OmniDocs privacy policy
OmniDocs reads, edits and creates documents (PDF, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, text, Markdown, CSV, RTF, HTML, OpenDocument and EPUB) on your device. We do not run a server for the app and we do not receive your documents.
Data on your device
Opening, editing, converting, scanning, signing, searching and saving documents all happen on your phone. Document contents are never uploaded, never sent to us, and never sent to the advertising or text-recognition services described below. The app does not use the network to process documents. The PDF reader's Read aloud feature passes page text to the speech engine installed on your device; that engine is governed by its own provider and may use online voices.
You choose which files and folders OmniDocs can see, using the Android file picker, the photo picker, or another app's "Open with" and "Share" menus. OmniDocs never changes an original file unless you choose Save, and drafts are kept in private app storage until you save or discard them.
What the app stores
- A recent files list, favourites, tags, and a search index of file names and (if you turn it on) file text, so Files and Search can work. The index is stored only in the app's private storage.
- Links to folders you granted (Android keeps these permissions for the app) and to a folder you choose for Notes.
- Unsaved drafts and recovery copies of documents you are editing, and temporary working copies that are deleted after use.
- Signatures you create in the Sign or Scan tools, and pages you scan before you export or delete them (Scan has a Privacy tab to see and delete them).
- Your home screen layout, colours and theme, and reading positions.
All of this stays in the app's private storage. Uninstalling the app removes it. Files you save or export to a folder you picked remain in that folder.
Text recognition (OCR)
The Scan tool uses Google ML Kit text recognition with the Latin-alphabet model bundled inside the app. Recognition runs on the device and your images are not sent to Google for it. Like most Google SDKs, ML Kit may send basic technical information such as performance and diagnostics.
Advertising and consent
The home screen shows one banner advertisement served by Google AdMob. No ads appear inside readers or editors. Google may collect and use device identifiers, IP address (including approximate location derived from it), ad interactions and diagnostics to serve and measure ads. Where required (for example in the EEA and UK), you are asked for consent through Google's User Messaging Platform, and you can change your choice in the app (Customize, Ad privacy choices). See Google's advertising policies and Google's privacy policy. We do not send your documents or file names to Google through the ad service.
Retention and deletion
Uninstalling the app removes everything it stored on your device. In the app you can also clear recents, delete scans and signatures, and discard drafts. Advertising identifiers can be reset or removed in Android settings.
Permissions
- Camera: only when you start a scan, to take pictures of pages. Photos are processed on the device. You can import photos with the photo picker instead and decline the camera.
- Internet and network state: only so the banner advertisement on the home screen can load. They are not used for documents.
- No storage, contacts, SMS, location, microphone or "all files" permission is requested.
Sharing
We do not sell personal data. When you use Share, Open with or Save, the file goes only to the app or location you choose.
Children
OmniDocs is a general productivity app intended for adults and is not directed to children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this address with a new date. Last updated: 2026-10-22.
Contact
Questions or privacy requests: sumclartech@gmail.com.