Summary: Docu Ready operates completely offline. We do not have servers, we do not require account registration, we do not collect telemetry or analytics, and we do not serve advertisements. Your files never leave your device.
1. Fundamental Architecture: Offline-First
Docu Ready was designed from the ground up around a single guiding principle: privacy by architecture. Unlike web-based PDF converters or conventional mobile scanning utilities, Docu Ready does not operate backend servers that receive, process, or store your documents.
Every PDF compression, document scan, format conversion, watermark, encryption, optical character recognition (OCR), and assistant command is processed solely by the hardware inside your mobile device.
2. Information We Do Not Collect
Because there is no remote backend, Docu Ready collects zero personal information:
- No Account Information: No email address, username, phone number, or password is ever requested or saved to any server.
- No Document Content: Your PDFs, images, scans, and text extracts stay strictly in your device's memory and local file system.
- No Telemetry or Analytics: We do not embed Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics, telemetry trackers, crash-reporting SDKs that upload logs, or behavioral monitors.
- No Advertising Identifiers: We do not track Android Advertising IDs (AAID) or cross-app browsing habits.
- No Cookies or Tracking Pixels: This website and the Docu Ready application do not use tracking cookies.
3. Where Files Live on Your Device
When you process a document in Docu Ready, files are managed locally as follows:
- Library: Completed files are stored in your device's secure app sandbox (
<app documents>/outputs/) and recorded in an on-device local SQLite database. - Staging Cache: Intermediate files during active tasks reside in a temporary cache directory (
<cache>/doc_processing/). This staging folder is automatically purged when a task completes, fails, or is cancelled. You can also manually purge cache in Settings at any time. - Device Folder Copy (Optional): If enabled under Settings → Storage & Backup, Docu Ready copies completed results into your chosen device folder (default:
Documents/Docu Ready) and indexes them with MediaScanner so they appear in your phone's Gallery or Files app.
4. Device Permissions Explained
Docu Ready requests only the minimum runtime permissions necessary to fulfill local document processing tasks:
- Camera: Used exclusively when you launch the built-in document scanner to photograph physical pages. Captured frames are processed strictly in memory and saved directly to your phone. The camera is never accessed in the background.
- Storage / Media: On Android 10 and older, standard write storage permission is requested only if you choose to export copies to external storage folders. On Android 11 and newer, Docu Ready uses Android's privacy-focused Storage Access Framework without requesting broad "All Files Access". Audio and video permissions are explicitly stripped from our application manifest.
- Biometrics / Fingerprint: If you turn on App Lock, biometric authentication is evaluated entirely by your device's native Android BiometricPrompt security hardware. Docu Ready never sees or stores your fingerprint or facial biometric data. PIN passcodes are hashed with a salted 20,000-round cryptographic function on-device.
- Notifications: Used solely to provide progress updates and prevent the operating system from terminating long-running local background operations (such as processing large multi-page scans).
5. Advertising & Monetization
Docu Ready has no advertisements. There are no Google AdMob, Unity, Meta, or third-party ad networks embedded in the application. Furthermore, there are no subscriptions, paywalls, or feature locks. You will never be asked to pay to unlock higher resolution exports, remove watermarks, or bypass artificial processing limits.
6. Optional Google Drive Backup
Docu Ready offers an entirely optional cloud backup feature. If you explicitly choose to connect Google Drive:
- Authentication occurs directly between your device and Google's official OAuth servers.
- Files are uploaded directly from your smartphone to your private Google Drive storage in an isolated app folder.
- Docu Ready developers do not operate an intermediary server, have zero access to your Google credentials, and cannot inspect or download your backed-up files.
- You can disconnect Google Drive or delete your backup at any time directly in Settings or via your Google Account permissions page.
7. Children's Privacy
Docu Ready does not knowingly collect or solicit any personal information from children or adults of any age. Because the application processes everything locally with no user accounts, children can use the utility safely without data exposure risks.
8. Policy Updates & Inquiries
Because Docu Ready has no remote user database, any updates to this policy will be published directly on this website. Since the application is fundamentally offline, the core principle of zero server transmission will remain unchanged.
If you have questions, feedback, or security inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out directly:
- Contact Page: docuready/contact