Privacy Policy

1. Information processed on your device

Documents and files

With your permission, the App can find, display, open, read, edit, convert, merge, split, lock, unlock, rename, share, delete, and otherwise manage supported files on your device. File names, file paths, document contents, images selected for PDF creation, scanned images, document passwords, and raw file-search terms are processed locally for the feature you request.

We do not upload or send your document contents, file names, file paths, document passwords, or raw file-search terms to our analytics, attribution, or advertising services. A file leaves the App only when you take an action that reasonably requires it, such as choosing Android's system Share function or opening the file with another app. The receiving service or app then handles the file under its own terms and privacy policy.

Camera and images

If you use Scan PDF, the App uses the camera only to capture pages for your document. If you use Image to PDF or add an image to a scan, the App accesses only the images you choose or the images allowed by the permission you grant. These images are processed on your device for the requested document feature and are not used for facial recognition, identity verification, or advertising profiles by us.

Installed apps and launcher data

If you use the optional Home screen or app drawer, the App accesses the list of installed applications and related app information needed to display app icons, launch apps, create shortcuts, and search the app drawer. We do not send the list of your installed applications, individual app names, or package names to our analytics, attribution, or advertising services.

Local preferences

The App stores preferences such as language, bookmarks, recent items, widget style, permission state, feature prompts, and whether you selected the App as your default Home app. These settings stay on your device unless Android backup behavior or a feature you explicitly use transfers them.

Search terms

File search terms and app-drawer search terms are used locally to filter files or installed apps. We do not send the raw terms from those local searches to analytics, attribution, or advertising services.

The Home screen also includes an optional web-search feature. When you actively submit a web search, the App passes your query to Google Search through your system or default browser. Google and the browser you use then process the query under their own terms and privacy policies. We do not include the raw web-search query in our analytics events; our event may record only the query length, entry point, and action type.

2. Information collected automatically off the device

Depending on the released version, region, device settings, consent choices, and enabled service configuration, the App and its service providers may automatically collect:

• App activity and coarse feature events, such as app launches, screen or tool category, whether a requested operation succeeded, permission results, ad requests, ad impressions, ad clicks, and ad revenue events.
• App and device information, such as App version, Android version, device model or brand, language, time zone, network type, and general technical configuration.
• Diagnostics and performance information, such as crash stack traces, application state at the time of a crash, error categories, SDK errors, and device metadata used to diagnose stability issues.
• Attribution information, such as install source, Google Play Install Referrer data, session and in-app event data, AppsFlyer ID, advertising ID where available, and similar resettable identifiers used to measure installs and campaign performance.
• Advertising information, such as IP address, which may be used to estimate general location; advertising ID or app set ID where available; ad interactions; diagnostic information; consent signals; and information used for ad delivery, measurement, frequency control, and fraud prevention.

We design our own analytics events not to include file names, file paths, file contents, document passwords, raw search terms, real installed-app names, or package names.

3. Information you provide to us

If you email support, we receive the information you choose to include, such as your email address, message, attachments, and troubleshooting details. Please do not send confidential document contents or passwords. We use support correspondence only to respond, investigate issues, protect the service, and maintain necessary records.

The Website does not provide an account or web form and does not intentionally use analytics or advertising cookies in its first release. Your browser and hosting provider may still process standard request data, such as IP address, user agent, requested URL, and security logs, to deliver and protect the Website.

4. Why we process information

We process information to:

• Provide the PDF reader, document management, conversion, scan, edit, security, sharing, widget, and optional launcher features you request.
• Save your local settings and keep the App working as expected.
• Measure whether core flows work and understand feature usage in aggregate.
• Detect crashes, diagnose errors, improve performance, and prevent abuse or fraud.
• Attribute installs and evaluate marketing campaign performance.
• Request, deliver, measure, and control advertising that supports the App.
• Respond to support and privacy requests.
• Comply with law, enforce our terms, and protect users, the App, and our rights.

