AK Tunnel
Privacy Policy
Effective date: October 28, 2026 · Last updated: October 28, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information the AK Tunnel app for Android (package name com.aktunnel.vpn) collects, how it is used and shared, and the choices you have. In this policy, “AK Tunnel”, “we” and “us” mean the developer of the AK Tunnel app.
In short
- There is no account. We never ask for your name, email address or phone number.
- We do not log, monitor or store the websites you visit, your DNS queries or the content of your traffic.
- To run and protect the service, the app uses a random install identifier and basic device information (such as the phone model).
- The app shows ads (Google AdMob with Unity Ads) and uses Google Analytics for Firebase for usage statistics.
- We do not sell your personal information.
1.Information we collect
When the app talks to our servers (for example to get the server list or to start a session), it sends:
- An install identifier. A random code the app creates the first time you use it, together with the public part of an encryption key created on your phone. The private key never leaves your phone; it is kept in the Android Keystore. The identifier is not based on your phone number, IMEI, serial number or Android ID, and it is deleted when you clear the app’s storage in Android settings or uninstall the app.
- Device information. The phone’s manufacturer, brand, model and device name, the Android version, and the app’s version and package name.
- A Google Play Integrity verdict. The app asks Google Play to confirm that it is the genuine, unmodified AK Tunnel app on a genuine Android device, and passes Google’s answer to our servers. Google processes this request under its own privacy policy.
- Technical request records. Our servers count how many requests each install makes per day and record failed requests with their error codes and the result of integrity checks.
- Your IP address. Like any internet service, our servers see the IP address your phone connects from. We use it to deliver the service and to protect it against abuse.
2.Your VPN traffic
When you connect, AK Tunnel uses Android’s VpnService to send your internet traffic through an encrypted tunnel to the AK Tunnel server you selected, which then forwards it to its destination. Android asks for your permission before the first connection.
We do not log, monitor or store your browsing activity, your DNS queries, the IP addresses or websites you visit while connected, or the content of your traffic. We do not use your VPN traffic for advertising.
3.Information that stays on your device
- Connection logs. The Logs screen shows the steps of your connection and details such as your device model, Android version, network type and name, local IP address, server and protocol. This stays on your phone. It only leaves your phone if you tap “Share logs” and choose where to send it.
- App state. Your remaining VPN time, the selected server and your settings are stored on your phone.
- Mobile carrier name. If you allow the optional phone permission, the app reads the name of your mobile network on the phone to show servers that match it. It is not sent to us. The app does not read your phone number, call information or IMEI.
- Security checks. The checks for rooted devices and enabled USB debugging run on your phone. Their results are not sent to us.
- Share Net. When you share your connection with devices on your hotspot, the proxy runs on your phone. No information about those devices is sent to us.
4.Analytics and advertising
Google Analytics for Firebase
We use Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how the app is used, find problems and improve the app. It receives events such as app opens, screens viewed, connect and disconnect actions, the chosen protocol, the server name and country, connection duration, errors and crash information, the network type (Wi-Fi or mobile) and the app version. Firebase also collects some information automatically, such as an app instance ID, the device model, Android version, language, and an approximate region derived from your IP address.
Google AdMob and Unity Ads
AK Tunnel is free and shows ads through Google AdMob, which may also deliver ads from Unity Ads. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, these services may collect your device’s advertising ID, IP address, device information and your interactions with ads. Ads are personalized only where the law allows it and, in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, only if you agree in the consent message shown by the app. You can change your choice at any time with “Ad privacy choices” in the app menu.
5.What we do not collect
AK Tunnel does not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, messages, photos or files, or your precise location, and it does not keep a history of the websites you visit.
6.How we use information
- To provide the VPN service: the server list, connections and the time you earn by watching ads.
- To keep the service secure: to recognise genuine copies of the app, to detect abuse and fraud, and to block modified apps.
- To fix problems and improve the app, using errors, crash information and usage statistics.
- To show ads that keep the app free.
- To meet legal obligations.
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on these legal bases: providing the service you asked for, our legitimate interests in keeping the service secure and improving it, your consent for personalized ads where required, and compliance with the law.
7.How information is shared
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with:
- Google (Google Analytics for Firebase, Google AdMob, Google Play Integrity and Google Play services). See Google’s Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
- Unity (Unity Ads, through AdMob mediation). See the Unity Privacy Policy.
- Infrastructure providers such as data centres and network providers that host our servers and process information on our behalf.
- Authorities, when the law requires it, or to protect the rights and safety of our users and of AK Tunnel.
8.App permissions
| Permission | Why the app uses it |
|---|---|
| VPN service | Creates the encrypted tunnel. Android asks you before the first connection. |
| Internet and network state | Connects to our servers and follows network changes, for example from Wi-Fi to mobile data. |
| Notifications | Shows that the VPN is on while you are connected. |
| Foreground service and wake lock | Keeps the VPN running while you use other apps. |
| Ignore battery optimizations | Optional. Stops Android from closing the VPN in the background. |
| Run after restart | Lets scheduled background tasks of the app’s libraries resume after the phone restarts. |
| Phone state | Optional. Reads your mobile carrier’s name on the phone to show matching servers. |
| Advertising ID | Used by Google Mobile Ads to show and measure ads. |
9.How long we keep information
- Daily request counts per install: 120 days.
- Records of failed requests and Play Integrity checks: 90 days.
- The install record (install identifier, key fingerprint, device information and the latest check result): as long as the installation uses the service, or until you ask us to delete it.
- Google Analytics for Firebase: for the period set in our Google Analytics settings, at most 14 months for user-level data.
- Information on your phone: until you clear the app’s storage in Android settings or uninstall the app.
10.Your choices and rights
- Delete data on your phone: clear the app’s storage in Android settings (Settings › Apps › AK Tunnel › Storage › Clear storage) or uninstall the app. This deletes everything the app keeps on your phone, including the install identifier; the app then creates a new one. “Clear data” in the app menu only resets your settings and VPN time.
- Ads: change your consent with “Ad privacy choices” in the app menu (where available), and reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone’s settings.
- Notifications and optional permissions: you can turn them off in Android settings at any time.
- Access or deletion: email us to ask for a copy of the information linked to your install or to delete it. Because we do not know who you are, we may ask for details that help us find your install, such as your phone model and when you used the app.
Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to correct your information, object to or restrict its use, and complain to your data protection authority.
11.Security
Communication between the app and our servers is encrypted in transit, and the app’s requests are also signed with a key kept in the Android Keystore. Access to our systems is limited to the people who run the service. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information.
12.International transfers
Our servers and the providers listed above may process information in countries other than yours, including countries in the European Union. Where required, these transfers are covered by appropriate safeguards, such as the standard contractual clauses used by our providers.
13.Children
AK Tunnel is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has used the app and you want their information deleted, contact us.
14.Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the app or the law changes. We will post the new version on this page with a new “Last updated” date and, for significant changes, tell you in the app or on the app’s Google Play page.
15.Contact us
For any question or request about privacy, email aminerakibe7@gmail.com.
App: AK Tunnel · Package: com.aktunnel.vpn