Polyscan Privacy Policy
Polyscan is a document scanner that works on your phone, without an account and without a cloud. It is free and shows ads. A one-time purchase removes the ads.
Your scans never leave your phone
- Photos, scans, recognized text and exported files are stored only on your device.
- Text recognition (OCR) runs on your device. Your pages are never uploaded, and they are never used for ads.
- Files leave your device only when you share them yourself, for example through the share sheet.
- Deleting the app deletes all its documents.
Ads (Google AdMob)
Until you buy “Remove ads”, Polyscan shows ads from Google AdMob. To show and measure ads, the AdMob SDK collects data from your device, such as:
- the advertising identifier (IDFA on iPhone, Advertising ID on Android), if you allow it;
- your IP address and the approximate location derived from it;
- device and app information (model, operating system, language, app version);
- ad interactions (which ads were shown and tapped), and crash and performance data about the ads.
Google uses this data as described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Your choices
- iPhone: Polyscan asks before using the advertising identifier for personalized ads (App Tracking Transparency). You can change this at any time in iOS Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.
- Android: you can reset or delete your Advertising ID in Android Settings › Google › Ads.
- EEA, UK and Switzerland: Polyscan shows Google’s consent form before ads are requested. You can change your choices in Polyscan › Settings › Ad privacy choices.
- Everyone: buying “Remove ads” stops all ads and ad data collection in Polyscan.
Pickixo itself does not collect, store, sell or share any personal data. Polyscan has no account system and no analytics.
Camera and photos
- The camera is used only to scan documents when you tap Scan.
- Photo and file access is used only for the pictures and files you pick to import.
Language downloads
The text-recognition language files you choose are downloaded from GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com). No scans, text or personal data are sent. GitHub, like any web server, may see your IP address when a file is downloaded; see GitHub’s privacy statement.
Purchases
“Remove ads” is bought through Apple’s App Store (or Google Play on Android). The store handles the payment; Polyscan never sees your payment details. The app only learns whether the purchase was made.
Children
Polyscan is not directed at children under 13, and its ad requests are not marked as directed at children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: [email protected]. See also Polyscan Support.