OnlyScans Android Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025-10-14

OnlyScans Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2025-10-14

This Privacy Policy describes how OnlyScans processes information when you use the Android app (package: com.onlyscans.android). It explains what data is processed, why, and the choices available to you.

OnlyScans stores your scans on your device. We do not operate a cloud backend for your documents. Your content remains on your device unless you choose to export or share it.

Information We Process

  • Content you create

    • Documents and images you scan are stored locally on your device. We do not upload your documents to our servers.

  • Subscriptions and purchases

    • If you buy a subscription (e.g., Plus or Pro), Google Play Billing processes your payment. The app may store a non‑personal purchase token and your current entitlement locally to recognize your subscription and enable paid features.

  • Ads and consent (third‑party SDKs)

    • The free tier may show ads via Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob). Where required, the User Messaging Platform (UMP) asks for your consent and lets you manage ad preferences. These partners may collect device identifiers (e.g., Advertising ID), coarse location inferred from IP, and diagnostics to serve, measure, and cap ads and to honor your consent choices.

  • Scanning and recognition

    • Document capture and on‑device text recognition use Google Play services and ML Kit components. Processing occurs on your device; however, Google Play services may collect basic diagnostics needed to deliver these capabilities.

  • Diagnostics

    • The app may log technical events locally (e.g., for reliability). Advertising and consent partners collect their own diagnostics per their policies.

  • We do not collect

    • We do not collect or host your scanned documents on our servers.
    • We do not operate an account system for this app.
    • We do not directly process payment card data (Google Play handles payments).

How We Use Information

  • Provide core features (scanning, editing, exporting) and local settings.
  • Determine subscription entitlement (to enable Plus/Pro features).
  • Show ads on the free tier, including non‑personalized or personalized ads per your consent and device settings.
  • Maintain app reliability and prevent abuse.

Advertising and Consent

  • The free tier may show ads via Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob). Subscriptions remove ads as described in‑app.
  • In regions where required, UMP displays a consent dialog so you can choose personalized or non‑personalized ads, or turn off ad personalization. You can revisit choices at any time in the app under Settings → Privacy options.
  • Choosing non‑personalized ads reduces data used for ad targeting but does not remove ads.

Subscriptions

  • Plus and Pro are subscriptions sold through Google Play. Google Play processes payments and manages renewals, trials, and cancellations. You can manage or cancel your subscription in the Google Play app under Subscriptions.

Data Storage and Retention

  • Your documents remain on your device unless you export or share them.
  • App settings, consent choices, and subscription state may be stored locally on your device.
  • Uninstalling the app removes locally stored app data on your device. It does not remove data retained by third‑party providers (e.g., Google for ads or billing).
  • Advertising and consent partners retain data according to their own policies.

Your Choices

  • Manage ad consent: Settings → Privacy options (UMP) in the app.
  • Device‑level ad controls: reset or limit the Advertising ID in Android settings.
  • Manage your subscription: Google Play → Subscriptions.
  • Delete content: remove documents in‑app or clear the app’s data in Android settings.

Legal Bases (where applicable)

  • Provide the service: local processing of app features and storing preferences (performance of a contract/legitimate interest).
  • Subscriptions: processing purchase tokens and entitlement (performance of a contract).
  • Advertising: processing by partners based on your consent or, where allowed, legitimate interest for non‑personalized ads.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We share information with service providers solely to enable app functionality:

  • Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob) — ads serving and measurement.
  • User Messaging Platform (UMP) — consent collection and preferences.
  • Google Play Billing — payment processing and subscription management.
  • Google Play services / ML Kit — on‑device scanning capabilities and related diagnostics.

These partners may act as independent controllers for some activities (e.g., advertising). Review their policies for details about their practices.

Regional Disclosures

  • GDPR/EEA: You can change consent and access your ad choices at any time via Settings → Privacy options.
  • CCPA/CPRA: You can opt out of personalized advertising via the same Privacy options. Subscriptions and core app functions do not rely on personalized ads.

Children’s Privacy

OnlyScans is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. If you believe information was processed contrary to this policy, please contact us so we can address it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as features or legal requirements change. Material updates will be reflected here and in the in‑app policy.

Contact

For questions about this policy, use the contact email provided on our Google Play store listing. You may also review the privacy pages of our providers (Google Mobile Ads SDK, UMP, Google Play Billing, and Google Play services/ML Kit) for more details on their practices.