Privacy Policy

1. About this policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Image Compressor & PDF Scanner ("the app", "we", "us"), package name com.sejanapollo.compress, handles information when you use it. The app is a set of offline utilities: it compresses, resizes and converts images; scans paper documents with your camera into PDFs or images and can extract their text; creates, merges, splits and compresses PDF files; and scans and generates QR codes and barcodes. It does not require an account, and all file processing happens on your device.

2. Information we do not collect

The app does not ask you to create an account, sign in or build a profile. We, the developer, do not collect, receive or store your name, email address, phone number, address, contacts, location, payment information, or the contents of your images, PDFs, scanned codes or any other files. The app has no backend server, no cloud storage, no chat and no user-generated content sharing, and no in-app purchases. We do not use crash-reporting or tracking services, and the only analytics we use is Google Firebase Analytics, described under Analytics below.

3. Your files and how they are processed

When you choose an image or PDF, the app reads only the specific file or files you select using the Android photo picker or system document picker. The app does not request broad access to your photos, media or storage.

Compression, resizing, format conversion, batch processing, PDF creation, merging, splitting and optimising are all performed locally on your device. Your files are never uploaded to us or to any server by the app, and the app works without an internet connection.

The app never overwrites your original files. Results are written to the app's private storage and listed in My Files inside the app. Temporary working files are created while an operation runs and can be removed at any time from Settings > Clear cached files. A result leaves the app only when you choose Share or Save a copy and pick a destination in the Android share sheet or file picker.

4. Camera and scanning

The camera permission is requested only when you open the QR / barcode scanner or choose to take a photo, after the app explains why it is needed. Camera frames are analysed on your device in real time to detect QR codes and barcodes; they are not recorded, saved or transmitted. You can deny the permission and still use the rest of the app, including scanning a code from a saved image.

The app never opens a link, dials a number or starts an email automatically after a scan. It shows you the scanned content first, and only acts after you confirm.

5. Document scanning and text recognition

The document scanner lets you capture paper documents, ID cards, receipts, books and whiteboards, or import photos. Page detection, cropping and straightening are provided by the Google ML Kit Document Scanner, which runs on your device through Google Play services; the scanner screen is displayed by Google Play services and may use your camera or let you pick images from your gallery. The scanned images are returned to the app only. They are not uploaded by the app.

Clean-up filters (such as black and white, shadow removal, rotation, brightness and contrast) and PDF or image creation are performed by the app on your device. The optional Extract text feature uses Google ML Kit text recognition on your device; the recognised text is shown to you, and it is only stored or shared if you copy it or choose Share. The first time you use these features, Google Play services may need to download the scanner or recognition components, which uses the internet.

Google Play services may collect limited diagnostic and usage information when it provides these components, under Google's own privacy policies (https://policies.google.com/privacy). The content of your scans is not sent to us. Your scans are never overwritten: the app keeps your captured pages as temporary working copies while you edit, and removes them when you close the scan or clear cached files. Only the PDF or images you choose to export are kept, in My Files.

6. Data stored on your device

To provide its features, the app stores the following locally on your device only:

• A list of files you created with the app (file name, type, size, date and the path inside the app's private storage)
• A history of QR codes and barcodes you scanned or generated, including their text content (for example a web link, Wi-Fi network details or contact details contained in a code)
• Temporary working copies of pages while you edit a scan, removed when you close the scan or clear cached files
• Simple settings such as theme, haptic feedback, the display name you optionally enter, and whether the introduction was completed
• The time until which the optional extras stay unlocked after you watch a rewarded ad
• The files you created, in the app's private storage

This information is not sent to us. Wi-Fi passwords you enter to create a Wi-Fi QR code are used only to build the code on your device and are only retained if they are part of a code kept in your local history or saved image.

7. Advertising

The app is free. It uses one type of advertising: optional rewarded video ads provided by Google AdMob (Google LLC). A rewarded ad is shown only when you tap to watch it, in exchange for unlocking all extras for 24 hours (for example processing more images in one batch, scanning more pages in one document, or extracting text from a scan). There are no banner ads, no pop-up or full-screen ads that appear on their own, and no ads while a file is being processed or the camera is scanning. The basic tools (compress, resize and convert images; image to PDF, merge, split and compress PDFs; QR scanning and creation; and scanning a document to PDF) work without watching any ad. If no ad can be loaded, the app unlocks the extra for a short time so you are never stuck.

To request, deliver, measure, secure and improve ads, the Google Mobile Ads SDK automatically collects and processes technical information. Depending on your region, device settings and consent choices, this may include:

• The Android Advertising ID, app set ID or other device identifiers
• IP address and approximate (coarse) location derived from it
• Device model, operating system version, language and app information
• Ad interactions such as ad views and taps
• Diagnostic and performance information such as crash logs

This information is collected and processed by Google and its advertising partners under their own privacy policies. No content of your files, scanned codes or history is ever shared with the ad SDK. We do not control the content of individual ads. If you tap an ad, it may open a website or app store page run by the advertiser, which has its own privacy policy. Learn more:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

8. Analytics

The app uses Google Firebase Analytics (Google LLC) to understand, in aggregate, which features are used and how the app performs, so we can fix problems and improve it. Analytics is on by default and you can switch it off at any time in Settings > Usage statistics. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other regions where consent is required, analytics starts only if the consent message allows it.

