Privacy Policy

App: Offline Hindi OCR

Developer: Adam Apps

Contact: info@adamapps.in

Effective date: April 13, 2026

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how Offline Hindi OCR accesses, collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use the app on Android or iOS.

2. Information We Access, Collect, and Use

2.1 Images, recognized text, and local history

• The app lets you choose images from your gallery, receive shared images from other apps, or capture images with your camera.
• The app processes image content to recognize text and may translate text using on-device language models.
• Recognized text, favorites, timestamps, and saved image copies used for OCR history are stored locally on your device.
• We do not intentionally upload your OCR images or recognized text to our own servers for processing.

2.2 Device, app, and diagnostics information

• We use Firebase Crashlytics to receive crash reports and diagnostics that help us detect, troubleshoot, and fix app stability issues.
• We use Firebase Analytics to understand app usage and improve features, performance, reliability, and user experience.
• These services may collect information such as app instance identifiers, device model, operating system, app version, usage events, crash traces, and other technical diagnostics.

2.3 Advertising data

• We use Google AdMob to show ads, including banner, interstitial, rewarded, and app open ads.
• AdMob and related Google advertising technologies may process device and app information, advertising identifiers, approximate location derived from device signals, and ad interaction data to deliver, measure, and protect ads, subject to Google's own policies and settings.
• Where required, we request ad-related consent using Google's User Messaging Platform before requesting ads.

2.4 Notifications

• If you allow notifications, we use Firebase Cloud Messaging to send notifications.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging uses installation- or token-based identifiers so notifications can be delivered to your app instance.

2.5 Downloaded language models

• The app may download Google ML Kit language or OCR-related models to your device so OCR and translation features can work offline.
• These downloads may involve communication with Google services to obtain the required on-device models.

3. Permissions We Request

• Camera: Used when you choose to capture an image or use live OCR.
• Photos or storage access: Used when you choose images from your device or share an image into the app.
• Notifications: Used only if you choose to allow notifications.
• Internet and network access: Used for ads, analytics, crash reporting, notifications, reviews, support links, policy links, and model downloads.

4. How We Use Information

• Provide OCR, translation, history, favorites, sharing, and export features.
• Store your recognized text and related image copies locally so you can revisit previous results.
• Show and measure ads.
• Understand app usage and improve functionality, quality, and performance.
• Detect, prevent, and fix crashes, bugs, and abuse.
• Send notifications if you opt in.

5. How Information Is Shared

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share information with service providers or platform providers only as needed to operate the app, including:

• Google AdMob: for ad delivery, fraud prevention, ad measurement, and related advertising operations.
• Firebase Analytics: for analytics and product improvement.
• Firebase Crashlytics: for diagnostics and crash reporting.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging: for notification delivery if notifications are enabled.
• Google ML Kit: for downloading and managing on-device OCR or translation models.
• External apps or services you choose: if you use sharing, email, store review links, or open policy/support links.

6. Data Storage and Retention

• OCR images, recognized text, favorites, and history entries are stored locally on your device until you delete them, clear app data, uninstall the app, or use the in-app deletion controls.
• Third-party service data such as analytics, crash reports, ad-related data, and messaging identifiers may be retained by the respective service providers according to their own retention practices and legal obligations.
• We may retain limited operational records as required for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, or legitimate business needs.

7. Your Choices and Controls

• You can deny or revoke camera, photo, or notification permissions through your device settings.
• You can use the in-app Privacy & Data controls to clear locally stored OCR history and saved images.
• You can manage ad and privacy choices where such controls are presented.
• You can stop using the app and uninstall it at any time.

8. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information handled by the app. However, no method of storage, transmission, or electronic processing is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

This app is not directed to children under the age required by applicable law, unless specifically stated otherwise on the app store listing. If you believe a child provided personal information in violation of applicable law, contact us and we will review the request.

10. International Processing

Third-party providers we use may process data on servers located in countries other than your own. By using the app, you understand that data processed by those providers may be handled in other jurisdictions, subject to their applicable terms and safeguards.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above. Your continued use of the app after an update means the updated policy will apply.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the app's data practices, contact:

Adam Apps
Email: info@adamapps.in

13. Third-Party References

Some third-party services used by the app have their own privacy documentation and terms. You may wish to review them directly:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Privacy and Security in Firebase
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services