This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to WhatsGoodApps LLC (“WhatsGoodApps,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”), developer of the VBN Private Browser app (the “App,” “Service,” or “Services”).
VBN Private Browser is a private web browser. It is not a virtual private network (“VPN”), proxy service, DNS relay, or anonymizing network. Web browsing connections are made directly from Your device to the websites, search providers, and other Internet services You choose to access.
As used in this Policy, “Personal Data” means information that relates to, describes, identifies, or could reasonably be linked with an individual, directly or indirectly. “You” and “Your” mean the individual using the Service.
This Policy explains what information VBN stores locally on Your device, what information may be transmitted directly to third-party websites and search providers when You browse, what limited information WhatsGoodApps may receive in connection with customer support or App Store subscriptions, and the choices available to You.
Changes: We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulation, App functionality, Our practices, or other operational requirements. When required by applicable law, We will provide notice of material changes. Changes are effective when the updated Policy is posted or otherwise made available through the App.
2. Privacy at a Glance
2.1 What VBN Does Not Collect or Send to WhatsGoodApps
In ordinary browsing use, VBN does not collect or transmit the following information to WhatsGoodApps:
Your browsing history;
The websites or webpages You visit;
Your search queries;
Cookies or site data created during Your browsing sessions;
The contents of files You download;
Your Quick Access shortcut URLs;
Your Face ID biometric information;
Your browser fingerprint;
Your ads-blocked or trackers-blocked counts;
Your “History Saved” count;
Advertising identifiers for behavioral advertising; or
Analytics about how You use VBN.
VBN does not use third-party analytics SDKs to monitor Your browsing activity or App usage, and WhatsGoodApps does not operate a server that stores Your browsing history.
2.2 No Account or Login
VBN does not require or provide a VBN user account or login. You do not need to provide Your name, email address, phone number, or other account information to browse with the App.
3. Local Browsing Data and Device Storage
3.1 Browsing History
VBN does not save Your browsing history as a persistent browsing-history record after a browsing session ends. During an active browsing session, browsing information may be temporarily written to local device storage as necessary for the browser to function. That session browsing history is deleted when the browsing session ends.
For purposes of VBN, a browsing session ends when: (i) all browser tabs are closed; (ii) VBN is fully terminated; or (iii) You tap the App’s Clear function.
VBN’s treatment of browsing history applies only to information stored by VBN itself. Websites, search engines, Internet service providers, network administrators, operating-system providers, or other third parties may independently observe, collect, or retain information about Your activity under their own policies and practices.
3.2 Cookies and Site Data
Cookies and site data used by websites are maintained locally only for the current browsing session and are cleared when the session ends. VBN does not send copies of Your session cookies or site data to WhatsGoodApps.
Third-party websites may use cookies or similar technologies during an active session. VBN’s deletion of local session data does not require a third party to delete information that the third party independently collected or retained.
3.3 Clear Browsing Data
VBN provides a Clear function that allows You to clear browsing data. When You use Clear, VBN removes the current tabs, cookies and site data, downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage, and browsing history maintained by the App.
Clearing VBN’s local browsing data cannot erase information independently retained by websites, search providers, Internet service providers, network administrators, operating-system providers, or other third parties.
3.4 Downloads
Downloads are a Premium feature. Files You choose to download are stored locally within VBN’s app storage and are not uploaded to WhatsGoodApps. Downloaded files may remain on Your device until You clear them, until an enabled Auto-Clear function removes them, or until the App or its local data is deleted.
Using the Clear function deletes downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage. If Auto-Clear is enabled, downloaded files are also cleared when the browsing session ends.
3.5 Quick Access Shortcuts
VBN allows You to create Quick Access shortcuts to websites You choose. Shortcut information, including the URLs You select, is stored only on Your device and persists between browsing sessions until You change or delete it or until the App’s local data is removed. WhatsGoodApps does not receive Your Quick Access shortcut URLs.
3.6 App Settings
VBN settings, including Your selected search engine and the on/off status of optional privacy and security features, are stored locally on Your device and may persist between browsing sessions. These settings are not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps for analytics or advertising purposes.
3.7 Local Privacy Statistics
VBN may display local counters showing the number of ads blocked, the number of trackers blocked, and the amount of browsing history saved. These counters are maintained only on Your device and are not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps. The ads-blocked and trackers-blocked counters reset when You clear browsing data.
