Privacy Policy

📃 Doc Reader Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 31, 2025

Application Name: Doc Reader

Doc Reader places great importance on your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains whether we collect any of your information, how it is used, and what rights you have when using this application. We are committed to handling user data in a transparent, restrained, and responsible manner, and strive to provide a secure and reliable document management tool.

🔒 1. Information We Collect

Doc Reader's core features operate entirely on your local device, and most functionalities do not require any personal data. We do not actively collect the following personally identifiable information:

- ❌ Name, email address, or phone number

- ❌ Login credentials or third-party account details

- ❌ Content of your documents

When using specific features, we may request the following permissions. However, any related data is processed locally on your device and is never uploaded to our servers or shared with third parties:

- 📂 Storage access: Used to scan and manage local files such as PDFs, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, and to save processed files.

- 📸 Camera and photo access: Used to scan physical documents or images from your gallery and convert them into PDF files. Image data is only used during the current operation and is not uploaded or stored remotely.

🛠 2. How We Use Your Information

Doc Reader follows a "local processing first" principle. We do not collect, track, or log user behavior. Your granted permissions are only used temporarily in the following scenarios to enable core features:

- Organizing, previewing, or editing local documents

- Converting images to PDF and saving them locally

- Performing actions such as file merging, splitting, or bookmarking as initiated by you

We do not upload any content to the cloud.

📁 3. Data Storage and Security

- All files and operations are stored and processed locally on your device.

- The app does not automatically sync, back up, or transmit any of your documents.

- If you uninstall the app, all Doc Reader-related local data will be deleted and cannot be recovered.

👤 4. Your Rights

You retain full control over your personal data, including but not limited to:

- Managing or deleting documents you have created or imported

- Declining to grant any non-essential permissions (some features may remain available)

- Uninstalling the app to fully remove all Doc Reader-related data from your device

- Contacting us at any time with questions or concerns regarding privacy

📬 5. Contact Us

If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please feel free to contact us:

Support Email: wuliamfrudlay@gmail.com 

 We will respond as soon as possible and continue improving our privacy practices.

🔁 6. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated based on functional changes or regulatory requirements. In the event of major changes, we will notify you within the app or via an official notice. Updates will be reflected on this page, with the “Effective Date” as reference.

Doc Reader adheres to the principles of minimal permissions, local processing, and user control. We aim to deliver not just a document management tool, but a trustworthy daily companion 🛡️.