Privacy Policy for Image Tools App

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Image Tools App ("we", "our", or "us") handles information when you use our mobile application.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about our data practices. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your information.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or contact details.

2.2 Images and Files

The app processes images and documents that you select for various operations:

• All images remain on your device during processing
• No images or files are uploaded to our servers
• No processed files are stored by us
• All processing happens locally using PDFBox, ZXing, and other local libraries

2.3 Automatically Collected Information

Through third-party services (listed below), the following anonymous information may be collected:

• Device information (model, operating system version)
• Advertising ID (for personalized ads)
• IP address (anonymized)
• App usage statistics and analytics
• Crash reports to improve app stability

3. Third-Party Services

Our app uses the following third-party services that may collect information:

• Google Play Services
• AdMob
• Google Analytics for Firebase

3.1 Local Processing Libraries

These libraries operate entirely on your device and do not transmit any data:

• Android Image Cropper: For image cropping functionality
• PDFBox Android: For PDF creation and processing
• ZXing: For QR code generation

4. Permissions Explanation

4.1 Storage/Photos Permission

This permission is required to access images you select for:

• Image resizing and compression
• PNG to JPG conversion
• PDF creation from images
• Watermark addition
• All other editing operations

4.2 Internet & Network State Permissions

Required for:

• Displaying advertisements via AdMob
• Sending anonymous analytics data to Firebase
• Checking network availability for ads

5. Data Storage and Security

We implement the following data practices:

• All image and document processing happens locally on your device
• Processed files are saved only to your selected location
• We do not have access to your files or documents
• No user data is transmitted to our servers
• We do not store any of your processed images or documents

6. Children's Privacy

Our app is not specifically targeted at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your data:

• Withdraw storage permission via your device settings at any time
• Reset your Advertising ID in your device settings
• Opt-out of personalized ads in your device settings
• Request data deletion by contacting us (for data collected by third-party services)
• Disable app analytics in your device settings

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:

• Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
• Posting a notification within the app

Your continued use of the app after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.