The “History Saved” value refers only to browsing-history records retained by VBN. It is designed to remain at zero because VBN does not retain browsing history after a browsing session ends. A value of zero does not mean that websites, search providers, network operators, Internet service providers, operating-system providers, or other third parties have not independently received or retained information about Your activity.
4. Information Transmitted When You Browse the Web
4.1 Direct Connections to Websites
When You use VBN to visit a website, Your device connects directly to that website or its supporting Internet services. As with other web browsers, the destination website or related service may receive information necessary to establish and operate the connection, which may include Your IP address, browser or device information included in ordinary web requests, the URL or resource requested, cookies or site data associated with that website, and information You voluntarily enter or submit to the website.
This information is transmitted to the third-party website or service as part of normal Internet browsing. It is not routed through a WhatsGoodApps-operated VPN, proxy, DNS relay, anonymizing network, or browsing-history server.
If You sign in to a third-party website, submit a form, make a purchase, enter payment information, communicate with another person, or otherwise provide information to a website, that information is provided to the third party and is governed by that third party’s terms and privacy practices.
4.2 Search Providers
VBN allows You to choose among supported third-party search providers, which may include DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Brave Search, and Bing. When You perform a search, Your search query and technical information necessary to complete the request are transmitted directly to the search provider You selected.
WhatsGoodApps does not operate these search engines, does not receive or retain a copy of Your search query merely because You initiated the search through VBN, and does not control how a search provider collects, uses, retains, or discloses information. Each search provider’s own privacy policy and terms govern its handling of Your information.
5. Optional Privacy and Security Features
5.1 Ad and Tracker Blocking
VBN may provide optional basic ad and tracker blocking. When enabled, the App may locally evaluate website requests, scripts, or webpage resources in order to identify and block certain advertisements, trackers, or related content. WhatsGoodApps does not receive the webpages You visit or the ads and trackers blocked by this feature for analytics or advertising purposes.
Blocking technology is not perfect and may fail to identify some ads, trackers, scripts, fingerprinting techniques, or other tracking methods. It may also block legitimate website content or affect how a website functions.
5.2 Fingerprint Shield
Premium subscribers may optionally enable Fingerprint Shield. Fingerprint Shield operates locally and may alter or block fingerprintable browser properties, randomize certain information, block certain scripts, or use similar techniques intended to reduce some forms of browser fingerprinting.
VBN does not send Your browser fingerprint to WhatsGoodApps or to a third-party fingerprinting service in order to provide Fingerprint Shield. Fingerprint Shield cannot prevent all fingerprinting or identification techniques, and websites may still identify or distinguish Your device or activity through other means.
5.3 Face ID and PIN Lock
Premium subscribers may optionally protect access to VBN using Face ID and/or a PIN. Face ID authentication is handled through Apple’s device-level authentication mechanisms. WhatsGoodApps does not receive or store Your Face ID biometric information.
Any PIN or related local authentication information used by VBN is stored or processed locally using device storage or device security mechanisms. It is not used to create a WhatsGoodApps account and is not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps for authentication.
5.4 Blur App Switcher
Premium subscribers may optionally enable Blur App Switcher. When enabled, VBN obscures the App’s visual preview in the iOS app switcher. This feature operates locally on Your device and does not transmit browsing content to WhatsGoodApps.
5.5 Auto-Clear
Premium subscribers may optionally enable Auto-Clear. When enabled, Auto-Clear removes tabs, cookies and site data, downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage, and browsing history when the browsing session ends. As described above, a browsing session ends when all browser tabs are closed, when VBN is fully terminated, or when You use Clear.
5.6 HTTPS-Only Mode
VBN may offer HTTPS-Only Mode, which operates locally and is intended to favor or require secure HTTPS connections where supported. HTTPS protects data in transit between Your device and the website when properly implemented, but it does not mean that the website itself is trustworthy, safe, legitimate, or free from tracking or malicious content.
5.7 Optional Features
Features identified as optional, including ad and tracker blocking, Face ID/PIN Lock, Auto-Clear, Fingerprint Shield, and Blur App Switcher, may be enabled or disabled by You through the App’s Settings where available.
6. Subscriptions and App Store Purchases
VBN may offer Weekly and Yearly Premium subscriptions through Apple’s App Store. Apple processes subscription purchases, billing, cancellations, renewals, refunds, and payment information under Apple’s own terms and privacy practices.
