The label has no “Data Used to Track You” section.
No. PDF AI's label has no “Data Used to Track You” section, so the developer states it does not link your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. It does collect purchases, none of it linked to you.
What “tracking” means on an iPhone
Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker. It is narrower than “collecting data”: an app can collect a lot without tracking you, and a small app can track you with a single advertising SDK.
Since iOS 14.5, App Tracking Transparency requires every app to ask before it accesses your device's advertising identifier or otherwise tracks you. The App Store label is where the developer declares which of its data is used that way. PDF AI declares none, so it has no reason to show that prompt.
What PDF AI collects instead
No tracking does not mean no collection. PDF AI's label lists 1 data type, none of it linked to you:
- Purchases — what you have bought or tend to buy (not linked to you)
How to stop PDF AI from tracking you
- When PDF AI shows the tracking prompt, tap Ask App Not to Track.
- Already said yes? Open Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking and switch off the toggle next to PDF AI.
- To refuse every app in one go, switch off Allow Apps to Request to Track on the same screen. Apps then cannot ask, and are treated as if you declined.
- For Apple's own ads in the App Store, News and Stocks, see Settings › Privacy & Security › Apple Advertising and turn off Personalised Ads.
- Inside PDF AI, look for an analytics or personalised-ads switch in its own settings; it covers data the iOS switch does not.
PDF AI's full privacy label
None declared
None declared
Do other pdf editors track you?
47% of the 170 pdf editors with a label in our snapshot declare tracking; 28% say they collect nothing at all. Nearby in the list:
| App | Tracks you? | Data types |
|---|---|---|
| PDF Editor-Edit | No | 0 |
| PDF Editor Edit & Change Text | No | 3 |
| PDF Maker & Editor | Yes | 1 |
| PDF Reader & PDF Editor | Yes | 5 |
| PDF Reader Editor & Scanner | Yes | 4 |
| PDF Editor Docs files scanner | No | 1 |
| PDF Editor Convert & eSign | Yes | 3 |
| PDF Editor Document Assistant | Yes | 1 |
Check your settings
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on PDF AI's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Purchases appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
FAQ
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