Information Processed on Your Device Only

The following data is processed and stored locally on your device and is never uploaded to our servers (we do not operate any servers):

• Card photos you capture with the camera, processed on-device for cropping and text recognition, saved in the app's private storage.
• Recognized text and contact details (names, companies, job titles, phone numbers, emails, websites, addresses) extracted using on-device OCR (Apple Vision on iOS, Google ML Kit on Android) and on-device QR-code reading.
• Your saved contact list inside the app, stored in a local database.

Text recognition and QR decoding happen entirely on your device. Card content is never sent to CardMind or any cloud OCR service.

Camera and Contacts Permissions

• Camera: required to photograph business cards. Used only when you open the capture screen.
• Contacts: requested only if you choose "Save to Contacts". The app only adds the contact you confirmed; it does not read, collect, or upload your existing address book.

Data You Choose to Share

Exporting (CSV) or sharing a contact uses your device's standard share sheet. Data leaves the app only when you explicitly start such an action, and goes only to the destination you choose.

Third-Party Services

• Google AdMob: may process device identifiers, approximate location from IP, and ad-interaction data. Privacy Policy
• Firebase Analytics: collects anonymous app-usage events and general device info. Card content is never included. Privacy Policy
• Firebase Crashlytics & Sentry: if the app crashes, a technical report (device model, OS version, stack trace) may be sent. Reports never include card photos or recognized text.

Data Retention and Deletion

All card photos and contact data remain on your device until you delete them. You can:

• Delete individual contacts (and their images) inside the app.
• Uninstall the app to remove all locally stored data.

We cannot delete your data remotely because we never receive it.

Children

CardMind is a business utility and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Security

Card data is stored in the app's private, sandboxed storage area provided by iOS/Android, which is not accessible to other apps.

Changes to This Policy

If we change this policy, the updated version will be included in the app (Settings → Privacy Policy) with a new effective date. Material changes will be highlighted in the app-store release notes.