PDF Editor: Reader & Scanner · GH Innovation
Originally effective: October 9, 2026
Last updated: November 10, 2026
App version 1.1
This Privacy Policy explains how GH Innovation, the name used by an independent individual developer based in Vietnam (“we,” “us,” or “our”), handles information in connection with the PDF Editor: Reader & Scanner Android application (“App”), package com.gh.pdfreader.docreader.documentviewer.
The App helps you find, organize, search, mark as favorites, rename, share and delete supported documents on your device. It also reads supported PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HWP/HWPX documents and provides tools to edit, merge and split PDFs, scan documents and identity cards, create PDFs from images or text, export PDF pages as images and convert supported Word, PowerPoint and HWP/HWPX files to PDF or supported PDFs to Word. Document reading and document-tool processing operate locally. Online services support advertising, app analytics, crash reporting and app configuration.
You do not need to create an account. The App offers an optional Premium subscription through Google Play Billing. Premium provides PDF editing, merging, splitting and document or ID scanning. In-app ads are suppressed while Premium access is active. GH Innovation does not sell your personal data. Advertising and analytics providers may nevertheless receive information as described below.
With your permission, the App scans accessible shared storage for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HWP/HWPX files. It processes file information such as names, paths, formats, sizes and modification dates to build and display your document list. Document metadata, favorites, recent search terms, reading positions, language preferences and first-use settings are stored locally. The readers process document contents on your device to display them; conversion tools process the documents, images or text you select and save the resulting files on your device. Documents opened from another app may be copied temporarily into private app cache so they can be read.
The App processes document contents on your device for reading, editing, scanning and conversion. Finding and organizing documents uses file metadata. When you choose to share a document, Android grants the receiving app access to that file; the recipient's handling of it is governed by its own practices and your choices.
When you use Scan, the App can use the camera with your permission or import images you select. ID Card mode can combine images of an identity document into a PDF. Images can contain a face, name, document number, address or other sensitive information printed on the document. The App uses these images on your device to detect edges, crop and adjust the image, show previews and create the exported file. The Scan feature does not send the images or the contents of identity documents to GH Innovation or to advertising and analytics providers.
Working copies and previews may be stored in the App's private cache so you can review, retake or export a scan. Exported PDFs are saved on your device and remain available until you delete them. If you choose to share an export, the receiving app can access the file you selected.
Integrated online services may collect app and device identifiers, including an app-instance or installation identifier and the Android advertising ID where available; device model, operating system and app version; language; IP address and approximate location inferred from it; app launches, screen views and interactions; advertising interactions and install-referral information; and crash or performance diagnostics. What is collected depends on the service, its configuration, device settings and applicable consent choices.
Approximate location inferred from an IP address is different from precise GPS location. The App's document-management features do not require precise location access.
Google Play processes subscription purchases and payments under its own terms and privacy policy. The App receives purchase records, including product identifiers, purchase tokens, transaction signatures, acknowledgement and subscription status, to verify purchases on your device, restore Premium and control access and advertising. Purchase records are not sent to a GH Innovation subscription backend. The App does not receive your full payment-card details. A verification timestamp is stored in private local storage for up to 24 hours of offline access; it is excluded from app backup. Google Play may retain transaction records under its own policies. Uninstalling the App does not cancel a subscription.
When you send feedback by email, we receive your email address and the information in your message. The App can prepare a draft in your email app with your selected rating, the feature or screen associated with the prompt, feedback topics, message, app version and Android version. You choose whether to send it. The draft does not automatically attach your documents or include their filenames. Please avoid sending identity documents or other sensitive information that is unnecessary for your inquiry.
If you submit a rating or review through Google Play, Google processes it under its own policies. Your review may appear on the store listing under Google's review settings.
Provide document discovery, reading, editing, scanning, file management and conversion.
Verify and restore Premium access and control in-app advertising based on that access.
Remember language and app preferences.
Understand app usage, diagnose crashes and improve reliability.
Deliver app configuration and manage the introductory experience.
Display and measure advertising, measure installation campaigns and help prevent advertising fraud when those services are enabled.
Respond to support inquiries and meet applicable legal obligations.
The App requests file access to find and manage supported documents. On Android 11 and later, this uses the “All files access” setting. Older supported Android versions use storage permissions. The App uses this access to find and manage supported documents, save exports to shared storage and display images in the ID Card gallery. Other import flows can use Android's photo picker to access the images you select. All files access does not grant access to other apps' private storage.
