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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 22, 2026

1. Introduction

LightScanAI ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our PDF scanning and text extraction service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you create an account, we collect information through our authentication provider (Clerk), which may include:

  • Email address
  • Name (if provided)
  • Profile picture (if provided)
  • Authentication credentials

2.2 Payment Information

We use Stripe to process payments. We do not store your credit card information on our servers. Stripe's privacy policy governs the collection and use of payment information.

2.3 Uploaded Documents

When you upload PDF documents for processing:

  • Documents are stored temporarily in secure cloud storage
  • Processed text is stored to enable downloads
  • Documents may be processed by OpenAI's API for text extraction
  • You can delete your processed files at any time

2.4 Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information about your use of the service, including job history, page counts, and feature usage.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide and maintain our service
  • To process your payments and transactions
  • To send you service-related notifications
  • To respond to your inquiries and support requests
  • To improve and optimize our service
  • To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:

  • Clerk - Authentication and user management
  • Stripe - Payment processing
  • Supabase - Database and file storage
  • OpenAI - AI-powered text extraction and translation
  • Resend - Email notifications
  • Vercel - Application hosting

5. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Uploaded documents and processed files are retained for 30 days after processing, after which they may be automatically deleted. You can request deletion of your data at any time.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS), secure cloud storage, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Delete your data
  • Export your data
  • Opt out of marketing communications

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@lightscanai.com