This Privacy Policy describes how Papscroll (the "Application")
collects, uses, stores, and shares data in connection with your use
of the Application ("you"). This document applies to all Papscroll
products: the Android application, the web dashboard, and the browser
extension. By using any of these products, you acknowledge that you
have read and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Summary
By default (Android application, guest mode), your notes are stored locally on your device.If you choose to create an account and enable synchronization, whether through the Android application, the web dashboard, or the browser extension, the titles and contents of your notes are stored on a third-party server (Supabase) so that they can be accessed from your other devices and platforms. See the "Data We Collect" section below.
The Application provides an optional account system (email and password).In the Android application, creating an account is optional; the Application remains fully usable without one ("guest mode"). The web dashboard and the browser extension require the same account so that notes can be synchronized across platforms.
AI-powered features (Abra, OCR, and Translate) send data to Google Gemini.Text or images that you process through these features are forwarded to the Google Gemini API for processing and are not stored on the Developer's servers.
Notes that you "Publish" may be read by other users.Publishing is optional and applies on a per-note basis (not to your entire account). Public notes are automatically compared with the public notes of other users to power the "related notes" feature. See the "Publishing and Note Matching" section below.
The Accessibility Service (Android application only) is used in a limited capacity to detect text selection.This service does not read, record, or transmit any other screen content beyond that purpose.
The browser extension requests access to all web pages you open.This permission is used so that the save-text, image OCR, and translate features can function on any web page. It is not used to monitor or record your browsing activity. See the "Browser Extension Permissions" section below.
Data We Collect
On the Android application, the Application can be used in full without creating an account ("guest mode"), in which case all notes are stored only locally on your device. The web dashboard and the browser extension require an account. If you have or use an account, the following data is also collected:
Email address and password — collected when you register or sign in. Authentication is handled by a third-party service provider, Supabase; the Developer never stores or sees your password in plain text.
Notes (title and content) — in guest mode (Android), notes are stored as files in your device's local storage and are not uploaded to any server. If you sign in to an account (Android, web, or browser extension), notes are synchronized and stored on Supabase servers so that they can be accessed from other platforms using the same account.
Text submitted through the Abra feature (Ask AI) — forwarded to the Google Gemini API for processing, with the result returned to your device. The Developer does not store the contents of these requests.
Images from screenshots or web pages (OCR feature) — the screen area or image that you select is sent to Google Gemini Vision to be extracted as text. As with the Abra feature, this data is not stored by the Developer after processing.
Text submitted through the Translate feature — forwarded to the Google Gemini API for translation, with the result returned to your device and not stored by the Developer.
Embedding vectors of published notes — when you publish a note, its content is sent to the Google Gemini Embedding API to be converted into a numerical representation (a vector) used to find other relevant public notes. See the "Publishing and Note Matching" section below.
Advertising-related data — if advertising is enabled in the Android application, Google AdMob may collect device identifiers and ad interaction data in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy.
Publishing and Note Matching
The Papscroll web dashboard and browser extension offer an optional feature that allows you to "publish" specific notes:
Publishing applies on a per-note basis, not to your entire account. Publishing one note does not grant access to your other notes.
Published notes may be read by other users who hold a Papscroll account.
The system automatically compares your public notes with the public notes of other users using embedding-based semantic similarity. When a match is found, both note owners receive a notification containing the similarity score and a link to the matching note.
You may unpublish a note at any time; once unpublished, the note can no longer be accessed by other users.
Browser Extension Permissions
The Papscroll browser extension requests the following permissions in order to operate its features:
Access to all web pages (host permission) — required so that the "Save to Papscroll" right-click menu, image OCR, and text translation can be used on any web page you open. The extension does not monitor, record, or automatically transmit the contents of pages you visit; data is processed only when you actively trigger one of these features (by right-clicking and selecting the OCR or translate option).
Context menu — to display the "Save to Papscroll" and "Image to Text" options when you right-click on text or an image.
Storage — to store your login session locally in the browser (separate from your Android application login session).
Notifications — to display status notifications (for example, when a note has been saved successfully).
Application Permissions and Their Purposes
Display over other apps (overlay) — used to display
a floating bubble that provides quick access to the Application.
This permission is not used to record or read the content of other
applications.
Accessibility Service — optional, and must be
enabled manually by you through Android Settings. This service is
used for one specific purpose: detecting text selection in other
applications so that a save button can be displayed near the
selected text. It does not read screen content outside of that
context, does not record activity history, and does not transmit
any data to a server. All processing is performed locally on your
device.
Notifications — used to display the control panel
in the notification shade and the status of the foreground service.
This permission is not related to data collection.
Sharing of Data with Third Parties
The Developer does not sell your data to any party. Data is shared with the following third parties solely for the operational purposes of the Application:
Supabase — used to process account authentication (email and password) and to store synchronized notes, if you hold an account. See the Supabase Privacy Policy.
Google Gemini API — used to process requests for the Abra, OCR, and Translate features, and to generate embeddings for published notes. See the Google Privacy Policy for further information on how Google handles data.
Google AdMob — used to display advertisements in the Android application where this feature is enabled. See the Google Advertising Policy.
Other Papscroll users — solely for notes that you choose to publish, whose titles and contents may be read by other users who hold a Papscroll account. See the "Publishing and Note Matching" section above.
Data Retention
In guest mode, your notes remain on your device until they are
deleted manually or until the Application is removed from the
device; the Developer does not retain copies of this data on any
server, and therefore the recovery of lost or deleted data is
outside the Developer's control and responsibility. If you sign in
to an account, synchronized notes and account data (email) are
stored on Supabase servers until you delete them yourself or submit
an account deletion request as described in the "Your Rights"
section below.
Your Rights
To delete all notes in guest mode by uninstalling the Application or clearing the Application's data through Android Settings.
To request deletion of your account together with all notes synchronized to the server, by contacting the Developer through the details in the "Contact" section below. Requests will be processed within a reasonable time.
To disable the Accessibility Service or the overlay permission at any time through Android Settings without affecting the core note-saving functionality.
To contact the Developer using the details below if you have any questions regarding your data.
Children's Privacy
The Application is not intended for use by children under the age
of 13, and the Developer does not knowingly collect data from
users below that age.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as the
Application's features change. The date of the most recent update
is shown at the top of this page.
Contact
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
tayoedinn@gmail.com