ShaamScanner privacy policy
Last updated April 20, 2026The short version: ShaamScanner doesn't collect, send or share anything. Every scan, every bit of text it reads and every PDF stays on your device. The app makes no network requests; there's no server for it to talk to.
What we collect
Nothing. ShaamScanner doesn't collect personal information, usage analytics, device identifiers, diagnostics or any other data. There are no accounts, no login and no server.
What the app uses on your device
- Camera: only while the scanner is open, to take pictures of pages. Apple's VisionKit handles them on your device and they never leave it. You're asked for permission the first time you scan.
- Photos: only when you choose to bring in photos you already have. You pick them in Apple's own picker, and they're handled on your device. The rest of your library isn't read.
- Storage on your device: your scans and their text are saved inside the app on your device. They aren't uploaded anywhere, and deleting the app removes them.
Everything happens on your device
ShaamScanner uses these Apple frameworks, all of which run on your iPhone or iPad:
- VisionKit to find edges, straighten pages and scan several pages at once.
- Vision to read text.
- Core Image for filters and adjustments.
- PDFKit to make PDFs from your scans.
- SwiftData to keep track of your documents on your device.
None of these send what you've scanned over the internet, and ShaamScanner itself has no networking code.
Sharing and exporting
When you tap Share, iOS shows its usual share sheet. If you send a PDF or image to another app (Mail, Messages, Files or anything else), that app's privacy policy covers what happens next. ShaamScanner only hands the file to iOS.
Children
ShaamScanner isn't aimed at children under 13. Since it collects nothing, there's nothing extra to say about children's data, but we ask that children use it with a parent's or guardian's permission.
Third parties
We don't use analytics, advertising, crash-reporting or attribution services, or anything else that could receive your data.
Changes to this policy
If ShaamScanner ever changes what it does (say, by adding an optional sync you'd have to turn on), we'll update this page and the date above and point out the change clearly in the app.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email shaam@crescentmission.com.
Publisher: Crescent Mission LLC, United States.
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