VBN may access StoreKit purchase or entitlement information on Your device as reasonably necessary to determine whether Premium features should be available. WhatsGoodApps does not receive or store Your full payment-card information through VBN.
Apple may maintain transaction, subscription, and App Store account information independently of VBN. That information is governed by Apple’s applicable policies and is not erased by clearing VBN’s browsing data or deleting local browsing history.
7. Customer Support Communications
If You contact WhatsGoodApps for support, We may receive the information You voluntarily provide, such as Your name, email address, message contents, and any attachments or technical details You choose to send. Please do not send passwords, financial account credentials, or other highly sensitive information unless reasonably necessary for Your support request.
We use support information to respond to Your request, troubleshoot issues, maintain appropriate business records, protect the Service, and comply with applicable law.
8. How We Use Personal Data We Actually Receive
Because VBN does not require an account and ordinary browsing data remains local to Your device, WhatsGoodApps receives very limited Personal Data in connection with the Service. To the extent We receive Personal Data, We may use it:
To respond to customer support inquiries and requests;
To administer or verify subscription-related matters where applicable;
To maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and support the App;
To comply with legal obligations and lawful requests;
To protect Our rights, property, users, or the public; and
To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
We do not use Your browsing history, websites visited, search queries, Quick Access URLs, downloaded-file contents, browsing cookies, browser fingerprint, or local privacy counters for advertising, behavioral profiling, or analytics because VBN does not transmit that information to WhatsGoodApps in ordinary use.
9. Sharing of Personal Data
We may disclose Personal Data that We actually receive in the following limited circumstances:
With service providers: We may use service providers as reasonably necessary for ordinary business functions such as email or customer support. Such providers may process only the information needed to provide the relevant service.
With Apple: Subscription purchases and related App Store functions are handled through Apple. Apple processes information under its own terms and privacy practices.
For business transfers: Information held by WhatsGoodApps may be transferred in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction.
For legal reasons: We may disclose information if required by applicable law, legal process, or a valid governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, property, or the integrity of the Service.
With Your consent: We may disclose information for another purpose if You expressly consent.
WhatsGoodApps does not sell Your browsing data or personal information. WhatsGoodApps does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
10. Data Retention
Browsing history: VBN retains browsing history only for the active browsing session as described in this Policy. Session browsing history is deleted when the session ends.
Cookies and site data: These are maintained locally only for the active browsing session and are cleared when the session ends.
Downloads: Downloaded files are stored locally within VBN’s app storage until cleared, removed through enabled Auto-Clear, otherwise deleted, or removed with the App’s local data.
Quick Access shortcuts and settings: These are stored locally and may persist between sessions until You change or delete them or until the App’s local data is removed.
Local privacy counters: Ads-blocked and trackers-blocked counters remain local and reset when browsing data is cleared. The “History Saved” value is designed to remain zero as described above.
Support communications: Information You voluntarily send to WhatsGoodApps may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to Your request, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce Our agreements, protect the Service, or comply with legal obligations.
Deleting the App: Deleting VBN is intended to remove VBN’s locally stored App data from Your device, including Quick Access shortcuts, settings, downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage, PIN-related local data, local privacy counters, and other locally stored App information, subject to ordinary operating system behavior. Apple may independently retain App Store purchase or subscription records.
11. Security
VBN is designed to keep ordinary browsing data local and to minimize the Personal Data transmitted to WhatsGoodApps. However, no device, software, storage method, authentication method, Internet connection, or security feature can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Features such as HTTPS-Only Mode, Face ID/PIN Lock, ad and tracker blocking, Fingerprint Shield, Auto-Clear, and Blur App Switcher are intended to improve privacy or security in particular ways but do not guarantee anonymity, immunity from tracking, protection from malware or phishing, or prevention of all unauthorized access.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
VBN is a web browser whose primary purpose is to access third-party websites and Internet services. WhatsGoodApps does not operate, control, review, or assume responsibility for the content, security, privacy practices, data collection, or conduct of websites or services You access through VBN.
Third-party websites may collect Your IP address, browser or device information, cookies, site data, account information, information You submit, and other information under their own privacy policies. Logging in to a third-party website may allow that website to identify You even when You are using VBN.
