Privacy Policy
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This policy explains how we handle information when you use PDF Reader, Editor & Scanner. You can contact us at [email protected].
The app processes your documents on your device. We do not upload your PDFs, photos, scans, recognized text, form entries, signatures, or document passwords to our servers. The app is supported by advertising, and Google services process certain device, usage, and diagnostic information as described below. You do not need an account to use the app.
Documents and information stored on your device
The app accesses documents and images you open, select, or share with it, and PDFs in folders you grant access to. Reading, editing, scanning, text recognition (OCR), form filling, signing, and PDF conversion operations take place locally. This includes ID-card scans, image exports, watermarks, page numbers, and flattening annotations or form fields.
- Files and drafts: the app may keep private working copies, scan images, pictures you insert, unfinished edits and form entries, generated files, and temporary previews to provide these features. You can save recognized text in a searchable PDF, copy it to the clipboard, or share it as a text file.
- Library and preferences: file names and locations, document details, favorites, bookmarks, reading history and positions, and app settings are stored locally.
- Signatures: signatures you choose to save for reuse are encrypted in the app's private storage using a key held in Android Keystore. Deleting a saved signature does not remove it from PDFs you have already signed.
- Passwords: document passwords are used locally to open or protect PDFs and are not saved as app preferences or sent to us.
Advertising and privacy choices
The app uses Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK) to display ads. Google's SDK collects and shares information such as your IP address (which may indicate approximate location), advertising ID, app set ID and other applicable device or account identifiers, app and ad interactions, and diagnostic information. Google uses this information for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention. The app does not supply your document contents, signatures, or passwords to AdMob. See Google's Mobile Ads data disclosure.
The app uses Google's User Messaging Platform to request and manage advertising choices where required. Ads are requested only when that platform indicates they may be requested. Where available, open Settings → Privacy options to review or change your choices. Document features do not require consent to personalized advertising. You can also use Android's advertising settings to reset or delete your advertising ID; available controls depend on your Android version.
Advertising services may use device identifiers and similar storage technologies. Their processing is described in the Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from apps and sites that use its services.
Scanning, text recognition, and Google services
The app uses Google ML Kit Document Scanner through Google Play services when available, with an in-app camera alternative. Scanner components may need to be downloaded before first use.
For text recognition (OCR), the app uses Google ML Kit Text Recognition with a model included in the app. OCR works offline without a separate model download. Scan images and OCR input images are processed on your device; ML Kit does not send these images, scan results, or recognized text to Google servers.
ML Kit sends diagnostic and usage information to Google, such as device and app information, installation identifiers, processing times, feature usage events, and error codes. This telemetry is separate from your document contents and is encrypted in transit. Offline document processing does not mean that the SDK never communicates with Google. See ML Kit's data disclosure and ML Kit Terms & Privacy.
The app may also offer Google Play's in-app review flow. If you submit a review, Google Play handles it under its own policies.
Permissions, sharing, and external services
Camera permission is requested when you use the in-app camera. You can decline or revoke it in Android settings and still import existing files. Documents and photos are selected through Android pickers and the folders you authorize.
On Android 9, the app requests storage permission when you save exported PDF pages as images in the Pictures folder. If you decline, the app cannot save those images there. On Android 10 and later, it saves these images without requesting storage permission. The app does not request Android's All files access permission.
The app checks network availability before attempting the scanner's first-use download. An internet connection is also used by advertising and Google services as described above.
If you share, export, or print a document, the selected app, storage provider, or print service receives the data needed to carry out your request. Choosing a cloud storage provider may transfer files over the internet under that provider's policies. Opening a website or an ad also takes you to a service with its own privacy practices.
Backups, retention, and deletion
Android may back up or transfer selected app settings, including image-export preferences, depending on your device settings. The app's backup rules exclude private documents, working copies, scans, inserted pictures, edit and form drafts, saved signatures, previews, and its library database. Files you export elsewhere are subject to the backup settings of that location or service.
Local information is kept while needed for your library, saved work, and preferences, until you remove it or clear the app's storage. In the app's Settings → Storage, you can clear previews, clear reading history, and delete saved signatures. Removing an entry from a list does not necessarily delete the original file. Clearing app storage or uninstalling removes the app's private data; exported or shared copies must be deleted separately. Backed-up preferences may be restored if you reinstall.
Google controls retention of information processed by its services under its privacy policies. If you email us, we receive your email address, message, and any attachments you choose to send, and use them to respond and resolve your request. We retain that correspondence as needed for support and any applicable legal obligations. You can request its deletion using the contact address below.
Security
We use Android's app storage protections and encrypt saved reusable signatures. These protections do not mean every PDF you export is encrypted. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure.
Children's privacy
The app is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate steps to delete it.
Your rights and contact information
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information, restrict or object to its processing, withdraw consent, or complain to a data protection authority. Contact [email protected] with privacy questions or requests. We cannot access or remotely delete documents stored only on your device. For information held by Google or another provider, use that provider's privacy controls or contact process.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app or its services change. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request consent.