Orla Browser Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Orla Browser (the "App"), a web browser for Android published by Advertyle ("we", "us", "our"), handles information when you use the App. It also explains the information our server receives and the choices you have.
We built Orla to be simple and quiet. You do not need an account, and Orla does not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, browsing history or advertising ID.
Summary
- No account, no sign-in. You can use every feature without giving us any personal information.
- Your browsing data stays on your phone. History, bookmarks, open tabs, cookies, site data and settings are stored only on your device. We cannot see them.
- No tracking SDKs. Orla contains no analytics, crash-reporting or advertising-tracking libraries, and it does not use your device's advertising ID.
- Search goes to Google. When you search, your query is sent directly to Google and handled under Google's privacy policy.
- Sponsored slider. The home page shows sponsored images from our own server. Orla sends us only anonymous totals of how many times each image was viewed or tapped, with no device or user identifier.
- You are in control. You can delete everything at any time with Settings → Clear storage, or by uninstalling the App.
Contents
- Information stored only on your device
- Information our server receives
- Information you share with others while browsing
- Device permissions
- What we do not collect
- How we use and share information
- How long information is kept
- Your choices and controls
- Your privacy rights
- Children
- Security
- Where information is processed
- Changes to this policy
- Contact us
1. Information stored only on your device
To work like a normal browser, Orla saves some information in the App's private storage on your phone. This information is not sent to us and we have no access to it.
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Browsing history | So you can find pages you visited and see them grouped by day. |
| Bookmarks and home shortcuts | So you can return to your favorite sites. Bookmarks also appear as shortcuts on the home page. |
| Open tabs and page previews | So your tabs come back when you reopen the App. |
| Cookies, site data and cache | Set by the websites you visit, for example to keep you signed in. Websites control this data. |
| Website permissions you granted | So a site you allowed (for example to use your location) does not have to ask again. You can revoke them in Settings → Site permissions. |
| Settings | Your theme, text size and similar preferences. |
| Download list | So you can see, pause, resume and open your downloads. |
| Cached sponsored images and shortcut list | So the home page opens quickly, even on a slow connection. |
Android backup is turned off for Orla, so this information is not copied to your Google account or cloud backup by the App.
Incognito tabs do not save history, cookies, site data or form data after you close them, and they block third-party cookies. Files you download and bookmarks you create in Incognito are kept.
Downloaded files are saved to your phone's Downloads folder. They belong to you and are not removed by Clear storage or by uninstalling the App.
2. Information our server receives
Orla connects to our server at orlaapi.advertyle.com for two purposes only.
a) Downloading home page content
The App downloads the current list of sponsored images, their links, and the list of suggested website shortcuts, plus the images themselves. These requests do not include any account, device identifier or browsing information.
b) Anonymous sponsored-content counts
To tell advertisers how their sponsored images performed, the App counts on your phone how many times each sponsored image was shown (on screen for at least one second) and tapped, per day, and sends these totals to our server in batches. The data sent is limited to: the sponsored item's number, the day, and the number of views and taps. It contains no device ID, advertising ID, user ID, location, or information about the websites you visit. Our server stores only the combined daily totals for each sponsored item.
c) Technical information sent with every internet request
Like any app or website, each connection to our server automatically includes your device's IP address and basic technical information such as the App name and version. We use this only to deliver content and protect the service:
- Abuse prevention: to limit excessive requests, our server stores a one-way, keyed code derived from the IP address and the current hour. It cannot be turned back into your IP address, it is not linked to any other data, and it is deleted after about one hour.
- Hosting logs: our hosting provider (Hostinger) may keep standard server access logs, which can include IP addresses, request times and the user agent, for security and operations. These logs are kept for a limited period under the hosting provider's practices and are not used by us to identify or profile users.
3. Information you share with others while browsing
Orla is a browser: it connects you directly to the services and websites you choose. Those parties receive information from your device and handle it under their own privacy policies, not this one.
- Google Search and suggestions. Searches typed in the address bar or the home page search box are sent directly to Google. While you type, the text is also sent to Google to show search suggestions. See Google's Privacy Policy.
- Websites you visit. Every website you open receives your IP address, device and browser information, and anything you enter on it. Websites may use cookies, analytics and advertising. In normal tabs Orla handles cookies in the same way as mainstream browsers, including third-party cookies; Orla does not block or change website content or advertising.
