Privacy Policy — PDF DOCTOR

Last updated: October 2026

Data we collect

None. No accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising identifiers. The app sends no information about you or your device to the developer or to anyone else.

Your files

• PDF, Word and PowerPoint files are opened and processed entirely on your device — reading, editing, compression, splitting, merging and OCR.
• Your files are never uploaded to any server or copied off your device.
• Temporary copies are created inside the app's private storage for rendering and processing. They are cleaned automatically and can be cleared manually from Diagnostics → Clear temporary files.
• The "Recent files" list is stored locally on your device only and can be cleared anytime.

OCR

The Tesseract engine and its language models are bundled inside the app and run offline. Neither page images nor recognised text are sent to any external service.

Crash reports

The app keeps a local log of recent crashes (time, message, open file name and page number) to help you report problems. It is never sent automatically and leaves your device only if you choose to share it yourself from the Diagnostics screen.

Permissions

• INTERNET — required by the application framework to run the app's components locally on the device. The app does not contact any external server.
• READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE / WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE — to read the file you choose and save output where you ask. Limited to older Android versions only.
• CAMERA — only to photograph pages and turn them into a PDF when you use Scan with camera. Photos are processed on your device, kept only in the file you create, and never sent anywhere. The camera opens only when you ask; you can deny the permission and keep using the rest of the app.

Children

The app is a general document tool, is not directed at children, and collects no data from any age group.

Contact

For any privacy question: pdfdoctor1@gmail.com