Privacy Policy

ScanText ("we", "our", "us") operates scantext.net, a set of free tools that extract text from images and PDFs and edit PDF and image files. No account is required. This policy explains what information is involved when you use the site.

Your files stay on your device. Text recognition (OCR) and the PDF and image tools run inside your browser; the images and documents you choose are not uploaded to our servers, and we never see, store, or use them for training.

To run OCR, your browser downloads the OCR engine (Tesseract.js) and language data from a public content delivery network (jsDelivr) and caches them. As with any download, that provider receives standard technical information such as your IP address and browser type.

If you rate the tool with the like/dislike buttons, we store your rating with an anonymous identifier generated from your browser's characteristics, so each device keeps a single vote. If you email us, we keep that correspondence in order to reply.

We may use privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible) that counts page views without cookies. We set one cookie to remember your preferred language, and your browser's local storage remembers whether you have already rated the tool. You can clear both at any time in your browser settings. We do not sell personal data.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal data under laws such as the GDPR. To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@scantext.net.