Privacy Policy
The short version: PrivateScan collects nothing. Your scans are processed and stored on your device. The app has no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. The only way a document leaves your device is when you choose to share it, or when you turn on the optional iCloud sync, which stores documents in your own private iCloud, not with us.
01 · What we collect
Nothing
PrivateScan does not collect, transmit, sell, or share any personal data. There is no sign up, no account, no analytics service, no advertising framework, and no tracking of any kind. We cannot see your documents, your searches, or your activity, because none of it ever reaches us.
02 · Where your documents live
On your device
Scans, thumbnails, and recognized text are stored in the app's private storage on your iPhone or iPad. Files are protected with iOS data protection, which keeps them encrypted while your device is locked. If you enable the optional app lock, opening PrivateScan also requires Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. Biometric checks are handled by iOS; the app never sees your biometric data.
03 · Optional iCloud sync
Off by default, and always yours
You can turn on iCloud sync in Settings to keep documents available across your devices. When enabled, documents are stored in your personal, private iCloud database operated by Apple and protected by your Apple Account. We run no servers and have no ability to read what you sync. Leave the toggle off and nothing is synced anywhere.
04 · Camera and photos
Used only to scan
The camera is used to capture documents when you scan. Photo library access is used only when you choose to import images, using the iOS picker that shares only the photos you select. If you save an export to your photo library, iOS asks for permission to add photos first.
05 · Text recognition
On your device, even offline
Text recognition uses Apple's Vision framework running locally on your device. Recognized text is stored alongside the document on your device so you can search your scans. It is never sent anywhere.
06 · Crash reports
They stay on your phone
If the app crashes, Apple's MetricKit framework produces a diagnostic report. PrivateScan saves that report only on your device, encrypted, and keeps at most the twenty most recent. Nothing is uploaded. You can share a report with us by email if you want help, and that choice is entirely yours.
07 · Purchases
Handled by Apple
Premium features are unlocked with a single purchase processed by the App Store. Apple handles the payment; we never receive your name, payment details, or any personal information from the transaction.
08 · Sharing and exporting
Only when you choose
Exporting a PDF, sharing a scan, or saving to Files or iCloud Drive happens only when you start it. Where a shared document goes is up to you, and whatever service receives it is governed by that service's own policies.
09 · Children
No data from anyone, including children
PrivateScan is not directed at children, and because the app collects no data at all, it collects no data from children.
10 · Changes to this policy
Posted here, dated clearly
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with an updated effective date. Because the app collects nothing, changes are expected to be rare.
11 · Contact
Talk to a person
Questions about privacy or anything else: vishutdhar1993@gmail.com.