Last updated: 7 November 2026
PagePolish turns photographed handwritten notes and diagrams into editable pages on your iPhone or iPad. Scanning and editing work on your device. Optional Cloud AI sends selected content for processing when you confirm an action. Optional iCloud Sync stores active pages in your private iCloud database after you enable it. Exports and device backups are separate choices.
Photos you scan or import, editable pages, scan context, vocabulary profiles, approved corrections, projects and tags are saved in PagePolish's local storage. Text recognition uses Apple's on-device Vision framework. Local scanning, editing, styles and exports do not send page content to the developer's server. If iCloud Sync is enabled, changes to active pages can also synchronize as described below.
PagePolish keeps up to 30 earlier distinct versions of a page and provides Recently Deleted for recovery. Version history, Recently Deleted and vocabulary profiles stay on the device and are not included in PagePolish's iCloud sync or project exchange files. Device backups may include this local information.
Sync is off by default. When you enable Settings > iCloud Sync, PagePolish uses Apple's CloudKit service to synchronize active editable pages, their source photos, projects and tags with your other devices using the same iCloud account. Once enabled, synchronization can run when you open the app, change pages or reconnect to the network. You can also choose Sync now.
These records are stored in your private iCloud database, not the developer's Cloud AI database or a public gallery. The developer cannot browse your private database through the developer portal. Apple processes and stores this data under its iCloud terms and privacy policy, and it counts toward your iCloud storage. Turning sync off stops future synchronization; it does not erase copies already in iCloud or on another device.
PagePolish retains a minimal record identifying a deleted page in iCloud so an offline device does not restore it accidentally. This deletion marker does not contain the deleted page text or photo. See the deletion section below.
Cloud actions include cleaning up a scanned diagram, correcting labels and Smart Rewrite for notes. An action runs when you choose it and confirm the upload. The app sends the selected photo, recognized text and positions, current diagram or note, and relevant scan context through the developer's Cloudflare service to OpenAI. Photos are resized and re-encoded without source location or camera metadata.
store: false, but this is not a promise of zero retention.
OpenAI's retention and abuse-monitoring policies still apply.
See OpenAI's data controls.PagePolish Pro is an auto-renewable subscription sold through Apple. Apple processes payment; the developer does not receive card details or your Apple Account email. Cloud actions and allowance checks send Apple's signed app and subscription information to the developer's service for verification. The service stores a pseudonymous identifier derived from the Apple app identity, plan and billing-period information, action counts and outcomes, timestamps, AI model and token usage, a provider response identifier, and estimated processing cost.
This usage record contains no page content or photos. It is retained for as long as needed to operate the allowance and for up to 24 months afterwards for accounting and abuse prevention, then deleted. Because the free allowance is tied to the Apple app identity, reinstalling the app does not reset it. TestFlight uses separate sandbox purchase verification and allowance records.
PagePolish does not require a separate developer account. Optional iCloud sync requires your device's iCloud account, and purchases use your Apple Account. The app has no analytics SDKs, advertising or third-party tracking. The developer does not use your page content to train AI models.
The camera is used when you scan a page. The system photo and file pickers let you select photos, PDFs and PagePolish project files to import. You can decline camera access and continue using other features.
Exported PDF, PNG, SVG, text, Word and draw.io files, and PagePolish project packages, go to the destination you choose through the system share sheet or file interface. Project packages include selected active editable pages and their source photos. Those destinations have their own privacy policies. Copies you export and device backups are not erased when you delete a page inside PagePolish.
Deleting a local page moves it and its source photo to Recently Deleted. To remove that local recovery copy and its history, permanently delete it there. Recovery copies on other devices must be managed on those devices.
If iCloud Sync is enabled, a page deletion is sent to iCloud during a successful sync and replaces its active page and photo with the minimal deletion marker described above. A deletion made while offline or while sync is disabled cannot reach iCloud until synchronization resumes. Check sync status before assuming a deletion has reached your other devices. You can manage PagePolish's iCloud storage through Apple's iCloud settings.
Deleting the app removes its local data but does not by itself remove iCloud data, exported copies, backups or server-side usage records. To request deletion of the usage record or ask a privacy question, contact the address below. We may need enough information to identify the record, but do not send passwords, private keys or full Apple receipts by email.
PagePolish is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.
Updates to this policy will be posted at this address with a new date.
DMP Enterprise LLC — davidmpeterson1998@gmail.com