Privacy Policy

The Pranksters app: Prank Call & Soundboard App on Google Play, formerly Pranksters: Prank & Fake Tools, and Pranksters.com

Last updated: October 31, 2026

The short version

The app has no accounts. It only sends us a notification code, and only if you turn notifications on.

The free app shows ads from Google. Google collects some data for those ads, and you can switch that off.

We never sell your data.

Questions? Email hello@pranksters.com.

Who we are

Pranksters LTD runs the Pranksters app and the Pranksters.com website. We're a company registered in England and Wales. Our registered address is on the terms page.

We decide why and how your data is used, so under data protection law Pranksters LTD is the "controller". If you have a question about your data, email hello@pranksters.com.

This policy covers the app and the website. The app comes first, then the website.

The Pranksters app

This part is about the Pranksters app (listed as Prank Call & Soundboard App on Google Play, formerly Pranksters: Prank & Fake Tools). The app is on Google Play for Android. It is not on the Apple App Store, so there is no iPhone version yet. The iPhone points below describe how an iPhone version would work if one is released. The app ID is com.pranksters.app.

What the app collects

Nothing about you. You do not sign up or log in. The only thing the app ever sends to our servers is a notification code, and only if you turn notifications on (see Notifications below). There's no analytics tool and no crash reporter of ours inside it.

Everything the app needs stays on your phone:

Your settings, your favorites and your own sound board.
Your fake call details, like the name and number you typed in.
A photo you pick as a caller's picture, and a sound file you pick as your own ringtone (Pranksters Pro). The sound is copied into the app's private storage. Neither one is ever uploaded.
Fake calls and timers. Your phone's own clock sets them off, as notifications.

The app links to this website (for example "Contact us" and "Privacy policy"). Those open in your browser, and the website part of this policy covers them.

Notifications

On Android, the app can tell you about new sounds and tools. It asks first, and only if you say yes does it register your phone with Google Firebase Cloud Messaging and send us the result so we can message you. An iPhone version would not use these notifications.

If you turn them on, we keep:

a notification code (a push token). This is a random code Google gives your phone for this app. It is not your name, email or phone number, and it is not linked to an account.
whether your phone is Android or iPhone, and the app version you have installed
your phone's language setting
when the app last checked in

We do not collect your IP address, your location or your contacts for notifications. We use the code only to send you app notifications. We do not use it for ads and we never sell it. Google handles the code to deliver each notification to your phone, under Google's privacy policy, and we do not share it with anyone else.

To turn notifications off, open your phone's Settings, then Apps, then Pranksters, then Notifications. Uninstalling the app turns them off too.

The free app shows ads from Google AdMob. Google's ad software runs inside the app and collects:

your phone's advertising ID (the Android advertising ID, or Apple's IDFA if you allow it)
your IP address, which Google uses to work out your general location
your device type and operating system
how you use the app and the ads, like when you open the app and which ads you see or tap
diagnostics, like how fast the app starts and whether it crashes

Google uses this to pick ads, count how they perform and stop fraud. It also reads an app set ID. Under Google's rules that ID is only for analytics and fraud prevention, not for choosing or measuring ads.

We do not see any of this data. Google only tells us totals, like how many ads were shown and what they earned.

Google protects this data. Under Google's data protection terms for AdMob, Google is responsible for following data protection law for it, including keeping it secure. It also encrypts the data while it travels. Google explains how it uses the information it gets from apps like ours, and its privacy policy covers the rest.

Apart from Google's purchase system, Google's ad software is the only third-party software in the app that handles data about you.

Your ad choices

UK, EU and Switzerland: The first time you open the app, Google shows a consent message. Ads are personalized only if you say yes. You can change your answer any time in the app, under Settings > Privacy choices.
iPhone (if a version is released): After your first prank, Apple asks if the app can track you across other companies' apps and websites. If you say no, the app does not get your advertising ID, so your ads are not based on what you do in other apps. You can change this in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
Android: You can turn off ad personalization or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings. It's usually under Google, then Ads.
Everyone: Google Ads Settings shows what Google uses to personalize ads and lets you change it.

Pranksters Pro removes the ads.

Permissions

The app does not ask for your location, contacts, calendar or microphone. It asks for:

Notifications, so a timer or scheduled call can ring, and (Android) so we can tell you about new sounds and tools if you agree.
The camera, because the Stun Gun prank uses the flash as a light. It never takes a photo or video.
Tracking (iPhone only), for ads. See above.

We only read a photo or sound file when you pick it yourself.

Pranksters Pro

Pro is a one-time purchase through Google Play (or the App Store, if an iPhone version is released). They take the payment, so we never see your card details. The store tells the app whether you own Pro, and the app remembers that on your phone. "Restore purchase" asks the store again.

Services the app uses

Google AdMob, for ads: Google's privacy policy and how Google uses the information.
Google Firebase Cloud Messaging, for notifications on Android if you turn them on: Google's privacy policy.
Google Play, for Android purchases: Google's privacy policy.

Security

The app keeps its settings in its own private storage on your phone, and we keep no copy. A notification code is sent to us over an encrypted connection and stored on our server, which only we can reach. The data Google's ad software sends is encrypted while it travels.

