Effective date: November 5, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Institute of Innovation in Health Reseach Limited (“we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information in connection with QR & Barcode Scanner Pro (the “App”). The App is an Android home-screen launcher with integrated QR code and barcode scanning features.
For privacy questions or requests, contact us at julie.doctorow@gmail.com.
1. Information the App Handles
The App does not require an account to scan QR codes or supported barcodes.
When you scan a code, the App uses your device camera to detect and read it. Under the local-scanning design described in this policy, camera images and decoded content are processed on your device and are not sent to us. The App does not record or store camera video.
Codes may contain personal information, such as a name, phone number, or web address. The decoded content is shown to you so you can review it. If you choose to open, copy, or share the result, the selected app or service may process it.
To provide its launcher functions, the App also accesses information about installed applications and stores launcher preferences as described in Section 2.
2. Launcher Functions, Default Home Selection, and Installed Applications
The App provides home-screen launcher functions, including displaying installed apps in an app drawer, finding and opening apps, and organizing home-screen shortcuts. QR code and barcode scanning is integrated into this launcher experience.
You may be prompted to select the App as your default Home app through Android’s system interface. The default Home role allows the App to display its home screen when you use the Home action. You control this selection and can change it at any time in your device settings, generally under Settings > Apps > Default apps > Home app. The exact path may vary by device.
For its launcher functions, the App accesses installed-app information, such as application names, package names, icons, and launchable activities. This information is used to populate and update the app drawer, support local app searches, display shortcuts, and open the app you select.
If the distributed version declares QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES, that permission is used only to support the launcher’s core functions that require visibility into installed applications. Installed-app information is processed locally on your device. We do not upload it to our servers, sell it, share it with advertising or analytics providers, or use it for advertising, profiling, or advertising personalization. It is not included in advertising, analytics, or crash-reporting events sent by the App.
The App stores launcher preferences, such as home-screen layouts, shortcut arrangements, and app-drawer settings, locally on your device. Providing the default Home role or installed-app visibility does not itself give the App access to other apps’ private contents, messages, passwords, or personal files.
Organizing or removing a shortcut changes its appearance within the launcher; it does not uninstall the corresponding app. Any supported uninstall action is handled through Android’s system interface.
You can stop using the launcher by selecting another Home app. You can clear locally stored launcher settings through Android’s App info settings or uninstall the App. Changing the default Home app alone does not delete the App’s local settings.
3. Camera Permission
The App requests camera permission to scan QR codes and supported barcodes. Camera access is used when you use the scanning feature. You can manage or revoke this permission in your Android settings; scanning will not work without it.
The App does not use the camera to record video or collect images or audio for unrelated purposes. Selecting the App as your default launcher does not authorize continuous camera access or background scanning.
4. Internet Access
The App or its third-party services may use an internet connection for online features, advertising, analytics, diagnostics, configuration, or other services included in the version you use.
Internet access alone does not give the App unrestricted access to personal files on your device. Under the local-scanning design described above, the App does not need to upload scanned images or decoded code contents to provide scanning. Internet access is not used to transmit the installed-app inventory or local launcher layouts to us or our advertising and analytics providers.
5. Advertising, Analytics, and Diagnostics
If included in the App, third-party services such as Google AdMob may process information to display or measure advertisements. Depending on the service and your settings, this may include advertising identifiers, IP address, device and App information, ad impressions, clicks, interactions, and related diagnostic information. An advertising provider may infer approximate location from an IP address.
If included, Google Firebase or similar services may process App instance identifiers, device information, crash logs, usage information, and performance data for analytics, diagnostics, crash reporting, configuration, or App improvement.
These services process information under their own privacy policies and applicable terms. This section applies only to services actually integrated into the App.
We do not provide our launcher’s installed-app inventory, local app-search queries, or home-screen layout data to advertising or analytics providers. The installed-app information accessed for launcher functionality is not used to target advertisements.
Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. How We Use Information
Information handled through the App or its service providers may be used to:
- provide the home screen, app drawer, local app search, shortcuts, and app-launching functions;
- store and apply your launcher settings;
- provide scanning and display decoded results;
- support online features, if available;
- display and measure advertisements, if included;
- understand App performance and usage;
- diagnose crashes and technical issues;
- maintain security and help prevent abuse; and
- comply with legal obligations.
The local launcher information described in Section 2 is used only for the specified launcher functions, subject to the restrictions in Sections 2 and 5.
We do not use personal or sensitive user data for purposes materially different from those described in this policy without appropriate notice or consent where required.
7. Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information.
Where applicable, information may be processed by service providers that help us operate the App, such as advertising, analytics, diagnostics, or hosting providers. This does not include the installed-app inventory or local launcher information described in Section 2.
We may also disclose information held by us when reasonably necessary to comply with law or legal process, respond to lawful requests, protect the rights or safety of users or others, investigate fraud or security issues, or enforce applicable agreements.
If you choose to open, copy, or share decoded content, the app or service you select may handle that content under its own policies.
8. Data Retention and Deletion
Under the local-scanning design described in this policy, camera images and decoded scan results are not stored by us. If the App offers a scan-history feature, history stored on your device remains there until you delete it, clear the App’s data, or uninstall the App.
Launcher settings and locally stored launcher data remain on your device until you reset or delete them, clear the App’s data, or uninstall the App. Clearing App data removes local settings and any locally stored scan history. The installed-app list displayed by the launcher is updated to reflect apps available on your device. We do not maintain a server-side copy of that inventory.
Information processed by third-party providers is retained according to their policies and settings. To ask about information held by us or request deletion where applicable, email julie.doctorow@gmail.com.
9. Your Choices
You can change your default Home app, manage or revoke camera permission, clear the App’s local data, or uninstall the App through Android settings. Revoking camera permission affects scanning; changing the default Home app ends the App’s role as your default launcher.
Where available, you can manage advertising and privacy choices through the App’s consent controls or your device settings. These choices do not authorize the use of your installed-app inventory for advertising.
10. Security
We use reasonable measures to protect information handled by us. Where information is transmitted by the App or its service providers, it should be protected in transit using HTTPS or comparable security measures where supported. No method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Children’s Privacy
The App is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, contact us at julie.doctorow@gmail.com so we can review the matter and take appropriate steps.
12. International Data Transfers
Third-party service providers may process information on servers located outside your country. Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will apply to such transfers. This does not change our commitment to process the launcher’s installed-app inventory locally as described above.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the App or its data practices change. We will publish the revised policy and update the effective date above.
14. Contact Us
Institute of Innovation in Health Reseach Limited
App: QR & Barcode Scanner Pro
Package name: com.qr.scanner.pro.barcode
Email: julie.doctorow@gmail.com