5. Advertising and privacy choices

The App is supported by advertising and may display app-open, interstitial, and native ads. Advertising providers may use the data described above to deliver, limit, measure, personalize, or prevent fraud in advertising, depending on your region, consent choices, device settings, and provider configuration.

Where required, the App will request an applicable privacy or advertising choice before requesting personalized advertising. You may still receive non-personalized or limited ads after declining personalized advertising where supported. You can also reset or delete the Android advertising ID, manage privacy choices made available in the App, change Android permission settings, or contact us for help. Availability of each control depends on your device, region, App version, and the advertising providers in use.

6. Service providers and data sharing

We use service providers to operate, measure, protect, attribute, and monetize the App. The specific services enabled may vary by App version and region.

Campaign and advertising partners configured in AppsFlyer may receive attribution results, coarse in-app conversion events, and advertising revenue events needed to measure campaign performance. These postbacks do not include document contents, file names, file paths, document passwords, or raw search terms.

When you submit a Google web search or follow another web shortcut, the query or destination is transferred at your request to Google, your browser, or the relevant website. This user-initiated transfer is governed by the receiving service's terms and privacy policy.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, enforce agreements, protect users or the public, investigate fraud or security issues, or complete a corporate transaction with appropriate safeguards and notice where required.

We do not sell your document contents or other personal and sensitive user data for money. Advertising and attribution providers may process data for advertising purposes as described above. We will update this Policy before enabling an additional advertising network that materially changes these practices.

7. Permissions and system capabilities

The App may request or rely on the following Android permissions or system settings:

You can revoke permissions or change default-app choices in Android Settings. We do not silently set PDF Smart Home as your default Home app or default file handler.

8. Data retention and deletion

• Local files and settings remain on your device until you delete them, clear App storage, or uninstall the App, subject to Android backup or storage behavior.
• We do not operate an App account system and do not keep server-side copies of your document contents as part of the core document features.
• Support messages are kept only as long as reasonably needed to answer the request, maintain business and security records, and meet legal obligations.
• Analytics, crash, attribution, advertising, hosting, and security data are retained according to our configured settings, the provider's retention rules, and the time reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Policy.

To request access to or deletion of information controlled by us, email support@pdfsmarthome.com. Because most off-device data is associated with device or installation identifiers rather than an account, we may ask for limited device or request details needed to locate the data. We may need to direct or forward requests to a service provider when that provider controls the relevant data.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards designed to protect information, including limiting our analytics schema, restricting access to service dashboards, and using encrypted network connections such as HTTPS or TLS where supported. No storage or transmission method is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

You are responsible for protecting local files, document passwords, device access, and any copies you share with other apps or services.

10. International data transfers

Our service providers may process information in countries other than the country where you live. Where required, we and our providers rely on legally recognized safeguards for cross-border transfers. See the provider policies linked above for more information about their locations and transfer mechanisms.

11. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, or withdrawal of consent, and to appeal or complain to a data protection authority. These rights may be subject to legal limits and may not apply to information that cannot reasonably be linked to you.

You can also:

• Revoke App permissions in Android Settings.
• Change the default Home app or default file handler in Android Settings.
• Reset or delete the Android advertising ID and adjust device advertising controls.
• Use privacy choices presented by the App where available.
• Delete local files, clear App storage, or uninstall the App.
• Email support@pdfsmarthome.com with a privacy request.

12. Children's privacy

PDF Smart Home is a general-audience utility and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly request a child's name, contact details, or document contents. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact support@pdfsmarthome.com so we can review and take appropriate action.

Parents and guardians should supervise minors' use of device files, sharing functions, the optional launcher, and third-party advertising. The App's target-audience settings and enabled advertising services must remain consistent with this section.

13. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy when the App, SDKs, providers, legal requirements, or data practices change. We will post the updated version at https://pdfsmarthome.com/privacy and change the "Last updated" date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request consent before a material change takes effect.

14. Contact us

For privacy questions, requests, or complaints: