to manage the free-trial duration. The original policy stated that this ID would not be shared or sold to another person or organization.

Historical permission details

• READ_PHONE_STATE — Detect incoming calls and numbers, decide when to block, and show a number’s geographic location.
• CALL_PHONE — Call a number from the app’s call history.
• READ_CONTACTS / WRITE_CONTACTS — Check contact membership, add contact numbers to block lists, and read contact names for Pro/Trial reports.
• GET_TASKS — Determine whether the phone app was on screen for the caller-location display.
• RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED — Start the app after the device booted.
• MODIFY_PHONE_STATE — Answer or end a blocked call.
• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE — Import or export block lists.
• SEND_SMS — Send automatic replies.
• RECEIVE_SMS / RECEIVE_MMS — Support message blocking on compatible Android versions.
• WAKE_LOCK / DISABLE_KEYGUARD / WRITE_SETTINGS — Adjust screen timeout after a blocked call.
• READ_SMS / WRITE_SMS — Add numbers from messages and restore blocked messages to the messaging app.
• READ_CALL_LOG / WRITE_CALL_LOG — Add call-log numbers to block lists and remove blocked calls from the call log.
• PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS — Block outgoing calls.
• INTERNET / ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE — Report numbers, download shared lists, and check connectivity in Pro and Trial.

Questions about historical records

The former policy did not specify how long reports or trial identifiers were retained. For questions about historical collection, retained records, or a removal request, email wahooka@lucidsolutions.info.