Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 24, 2026

LightBolt VPN ("we", "our", or "us") values your privacy and is committed to protecting your information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how it is used, and how we safeguard your privacy when you use the LightBolt VPN application and services.

VPN Service

LightBolt VPN provides a secure and encrypted VPN connection to help protect your privacy and improve online security while using public and private networks. The app uses Android's VpnService API to establish an encrypted tunnel between your device and our VPN servers.

Information We Collect

To operate, secure, and improve the application, we may collect limited technical and diagnostic information, including:

• Approximate location inferred from your IP address (country or region only)
• Advertising ID (if available)
• Firebase Installation ID
• OneSignal Device ID
• Device model and operating system version
• Application usage statistics
• Crash reports and diagnostics
• App performance information
• VPN connection status and technical connection diagnostics

Google Sign-In

LightBolt VPN provides optional Sign in with Google functionality. If you choose to sign in using your Google account, Google may share limited account information with us, including:

• Your name
• Email address
• Google Account unique identifier
• Profile picture (if available)

This information is used solely to:

• Authenticate your account
• Allow secure login
• Maintain your account
• Provide personalized app features

We never receive or store your Google password and we do not access your Gmail, Google Drive, Contacts, Calendar, or any other Google services unless you explicitly grant additional permissions.

Google processes your information according to its own Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Information We Do Not Collect

LightBolt VPN does not intentionally collect, monitor, or store:

• Browsing history
• DNS queries
• Contents of network traffic
• Messages or emails
• User passwords
• Photos, videos, or personal files
• Precise GPS location
• Payment or banking information

How We Use Information

Collected information may be used to:

• Provide and maintain VPN services
• Authenticate users
• Improve app performance and reliability
• Analyze crashes and technical issues
• Display advertisements
• Send important notifications
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
• Comply with legal obligations

Traffic Handling and Monetization

LightBolt VPN does not inspect, redirect, modify, inject advertisements into, or monetize your VPN traffic. All VPN traffic is transmitted through encrypted connections designed to protect your privacy.

Data Encryption and Security

We use industry-standard encryption technologies to protect VPN traffic between your device and our servers. We also implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to safeguard the information we process.

Third-Party Services

LightBolt VPN uses trusted third-party services that may collect limited technical information according to their own privacy policies.

• Google Sign-In – Secure user authentication.
• Google AdMob – Displays advertisements within the application.
• Meta Audience Network (Facebook Ads) – Advertisement delivery and measurement.
• Firebase – Analytics, Crashlytics, diagnostics, Remote Config, and performance monitoring.
• OneSignal – Push notifications and important application updates.

These providers may collect information such as advertising identifiers, device identifiers, approximate location, app interaction data, diagnostics, and crash information as necessary to provide their services.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. Limited technical information may be shared with trusted service providers only to support analytics, authentication, advertising, notifications, security, and application functionality.

Data Retention

We retain collected information only for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and improve the application.

Your Choices

You may:

• Disable push notifications through your device settings.
• Reset or limit your Advertising ID through Android settings.
• Sign out of your Google account at any time.
• Manage your Google account permissions from your Google Account settings.

Children's Privacy

LightBolt VPN is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that such information has been collected, we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted within the application or on our website with an updated effective date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: support@lightboltvpn.com