Privacy Policy
ScanToPDF Local does not collect, transmit, or store any of your information. There is no account, no server, and no analytics. Everything the app does happens on your device.
The short version. Your scans, the text recognised in them, and the PDFs you create never leave your device unless you deliberately share them. We cannot see them. We have no way to see them, because the app contains no code that sends anything anywhere.
What we collect
Nothing. The app has no analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising software, and no network code of any kind. This is verified by an automated test that fails the build if network usage is introduced into the app.
What stays on your device
| Data | Where it lives |
|---|---|
| Scanned page images | Your device's private app storage |
| PDFs you create | Your device's private app storage |
| Recognised text, and the search index built from it | A database on your device |
| Whether you have purchased Pro, and how many free scans you have used | Your device's secure storage |
Your operating system already encrypts app storage at rest. Deleting a document removes it; uninstalling the app removes everything.
Text recognition happens on your device
Reading the text in your documents is done by on-device recognition models that ship with the app. Your pages are not uploaded for processing. The app works completely in airplane mode, which you are welcome to verify.
Camera and scanning
On Android, the scanning interface is provided by a Google Play Services component that runs on your device and returns the captured pages to the app. On iOS it is provided by the system document scanner. These are parts of your operating system, governed by your device maker's own terms; the app receives only the finished images.
When information does leave your device
Only when you choose. There are exactly three cases:
- Sharing. When you share or export a document, your operating system's share sheet hands the file to whichever app you pick. What happens next is governed by that app's privacy policy, not ours.
- Feedback. If you send feedback, the app opens your own email application with a message you can read and edit first. Your email provider sends it, not the app. The message contains the app version and your platform only — never your documents.
- Purchases. Payments are handled entirely by the App Store or Google Play. We never see your payment details. We receive no personal information from a purchase.
What we cannot do
Because we hold no data, there is nothing for us to hand over, sell, lose in a breach, or produce in response to a request. We also cannot recover your documents for you if you delete them or lose your device — that is the trade, and we think it is the right one.
Children
The app is not directed at children and collects no information from anyone, including children.
Your rights
Laws such as the GDPR and the CCPA give you rights over personal data a company holds about you — to access it, correct it, or have it deleted. We hold none, so there is nothing to request. Your data is in your hands: delete a document in the app, or uninstall it, and it is gone.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it and the new version appears here. If we ever added anything that transmitted your information, we would say so plainly and in advance — not quietly amend a document nobody re-reads.
Contact
Questions about this policy, or about the app: support@ethertech.dev