Privacy Policy

1. Local & Session-First Processing

StorageOptimizer operates as a client-side scanning utility. The primary analysis of file metadata (filenames, file paths, sizes, creation times, and hash values) is performed directly in your local browser environment. We do not download, store, or copy your physical files (e.g., photos, videos, or documents).

2. Google API Services Disclosure

Our application connects to Google API services (specifically Google Photos and Google Drive) via secure, read-only authentication tokens (OAuth). These scopes are used exclusively to gather file metadata needed to identify duplicates. Deletion operations are executed directly against your provider's API to move duplicate items to the provider-managed "Trash" folder. StorageOptimizer does not persistently store credentials or session access keys after your session ends.

3. Information We Collect

• Authentication Data: We use industry-standard NextAuth to authenticate your sign-in. This stores your profile name, email, and authentication tokens in a secure, local, transient session.
• Temporary Scan Metadata: Identified duplicate lists, recommended files to keep, and similarity percentages are temporarily saved in our database only to display scan results to you. These records can be permanently deleted by you at any time by clicking the "Clear Scan History" button in the dashboard console.

4. Data Protection & Sharing

We do not sell, rent, lease, or share any gathered metadata, account details, or user information with third parties. All communication between the app, your browser, and the cloud storage APIs is fully encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).

5. Owner Contact

If you have questions about our privacy practices or wish to request data purging, please contact us at hasimax.help@gmail.com.