Your scans stay in your home or office.

Last updated: October 22, 2026

Summary

The SL Scanner app

SL Scanner is made by Joshua Cook. It is used to scan cards and documents, such as ID cards, business cards and paperwork, and send them to a computer on the same local network.

The app uses the camera only when you choose to scan. Each scan is sent directly to a computer running the SL Scanner Windows app, which saves it to a folder chosen by the person or business that operates that computer. They are responsible for the scans after they arrive, including who can see them and how long they're kept.

Scans are never sent to the developer or to any third-party server. The app has no user accounts, advertising, analytics or tracking.

Storage on the phone

• Scans are kept on the phone only temporarily.
• Sent scans are removed automatically five minutes after the computer confirms it received them.
• Scans that failed to send are kept so they can be retried, until they're sent or the app is closed.
• Nothing is saved to the phone's photo library.

Permissions

• Camera: to take scans.
• Local Network: to find the computer running SL Scanner and send scans to it.

This website

If you sign up for launch updates, we keep your email address to tell you when SL Scanner is available, and use it for nothing else. Every email will include a way to unsubscribe, or you can ask us to delete your address at any time.

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Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update it on this page and change the date at the top.

Contact

Questions about this policy, or requests about your email sign-up:

For questions about scans already saved, contact the person or business that operates the receiving computer.