# Privacy Policy

Thank you for using our Android Image Text Extraction app. We highly value your privacy, and as such, we have formulated the following privacy policy to help you understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. Please read the following carefully.

## Collected Information

Our app uses the following third-party frameworks and permissions to provide its functionality and may collect the following information:

### 1. Glide

We use Glide to load and display images. Glide may collect information about your device and image loading to enhance performance and user experience.

### 2. Android-Gif-Drawable

Android-Gif-Drawable is used to support the display of GIF images. It may collect information about GIF images for proper decoding and display.

### 3. EventBus

EventBus is used for event handling and communication. It may log information related to event handling but does not directly collect personally identifiable information.

### 4. AndroidX.Camera

We use AndroidX.Camera to access the camera device for image text extraction. The app will require the following permissions:

- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.hardware.camera.any`
- `android.hardware.camera` (optional, if available)

### 5. Google ML Kit

We use Google ML Kit for image text extraction. This framework may involve processing of image data but does not store or transmit images or extracted text data.

### 6. Other Permissions

The app may also require the following permissions:

- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` (only for Android versions 28 and below)
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`

## Use of Information

The information we collect will be used for the following purposes:

- Providing the core functionality of the app, such as image text extraction.
- Improving app performance and user experience.
- Complying with legal regulations and requirements.

## Protection of Information

We have implemented appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. We retain your information only for the duration necessary to fulfill the collection purposes.

## Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy or data processing, please feel free to contact us through the following means:

Email: quickTextCts@outlook.com

This privacy policy may be updated periodically, and we recommend checking it regularly for the latest information.

Last Updated: September 27, 2023