Privacy Policy
MergeKey is a keyboard app for Android and iOS. The short version: nothing you type leaves your device.
What MergeKey does not do
- MergeKey does not collect, transmit, sell or share anything you type.
- The Android app has no internet permission. It cannot connect to the internet or send data anywhere.
- MergeKey contains no ads, no analytics and no tracking, and no third-party code that collects data.
Why Android shows a warning
When you turn on any third-party keyboard, Android shows a notice that the keyboard “may be able to collect all the text you type”. Android shows this for every keyboard, because a keyboard technically sees your typing.
MergeKey only uses what you type on your device, while you type: to hide the keys that can't continue your word, to suggest words and to correct typos. It stores none of your text.
What is stored on your device
MergeKey keeps a few things locally, in the app's own private storage, so it works the way you set it up:
- Settings — language, style, colours and the other options you choose.
- Learned words — words you teach MergeKey (swipe up, type, space). You can view and delete them in the app under Dictionary.
- Typing statistics — counts such as words typed, suggestions used and how often each letter key was tapped (the key heatmap). Not the text itself. You can reset the heatmap in the app.
- Emoji use — how often you picked each emoji, to show your favourites first.
In password fields MergeKey records no statistics, and in password, email, username and web-address fields it learns no words. All of this is removed when you uninstall MergeKey.
Device backup
On Android, the system's own backup may include MergeKey's settings and learned words in your Google account backup, if you have device backup turned on. This is handled by Android and Google under your account's settings, not by MergeKey; MergeKey itself never sends anything.
Purchases (iOS)
On iOS, optional tips are handled entirely by Apple's App Store. MergeKey does not receive any payment details.
Children
MergeKey collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the new version is posted on this page with a new effective date.
Questions: Andrei Achziger — andrei.zerodeathgames@gmail.com