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Privacy Policy

How PMB for iOS and Android handles information, which third-party services it relies on, and the choices you have.

Last updated: 19 October 2026

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy describes how PMB (also known as PMB Documents) for iOS (App Store), PMB for Android (Google Play, package com.jabbari.pmbox) and this website (together, the “App”) handle information. The App is published by its developer (“we”, “us”, “our”). Where the iOS and Android apps behave differently, this policy says so. This policy applies only to the App. It does not apply to Apple, Google, websites you visit, storage or sharing services you choose, or any advertisement, each of which is governed by its own privacy policy. By using the App you acknowledge this policy and our Terms of Use.

2. Summary

Your PMB file library is stored and processed on your device. The App does not require an account, we do not operate a cloud file library, and the contents of your library are not uploaded to us. We do not sell personal information.

Some information does leave your device when you use certain features: browsing, downloads, sharing, Wi-Fi Transfer, purchases, usage analytics, consent services, advertising and contacting support. These involve the independent third parties described below, which process information under their own policies, which we do not control. Apple, Google or a storage provider may also back up or sync eligible data according to your own settings.

3. Files and on-device processing

  • Files and media: PMB reads files and metadata you import or make available, including names, types, sizes, dates, thumbnails and media tags, to organize, preview, search and play content.
  • Scanner: camera captures and images you choose are processed on your device for cropping, perspective correction, image adjustments and PDF or image export. Scan edits create new output files. On Android, camera scanning uses Google’s ML Kit document scanner, which runs on your device through Google Play services; Google’s terms and policies apply to that component.
  • Storage Cleaner: PMB examines the PMB library, the Photos items you permit, or a folder you explicitly select. It uses metadata, thumbnails and file and image comparisons to suggest cleanup candidates. You choose and confirm every removal. It cannot inspect other apps’ private storage.
  • Archives: ZIP creation and extraction, and RAR extraction on Android, run on your device.
  • Music: playlists, favorites, playback history and library references are stored locally. With permission, PMB reads supported entries in your device music library (on iOS, the Music library; on Android, music and audio files on the device). On iOS, it does not copy or export protected Music-library tracks.
  • Widgets: home-screen widgets show storage totals and file counts only, not filenames or file contents.
  • Preferences: settings, purchase entitlement information, feature allowances, earned rewards and consent-related choices are stored on your device to provide the App and remember your selections.

We do not have access to information that stays on your device.

4. Permissions

The App requests system access only when a feature needs it. File pickers grant access only to the files or folders you choose.

  • On iOS: Camera for document and QR scanning; Photos for selected imports or permitted cleanup analysis; Media Library for device music; Local Network for Wi-Fi Transfer; and Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode for Safe Box.
  • On Android: Camera for QR scanning and the system camera (document capture uses Google’s ML Kit document scanner); Photos and videos for the Storage Cleaner Photos source (other image imports use the Android Photo Picker, which shares only the items you select); Music and audio for device music; Notifications for download and playback progress; foreground services to keep downloads and media playback running while you use other apps; network access for browsing, downloads and the local Wi-Fi Transfer server; and your fingerprint, face or screen lock (Android BiometricPrompt) for Safe Box. The “Save to PMB” share option imports only the items you share and review.

You can change permissions at any time in iOS Settings or Android Settings. Refusing a permission may stop the related feature from working. Authentication is handled entirely by the operating system: the App never receives your face or fingerprint data, your device passcode or your screen lock.

5. Safe Box and backups

Safe Box stores private copies in app-private storage outside PMB’s public Documents folder and ordinary library listings. Access is gated by device authentication, and the session locks when the App goes into the background. Safe Box relies on the operating system’s standard app-private storage and file protection; PMB does not add its own encryption to Safe Box files or filenames. No security mechanism can guarantee protection in every circumstance.

Importing or copying to Safe Box leaves the original in place. Exporting creates a copy outside Safe Box. Safe Box content is excluded from backups and device transfers on both platforms, so uninstalling the App, losing or resetting your device, or a storage failure can make it permanently unavailable. Keep a separate copy of anything irreplaceable.

Backups on Android: Android cloud backup includes only PMB’s settings and small app state (such as preferences, music favorites, playlists and history, and download history), not your library files. Android device-to-device transfer also moves your PMB library, Recently Deleted items and scan drafts to the new device. Safe Box, private-browsing data, caches and partial downloads are always excluded. On iOS, eligible app data follows your iCloud or computer backup settings, except Safe Box. Backups are provided by Apple or Google under their own terms.

6. Browsing, downloads, QR and local transfer

Websites and download servers receive the requests you make, which normally include your IP address and browser and device information. They may set cookies or process data you enter under their own policies. Search terms entered in the browser may be sent to the selected search provider. Bookmarks, history and normal browsing data are stored on your device. Private mode limits local browsing history; it does not make you anonymous to websites, your network or your internet provider. Files you download or save can remain after a private session.

QR recognition uses the camera on your device. When you choose to open a detected link, the destination receives an ordinary network request.

Wi-Fi Transfer runs a local HTTP server only when you start it. A computer with the access details can use the selected shared-folder functions. Files move directly over your local network, not through any server of ours. Local HTTP is not encrypted in transit: use only a trusted network, keep the access code private and stop the server when finished. The server stops when PMB goes into the background.

When you share or export a file, the recipient or the app you select receives that content. We cannot control what they do with it.

7. Third-party services

The App integrates the following third-party services. Each acts independently and is solely responsible for its own processing of information under its own terms and privacy policy:

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we do not control, and are not responsible or liable for, the data collection, use, disclosure, security or other practices of these or any other third parties, including websites you visit and services you share files with.