We encourage You to review the privacy policy and terms of each website, search provider, or other service You use.
13. Children’s Privacy
VBN is intended only for persons 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly offer the Service to persons under 18.
Because VBN does not require an account and ordinary browsing data is not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps, We do not receive age information through normal browsing. If a parent or legal guardian believes that a person under 18 has provided Personal Data directly to WhatsGoodApps, such as through a support communication, please contact Us so that We may review and address the request as appropriate.
14. Your Privacy Choices
You may control many VBN privacy and security features directly through the App’s Settings. Depending on Your subscription and App version, these controls may include Your search-engine selection, ad and tracker blocking, Face ID/PIN Lock, Auto-Clear, Fingerprint Shield, Blur App Switcher, and other available options.
You may use Clear to delete applicable local browsing data at any time. You may also delete the App to remove its local App data from Your device, subject to ordinary operating-system behavior and Apple’s independent retention of App Store purchase or subscription information.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will make the revised Policy available through the App or the location where this Policy is published and update the “Last updated” date above.
You are encouraged to review this Policy periodically. If required by applicable law, We will provide additional notice or obtain consent before a material change takes effect.
16. Supplemental Terms for Certain Regions
16.1 European Economic Area, Switzerland, and United Kingdom
If You are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (“UK”), applicable data-protection law may provide additional rights concerning Personal Data that WhatsGoodApps actually holds about You.
Depending on the context, Our legal bases for processing Personal Data may include performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, Your consent where required, and Our legitimate interests in responding to support requests, operating and securing the Service, maintaining appropriate business records, and protecting Our legal rights, provided those interests are not overridden by Your rights and interests.
You may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or portability of Your Personal Data, and to object to certain processing. Where processing is based on consent, You may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority.
Because VBN does not require an account and does not transmit ordinary browsing history, websites visited, search queries, Quick Access URLs, or local privacy counters to WhatsGoodApps, We may not possess browsing data that can be accessed, corrected, or deleted in response to a privacy request.
To exercise applicable rights concerning Personal Data that WhatsGoodApps does hold, contact support@whatsgoodapps.com.
16.2 California
This section applies to California residents and is intended to address the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, and related regulations (collectively, the “CCPA”), to the extent applicable.
16.2.1 Categories of Personal Information
VBN does not collect browsing history, websites visited, search queries, Quick Access URLs, downloaded-file contents, browsing cookies, browser fingerprints, or local privacy counters on WhatsGoodApps servers through ordinary use of the App.
Depending on whether You contact Us or purchase a subscription, WhatsGoodApps may process limited categories of personal information such as identifiers that You voluntarily provide in customer support communications and commercial or subscription-related information made available as reasonably necessary through Apple’s App Store processes. We may also receive other information You voluntarily include in communications with Us.
16.2.2 Purposes of Collection and Disclosure
We use such information for the business and commercial purposes described in this Policy, including responding to requests, administering subscription-related matters where applicable, securing and supporting the Service, maintaining business records, complying with law, and protecting Our legal rights.
We may disclose such information to service providers, Apple, legal authorities when required, or parties to a business transaction as described in this Policy.
16.2.3 Sale, Sharing, and Sensitive Personal Information
WhatsGoodApps does not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA. WhatsGoodApps does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by the CCPA.
VBN does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information from ordinary browsing for use by WhatsGoodApps. If You voluntarily provide sensitive information in a support communication, We use it only as reasonably necessary to respond to Your request, comply with law, protect security, or otherwise as permitted by applicable law.
16.2.4 California Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable exceptions, California residents may have rights to request access to or disclosure of personal information, correction, deletion, and information regarding collection, use, disclosure, sale, or sharing of personal information, and may have additional rights provided by law.
Because VBN does not require an account and ordinary browsing data remains local to Your device, WhatsGoodApps may not possess browsing information that can be produced or deleted in response to a request.
16.2.5 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise an applicable California privacy right, You may submit a request by email to support@whatsgoodapps.com. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify Your identity or authority to make the request. We will use verification information only for the purposes permitted by law.
We will respond to verifiable consumer requests within the time required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against You for exercising applicable privacy rights.
17. Contact Us
If You have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise an applicable privacy right concerning information that WhatsGoodApps actually holds, contact Us at support@whatsgoodapps.com.
