Privacy Policy — 9 November 2026

HideQuick processes images and PDFs and recognizes text on your device using Apple frameworks. We operate no server, analytics, advertising, accounts or image upload service. Original photos and files are not modified. Importing multiple photos creates a protected temporary PDF containing unredacted working images on the device. Redacted images are newly rasterized; source EXIF/GPS metadata is not copied. PDF outputs contain only raster images of the redacted pages. Visible annotations are baked into the images; source text layers, interactive fields, links, attachments and source metadata are not copied. Digital signatures are not preserved.

Images, loaded PDFs and OCR results are held in memory during editing. Multiple-photo import uses a temporary PDF containing unredacted working images. Output generation, preview, saving and sharing use temporary redacted files. They are deleted when the owning editor/output views release them; system termination can leave temporary files until cleanup. Surrounding-color fill uses only pixels outside all hidden regions and does not restore the original scene. Saving, copying or choosing a sharing destination places the output under the control of Photos, the clipboard or that destination. Clipboard copies are local-only and expire after five minutes. Please review the recipient and destination yourself. A cloud photo provider may download your selection through Apple's picker; HideQuick does not upload it.

In version 1.0.2 and later, exports do not use a local quota or a purchase entitlement check. The first-use notice preference is stored locally. Editing, detection and output generation require no network. Earlier versions shared a local export count between the app and extension through an App Group and used Apple StoreKit for purchases and restoration. Historical purchase records remain managed by Apple.

Removing the app removes local app data subject to Apple's system behavior. Exported images, system backups and purchases are managed separately by Apple or your chosen destination. There is no developer-held image data to request deletion of.

Provider: YOSHIAKI FUKUSHIMA. Contact: developer.inquiry.5724@gmail.com. Support and published policy: https://www.sorunio.com/hidequick .

Camera access is used only when you choose Take photo or Scan document. Captures and scans are processed on-device. Multiple-photo import saves unredacted working images in a protected temporary PDF. PDF passwords are held only during unlocking, are not saved or sent, and output PDFs are not password protected. Large images are resized for bounded memory use; exports use the working resolution.

Contact: developer.inquiry.5724@gmail.com