When analytics is on, Firebase receives: a random app-instance identifier that resets when you reinstall the app; the Advertising ID where your device settings and consent allow it; device model, operating system version, app version and language; an approximate region derived from your IP address (Google Analytics does not log or store IP addresses); session and engagement information; and simple event counts, such as that a tool was opened, that a file of a certain kind and extension (for example pdf or jpg) was created, or that a rewarded ad was watched.

Analytics never receives your files or their contents, file names, scanned or recognised text, QR or barcode contents, Wi-Fi names or passwords, the name you enter in Settings, your precise location or your contacts. We only look at aggregated reports in the Firebase console and cannot identify you from them. Event data is kept for a limited period (up to 14 months) and is then deleted automatically. Learn more:
https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
https://policies.google.com/privacy

9. Consent and personalized ads

In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other regions where it is required by law, the app shows a consent message powered by the Google User Messaging Platform. You can choose whether your data may be used for personalized advertising. If you do not consent, ads are not personalized or are limited as required.

Where available, you can review or change your choice at any time in the app under Settings > Ad privacy choices. On Android you can also reset or delete your Advertising ID, or opt out of ads personalization, in your device settings (Settings > Privacy > Ads, or Settings > Google > Ads).

10. Data collection and sharing summary

We, the developer, do not collect, receive or store any personal information from the app (apart from the anonymous usage statistics described under Analytics), and we do not sell or rent personal information to anyone.

Because advertising is enabled, the advertising data described above is collected by the Google Mobile Ads SDK and shared with Google and its advertising partners for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention. This data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS. The document scanner and text recognition are provided on-device by Google ML Kit through Google Play services, which may collect limited diagnostic information under Google's policies; your scans are not sent to us. Usage statistics are collected by Firebase Analytics and processed by Google; you can switch them off in Settings > Usage statistics. These disclosures match the Data safety section of the app on Google Play.

11. Permissions

The app requests only the following Android permissions:

• Camera: to scan QR codes and barcodes and to take photos you choose to process. Requested only when you use these features; the camera hardware is not required to install the app. The document scanner screen is provided by Google Play services and handles the camera for scanning paper documents itself
• Location (optional, Android only): requested only if you tap "Use current network" in the Wi-Fi QR tool. Android requires this permission for any app to read the name (SSID) of the Wi-Fi network you are connected to. The app uses it only to read that network name on your device; it does not read, store or send your location, and the Wi-Fi tool works without it if you type the network name yourself
• Wi-Fi state: to check whether you are connected to a Wi-Fi network and read its name for the Wi-Fi QR tool
• Internet and network state: used by the advertising and analytics SDKs to load ads, show the consent message and send usage statistics, and to open a link only when you choose to
• Advertising ID: used by the ad provider to measure ads and, where you allow it, personalize them
• Standard permissions added automatically by the Google ads library (such as wake lock and the Android Privacy Sandbox ad-services permissions) that are used only for ad delivery and measurement

The app does not request access to your microphone, contacts, or to all of your photos, media or files. Photos and documents are accessed only through the system pickers, one selection at a time.

12. Links, sharing and other apps

The app can open a web address, email or phone number from a scanned code only after you confirm, and it hands off to your browser or another installed app. The Share and Save a copy actions use the standard Android share sheet and document picker; the app you choose then handles the file under its own privacy policy. The app does not control what other apps do with files you share.

13. Data retention and deletion

Your data stays on your device until you delete it. You can delete a created file from My Files, clear the recent-files list and QR history with Settings > Clear history (this does not delete saved files), remove temporary files with Settings > Clear cached files, remove an individual QR history entry, clear the app's data in Android settings, or uninstall the app to remove everything. Because we do not store your data on any server, there is no account or server copy for us to delete.

Information processed by Google for advertising is retained according to Google's policies. You can manage it with your Advertising ID controls and at https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy

14. Security

Files and history are stored in the app's private storage on your device, and processing happens locally so your content is not exposed to a network. Data sent by the advertising SDK is encrypted in transit. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Keeping your device and the app updated helps protect your information. Anyone who can unlock your device may be able to see files and history inside the app.

15. Children's privacy

Image Compressor & PDF Scanner is a general-purpose utility app. It is not directed to children under 13 and its target audience on Google Play is ages 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, contact us and we will help address it.

16. Your rights and choices

You can turn off usage statistics, turn off haptic feedback, choose your theme, deny the camera permission, clear your history and cached files, delete your files, limit ads personalization in your device settings and change your consent choices where the consent tool is available.

Depending on where you live, including the EEA, the UK and US states such as California, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, or to opt out of its sale or sharing for targeted advertising. Because we do not hold personal data about you, these rights for advertising data are exercised through the in-app consent tool, your device ad settings or directly with Google. You can always contact us with any question.

17. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the app, its service providers or legal requirements change. The updated policy will be published on this page with a new effective date. Significant changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.

18. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Image Compressor & PDF Scanner, contact the developer at:

innovationapollo@gmail.com