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Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 21, 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to WhatsGoodApps LLC (“WhatsGoodApps,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”), developer of the VBN Private Browser app (the “App,” “Service,” or “Services”).
VBN Private Browser is a private web browser. It is not a virtual private network (“VPN”), proxy service, DNS relay, or anonymizing network. Web browsing connections are made directly from Your device to the websites, search providers, and other Internet services You choose to access.
As used in this Policy, “Personal Data” means information that relates to, describes, identifies, or could reasonably be linked with an individual, directly or indirectly. “You” and “Your” mean the individual using the Service.
This Policy explains what information VBN stores locally on Your device, what information may be transmitted directly to third-party websites and search providers when You browse, what limited information WhatsGoodApps may receive in connection with customer support or App Store subscriptions, and the choices available to You.
Changes: We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulation, App functionality, Our practices, or other operational requirements. When required by applicable law, We will provide notice of material changes. Changes are effective when the updated Policy is posted or otherwise made available through the App.
2. Privacy at a Glance
2.1 What VBN Does Not Collect or Send to WhatsGoodApps
In ordinary browsing use, VBN does not collect or transmit the following information to WhatsGoodApps:
Your browsing history;
The websites or webpages You visit;
Your search queries;
Cookies or site data created during Your browsing sessions;
The contents of files You download;
Your Quick Access shortcut URLs;
Your Face ID biometric information;
Your browser fingerprint;
Your ads-blocked or trackers-blocked counts;
Your “History Saved” count;
Advertising identifiers for behavioral advertising; or
Analytics about how You use VBN.
VBN does not use third-party analytics SDKs to monitor Your browsing activity or App usage, and WhatsGoodApps does not operate a server that stores Your browsing history.
2.2 No Account or Login
VBN does not require or provide a VBN user account or login. You do not need to provide Your name, email address, phone number, or other account information to browse with the App.
3. Local Browsing Data and Device Storage
3.1 Browsing History
VBN does not save Your browsing history as a persistent browsing-history record after a browsing session ends. During an active browsing session, browsing information may be temporarily written to local device storage as necessary for the browser to function. That session browsing history is deleted when the browsing session ends.
For purposes of VBN, a browsing session ends when: (i) all browser tabs are closed; (ii) VBN is fully terminated; or (iii) You tap the App’s Clear function.
VBN’s treatment of browsing history applies only to information stored by VBN itself. Websites, search engines, Internet service providers, network administrators, operating-system providers, or other third parties may independently observe, collect, or retain information about Your activity under their own policies and practices.
3.2 Cookies and Site Data
Cookies and site data used by websites are maintained locally only for the current browsing session and are cleared when the session ends. VBN does not send copies of Your session cookies or site data to WhatsGoodApps.
Third-party websites may use cookies or similar technologies during an active session. VBN’s deletion of local session data does not require a third party to delete information that the third party independently collected or retained.
3.3 Clear Browsing Data
VBN provides a Clear function that allows You to clear browsing data. When You use Clear, VBN removes the current tabs, cookies and site data, downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage, and browsing history maintained by the App.
Clearing VBN’s local browsing data cannot erase information independently retained by websites, search providers, Internet service providers, network administrators, operating-system providers, or other third parties.
3.4 Downloads
Downloads are a Premium feature. Files You choose to download are stored locally within VBN’s app storage and are not uploaded to WhatsGoodApps. Downloaded files may remain on Your device until You clear them, until an enabled Auto-Clear function removes them, or until the App or its local data is deleted.
Using the Clear function deletes downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage. If Auto-Clear is enabled, downloaded files are also cleared when the browsing session ends.
3.5 Quick Access Shortcuts
VBN allows You to create Quick Access shortcuts to websites You choose. Shortcut information, including the URLs You select, is stored only on Your device and persists between browsing sessions until You change or delete it or until the App’s local data is removed. WhatsGoodApps does not receive Your Quick Access shortcut URLs.
3.6 App Settings
VBN settings, including Your selected search engine and the on/off status of optional privacy and security features, are stored locally on Your device and may persist between browsing sessions. These settings are not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps for analytics or advertising purposes.
3.7 Local Privacy Statistics
VBN may display local counters showing the number of ads blocked, the number of trackers blocked, and the amount of browsing history saved. These counters are maintained only on Your device and are not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps. The ads-blocked and trackers-blocked counters reset when You clear browsing data.
