Contact info.
Yes. PDF Scanner AI's developer declares contact info as data used to track you — data that can be combined with other companies' data for targeted ads or ad measurement, or shared with data brokers. On iPhone you can refuse: tap Ask App Not to Track, or switch off tracking requests for every app in Settings.
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 Scanner AI declares 1 data type, so expect the “Allow PDF Scanner AI to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites?” prompt.
The data PDF Scanner AI uses to track you
Contact Info
Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Contact details identify you directly and are what marketing lists and account recovery rely on.
How to stop PDF Scanner AI from tracking you
- When PDF Scanner 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 Scanner 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 Scanner AI, look for an analytics or personalised-ads switch in its own settings; it covers data the iOS switch does not.
PDF Scanner AI's full privacy label
None declared
Do other document scanners track you?
64% of the 173 document scanners with a label in our snapshot declare tracking; 20% say they collect nothing at all. Nearby in the list:
| App | Tracks you? | Data types |
|---|---|---|
| iScan | Yes | 4 |
| PDF Scanner Document Scan | No | 3 |
| Scanner PDF scan document | Yes | 3 |
| Doc Scanner | No | 1 |
| uScan | Yes | 5 |
| Document Scanner - Scan Photo | No | 0 |
| PDF & Document Scanner | Yes | 3 |
| CamScan | Yes | 3 |
Check your settings
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists contact info under Data Used to Track You.
- 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: Contact Info appears on its label.
- 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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What is the difference between tracking and data linked to me?
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