How Squirrel Browser handles data

Last updated: 14 November 2026 · Operator: Greg Niven · Contact: nivenlabs@gmail.com

Squirrel Browser is an Android web browser that uses an authenticated, encrypted connection to a remote proxy server for its in-app browsing traffic. It is not a device-wide VPN and cannot guarantee anonymity on websites.

Information used to run the service

Account identity: identifiers received through Google Sign-In, used to create and recognise your Squirrel account.
Device and security information: information needed to authorise devices, verify requests, protect accounts and prevent misuse.
Data allowances and usage: records of free-trial eligibility, data consumed, remaining allowance and account entitlement.
Subscription information: product, purchase-token verification status, entitlement, renewal or cancellation information returned through Google Play Billing. Google handles payment-method collection; Squirrel requires transaction-verification records.
Support and deletion correspondence: information you send when asking for help or account deletion.

Web browsing and the proxy

When you browse through Squirrel, the remote proxy must process connections to the websites you choose so it can forward traffic. Websites can independently identify you through logins, cookies, fingerprints and other means. Private mode limits local browsing-state retention; it does not make users anonymous.

Squirrel is designed not to retain a browsing-history database of visited pages on its service. This is not a claim that no transient network metadata or operational records ever exist. Technical logging and infrastructure retention must be verified before any broader no-logs promise is made.

Service providers and disclosure

Google Sign-In and Google Play Billing are used for account identity and purchases. Cloud infrastructure and DNS/website hosting providers help operate the service. Relevant data is handled by those providers under their own terms and policies. Data may also be disclosed where required by law or to respond to legitimate security and fraud investigations.

Retention and deletion

Our retention policy is designed around the following limits and exceptions. Actual enforcement, including account deletion and backup restoration, is subject to the operational deletion process being completed and verified.

Ordinary account records: intended for deletion within 30 days after a verified deletion request, except legitimate retention exceptions.
Financial and billing records: only records necessary for tax, purchase, refund and regulatory purposes, generally retained for five years or longer if law requires.
Backups: intended encrypted rolling retention of no more than 30 days, with controls to prevent deleted accounts from being permanently restored.
Once-only trial: a minimal, keyed pseudonymous used-trial identifier may remain while the one-time trial programme runs to prevent repeated claims. Its necessity is reviewed annually; it is intended to be deleted within 12 months after the programme ends.
Legal, fraud or security matters: only the minimum necessary information may be retained while a documented legitimate obligation or investigation applies.

Your choices

You can request deletion of your Squirrel account and related personal data using our account-deletion page. Deleting the Squirrel account does not automatically cancel an active Google Play subscription. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Google Play.

Questions or privacy enquiries: nivenlabs@gmail.com.