Privacy Policy

App: QR Barcode Scanner (com.midrey.qrbarcodescanner)
Last updated: August 23, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how the QR Barcode Scanner Android application (“the App”) handles information when you use it.

1. Summary

The App processes the codes you scan and the codes you create entirely on your device. We do not operate servers that receive your scans, history, favorites, or settings, and we do not sell personal information.

2. Data stored on your device

• Scan history, favorites, created-code history — saved only in the App's private local storage on your device. Deleting the App or using in-app clear options removes this data permanently.
• Preferences (vibration, beep, auto-copy, search engine, language) — stored locally.
• Saved QR images — written only when you explicitly choose Save, into your device gallery.

Codes that configure authenticator apps (otpauth:// links) are never displayed in full, copied, shared, or saved to history.

3. Permissions

• Camera — used only to detect barcodes in the live preview frames. Camera frames are processed in memory and are never stored or transmitted by the App.
• Vibration — optional scan feedback you can disable in Settings.

4. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The App shows ads provided by Google AdMob (banner, interstitial, app-open, and native formats). To deliver ads, Google may collect and process information such as your device's advertising identifier, IP address, device characteristics, and interaction data, subject to Google's own policies:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Where required by law (for example in the EEA and UK), the App uses Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to obtain and record your consent before serving personalized ads, and exposes a “Privacy choices” entry in Settings so you can change your decision at any time.

5. Data we do not collect

The App has no analytics SDK, no account system, and no backend. It does not collect contacts, location, photos (beyond the image you explicitly pick for scanning), microphone audio, or precise location.

6. Children

The App is not directed at children under 13. Ads shown by Google are subject to Google's policies for child-directed treatment where applicable.

7. Security

All network connections made by the App (for example loading the privacy policy or ad content) use HTTPS. The App blocks cleartext traffic at the platform level.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Policy as the App evolves. The “Last updated” date above reflects the current version. Material changes will be reflected in subsequent releases of the App.

9. Contact

Questions about this Policy or the App can be sent to support.qrbarcodescanner@gmail.com.