The “History Saved” value refers only to browsing-history records retained by VBN. It is designed to remain at zero because VBN does not retain browsing history after a browsing session ends. A value of zero does not mean that websites, search providers, network operators, Internet service providers, operating-system providers, or other third parties have not independently received or retained information about Your activity.
4. Information Transmitted When You Browse the Web
4.1 Direct Connections to Websites
When You use VBN to visit a website, Your device connects directly to that website or its supporting Internet services. As with other web browsers, the destination website or related service may receive information necessary to establish and operate the connection, which may include Your IP address, browser or device information included in ordinary web requests, the URL or resource requested, cookies or site data associated with that website, and information You voluntarily enter or submit to the website.
This information is transmitted to the third-party website or service as part of normal Internet browsing. It is not routed through a WhatsGoodApps-operated VPN, proxy, DNS relay, anonymizing network, or browsing-history server.
If You sign in to a third-party website, submit a form, make a purchase, enter payment information, communicate with another person, or otherwise provide information to a website, that information is provided to the third party and is governed by that third party’s terms and privacy practices.
4.2 Search Providers
VBN allows You to choose among supported third-party search providers, which may include DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Brave Search, and Bing. When You perform a search, Your search query and technical information necessary to complete the request are transmitted directly to the search provider You selected.
WhatsGoodApps does not operate these search engines, does not receive or retain a copy of Your search query merely because You initiated the search through VBN, and does not control how a search provider collects, uses, retains, or discloses information. Each search provider’s own privacy policy and terms govern its handling of Your information.
5. Optional Privacy and Security Features
5.1 Ad and Tracker Blocking
VBN may provide optional basic ad and tracker blocking. When enabled, the App may locally evaluate website requests, scripts, or webpage resources in order to identify and block certain advertisements, trackers, or related content. WhatsGoodApps does not receive the webpages You visit or the ads and trackers blocked by this feature for analytics or advertising purposes.
Blocking technology is not perfect and may fail to identify some ads, trackers, scripts, fingerprinting techniques, or other tracking methods. It may also block legitimate website content or affect how a website functions.
5.2 Fingerprint Shield
Premium subscribers may optionally enable Fingerprint Shield. Fingerprint Shield operates locally and may alter or block fingerprintable browser properties, randomize certain information, block certain scripts, or use similar techniques intended to reduce some forms of browser fingerprinting.
VBN does not send Your browser fingerprint to WhatsGoodApps or to a third-party fingerprinting service in order to provide Fingerprint Shield. Fingerprint Shield cannot prevent all fingerprinting or identification techniques, and websites may still identify or distinguish Your device or activity through other means.
5.3 Face ID and PIN Lock
Premium subscribers may optionally protect access to VBN using Face ID and/or a PIN. Face ID authentication is handled through Apple’s device-level authentication mechanisms. WhatsGoodApps does not receive or store Your Face ID biometric information.
Any PIN or related local authentication information used by VBN is stored or processed locally using device storage or device security mechanisms. It is not used to create a WhatsGoodApps account and is not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps for authentication.
5.4 Blur App Switcher
Premium subscribers may optionally enable Blur App Switcher. When enabled, VBN obscures the App’s visual preview in the iOS app switcher. This feature operates locally on Your device and does not transmit browsing content to WhatsGoodApps.
5.5 Auto-Clear
Premium subscribers may optionally enable Auto-Clear. When enabled, Auto-Clear removes tabs, cookies and site data, downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage, and browsing history when the browsing session ends. As described above, a browsing session ends when all browser tabs are closed, when VBN is fully terminated, or when You use Clear.
5.6 HTTPS-Only Mode
VBN may offer HTTPS-Only Mode, which operates locally and is intended to favor or require secure HTTPS connections where supported. HTTPS protects data in transit between Your device and the website when properly implemented, but it does not mean that the website itself is trustworthy, safe, legitimate, or free from tracking or malicious content.
5.7 Optional Features
Features identified as optional, including ad and tracker blocking, Face ID/PIN Lock, Auto-Clear, Fingerprint Shield, and Blur App Switcher, may be enabled or disabled by You through the App’s Settings where available.
6. Subscriptions and App Store Purchases
VBN may offer Weekly and Yearly Premium subscriptions through Apple’s App Store. Apple processes subscription purchases, billing, cancellations, renewals, refunds, and payment information under Apple’s own terms and privacy practices.
