Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how the "Document Reader & PDF Viewer" ("the App", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our mobile application.

1. Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information

When you use our App, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage:

  • Device Information: Device model, operating system version, and unique device identifiers.
  • Network Information: Network connection status and type (WiFi, cellular data).
  • App Usage Data: Features accessed, session duration, and crash reports.
Information You Provide

  • The App allows you to open, view, and manage documents (such as PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and text files) stored on your device.
    All documents accessed through the App remain stored locally on your device. The App does not upload, scan, or transmit your documents to any external servers.

    The App does not require account registration and does not collect personal identifiers such as name, email address, or phone number.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • Document Viewing & Management:
    To enable opening, reading, searching, sorting, and managing documents stored on your device.
  • App Performance & Stability:
    To monitor crashes, improve rendering performance, and ensure smooth document viewing.
  • Feature Improvement:
    To analyze anonymized usage patterns and improve document-reading features and user experience.
3. Permissions Explained
The Document Reader & PDF Viewer app requires the following permissions to function properly:

  • READ_MEDIA_IMAGES / READ_MEDIA_VIDEO / READ_MEDIA_AUDIO (Android 13+) or READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Older Android versions):
    Allows the app to access and display documents stored on your device. The app reads files only when you choose to open them.
  • MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (if applicable):
    Used only for advanced file management features such as browsing all document folders on your device. This permission is optional and requested only when required.
  • POST_NOTIFICATIONS:
    Allows the app to show notifications related to file operations, updates, or document-related alerts (if enabled by the user).
The App does not modify, delete, or upload your documents without your explicit action.

4. Data Storage and Security

  • Local Storage Only:
    All documents remain stored on your device. The App does not back up or sync files to the cloud.
  • Security Measures:
    We follow standard Android security practices to ensure files are accessed securely and only within the app’s intended scope.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties. Anonymized usage data may be shared with the third-party services listed below for analytics and service improvement purposes.

6. Third-Party SDKs Used
  • Firebase (Google LLC): Used for analytics to understand user behavior, performance monitoring to fix crashes, and cloud messaging to send push notifications. All data sent to Firebase is anonymized.
    Learn more: Firebase Privacy Policy
  • Google AdMob (Google LLC): Used to display advertisements within the app. AdMob may collect ad interaction data, device information, and the Google Advertising ID to serve relevant ads. You can opt out of personalized ads in your device’s settings.
    Learn more: Google Ad Policies
  • Meta Audience Network: Used for additional ad monetization. Meta may collect device and interaction data for ad delivery purposes.
    Learn more: Facebook Privacy Policy
7. In-App Payment & Subscription Information
Our App may offer premium features or ad-removal options through in-app purchases and subscriptions:
  • Payment Processing: All payments are processed securely via Google Play Billing. We do not store or have access to your payment information.
  • Subscriptions: Subscriptions may renew automatically. You can manage or cancel subscriptions anytime through your Google Play account settings.
  • Data Access: Google may provide us with non-sensitive purchase details (e.g., subscription status) to enable premium features.
  • Refunds & Cancellations: Refund requests are handled by Google Play in accordance with its policies.
  • Policies: All in-app purchases and subscriptions are subject to Google Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy.
8. Security and Personal Data Privacy
Your data security is important to us:
  • The App does not collect personally identifiable information.
  • Documents are accessed locally and temporarily only for viewing purposes.
  • Any analytics data collected via third-party SDKs is anonymized and does not include document content or filenames.
  • Your files remain fully under your control and are never shared without your consent.
9. Your Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, and we aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. The GDPR is a regulation from the European Commission designed to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU).

Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following data protection rights :
  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.
10. Your Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
This section provides additional details for California residents regarding their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Your CCPA Data Protection Rights
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal information :
  • The Right to Know and Access. You have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
  • The Right to Delete. You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
  • The Right to Correct. You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
  • The Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing. You have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information. Under the CPRA, this right is expanded to include the "sharing" of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • The Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information. You have the right to direct us to limit the use of your sensitive personal information to that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected.
  • The Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
11. Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.

If we gain actual knowledge that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without the requisite and verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at apps.techsitive@gmail.com so that we can take necessary action.

12. Your Rights and Choices
You have the right to:
  • Access: Open and manage documents directly on your device.
  • Control: Grant or revoke storage and notification permissions at any time via device settings.
  • Deletion: Uninstalling the App removes all app-related data; your documents remain untouched on your device.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use of the app after changes means you accept the revised policy.

14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, feel free to contact us at apps.techsitive@gmail.com.