Camera access is requested when you use the capture feature. You can change camera access in Android settings and import an existing photo where the App offers that option.
Internet and network access support the online services described in this policy. Advertising-related permissions allow supported advertising identifiers and measurement features to be used where available. You can revoke file access in Android settings, although document discovery and file-management features will then be limited. If an enabled notification feature requests permission to show notifications, you can accept or decline that request and change your choice in Android notification settings.
The App integrates Google AdMob / Google Mobile Ads for advertising, Google's User Messaging Platform for advertising consent, and Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Remote Config for usage measurement, crash diagnostics and configuration. Panda FirstOpen and Panda monetization components coordinate the introductory experience and advertising integrations.
Adjust, AppsFlyer, Meta/Facebook and TikTok App Events SDK support measurement and attribution when enabled. TikTok can receive app lifecycle events and ad impression or revenue events for campaign measurement. The App's current TikTok configuration leaves automatic in-app purchase tracking disabled.
Google Play Billing processes subscription transactions. The Google Play review service processes ratings or reviews you choose to submit.
The following provider notices explain their data practices:
Google Privacy Policy and Google Mobile Ads data disclosures.
Firebase privacy and security information and Firebase Android data disclosures.
These external notices supplement this policy. Advertising may involve identifiers and similar tracking technologies, even though the App is a native Android application. The Privacy Policy and Terms of Service are published on Google Sites and opened from the App using a browser. Google may process browser information and use cookies or similar technologies under its own privacy notices. Following an external provider or email link is subject to that service's practices.
Technical, usage and advertising information may be transmitted directly to the enabled providers described above to deliver their services. A document is shared with another app when you choose the App's sharing action.
Information may also be disclosed when required by applicable law or a valid legal process, or when necessary to protect users, investigate misuse or protect legal rights. We do not sell personal data.
Your documents remain on your device. Saving changes to an original file, renaming or deleting it can change the file stored there. The App stores its document index, favorites, searches, reading positions and preferences in its local app storage. Imported files, scan images, previews and conversion working files may be held in private app cache. The App removes some temporary files during cleanup. You can remove remaining cache files through Android settings. Files saved or exported to shared storage remain there until you delete them. Clearing the App's storage or uninstalling it removes this local app data; it does not normally remove your original documents from shared storage. The App's document deletion action, however, deletes the selected file itself.
Data already transmitted to online providers is not erased simply by uninstalling the App. Provider-side retention depends on the service, configured retention settings and applicable obligations; see the linked provider notices. Support correspondence is retained as needed to address the inquiry and any applicable recordkeeping obligations.
Local app data is protected by Android's app-storage controls. Online providers apply their own security measures. No device, storage system or transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure.
Control camera and file access through Android's permission and special-access settings.
Use Android's advertising privacy controls to reset or delete the advertising ID where supported.
Make advertising consent choices when a consent message is presented.
Clear local app data or uninstall the App using Android settings.
Choose whether and with whom to share your documents.
To request access, correction or deletion of personal information that GH Innovation can identify and control, email gh.qc.innovation@gmail.com. Include enough information to identify your request without sending confidential documents. We may ask for proportionate verification and respond subject to applicable law. We cannot remotely delete documents stored only on your device. Clearing app storage removes local app records; use Android or the App to delete documents you no longer want. Provider-held data may require the relevant provider's deletion process; uninstalling the App alone does not erase it.
Depending on the law applicable to you, you may have rights concerning access, correction, erasure, restriction or objection to processing, withdrawal of consent, or complaints to a competent authority. Nothing in this policy limits rights that applicable law gives you.
The App is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly seek personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, please contact us so we can assess and address the situation.
GH Innovation is based in Vietnam. Online service providers may process technical, analytics, advertising or support information on systems outside Vietnam or your country of residence. Privacy laws may differ between countries. The providers' notices describe their processing locations and applicable safeguards. Local document management does not itself transfer your document contents abroad.
We may update this policy when the App or our data practices change. The revised policy will show an updated effective date and last-updated date. We will provide additional notice or obtain consent where required by applicable law.
For questions about this policy or privacy practices:
GH Innovation
Vietnam
Email: gh.qc.innovation@gmail.com