Effective Date: September 24, 2026

Smart PDF Scanner ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Smart PDF Scanner ("the App") accesses, collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use our services.

By using Smart PDF Scanner, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Camera Information

Smart PDF Scanner may request access to your device camera so that you can:

Scan paper documents;

Capture images of documents;

Create PDF files from captured documents.

Camera access is used only to provide scanning functionality. We do not use the camera to continuously monitor you.

1.2 Files and Documents

Depending on the Android permissions granted by you, the App may access files stored on your device in order to provide document management features.

This may include:

PDF files;

TXT files;

Images used for document scanning;

Documents created by the App;

File names, file sizes, file locations, and related file information.

Files and documents are accessed to provide features such as scanning, PDF creation, viewing, organization, and file management.

We do not sell your personal documents or document contents to third parties.

1.3 Device and Usage Information

The App and its third-party service providers may automatically process certain technical information, such as:

Device model;

Android version;

App version;

Language and country/region;

IP address;

Advertising identifiers;

Approximate device information;

App interaction information;

Crash and diagnostic information;

Advertising and performance information.

This information may be used to operate, maintain, analyze, and improve the App.

1.4 Advertising Information

Smart PDF Scanner contains advertisements.

We may use third-party advertising services, such as Google AdMob or other advertising providers, to display advertisements within the App.

Advertising providers may process information such as:

Advertising ID;

Device information;

IP address;

Approximate location derived from IP address;

Ad impressions;

Ad interactions;

App and advertising performance information.

Advertising providers may use this information to provide, measure, personalize, and improve advertising, subject to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

You can review Google's privacy practices here:

Google Privacy Policy

Google Play requires apps containing ads to declare this in Play Console, and apps with ads receive the "Contains ads" label on Google Play.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information for the following purposes:

Providing App Functions

We use information to:

Scan documents;

Create PDF files;

Display PDF and supported documents;

Organize and manage files;

Provide document-related features;

Maintain App functionality.

Improving the App

We may use technical and usage information to:

Analyze App performance;

Identify crashes and errors;

Improve functionality;

Develop new features;

Diagnose technical problems.

Advertising

We may use advertising-related information to:

Display advertisements;

Measure advertising performance;

Prevent fraudulent advertising activity;

Provide relevant advertisements where permitted by applicable law.

Security

We may process technical information to detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, and unauthorized use.

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate the App, including:

Advertising providers;

Analytics providers;

Crash reporting providers;

Cloud or technical service providers;

Security and fraud-prevention providers.

These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services, subject to their applicable terms and privacy policies.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, users, or the security of the App.

Google Play requires developers to accurately disclose the collection, use, and sharing of user data, including data processed by third-party SDKs.

4. Document and File Privacy

Your documents and files are primarily processed on your device for the functionality provided by Smart PDF Scanner.

Unless explicitly stated by a particular feature, we do not intentionally upload the contents of your personal documents to our servers for advertising purposes.

You should only scan or manage documents that you are authorized to access.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed through the App.

However, no electronic transmission, storage system, or software can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Where information is transmitted over networks, appropriate security measures such as encrypted communications may be used where supported.

Google Play requires developers to securely handle personal and sensitive user data.

6. Data Retention

Smart PDF Scanner generally does not require you to create an account.

Documents created or stored by the App may remain on your device until you delete them.

Technical, diagnostic, analytics, and advertising information may be retained by us or our service providers for the period reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and improve the App.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the service provider involved.

7. Your Choices

You may:

Deny camera permissions through Android settings;

Manage file or storage permissions through Android settings;

Reset or limit your Android advertising ID through supported device settings;

Uninstall Smart PDF Scanner at any time;

Delete documents created or managed by the App;

Contact us regarding privacy questions.

Please note that disabling certain permissions may prevent some App features from functioning properly.

8. Children's Privacy

Smart PDF Scanner is not specifically directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable laws.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

9. Third-Party Services

The App may use third-party services, including advertising, analytics, crash reporting, and other technical services.

These third parties may independently process certain information according to their own privacy policies.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of relevant third-party service providers.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your privacy, please contact us:

App Name: Smart PDF Scanner

Email: lahdesmakilitvinenko@gmail.com