Privacy Policy
Nexus Torrent · last updated
1. Summary
Nexus Torrent (“the app”) is a BitTorrent client for Android published by TeamCoolApps. You add a magnet link or a .torrent file, and the app downloads it from other BitTorrent users and, if you allow it, shares it back.
- There is no account or sign-in, and we (the developer) never receive any data about you, your torrents or your downloads. We have no server.
- Your torrent list, settings and downloaded files stay on your device.
- BitTorrent is peer-to-peer: while a torrent is active, your IP address is visible to the other peers and to the trackers of that torrent, as it is with every BitTorrent client. See section 5.
- The app includes Google AdMob to show a banner ad. Ads are switched off until 1 January 2027; until then the ads SDK is not started and receives nothing. See section 2.
- The app contains no analytics, crash-reporting or attribution SDK.
2. Data we collect
The developer collects nothing. The app sends no personal data, usage data, analytics or crash reports to the developer or to any service operated by the developer. The only third-party SDK that can collect data is Google AdMob, described below.
Advertising (Google AdMob)
The app shows one banner ad on its Torrents screen, served by the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob). Ads are switched off until 1 January 2027: before that date the SDK is never started, requests no ads and collects nothing. From that date, AdMob may collect the following to show and measure ads:
| Data | Purpose | Collected by |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising ID | Show ads, including personalised ads where allowed | Google AdMob |
| Device and app information, ad interactions | Measure ads, prevent fraud | Google AdMob |
| IP address | Approximate location for ad delivery | Google AdMob |
This data goes to Google, not to the developer, and is handled under Google’s Privacy Policy (see also how Google uses data from apps that use its services). The ads SDK never sees your torrents, your downloads or your files. You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalised ads, in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.
Crash and stability statistics that Android shares with Google Play under your device’s own settings (“Android vitals”) are aggregated and anonymous; they contain nothing about what you download.
3. Data stored on your device
Everything the app keeps is stored on your device and is deleted when you uninstall the app or clear its data.
| Item | Where | Sent off device? |
|---|---|---|
| Your torrent list: name, info hash, magnet link, save folder, files you chose, paused or running | App private storage (local database) | Never |
Copies of .torrent files and resume data, so downloads continue where they stopped | App private storage | Never |
| BitTorrent network state (DHT routing table), so peers are found faster after a restart | App private storage | Never |
| Preferences: theme, language, Wi-Fi only, keep sharing when done, speed limits | App private storage | Only through Android backup, if you have it turned on |
| Downloaded files | The app’s download folder on your device (Android/data/coolapp.torrent.downloader/files/Download) | Shared with other peers of that torrent while it is seeding (see section 5) |
Android cloud backup, when enabled on your device, can include the preferences above. Your torrent list, resume data and downloaded files are excluded from backup.
4. Permissions used
| Permission | Reason | When asked |
|---|---|---|
INTERNET | Connect to BitTorrent peers, trackers and the DHT network, download a .torrent file from a link you enter, and load ads (from 1 January 2027). | Auto-granted (normal permission) |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE | Know whether you are on Wi-Fi or a metered network, for the “Wi-Fi only” setting. | Auto-granted (normal permissions) |
CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE | Find peers on your local network and ask your router to open a port (UPnP / NAT-PMP) so other peers can reach you. | Auto-granted (normal permission) |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE | Keep transfers you started running while the app is in the background, with a notification showing their progress. | Auto-granted (normal permissions) |
AD_ID | Added by the Google Mobile Ads SDK so AdMob can read the advertising ID once ads are on (section 2). | Auto-granted (normal permission) |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS | Show transfer progress and tell you when a download has finished. | On first launch (Android 13+). Optional. |
The app requests no access to your contacts, location, camera, microphone, photos or other files. A .torrent file you open is read through Android’s file picker or the app you opened it from, which grants access to that file only.
5. Network activity and third parties
BitTorrent works by connecting directly to other people’s devices. While a torrent is downloading or seeding, the app:
- contacts the trackers listed in that torrent and the DHT network to find peers. They receive your IP address, a port number, the torrent’s info hash and how much you have transferred;
- connects to peers, who see your IP address, the app’s name and version (“NexusTorrent”) and which pieces of the torrent you have;
- uploads pieces of that torrent to other peers, unless you turn off Keep sharing when done in Settings or pause the torrent.
Trackers and peers are operated by third parties the developer has no relationship with. Anyone in a torrent’s swarm can see the IP addresses taking part in it. If you want to hide your IP address, use a VPN of your choice.
When you paste a link to a .torrent file, the app downloads that file from the website you entered. The app also asks your router on the local network to open a port (UPnP / NAT-PMP).
Apart from Google AdMob (section 2), the app contains no analytics, crash-reporting, attribution, social or cloud-storage SDK. When you share a magnet link or open a downloaded file, the app hands it to the app you choose; the developer does not see it.
You are responsible for what you download and share. Only download content you have the right to share, such as Linux distributions or Creative Commons media.
6. Children’s privacy
The app is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and the developer collects no personal information from anyone. Ads are not directed at children.
7. Data retention and deletion
The developer stores no data off your device. Removing a torrent in the app removes it from your list and its resume data; tick Also delete downloaded files to remove its files too. To remove everything, clear the app’s storage in Android Settings → Apps → Nexus Torrent → Storage → Clear storage, or uninstall the app. Trackers and peers keep their own records under their own policies; the developer cannot reach or delete them.
8. Security
App data is held in the app’s private storage, protected by Android’s built-in application sandboxing. Peer connections use BitTorrent protocol encryption when the other peer supports it. The app is distributed through the Google Play Store, which verifies the developer signing key on every update.
9. Changes to this policy
If any material aspect of how the app handles data ever changes, this page will be updated and the “last updated” date above will be bumped. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance.
10. Contact
Questions, requests about your data, or complaints (including as grievance contact under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act)? Email coolapphelpdesk@gmail.com.