OnlyScans iOS Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 20, 2026

This policy describes OnlyScans for iPhone, published by Yodabi Apps under the App Store seller name Gretchen Alaras (bundle identifier com.yodabiapps.onlyscans). It covers the iOS app. The Android app has a separate privacy policy.

Your documents are processed on your device

Scanning, image enhancement, text recognition (OCR), and document export run on your iPhone. We do not upload your scanned documents, images, recognized text, IDs, business cards, or signatures to our servers for processing. You do not need to create an OnlyScans account.

Documents, pages, folders, signatures, and app preferences are stored in the app's local storage. Optional OCR language packs are also stored locally after download.

Permissions and features you choose

  • Camera: used to capture documents, ID cards, passports, business cards, or signatures when you start a scan.
  • Photos and Files: images and documents you select can be imported into the app. Exports are saved to a destination you choose.
  • Contacts: if you choose to save a scanned business card to Contacts or add its details to an existing contact, the app requests the access needed for that action. Contact details are not uploaded to our servers.
  • Face ID or Touch ID: optional App Lock uses Apple's device authentication. OnlyScans receives the authentication result; it does not receive or store your biometric data.

You can review or revoke available permissions in iOS Settings. Some features will stop working until you grant their required access again.

Purchases and subscriptions

Apple processes payments, subscriptions, and refunds through the App Store. OnlyScans uses StoreKit transaction and entitlement information to unlock purchased features and restore purchases. We do not receive your payment-card details. Apple may provide sales, subscription, and store-performance reports through App Store Connect.

You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Deleting OnlyScans does not cancel a subscription.

Optional downloads and network requests

Additional OCR languages may require downloading model files from GitHub-hosted Tesseract repositories. The download server receives the network information needed to deliver those files, such as your IP address and the requested file. Your documents are not sent with these requests. Once the required models are installed, text recognition runs on your device.

The app can contact Apple to check for app updates and to manage purchases. Opening a website, support email, or another service from the app uses the destination's own privacy practices. Internet access may therefore be needed for these actions even though document processing is local.

Sharing, printing, and cloud storage

When you export, print, share, or save a document, the content is delivered to the destination you select. If you enable automatic saving to a Files location or iCloud Drive, subsequent exports can be saved there according to your setting. Cloud storage providers, receiving apps, and printers process that content under their own policies.

The app marks its private document and signature storage as excluded from Apple's automatic backups. OnlyScans does not operate a document cloud service. Files you explicitly save to iCloud Drive or another destination follow that service's storage and backup settings. Exported or shared copies may remain outside the app after you delete the originals.

Diagnostics and support

OnlyScans does not include an advertising or cross-app tracking SDK. Technical logs may be recorded locally for troubleshooting. Apple may make crash or usage diagnostics available according to your device's analytics-sharing settings. These diagnostics are separate from document processing.

If you contact support, we receive the email address, message, and any attachments you choose to send. We use them to respond and investigate the issue. Do not send sensitive documents unless they are necessary for your request. This policy covers the iOS app; the support website and your email provider may also process information needed to deliver your message.

Retention and your choices

You can delete documents and signatures in the app and remove downloaded OCR packs through the available settings. Deleting the app removes its local data from the device, subject to Apple's backup and restore behavior. Manage exported files, saved contacts, cloud copies, and backups separately in the services where you stored them.

Support correspondence is retained as needed to handle the request and applicable obligations. Contact us to request access to or deletion of information you have sent directly to us. We cannot retrieve documents that are stored only on your device.

We do not sell your personal information or use scanned content for advertising or model training.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy when app features or data practices change. The effective date above identifies the current version.

For privacy questions or requests, email info@onlyscans.app.