PDF Send Privacy policy

PDF Send transfers PDF files directly between your own devices over your local Wi-Fi network. This policy explains exactly what the app does and does not collect.

Your files

• They stay on your devices. When you share a PDF, PDF Send runs a small web server on your phone and serves the file directly to the other device on your local network. Your files are never uploaded to us or to any cloud service.
• Receiving works the same way. A PDF sent from your computer is saved on your phone and copied into your Downloads folder so you can find it in your file manager. It does not leave your device.
• PDF tools run entirely on your device. Compress, merge, split, password-protect and preview all process your files locally, on your phone. Nothing is sent anywhere, and the results are stored only in the app’s own folder.
• They are excluded from Android backups. The app opts out of Android’s automatic cloud backup, so your PDFs are not copied to Google Drive.
• No account, no sign-in. PDF Send has no accounts and never asks for your name, email address or contacts.

Advertising

Android only. The free version of PDF Send on Android shows ads supplied by Google AdMob. The iOS version shows no ads.

• To serve and measure those ads, AdMob collects your device’s advertising ID together with device information (model, operating system, language, coarse region derived from your IP address) and ad-interaction data, and shares it with Google. Google may use it for ad delivery, measurement and fraud prevention.
• Google’s handling of that data is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and in the AdMob & AdSense policies.
• In the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland you are asked for consent before any personalised ads are served. If you decline, PDF Send does not request ads. You can change your choice at any time from Settings → Ad privacy options.
• Ad content is limited to the “General audiences” (G) rating.
• Upgrading to Pro removes all ads.

Analytics

Android only. The Android version uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand basic, aggregated usage — for example which features are used and general app performance — so we can improve the app.

• Firebase collects an app-instance identifier and standard device and event information (such as app version, device model, operating system and coarse region derived from your IP address) and processes it on Google’s servers. See the Firebase Privacy and Security documentation.
• It is not linked to your name or an account (the app has none), and your PDFs are never included.
• The iOS version includes no analytics — it is not configured and collects nothing of this kind.

Purchases

If you buy PDF Send Pro, the payment is handled by the store you installed the app from, and recorded by RevenueCat, which we use to check that your purchase is active. RevenueCat receives the purchase itself and an anonymous identifier it generates — not your name, your email address or any of your files. See the RevenueCat privacy policy. We never see your card details.

Permissions

• Files — used only so you can pick the PDF you want to send, through your device’s system file picker. PDF Send does not scan or read your other files.
• Local network / Internet — used to run the on-device server that transfers your file to the other device, and on Android to load ads in the free version, send the usage statistics described under Analytics, and check a Pro purchase.
• Nearby devices / Location — requested only if you turn on the optional offline hotspot feature, because Android requires these permissions to create a Wi-Fi hotspot. Your physical location is never read, stored or transmitted. On Android 13 and newer, only the “nearby devices” permission is used, and it is declared as never being used to derive location.

Data sharing

PDF Send shares your selected file only with the device you point at the displayed address (or that scans the QR code), and only while the sharing screen is open. Sharing stops when you leave the screen, press Stop, or the session expires. You can require a PIN for an extra layer of control.

The only data shared with third parties is the advertising and analytics data described in the Advertising and Analytics sections above, which applies to the Android version only, and the purchase record described under Purchases.

Security

Transfers happen over your local network using plain HTTP, so use PDF Send on networks you trust. Anyone on the same network who has the address — and the PIN, if you enable it — can download what you are sharing while you are sharing it. Turning the PIN on is recommended on public or shared Wi-Fi.

Children’s privacy

PDF Send is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has provided data through the app, contact us and we will address it.

Your choices

• Change or withdraw ad consent: Settings → Ad privacy options (shown where consent applies).
• Remove ads entirely: upgrade to Pro.
• Reset your advertising ID or opt out of ad personalisation: your device’s Settings → Google → Ads.
• Delete received files: remove them from the app’s list and from your Downloads folder; uninstalling the app removes everything it stored.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, the “Last updated” date above will change and the updated policy will ship with the next app version.

Contact

Questions about this policy: info@bytedroidstudio.com