DocScan Pro — Privacy Policy
Effective date: October 22, 2026
Published at: docscanapp.com/privacy
App: DocScan Pro (Android, package app.docscan.pro)
Developer: DocScan Pro · Contact: privacy@docscanapp.com
DocScan Pro is designed so that your documents never leave your device. This policy explains exactly what the app does — and does not do — with your information.
1. Summary
- We do not collect, store, sell or share any personal data. We have no servers that receive your files or information about you.
- No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking SDKs.
- All document processing happens on your device: scanning, text recognition (OCR), PDF editing, conversion, compression, encryption and the Secure Vault.
- The app only connects to the internet when you open a web page in the private browser or use the Link to PDF tool — and then only to the website you chose.
2. Information processed on your device
| Data | How it is used | Leaves the device? |
|---|---|---|
| Documents, scans, images, audio/video you open or create | Viewing, editing, converting, compressing, encrypting, OCR | No — unless you share or export them |
| Camera images (document scanner) | Turned into scanned pages/PDFs | No |
| File names and locations (document index) | Listing and searching your documents in "My Files" | No |
| App settings, recent-files list, saved signatures | Remembering your preferences | No |
| App PIN | Stored only as a salted PBKDF2 hash to unlock the app | No |
| Biometric data (fingerprint / face) | Handled entirely by Android's BiometricPrompt; the app never receives it | No |
Files you encrypt with Set Password or move into the Secure Vault are protected with AES-256. Vault keys are generated and kept in your phone's hardware-backed Android Keystore and cannot be exported — not even by us. Cloud backup of app data is disabled.
3. Permissions
- Camera — DocScan Pro does not request the camera permission itself. The scanning screen is provided by Google Play services, which uses the camera only while you are scanning.
- All files access (optional) — only if you enable "Index device documents", to list the PDF, Office and text files on your device. Files are read locally and never uploaded. You can decline and still use every feature by adding specific folders, and you can revoke it in Android Settings.
- Biometrics — to unlock App Lock and the Secure Vault.
- Internet — only for the private browser and the Link to PDF tool (see section 4).
4. Private browser and Link to PDF
- When you visit a website, your device connects directly to that website (and to the services that website uses). Those sites receive the information any browser sends (such as your IP address and browser type) and are governed by their own privacy policies. DocScan Pro does not proxy, log or see your browsing.
- The browser is private by design: third-party cookies are blocked; location, camera and microphone requests from websites are denied; and history, cookies, cache and website storage are erased automatically when you leave the Browser tab or close/background the app.
- Files you download are saved only inside DocScan Pro (My Files › Downloads).
- The default start page is Google Search; searches you make there are subject to Google's privacy policy.
5. Google Play services
The camera document scanner is provided by Google Play services (ML Kit Document Scanner), and Play services may download the scanner component on first use. Images are processed on your device. Google Play services may process limited technical and diagnostic information under Google's Privacy Policy. DocScan Pro does not receive this information.
6. Children
DocScan Pro is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect any data from anyone, including children.
7. Data retention and deletion
All data stays on your device until you delete it. Uninstalling the app (or clearing its storage) permanently deletes the app library, the Secure Vault (including its keys), settings and history. Because we hold no personal data, there is nothing for us to access, correct, export or delete on request — but you can contact us with any question.
8. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA or Moroccan law 09-08), you have rights over your personal data. Since DocScan Pro does not collect or store personal data on any server, these rights are exercised directly on your device by managing or deleting your files.
9. Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the effective date above and publish the new version at the same address. Material changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.
10. Contact
Questions about privacy: privacy@docscanapp.com