ScanFolioScanFolio Privacy Policy
Effective date: 7 October 2026
ScanFolio lets you scan barcodes and text with your camera or from photos you select. This policy explains what happens to your scans and how you can manage them.
Camera and photos
Barcode recognition, text recognition and code generation take place on your device. ScanFolio does not upload camera frames or selected photos to a developer-operated recognition service. ScanFolio does not save everything your camera sees or every photo you open. A result is added to History only when you choose to save it. Generate can add its PNG to your Photos library only when you tap Save to Photos and grant add-only access. A saved result includes the scanned content, its format and source, the date, and an image when available.
Saved scans and iCloud
Saved scan content, optional OCR region coordinates, images and thumbnails are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and stored on your device. Record identifiers and creation dates are not encrypted by ScanFolio’s content encryption. When iCloud is available, ScanFolio also backs them up in your private iCloud database. Other devices receive the small scan details for all dates. Missing images download as their History list rows appear while scrolling or when you open their detail. Loading scan details does not download every image; manual download retry is also available. Images already downloaded remain available locally. The keys needed to read scans on another device are shared through iCloud Keychain. If a key has not arrived, History displays an encrypted placeholder with the creation date; scan content remains unavailable until it can be decrypted. The app retries registration of local keys for iCloud Keychain on launch, when returning to the foreground, and after saving. Successful scan-details sync does not confirm that encryption keys have reached iCloud or another device; reinstall recovery requires both uploaded data and available keys. Your use of iCloud is subject to your Apple account settings and Apple's Privacy Policy.
You can delete a saved scan in History. If iCloud sync is available, the deletion will also sync to your other devices, although this may take time. Deleting the app removes its local data; it may not remove copies already in iCloud. You can manage iCloud data in your Apple account settings.
History access and retention
History requires iOS device-owner authentication using Face ID, Touch ID where available, or your device passcode and locks again when the app enters the background. Authentication is handled by iOS; ScanFolio does not receive your biometric data. Saved scans remain until you delete them. History requires an active Plus subscription; subscription expiry retains saved data but prevents History access. Deleting generated images from History does not delete copies you separately saved to Photos or shared with someone else.
History search runs on your device against readable scan text already imported there. While History is unlocked, loaded scan details are temporarily retained in memory for browsing and searching. A first search can load all local scan details, so memory use grows with those details; it does not download every saved image. Refreshing History or changes to saved or synced records reset this temporary data, and locking History clears it. No plaintext search index is written to disk, and search queries are not sent to the developer or a search service. Searching does not change the existing private iCloud sync described above.
Purchases
If you subscribe to ScanFolio Plus, Apple handles the purchase and billing. The app checks your subscription status through Apple's StoreKit service. We do not receive your payment card details through ScanFolio.
Sharing and support
The Share action sends result text to the destination you choose, outside ScanFolio’s encrypted History. Copy places result text on the system clipboard. GO opens a selected link through iOS. For web-link checks, ScanFolio may contact the scanned website and inspect a limited response; contacted sites receive the requested URL and your IP address and may record the request. ScanFolio does not send links to a third-party reputation service, use stored website credentials or execute webpage content during these checks. Compatible non-web app links open through iOS without web-link checks. The destination app or website handles information under its own privacy practices. These actions happen when you choose them. Link checks do not guarantee safety. If you email us for support, we use your address and message to respond.
Analytics and advertising
ScanFolio does not include a third-party analytics or advertising service. We do not sell your saved scans or use them for targeted advertising.
Your choices
You control which photos you select and which results you save. You can delete individual results or use Delete all scans in History, change camera access in iOS Settings, and manage iCloud and subscriptions through your Apple account.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if ScanFolio's features or data practices change. When we do, we will change the effective date shown above.
For privacy questions, contact appdev@i3hk.net.
Website
The public support and privacy pages contain no analytics scripts, advertising scripts or contact forms. The hosting provider may process technical request information, such as IP addresses, to deliver and secure the website. Opening these pages does not upload your saved scans. Email support is separate from in-app scan storage.