Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 18, 2026

Scanify Labs ("we," "our," or "us") operates the Scanify: PDF & Document Scanner mobile application for Android. We are committed to transparency and data minimization. This Privacy Policy details how our application processes and stores data locally, handles media exports, and manages user-initiated communication.

1. Local Data Storage & Processing (Room Database)

Scanify operates as an offline-first application.

• Room Database: The application utilizes an encrypted/secure local Android Room Database to store document metadata, layout states, local configurations, and document history. This database resides entirely within the app’s protected internal storage sandbox. No data from this database is ever transmitted to an external server or cloud service.

• On-Device Machine Learning (ML Kit): Image scanning, border cropping, perspective adjustments, and text recognition (OCR) for extracting text from PDFs are processed directly on your device hardware using Google's local ML Kit libraries. No digital assets, camera data, photos, or extracted text are uploaded to the cloud for processing.

2. Media Exports & System Integration (MediaStore API)

The application respects modern Android sandbox principles and requests zero broad system permissions:

• File Exports (MediaStore API): When exporting your scanned documents to PDF, JPG, or PNG, Scanify utilizes the native Android MediaStore API and Storage Access Framework (SAF). This allows you to securely save documents to public directories without giving the application global read/write access to your device storage.

• User-Controlled Sharing: Scanify provides a feature allowing you to share files with other apps. This function uses standard Android System Sharing Intents (Intent.ACTION_SEND). The actual transfer of data is initiated completely by you, and managed safely by the Android operating system.

3. User-Initiated Support (Feedback & Bug Reports)

Scanify does not automatically track, harvest, or transmit crash logs or user analytics in the background.

• Support & Feedback Email Intents: If you choose to use the "Feedback" or "Report a Bug" feature within the app, the application constructs a standard mail intent (Intent.ACTION_SENDTO) and transfers control to your device's default email client.

• Data Handled: The resulting email may contain technical metadata you choose to provide (such as app version or Android OS level) alongside your email address and message body. Any information shared through this vector is provided voluntarily by you. We use this data exclusively to respond to your inquiries, provide support, and debug performance anomalies.

4. Third-Party Services

The application relies strictly on core platform dependencies provided by Google:

• Google Play Services: Utilized locally for running on-device ML Kit image detection and text recognition (OCR) tasks. This functionality complies entirely with Google Play's baseline privacy standards.

5. Children's Privacy

Because Scanify has a strict zero-server-collection framework and maintains data strictly within the user’s local hardware sandbox, our service does not collect or process personally identifiable information from anyone, including children under the age of 13.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to align with application updates or platform security requirements. Any modifications will be posted straight to this page with an adjusted effective date.

7. Contact Us

For technical questions regarding our offline local storage architecture, feel free to reach out via our developer support channel:

Email: scanifylabs.dev@gmail.com