100% On-Device Privacy

Privacy Policy

Application: Phone Scanner Pro | Effective Date: November 4, 2026

      Privacy Summary
      Phone Scanner Pro is designed as an offline-first, local workspace. All document scanning, perspective correction,
      image filtering, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), ID card layouts, handwritten signatures, and PDF generation
      happen 100% locally on your device. We do not collect, upload, store, or share your personal data
      or scanned documents on any external server.
    

1. Introduction

Welcome to Phone Scanner Pro ("the App", "we", "our", or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your sensitive documents, contracts, receipts, and personal identification cards. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use our iOS and iPadOS application.

2. Information We Collect and Process

We do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII). You do not need to register an account or sign in to use the App.

Scanned Documents & Images: All photos captured via the camera or imported from your Photo Library remain strictly on your device inside the App's secure local sandbox.
OCR Text Recognition: Text extraction from images is performed entirely offline on your device using on-device machine learning algorithms. Neither the source images nor the recognized text are ever transmitted over the internet.
Electronic Signatures & Watermarks: Any handwritten signatures or custom security watermarks you create are stored locally on your device solely for rendering onto your documents.
No Analytics or Tracking: We do not use third-party advertising networks, behavioral tracking SDKs, or cross-app tracking technologies.

3. Device Permissions We Request

To provide core scanning and export features, the App requests the following system permissions only when you actively use the corresponding feature:

Permission	Purpose of Use
Camera (NSCameraUsageDescription)	Used strictly to capture photos of documents, contracts, receipts, and ID cards for smart edge detection, perspective flattening, and offline OCR recognition.
Photo Library (Read) (NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription)	Used strictly to allow you to select and import existing images from your device's album for cropping, enhancement, collage layout, or OCR text extraction.
Photo Library (Add/Write) (NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription)	Used strictly to save exported high-resolution scanned JPG images, stitched long images, or 1:1 ID card layouts back to your Photo Library at your request.

You may revoke any of these permissions at any time in your device's Settings > Privacy & Security.

4. Data Storage, Retention, and Deletion

Local Storage Only: All folders, tags, scanned pages, and OCR results are stored locally in the App's private application directory on your iOS/iPadOS device.
Full User Control: You have complete control over your files. Deleting a document or folder within the App immediately removes its associated files from local storage.
Uninstallation: Uninstalling the App from your device permanently deletes all locally stored documents, folders, signatures, and settings. Because we do not maintain cloud backups on our servers, deleted data cannot be recovered by us.

5. Document Sharing and Third-Party Services

When you choose to export, print, or share a document (e.g., via PDF export, AirDrop, Mail, AirPrint, or the iOS System Share Sheet), the file is passed directly to the target application or printer you selected through standard Apple iOS system APIs. We do not intercept or store copies of shared files.

The App uses on-device components (such as Google ML Kit Text Recognition running locally on-device) to perform offline OCR. These components operate locally without transmitting your document contents to third-party servers.

6. Children's Privacy

The App does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age of consent in your jurisdiction). Because all processing occurs locally on the device without data collection, the App complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

7. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

Because we do not collect, store, or process your personal data on any external servers, all data resides exclusively on your device under your direct possession and control. You may access, modify, export, or erase your data at any time directly within the App.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect functional updates or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date" at the top.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: support@polariscode.com