8. Usage analytics

On both iOS and Android, the App uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand how it is used and to improve its reliability and usability. Firebase may process an app-instance identifier, device and operating-system information, app version, app usage events and an approximate location derived from your IP address. The App records fixed screen names; it does not send your filenames, browsing URLs, media metadata, document contents or Safe Box contents to Firebase Analytics. The App disables Firebase advertising storage, advertising user-data use and advertising personalization. This information is used in aggregate and is processed by Google under its own terms.

9. Advertising and tracking choices

The free version of the App may show ads served by Google AdMob: one labeled native ad on Home, an occasional app-open ad and optional rewarded ads. PMB does not use banner ads. Premium removes ad placements, although consent-related requests may still be made to determine which choices apply to you. Ad availability depends on app version, platform, region, configuration and consent.

When ads are requested, Google and its advertising partners may receive information such as your IP address (which may indicate approximate location), device and app identifiers, ad interactions and diagnostic and performance information, and use it to deliver and measure ads and prevent fraud. The App does not intentionally send your file contents, scans or Safe Box contents to the ad service.

  • Consent: where required by law (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), Google’s consent form is shown before eligible ad requests. Where it applies to you, Ad Privacy Choices can be reopened in PMB Settings.
  • iOS: the advertising identifier (IDFA) is available only if you allow tracking in Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt. You can change this at any time in iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
  • Android: the Google Mobile Ads SDK may use the device’s advertising ID. You can reset or delete it in your device settings.

Declining tracking or personalization does not prevent you from using the App; you may still see non-personalized ads. Rewarded ads are always optional, and the App states the reward before you choose to watch. Advertisements, advertisers and any websites or offers they link to are third-party content for which, to the maximum extent permitted by law, we accept no responsibility. See Google’s data disclosures for the iOS SDK and the Android SDK.

10. Purchases

On iOS, all purchases and payments are processed by Apple. The App uses StoreKit transaction and entitlement information to provide Premium, restore eligible purchases and verify access.

On Android, all purchases, subscriptions and payments are processed by Google Play. The App uses purchase tokens and entitlement status from Google Play Billing to provide Premium, restore eligible purchases with the same Google account and verify access.

We never receive your payment card details. Apple and Google keep their own transaction records under their own privacy policies.

11. Support emails

If you choose to contact us by email, we receive your email address, your message and anything you attach, and use them only to respond and to improve the App. The App’s support composer may include editable app version, device model, operating-system version and language details to help diagnose an issue. It does not attach your library, private files or a unique device identifier, and you review the message before sending it. Please do not send passwords, access codes or sensitive information. Email is handled by our mail provider under its own terms.

12. This website

This website is hosted by a third-party hosting provider, which may automatically record technical information (such as IP address, date and time, page requested and browser type) in server logs for delivery and security. The website does not use analytics, advertising scripts, social media widgets, third-party fonts, account registration, contact forms or tracking cookies. Links to the App Store, Google Play and email take you to services with their own policies.

13. Legal bases

Where applicable law requires a legal basis, information is processed: to provide the App and the features you request and to honor purchases (performance of a contract); to show ads that keep the App free, to understand usage, keep the App secure and prevent abuse (legitimate interests); to comply with legal obligations; and, where required, on the basis of your consent, which you can withdraw at any time without affecting prior processing. We do not sell your file library or use its contents to build advertising profiles. Under some laws, letting an ad network use your advertising identifier may count as “sharing” for targeted advertising; you can limit this with the consent and device controls described above or by buying Premium.

14. Retention, transfers and security

Content on your device remains until you remove it, a retention feature clears it, or the App or its storage is removed. Recently Deleted items remain until you recover or permanently delete them. Clearing download history does not delete the downloaded files. Exported copies, backups and third-party records are managed separately. Third-party providers retain data according to their own policies. Support emails are kept only as long as reasonably necessary.

Information may be disclosed where required by law, to protect rights and security, or as part of a sale or transfer of the App. Information processed by third-party providers may be transferred to and stored in countries other than your own, which may have different data protection laws. Reasonable measures are used to protect information, but no device, network or storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of any information.

15. Your choices and rights

  • Change or revoke permissions in iOS Settings or Android Settings.
  • Review Ad Privacy Choices in PMB Settings where available, limit tracking in iOS Settings, or reset or delete your Android advertising ID.
  • Delete files in the App, or delete the App to remove its local data.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, to withdraw consent and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Because the App has no accounts and your library stays on your device, we generally cannot identify you or link analytics or advertising data to you, and we cannot remotely retrieve or erase files that exist only on your device. Requests concerning data held by Apple or Google should be made to those providers using their own tools. Other requests can be sent to the contact address below; we may need to verify your request, and legal exceptions may apply.

16. Children

PMB is a general-purpose utility and is not directed to children under 13 (or the higher age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and it will be deleted.

17. Limitation of responsibility

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we are not responsible or liable for any loss, damage, unauthorized access, disclosure or misuse of information or files that are collected, stored, shared or processed by your device, your network, Wi-Fi Transfer, your Apple Account or Google account, Google AdMob, Google Firebase, Google Play services, websites you visit, services you share files with, your mail or internet provider, or any other third party, or that results from events beyond our reasonable control. The disclaimers and limitations of liability in our Terms of Use apply to this policy.

18. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. The updated version takes effect when published on this page, with the “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the App after an update means you accept the updated policy.

19. Contact

Privacy questions and requests can be sent to apps.jabbari@gmail.com.