Privacy Policy

Documents

PDFs you open are processed entirely on your device. We never upload them, read their contents, or store them anywhere. Exporting pages as images and combining photos into a PDF both run in the engine built into Android, on your device. The app only accesses files you pick and does not request broad storage permission.

What stays on your device

Files the app creates for you are held in the app cache until you save or share them. The cache is trimmed oldest-first once it passes its limit. Names and locations of recently opened documents are also stored on device only. All of it is removed when you uninstall the app.

Photos

Photos to PDF reads only the photos you pick at that moment. It does not request access to your whole gallery, and the photos it reads are used only while the PDF is being created. They never leave your device.

Accounts

There are no accounts. We do not collect your name, email, or phone number. There is no sign-in or sign-up.

Advertising

This app is supported by ads. Google AdMob serves them, and in the process your advertising ID (AAID), IP address, device information, and ad-related app activity (such as how many ads you saw and whether you tapped one) are collected by and shared with Google. Your IP address can be used to estimate coarse location at the country level. Document contents and file names are never used for ads and are never transmitted. See policies.google.com/technologies/ads for details.

When ads appear

No ads are shown while you read a document. You watch an ad when saving or sharing something the app created for you, and we tell you before it starts. Sharing a PDF you already had is free of ads. A small banner sits at the bottom of the start screen and the tools screen.

Opting out of personalized ads

In Android Settings → Privacy → Ads you can delete your advertising ID or turn off personalization. Ads will still appear, but they will not be personalized.

Permissions

Only internet access, used to fetch ads. We do not request camera, contacts, location, or microphone permissions.

Third parties

Apart from Google AdMob we use no analytics or crash reporting, and no external service can see your documents.

Children

PDF Viewer is not directed at children under 13. The app itself does not ask for personal information such as your name or email, but when ads are shown Google AdMob collects an advertising ID, IP address, and device information. That is why this app is not built for children. See the Advertising section above for details.

Deleting your data

Uninstalling the app removes the cache and recent-document list. No copy remains on any server. You can delete your advertising ID yourself in Android Settings > Privacy > Ads.

There is nothing for us to delete

This app has no server holding your data. The on-device cache and recent-document list disappear when you uninstall, and your advertising ID is held by Google, so we can neither look it up nor delete it. Rather than offer to delete data on your behalf, we have written down above how to remove it yourself. Questions: dev@indieway.xyz

Changes and contact

If this policy changes we will update this page with a new date. Contact: dev@indieway.xyz