VBN may access StoreKit purchase or entitlement information on Your device as reasonably necessary to determine whether Premium features should be available. WhatsGoodApps does not receive or store Your full payment-card information through VBN.
Apple may maintain transaction, subscription, and App Store account information independently of VBN. That information is governed by Apple’s applicable policies and is not erased by clearing VBN’s browsing data or deleting local browsing history.
7. Customer Support Communications
If You contact WhatsGoodApps for support, We may receive the information You voluntarily provide, such as Your name, email address, message contents, and any attachments or technical details You choose to send. Please do not send passwords, financial account credentials, or other highly sensitive information unless reasonably necessary for Your support request.
We use support information to respond to Your request, troubleshoot issues, maintain appropriate business records, protect the Service, and comply with applicable law.
8. How We Use Personal Data We Actually Receive
Because VBN does not require an account and ordinary browsing data remains local to Your device, WhatsGoodApps receives very limited Personal Data in connection with the Service. To the extent We receive Personal Data, We may use it:
To respond to customer support inquiries and requests;
To administer or verify subscription-related matters where applicable;
To maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and support the App;
To comply with legal obligations and lawful requests;
To protect Our rights, property, users, or the public; and
To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
We do not use Your browsing history, websites visited, search queries, Quick Access URLs, downloaded-file contents, browsing cookies, browser fingerprint, or local privacy counters for advertising, behavioral profiling, or analytics because VBN does not transmit that information to WhatsGoodApps in ordinary use.
9. Sharing of Personal Data
We may disclose Personal Data that We actually receive in the following limited circumstances:
With service providers: We may use service providers as reasonably necessary for ordinary business functions such as email or customer support. Such providers may process only the information needed to provide the relevant service.
With Apple: Subscription purchases and related App Store functions are handled through Apple. Apple processes information under its own terms and privacy practices.
For business transfers: Information held by WhatsGoodApps may be transferred in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction.
For legal reasons: We may disclose information if required by applicable law, legal process, or a valid governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, property, or the integrity of the Service.
With Your consent: We may disclose information for another purpose if You expressly consent.
WhatsGoodApps does not sell Your browsing data or personal information. WhatsGoodApps does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
10. Data Retention
Browsing history: VBN retains browsing history only for the active browsing session as described in this Policy. Session browsing history is deleted when the session ends.
Cookies and site data: These are maintained locally only for the active browsing session and are cleared when the session ends.
Downloads: Downloaded files are stored locally within VBN’s app storage until cleared, removed through enabled Auto-Clear, otherwise deleted, or removed with the App’s local data.
Quick Access shortcuts and settings: These are stored locally and may persist between sessions until You change or delete them or until the App’s local data is removed.
Local privacy counters: Ads-blocked and trackers-blocked counters remain local and reset when browsing data is cleared. The “History Saved” value is designed to remain zero as described above.
Support communications: Information You voluntarily send to WhatsGoodApps may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to Your request, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce Our agreements, protect the Service, or comply with legal obligations.
Deleting the App: Deleting VBN is intended to remove VBN’s locally stored App data from Your device, including Quick Access shortcuts, settings, downloaded files stored within VBN’s local app storage, PIN-related local data, local privacy counters, and other locally stored App information, subject to ordinary operating system behavior. Apple may independently retain App Store purchase or subscription records.
11. Security
VBN is designed to keep ordinary browsing data local and to minimize the Personal Data transmitted to WhatsGoodApps. However, no device, software, storage method, authentication method, Internet connection, or security feature can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Features such as HTTPS-Only Mode, Face ID/PIN Lock, ad and tracker blocking, Fingerprint Shield, Auto-Clear, and Blur App Switcher are intended to improve privacy or security in particular ways but do not guarantee anonymity, immunity from tracking, protection from malware or phishing, or prevention of all unauthorized access.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
VBN is a web browser whose primary purpose is to access third-party websites and Internet services. WhatsGoodApps does not operate, control, review, or assume responsibility for the content, security, privacy practices, data collection, or conduct of websites or services You access through VBN.
Third-party websites may collect Your IP address, browser or device information, cookies, site data, account information, information You submit, and other information under their own privacy policies. Logging in to a third-party website may allow that website to identify You even when You are using VBN.