Keeping and deleting your data

The only thing we keep from the app is the notification code, and only if you turned notifications on. When Google tells us it no longer works, which happens when you uninstall the app, we stop using it and delete it within 30 days. We also delete any code that has not checked in for 12 months. If you uninstall the app, everything it stored on your phone goes with it too. You can ask us what we hold about you, or ask us to delete it, any time at hello@pranksters.com.

Google keeps its own ad data under its own rules. To clear it, use the ad choices above: delete your advertising ID, or go to Google Ads Settings. To take back a choice you made, like the consent message or tracking, change the same setting. For anything else, email hello@pranksters.com.

The Pranksters website

This part is about the website.

Accounts and email

You do not need an account to use the generators, and we do not ask for personal details to use them. If you make an account, we keep your email and your settings. If you join the newsletter or write to us, we keep your email address and what you tell us. We only use it for that.

We will never spam you. You only hear from us when you have asked to, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

What we collect

The generators make and export images on your device. We do not upload, see or store them. If a feature does need to save something, like a shareable link, we tell you when you use it.

We keep simple counts that are not tied to you, like how many times a generator was used and its average star rating. Our servers also log the usual technical details (IP address, browser and pages requested) for security and for fixing problems.

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages people use. When a page loads, Google receives the page address, your IP address and your browser and device details, and sets cookies. Google explains how it uses information from sites that use its services.

Our own page counter. Each page also sends a small message to our own server, with no cookie. It records the page address, the site you came from, your country, your device type, your browser name and how fast the page loaded. A daily code made from your IP address and browser details lets us count one visit once. The code's key is deleted after two days, so it cannot follow you from one day to the next, and we do not store the IP address or the browser string. The buttons that link to app stores also record which button was pressed, the page, your device type and a one-way scrambled form of your IP address.

Cloudflare Turnstile. The email signup form, which sits in the footer of every page, uses Cloudflare Turnstile to tell people from bots. It runs a short check in your browser and sends Cloudflare your IP address and browser details. Cloudflare's privacy policy covers what it does with them.

My Soundboard. If you build a board on My Soundboard, we save a copy on our server so it can come back if you clear your browser. It is tied to a cookie called prk_sb, which holds a random code (stored on our side only as a hash), not your name or your email, and lasts two years. The copy holds the names, sections and sounds on your board. It is not linked to an account, so deleting an account does not remove it. If you press Share, the board gets a public link, and anyone who has the link can open it.

YouTube. Videos on the site use YouTube's privacy-enhanced player. It loads only after you press play.

Ads and cookies

Ads on Pranksters.com come from Google AdSense. Google and its ad partners use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to show ads based on your visits to this site and others. When a page with an ad loads, your browser sends Google things like the page address and your IP address. Google can use that to work out your general location, measure ads and, depending on your settings, personalize them. Google explains how it uses information from sites that use its services.

You can see and change what Google uses for ad personalization at Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of other companies' ad cookies at aboutads.info/choices (US) or youronlinechoices.eu (EU).

In the EU, UK and Switzerland, a consent message comes first. Nothing personalized or non-essential is set until you choose, and you can change your mind any time. It uses Google's certified consent tool, which follows the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework.

Type	What it does	Can you opt out?
Essential	Keeps the site working: security, and keeping you logged in if you have an account.	No. The site needs them.
Preference	Remembers small choices, like light or dark mode and which generators you have rated. These stay on your device, in your browser's storage.	Clear your browser storage.
My Soundboard	The `prk_sb` cookie links your board to its saved copy on our server.	Clear your cookies, or do not save a board.
Analytics	Set by Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages people use. Our own page counter sets no cookie.	Use the consent message (EU, UK, Switzerland) or your browser's cookie settings.
Advertising	Set by Google AdSense and its partners to show and measure ads, including personalized ones.	Use the consent message, or Google Ads Settings.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may be able to see, correct, delete or export the personal data we hold about you, and to object to or limit how we use it. For data we hold directly, like an account or a newsletter signup, email hello@pranksters.com. We'll reply within a reasonable time.

EU, UK and Switzerland (GDPR and UK GDPR): You can withdraw your ad and analytics consent any time through the consent message. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

California (CCPA and CPRA): You can ask what personal information we collect, ask us to delete it, and opt out of it being "sold" or "shared". Under California law, some ad cookie data sharing with partners like Google counts as that, even though we're not paid for it. You can opt out through the consent message where it's shown, or at Google Ads Settings. We do not sell personal information for money, and we do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of anyone under 16.

We do not sell your data

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data, to data brokers or anyone else. The ads are how the site stays free. If that ever changes, we'll update this page first.

How long we keep data

We keep account and newsletter data while your account is open or you're subscribed, and for a short time after, for security and record-keeping, unless the law says we have to keep it longer. The counts that are not tied to you do not have a time limit.

Data leaving your country

Google and our hosting partners may handle data outside your country. When data leaves the EU or the UK, they rely on legal safeguards like the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

Links to other sites

Links to other sites, like our Facebook page, follow those sites' own privacy policies.

Children

The app and the website are for people aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and ads in the app are limited to content suitable for teens. A few website tools (the mature generators) need you to sign in and confirm your age, and they're for people aged 16 and over. If you think a child has given us personal information, email us and we'll delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If a change affects what the app collects, we'll say so here.

Contact us

Questions about your privacy, or want to use any of your rights? Email hello@pranksters.com.