Privacy policy

Last updated 9 November 2026

This policy explains what the Leaf PDF Android app ("Leaf PDF", "we") does with information when you use it. The short version: your documents stay on your phone, we do not run servers that receive your files, and the free version shows ads from Google AdMob.

Your files

• Leaf PDF opens, edits and saves PDF files and pictures on your phone. They are processed on the phone and are not uploaded to us or to anyone else.
• To list the PDFs on your phone, Leaf PDF asks for permission to access your files (on Android 11 and later, "All files access"). It only reads and writes documents you open, create or save with the app.
• Your signatures, recent files, favourites, reading positions and settings are stored in the app's own storage on your phone. They are removed when you clear the app's data or uninstall it.

Camera

When you scan, Leaf PDF uses the camera (Leaf PDF's own camera or Google's document scanner, which is part of Google Play services). The photos are turned into PDF pages on the phone. They are not uploaded.

Features that run on your phone with Google components

• Text recognition ("Make text searchable", reading the text of scanned pages) and the document scanner use Google ML Kit, which runs on the phone.
• Translate uses Google ML Kit translation. The first time you choose a language, its language pack is downloaded from Google; the translation itself happens on the phone. Google may receive technical information needed for the download, as described in ML Kit's terms.
• Read aloud uses the text-to-speech engine installed on your phone.

Ads in the free version

The free version shows a small banner at the bottom of some screens, served by Google AdMob. To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google may collect and process information such as your device's advertising ID, IP address, approximate location, device and app information, and how you interact with the ads. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Leaf PDF asks for your consent through Google's consent form before any ads are requested, and you can change your choice later in Settings › Privacy. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services. Premium removes the ads.

Signing in with Google (optional)

You can use Leaf PDF without an account. If you choose "Sign in with Google", Google shares your name, email address and profile picture with the app. They are kept on your phone to show who is signed in. Signing out, or deleting your account in the app, removes them from the phone and ends Leaf PDF's access to your Google account.

Purchases

Premium is bought through Google Play. Google handles the payment; we only learn whether a purchase is active. We never see your card or bank details.

What we do not do

• We do not sell your personal information.
• We do not read, collect or upload the contents of your documents.
• Leaf PDF does not contain analytics or crash-reporting tools that send data to us.

Children

Leaf PDF is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.

Deleting your information

Everything Leaf PDF keeps is on your phone: clear the app's data or uninstall the app to remove it. To delete a Leaf PDF account, see Delete your account.

Changes

If we change what Leaf PDF collects (for example when new Premium features need an account record), we will update this page and the date at the top before the change reaches the app.

Contact

Questions about privacy: raavichaitanya.mobile@gmail.com.