Privacy Policy

Effective October 13, 2026

1. Who we are

Scanly is a document scanner app for iPhone made by Abdusamad Abdukarimov (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what happens to information when you use Scanly. If you have a question, contact us at mobilchi4862@gmail.com.

2. Information we collect

None. Scanly has no account, no sign-in and no server of its own. The app does not contain analytics, advertising, tracking or crash-reporting software, or any third-party SDK that collects data. Scanly itself makes no network connections to us or to anyone else. We never receive your documents, the text in them, how you use the app, your device identifiers, or your location.

3. Information stored only on your device

To work, Scanly keeps the following inside its private storage on your iPhone. None of it is sent to us.

• Scanned and imported pages and the documents you create — so you can view, edit and export them.
• Text recognized in your pages — so you can search, copy and create searchable PDFs.
• Receipt and business-card details detected in your documents — so you can review, edit and export them.
• Document titles, folders, tags and favorites — to organize your documents.
• Signatures you draw — so you can place them on pages.
• App settings (for example theme, paper size and text-recognition languages) — to remember your choices.
• Monthly counters for the free limits (for example, how many pages were recognized this month) — to apply the free limits. They contain no document content.

Your Scanly Pro status is not stored by Scanly; it is read from Apple each time it is needed.

4. How your documents are processed

Scanning, edge detection, image enhancement, text recognition, receipt and business-card detection, and PDF creation all run on your device using Apple’s built-in frameworks (VisionKit, Vision, Core Image, PDFKit and Data Detection). Your documents are not uploaded for processing.

Files are protected by iOS Data Protection. Documents you lock in Scanly use the strongest file-protection class, which makes them unreadable while your iPhone is locked.

5. Locked documents and Face ID

If you lock a document, Scanly asks iOS to confirm it is you with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. Your biometric data is handled entirely by iOS; Scanly never has access to it and only learns whether the check succeeded. Locked documents are not shown in thumbnails or search previews and are locked again when you leave the app.

6. Permissions

Scanly asks for a permission only when you first use the feature that needs it. You can change these at any time in the iOS Settings app.

• Camera — to scan documents.
• Face ID — to open documents you have locked.
• Add to Photos — only when you choose to save an exported page to your photo library. Scanly cannot read your photo library: importing uses the system photo picker, which gives Scanly only the photos you select.
• Contacts — not requested. Saving a business card opens the system “New Contact” screen, and you decide whether to save it.

7. When information leaves your device

Information leaves your iPhone only in these cases, each started by you:

• Sharing and exporting. When you share or export a document (for example with AirDrop, Mail, Messages, Files or another app), the receiving app or service handles it under its own privacy policy.
• Business-card actions. When you tap call, email, map or website on a business card, Scanly opens the relevant app (Phone, Mail, Apple Maps or Safari) with that detail.
• Links. Opening the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use or Contact Support opens Safari or Mail.
• Device backups. If iCloud Backup or computer backup is on, your Scanly documents are included in your backup like other app data. Apple handles backups under your backup settings and Apple’s privacy policy.
• Purchases. Subscriptions and the lifetime purchase are processed by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive your name, Apple Account or payment details. Scanly checks your purchase status with Apple’s StoreKit on your device.

8. Information Apple may provide to us

Apple may give developers aggregated information about App Store downloads and sales, and — only if you turned on “Share with App Developers” in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements — crash reports. These reports do not include your documents. Their collection is governed by Apple’s privacy policy.

9. Keeping and deleting your information

• Deleting a document moves it to Recently Deleted, where it is permanently removed after 30 days, or sooner when you empty it.
• Deleting the Scanly app removes all of its documents and settings from your iPhone. Copies in existing device backups are kept or deleted according to your backup settings.
• Because we hold no information about you, there is nothing for us to delete or export on request.

10. Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, the UK GDPR or US state privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or port your personal information, or to object to its use. Because Scanly does not collect personal information, we have none to provide, correct or delete; all your information stays under your control on your device. We do not sell or share personal information, and we do not use it for targeted advertising or profiling. You can still contact us with any privacy question.

11. Children

Scanly is suitable for all ages and is not directed at children. It collects no information from anyone, including children.

12. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update this page and the effective date above. If a future version of Scanly ever needs to send any information off your device, we will describe it here and in the App Store privacy details before that version is released.

13. Contact

Questions or requests about this policy: mobilchi4862@gmail.com