We encourage You to review the privacy policy and terms of each website, search provider, or other service You use.
13. Children’s Privacy
VBN is intended only for persons 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly offer the Service to persons under 18.
Because VBN does not require an account and ordinary browsing data is not transmitted to WhatsGoodApps, We do not receive age information through normal browsing. If a parent or legal guardian believes that a person under 18 has provided Personal Data directly to WhatsGoodApps, such as through a support communication, please contact Us so that We may review and address the request as appropriate.
14. Your Privacy Choices
You may control many VBN privacy and security features directly through the App’s Settings. Depending on Your subscription and App version, these controls may include Your search-engine selection, ad and tracker blocking, Face ID/PIN Lock, Auto-Clear, Fingerprint Shield, Blur App Switcher, and other available options.
You may use Clear to delete applicable local browsing data at any time. You may also delete the App to remove its local App data from Your device, subject to ordinary operating-system behavior and Apple’s independent retention of App Store purchase or subscription information.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will make the revised Policy available through the App or the location where this Policy is published and update the “Last updated” date above.
You are encouraged to review this Policy periodically. If required by applicable law, We will provide additional notice or obtain consent before a material change takes effect.
16. Supplemental Terms for Certain Regions
16.1 European Economic Area, Switzerland, and United Kingdom
If You are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (“UK”), applicable data-protection law may provide additional rights concerning Personal Data that WhatsGoodApps actually holds about You.
Depending on the context, Our legal bases for processing Personal Data may include performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, Your consent where required, and Our legitimate interests in responding to support requests, operating and securing the Service, maintaining appropriate business records, and protecting Our legal rights, provided those interests are not overridden by Your rights and interests.
You may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or portability of Your Personal Data, and to object to certain processing. Where processing is based on consent, You may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority.
Because VBN does not require an account and does not transmit ordinary browsing history, websites visited, search queries, Quick Access URLs, or local privacy counters to WhatsGoodApps, We may not possess browsing data that can be accessed, corrected, or deleted in response to a privacy request.
To exercise applicable rights concerning Personal Data that WhatsGoodApps does hold, contact support@whatsgoodapps.com.
16.2 California
This section applies to California residents and is intended to address the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, and related regulations (collectively, the “CCPA”), to the extent applicable.
16.2.1 Categories of Personal Information
VBN does not collect browsing history, websites visited, search queries, Quick Access URLs, downloaded-file contents, browsing cookies, browser fingerprints, or local privacy counters on WhatsGoodApps servers through ordinary use of the App.
Depending on whether You contact Us or purchase a subscription, WhatsGoodApps may process limited categories of personal information such as identifiers that You voluntarily provide in customer support communications and commercial or subscription-related information made available as reasonably necessary through Apple’s App Store processes. We may also receive other information You voluntarily include in communications with Us.
16.2.2 Purposes of Collection and Disclosure
We use such information for the business and commercial purposes described in this Policy, including responding to requests, administering subscription-related matters where applicable, securing and supporting the Service, maintaining business records, complying with law, and protecting Our legal rights.
We may disclose such information to service providers, Apple, legal authorities when required, or parties to a business transaction as described in this Policy.
16.2.3 Sale, Sharing, and Sensitive Personal Information
WhatsGoodApps does not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA. WhatsGoodApps does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by the CCPA.
VBN does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information from ordinary browsing for use by WhatsGoodApps. If You voluntarily provide sensitive information in a support communication, We use it only as reasonably necessary to respond to Your request, comply with law, protect security, or otherwise as permitted by applicable law.
16.2.4 California Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable exceptions, California residents may have rights to request access to or disclosure of personal information, correction, deletion, and information regarding collection, use, disclosure, sale, or sharing of personal information, and may have additional rights provided by law.
Because VBN does not require an account and ordinary browsing data remains local to Your device, WhatsGoodApps may not possess browsing information that can be produced or deleted in response to a request.
16.2.5 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise an applicable California privacy right, You may submit a request by email to support@whatsgoodapps.com. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify Your identity or authority to make the request. We will use verification information only for the purposes permitted by law.
We will respond to verifiable consumer requests within the time required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against You for exercising applicable privacy rights.
17. Contact Us
If You have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise an applicable privacy right concerning information that WhatsGoodApps actually holds, contact Us at support@whatsgoodapps.com.