Flatscan

Privacy Changes

This page tracks changes that could affect how Flatscan handles data.

Current privacy commitments

Your documents stay local

Scans, imported pages, thumbnails, OCR text, folders, and search data live in the app container on your device.

OCR runs on device

Flatscan uses Apple's Vision framework for text recognition. There is no server-side OCR pipeline.

Exports are your choice

When you share a PDF or TXT file, Apple's share sheet lets you choose the destination.

Protected storage

Protected storage keeps its encrypted catalog and document files separate from the ordinary archive. It uses device-owner authentication and encrypts protected pages, thumbnails, metadata, OCR text, notes, and folder names on the device. Protected content is not added to ordinary search.

Protected content is included only in an explicitly selected password-protected backup after device-owner authentication. Unencrypted backups exclude protected content.

Any new SDK, network domain, analytics or diagnostics collection, server-side processing, cloud sync, account system, or App Store privacy change will be documented here.