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Privacy Policy

Your documents stay on your device.

This policy describes the behavior of PDF-dactyl as implemented in the app project. The core principle is simple: document processing is local, and the app does not include analytics, trackers, or cloud OCR.

Information PDF-dactyl processes The app may process PDFs you import, search terms you enter, OCR results derived from pages, draft redaction data, imported-redaction audit results, locally exposed extractable text from improperly redacted PDFs, exported audit reports, local file hashes, and saved profiles or settings.
Where processing happens Import, OCR, redaction search, manual editing, hashing, validation, and report generation happen on-device.
What the app sends to a server Nothing for normal app functionality. The app has no account system, no analytics SDK, no ad network, and no cloud processing dependency.
Local storage The app stores draft projects, copied source PDFs, OCR caches, settings, profiles, verification history, and exports inside the local app sandbox unless you explicitly share or move files elsewhere.
Sharing Files leave the app only when you explicitly export, share, or save them using Apple system features.
Password-protected PDFs If a PDF cannot be opened without a password, the app reports that limitation instead of attempting hidden upload or remote unlocking.
Website note This website package contains no analytics scripts. If you later host it on infrastructure such as Cloudflare, ordinary web requests may create infrastructure logs at the hosting layer. That does not change the app’s on-device processing model.
Contact Privacy questions can be sent to support@midstate.agency.

System permissions

  • Files access is used only to import, export, or verify documents you choose.
  • No camera, microphone, contacts, advertising, or account permission is required for the core redaction workflow.
  • Security-scoped access is used only for user-selected files while the app is actively reading or writing them.

Retention and deletion

  • Draft projects, exports, OCR caches, and verification history stay in the local app sandbox until you delete them.
  • Deleting a draft in the app removes its local project package and copied source file from the app’s storage.
  • Files you explicitly export or share are then governed by the destination you choose.
Policy scope This privacy policy is written to match the current implementation in the PDF-dactyl project. If the product behavior changes later, the policy should be updated to stay truthful.