Account Deletion

1. Overview

This page explains how to permanently delete your SmartDocumentScanner account and all data we hold about you in the cloud.

SmartDocumentScanner is designed with privacy in mind: your scanned documents and PDFs are stored locally on your Android device and are never uploaded to our servers. Account deletion only removes the optional cloud profile that we maintain to sync your Premium subscription across devices.

When you delete your account, all of the following data we hold about you is permanently and irreversibly erased within 30 days.

2. What Gets Deleted

Deleting your account permanently removes the following data we store in the cloud:

• Your Firebase Authentication profile (display name, email, profile photo URL, and unique user ID).
• Your subscription metadata in Firebase Firestore, including premium status, product ID, purchase token, and last-updated timestamp.
• Any account-level preferences tied to your user ID (such as last-known Premium sync state).

What is NOT deleted by account deletion:

3. What Stays on Your Device

Account deletion does not touch any data stored locally on your Android device. SmartDocumentScanner never uploads your scanned images, PDFs, signatures, or annotations to our servers, so there is nothing for us to delete in the cloud for that content.

• Scanned images and document photos stay on your device until you delete them inside the app (Document list → select → Delete) or uninstall the app.
• Generated PDFs stay on your device until you delete them through the in-app document manager or uninstall the app.
• App settings (theme, default filters, language, etc.) are cleared when you uninstall the app or clear app data from Android Settings.
• Anonymous, aggregated analytics (e.g., total crash counts) cannot be linked back to your account and may be retained per Google's standard Firebase Analytics retention policy.

4. How to Request Account Deletion

You can request account deletion in either of the two ways below. Both methods are free and have the same effect.

5. Deletion Timeline

Once we receive and verify your deletion request:

• Within 7 days: we acknowledge your request and confirm identity.
• Within 30 days: your Firebase Authentication profile and Firestore subscription record are permanently erased.
• Backups: cloud backup copies are rotated out within at most 90 days as part of our standard backup retention policy.

6. Cancelling a Deletion Request

If you change your mind within 7 days of submitting a deletion request, reply to our confirmation email and we will cancel the deletion. After 7 days the deletion process begins and your account cannot be restored.

7. What Happens to Your Premium Subscription

Deleting your SmartDocumentScanner account does not automatically cancel an active Premium subscription purchased through Google Play. Your subscription is managed by Google Play and will continue to renew until you cancel it directly in the Google Play Store (Play Store → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → SmartDocumentScanner → Cancel).

If you delete your account while a Premium subscription is still active, you can re-subscribe in the future by signing in again with the same Google account and re-purchasing Premium.

8. Your Rights

Account deletion satisfies the "Right to Erasure" under GDPR and similar global privacy regulations. You also have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you before deletion. To exercise either right, email gr8studios.apps@gmail.com and we will respond within 30 days.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about account deletion, your data, or your privacy rights, please contact us: