Secure Scanner Privacy Policy

• Release Date: June 16, 2025
• Updated Date: June 16, 2025
• Effective Date: June 16, 2025

Aether Forge is the operator of Secure Scanner. We place great importance on protecting the personal information and privacy of users (hereinafter referred to as "You"). Secure Scanner is a software that operates entirely offline and therefore does not collect any of your information. To demonstrate how we handle your personal information, we have specially formulated this "Secure Scanner Privacy Policy" (hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Policy"). We promise to strictly process your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Before you register or log in to Secure Scanner, please be sure to read this Privacy Policy carefully and fully understand the content of each clause. If you are a minor (under 18 years old), please read this Privacy Policy carefully under the supervision and guidance of your guardian and with the guardian's consent before using Secure Scanner. You acknowledge and confirm that when you tick or click "Agree" to this Privacy Policy, it means that you agree to us processing your personal information according to this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy will help you understand the following content:

• I. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
• II. How We Store Your Personal Information
• III. How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information
• IV. How We Use Cookie Technology
• V. How Third-Party Products or Services Obtain Your Personal Information
• VI. How We Protect Your Personal Information
• VII. How You Can Manage Your Personal Information
• VIII. How We Handle the Personal Information of Minors
• IX. How This Privacy Policy is Updated
• X. How to Contact Us

I. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

Secure Scanner's business functions include capturing documents, importing documents, text recognition (OCR), ID scanning, adding watermarks to documents, adding signatures to documents, PDF toolbox, and ID card printing, among others. All functions in Secure Scanner do not require an internet connection because Secure Scanner is a software that operates entirely offline; we will not collect, use, store, share, transfer, or publicly disclose any of your personal information.

II. How We Store Your Personal Information

Document photos taken within Secure Scanner, ID photos, imported files, and recognition results are all stored locally on your phone. We will not collect any of your personal information in any form. Therefore, please properly store and back up your information yourself; once you delete the Secure Scanner software, your personal information will also be deleted.

III. How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information

We will not share, transfer, or publicly disclose your personal information because we do not collect your personal information at all, and thus we cannot share, transfer, or publicly disclose it.

IV. How We Use Cookie Technology

1 If you are using the Secure Scanner Android and iOS App, Cookie technology will not be used to save your personal information.

V. How Third-Party Product SDKs or Services Obtain Your Personal Information

Secure Scanner is a software that runs entirely offline. Therefore, it does not integrate any form of SDK (Software Development Kit), and consequently, it will not collect any of your information.

VI. How We Protect Your Personal Information

Secure Scanner is a software that runs entirely offline; we do not proactively collect any information about you. If you have any security-related questions, you can contact us via email at support@secure-scanner.net.

VII. How You Can Manage Your Personal Information

During your use of Secure Scanner, you can access, correct, delete your personal information, exercise your right to change the scope of authorization and consent, and cancel your account; your requests will be processed in a timely manner. Access Your Personal Information

• You have the right to access your personal information. If you wish to exercise your right to access data, you can view information such as images and documents after logging into the Secure Scanner App. Correct/Update Your Personal Information

• You have the right to modify your personal information. If you wish to exercise your right to correct data, you can modify information such as images and documents after logging into the Secure Scanner App. Delete Your Personal Information

• We do not store any of your documents; the documents you see are all stored in your phone's local storage. Therefore, you only need to delete the documents you wish to remove yourself on your phone.

VIII. How We Handle the Personal Information of Minors

• 1 Our products or services are primarily aimed at adults (i.e., 18 years old and above). We do not have any products or services or functional sections specifically targeting minors (under 18 years old, same below), and users are not required to input birthday, age, or other information to identify their age. If you are a minor (i.e., under 18 years old, same below), please understand that we take the protection of minors' personal information very seriously. Before actively providing personal information, please strengthen your awareness of personal protection and treat it with caution. You should read this Privacy Policy carefully under the supervision and guidance of your parents or other guardians and use our services or provide information to us only with the consent of your parents or other guardians.

• 2 If you are the guardian of a minor, we remind you: (1) Please pay attention to whether the minor under your guardianship is using our products or services and actively providing personal information to us only after obtaining your authorization and consent; you, as the guardian, should guide and supervise the usage behavior of the minor;
  (2) Please take good care of your payment account, payment password, and other important information to prevent the minor from making payment settlements within our products or services without your consent;
  (3) If the minor under your guardianship has agreed to this Privacy Policy and registered a Secure Scanner account without obtaining your consent, you can contact us using the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy to withdraw authorization and cancel the account.
  If you have questions about the personal information of the minor under your guardianship, please contact us using the methods specified in this Privacy Policy.

IX. How This Privacy Policy is Updated

Our Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will publish any changes made to this Privacy Policy on this page. For significant changes, we will also provide more prominent notice (we will use webpage announcements to explain the specific changes to the Privacy Policy) and re-obtain your consent. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. Significant changes referred to in this Privacy Policy include but are not limited to:

• (1) Major changes in our service offerings (such as changes in the purpose of processing personal information, the types of personal information processed, the methods and scope of using personal information, etc.);
• (2) Changes in the main recipients of personal information sharing, transfer, or public disclosure;
• (3) Significant changes in your rights regarding the processing of personal information and how to exercise them;
• (4) Changes in the department responsible for the security of personal information processing, its contact information, and complaint channels;
• (5) When a personal information security impact assessment report indicates a high risk.

X. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or personal information protection, please contact us using the following methods: Customer Support Email: support@secure-scanner.net Upon receiving your questions, comments, or suggestions and verifying your user identity, we will respond within fifteen (15) business days. If you are not satisfied with our reply, particularly if our personal information processing activities have harmed your legitimate rights and interests, you can also file complaints or reports with Google Play.