Privacy Policy

QR Code Toolkit · Effective: 4 October 2026

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Short version: version 1.0.1 is free with ads. Your scans are processed and stored on your device. They leave it only when a link that passed the safety check is previewed (see Link previews), or through the advertising SDK described below. This build has no Premium upgrade, no in-app purchases, no account sign-in, and no cloud sync.

Who we are

QR Code Toolkit is developed by OOTW Studios (OutOfThisWorld Studios), a sole-trader software studio based in Slovenia, EU, which is the data controller for the processing described here. Contact: contact@outofthisworld-studios.com

What data we collect

  • Scan history — stored on your device only, in the app’s private storage. It is not sent to us.
  • App preferences — theme, language, vibration and scanner settings — stored on your device.
  • Camera — used only to read codes, and only after you allow it. Camera images are processed on the device and are never recorded or uploaded.
  • No analytics or tracking SDK of our own. You do not need an account to use the app. Version 1.0.1 does not offer Google sign-in or cloud backup of your history.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

QR Code Toolkit 1.0.1 is free and shows ads served by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use device and advertising identifiers, approximate location, diagnostics, and app interaction data to serve ads and for fraud prevention, in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.

On first launch you are shown a consent form (Google User Messaging Platform) where you choose whether ads may be personalised. If you decline, AdMob serves non-personalised ads instead. If the consent check fails or never answers (for example offline), the scanner still opens after a short timeout and ads are skipped for that session; the form is asked again on the next launch. To change your choice later, clear the app’s data (Android Settings → Apps → QR Code Toolkit → Storage → Clear data) and the form is shown again. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your device’s settings.

We do not receive or store any AdMob-attributed user data on our own servers.

Link previews

When a scanned web link passes the app’s offline safety check and contains no query string, fragment or login details, the app asks the Microlink preview service to fetch that page’s title, description and image. Microlink receives the link and your device’s IP address, and it requests the page itself, so the site’s owner can see that the page was fetched. Links rated risky, and links that carry a query string, fragment or credentials, are never previewed. See the Microlink Privacy Policy.

Security analysis

URL safety checks run entirely offline, using a ruleset bundled in the app. The check itself sends nothing to any server.

PDF and CSV export

PDFs and CSV exports are generated on your device and shared through your operating system’s share sheet. We do not receive copies of exported files.

Children’s privacy

The app is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Your rights (GDPR)

Your scan history lives on your device, so you can erase it at any time with History → Delete All or by uninstalling the app. For AdMob data, use Google’s privacy controls and your device advertising-ID settings.

You also have the right to access, correct and port your data, to object to its processing, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority — in Slovenia, the Information Commissioner (ip-rs.si).

For any privacy enquiries, contact: contact@outofthisworld-studios.com

Changes to this policy

We will update this page when our practices change. The effective date at the top always reflects the latest revision. This policy describes shipped version 1.0.1 only.