- Website icons. To show a site's icon on tabs, bookmarks and shortcuts, the App may request the icon file directly from that website.
- Safe Browsing. Orla's browser engine (Mozilla GeckoView) uses Google Safe Browsing to warn you about dangerous sites and downloads. To do this, the engine regularly downloads lists of unsafe sites and, when a page may match, sends a short, partial code derived from the web address to Google. This does not send the full address of the pages you visit.
- Sponsored links. If you tap a sponsored image, its link opens in a new tab and that website receives information like any other site you visit. We do not share any information about you with advertisers beyond the anonymous totals described in section 2.
- Sign-in, payments and passkeys on websites are handled by those websites and, where used, by your device's own services (for example your Android password manager or passkey provider) under their own policies. Orla does not save passwords.
4. Device permissions
Orla never asks for these permissions when the App starts. Android asks you only at the moment they are needed, and you can change them any time in your phone's Settings → Apps → Orla Browser → Permissions.
| Permission | When it is used |
|---|---|
| Location | Only when a website asks for your location and you allow it. The location goes to that website, not to us. |
| Camera and microphone | Only when a website asks (for example for a video call or a voice search on that site) and you allow it. |
| Notifications | To show download progress, and website notifications if you allow a website to send them. |
| Storage (Android 8–9 only) | To save files you choose to download. |
| Internet and network state | To load web pages and to detect when you are offline. |
| Foreground service | To keep downloads running when you switch to another app. |
5. What we do not collect
- Names, email addresses, phone numbers or other contact details
- Your browsing history, bookmarks, searches, passwords or form entries
- Your device's advertising ID or any persistent device identifier
- Precise or approximate location
- Contacts, photos, files, messages or call logs
- Analytics, usage tracking or crash reports (the browser engine's telemetry is turned off)
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
6. How we use and share information
We use the limited information described in section 2 only to deliver home page content, to report anonymous totals to advertisers and to keep our service secure and working. We may share it only:
- with our hosting provider, which stores and serves our server on our behalf;
- with advertisers, as anonymous combined totals that cannot identify anyone;
- if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety and security of our users, our service or others.
7. How long information is kept
- On your device: until you delete it, clear it in the App, or uninstall the App.
- Anonymous daily sponsored-content totals: kept as long as needed for advertising reports and records.
- Abuse-prevention codes: deleted after about one hour.
- Hosting access logs: kept for a limited period under the hosting provider's practices.
8. Your choices and controls
- Settings → Clear browsing history: deletes your history and cache.
- Settings → Clear storage: resets the App like a fresh install. It removes history, bookmarks, all tabs, cookies and site data (signing you out of websites), cache, saved sponsored images, website permissions and settings. Your downloaded files are kept.
- Settings → Site permissions: see and revoke permissions you gave websites.
- Incognito tabs: browse without saving history, cookies or site data.
- Uninstall: removes all App data stored on your phone (except your downloaded files).
- You can change Android permissions at any time in your phone's settings.
9. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, including California and other U.S. states, you may have rights to know, access, correct or delete personal information, to opt out of its sale or sharing, and not to be discriminated against for using these rights.
Because Orla does not collect account details or link any server data to a person or device, we generally do not hold information that we can connect to you. The browsing data on your phone is under your control and you can delete it with the tools in section 8. If you have a question or request, contact us using the details below. We will respond within the time required by applicable law and will not ask for more information than needed to answer.
California residents: in the past 12 months we have not sold or shared personal information, and we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information.
10. Children
Orla is a general web browser and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. Security
All communication between the App and our server uses encrypted HTTPS connections. Our server accepts only the limited, anonymous data described above and is protected by access controls. Browsing data stays in the App's private storage on your device, which other apps cannot read. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect the limited information we handle.
12. Where information is processed
Our server is operated through our hosting provider, and its servers may be located outside your country. Google and the websites you visit process information in their own locations under their own policies.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the App or the law changes. We will post the new version on this page and update the "Last updated" date above. If a change is significant, we will also give notice in the App's Play Store listing or release notes.
14. Contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about Orla Browser, please contact:
Advertyle
Email: contact@advertyle.com
Website: advertyle.com