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AR Camera Counter: Privacy Policy & Terms

Complete Privacy Disclosures, Permission Transparency & Google Play Data Safety

Application: AR Camera Counter & Tally (Package: com.softtechservice.counterai) • SoftTech Service • Effective Date: January 1, 2025 (Last Updated: 2026)

1. Core Privacy Philosophy

This Privacy Policy explains how AR Camera Counter & Tally ("the App", "we", "us", or "our"), developed by SoftTech Service, handles information collected or processed when you use our mobile application available on Google Play (Package: com.softtechservice.counterai).

Privacy-by-Design & Local-First Architecture: Our core design principle is that your physical camera feed, images, inventory counts, and industrial audit data belong strictly to you. All computer vision analysis, neural network inferences, and object detection calculations happen exclusively on your local device.

2. Information We Do NOT Collect

To provide absolute transparency, we explicitly declare what is never collected by our software:

  • No Personal Identity Information: We do not require registration, login accounts, usernames, email addresses, telephone numbers, or passwords. You can use all counting modes anonymously out of the box.
  • No Biometric Identifiers: The App does not perform facial recognition, iris scanning, biometric matching, or personal profiling.
  • No Cloud Image or Video Feeds: We do not upload, stream, store, or transmit your camera frames, scanned photos, or inventory photos to any external server or cloud service. Camera frames are evaluated in temporary device RAM and discarded immediately after bounding boxes and counts are calculated.
  • No Location Tracking: We do not access, track, or log your precise or approximate GPS location.

3. On-Device Machine Learning & Computer Vision

The App incorporates Google MediaPipe and custom computer vision algorithms running on top of TensorFlow Lite:

  • All neural network calculations, spatial tracking vectors, Hough circle transforms, and vertical stalk morphological filters execute 100% locally on your device's hardware processor.
  • No visual data, bounding boxes, or image captures leave your physical device for machine learning inference.

4. Local Data Storage & User Control

Counting Sessions & History: All session titles, item tallies, category breakdowns ("Pass", "Defect", "Reject"), session notes, timestamps, and thumbnail snapshots are saved exclusively in a local SQLite database (Android Room) stored in your device's private, sandboxed application directory.

Exported Files (PDF & CSV): When you generate a formal PDF Inspection Report or CSV file, the document is synthesized locally on your phone. It is only transmitted when you explicitly share it via the native Android System Share Sheet.

Total User Deletion Control:

  • You can delete any individual session at any time from the local Library.
  • You can permanently wipe all historical data by tapping "Clear All History" in Settings.
  • Uninstalling the App immediately purges all sandboxed databases, cached snapshots, and application preferences from your device.

5. Third-Party Services & Advertising

The App uses trusted Google SDKs strictly for monetization and application maintenance:

A. Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK)

We display banner and interstitial advertisements provided by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and process certain data in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy, including:

  • Device identifiers (such as the Google Advertising ID / AAID).
  • IP address (used for approximate geographic location and ad fraud prevention).
  • Interaction data with advertisements.
  • Diagnostic and application performance metrics.

You can manage your personalized advertising preferences or reset your Advertising ID directly in your Android device settings under Settings → Google → Ads.

For more details, review:
• Google Privacy & Terms
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services

B. Google Play In-App Update API

We utilize the Google Play In-App Update library to inform you when new, secure versions of the App are available on Google Play. This service communicates directly with Google Play Services under Google's standard privacy framework.

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR-K Compliance)

AR Camera Counter is an industrial, business, and productivity tool intended for general commercial and personal inventory counting. We do not knowingly market to or collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). If you believe an advertising partner has inadvertently collected data from a child in violation of applicable laws, please contact us for immediate resolution.

7. Security of Your Information

Because all inventory data and camera frames are retained strictly on your local device, the security of your stored sessions depends on your device's physical and operating system security. We follow industry-standard Android security practices:

  • Strict Android application sandboxing isolating app storage from third-party apps.
  • Secure content sharing using androidx.core.content.FileProvider.
  • Mandatory TLS/HTTPS encryption for all advertising network communications.

8. Contact Information

SoftTech Service Privacy Team

If you have questions, feedback, or concerns regarding our privacy standards or data handling practices, please reach out to us at:

Developer: SoftTech Service

Package: com.softtechservice.counterai

Email: contact@softtechservice.site

Website: https://softtechservice.site

Android Device Permissions Disclosure

The App requests the following Android runtime and manifest permissions for strictly functional operations:

Permission Technical Android Name Functional Purpose
Camera android.permission.CAMERA Used solely to stream video frames to the on-device AI detector for real-time object counting and to capture inventory snapshot photos. Video frames are processed in volatile memory and are never transmitted over the internet.
Vibration android.permission.VIBRATE Used to provide tactile haptic vibration feedback when an object is counted, clicked, or when a counting goal is achieved.
Internet android.permission.INTERNET Used solely by third-party services (Google AdMob and Google Play In-App Updates) to display advertisements and check for app updates.
Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Used by Google AdMob to verify network availability before attempting to request advertisements.

Google Play Data Safety Declarations

The declarations below represent the exact answers submitted on the Google Play Console Data Safety section:

Category Data Type Collected? Shared? Purpose Optional / Mandatory Encrypted in Transit?
Location Approximate / Precise No No N/A (App does not access GPS or coarse location) N/A N/A
Personal Info Name, Email, Phone, IDs No No N/A (No user registration, accounts, or logins) N/A N/A
Photos & Videos Camera Frames, Inventory Snapshots No No Processed 100% locally in device RAM / sandboxed storage N/A N/A
Financial Info Payment details, In-app purchases No No N/A (100% Free with Ads, No IAP) N/A N/A
App Activity Aim traces, count clicks No No Count calculations are client-side only N/A N/A
App Diagnostics Crash logs & performance metrics Optional Play Console App stability & bug fixes (Google Play Services) Automatic via Play Services Yes (HTTPS)
Device or Other IDs Android Advertising ID (AAID) Handled by Google Mobile Ads Shared with AdMob Advertising & Fraud Prevention (managed by Google) Optional (User can opt out via Android OS settings) Yes (HTTPS)

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, or using AR Camera Counter & Tally, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you disagree with any portion of these terms, do not install or use the application.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

All computer vision pipelines, custom circle detection algorithms, UI designs, codebases, and the "AR Camera Counter" name are the proprietary intellectual property of SoftTech Service. You are granted a limited, personal, non-exclusive, revocable license to use the App for personal or business inventory counting.

3. Measurement Accuracy Disclaimer

COMPUTER VISION ASSISTANT DISCLAIMER: AR Camera Counter uses optical machine learning algorithms to assist with counting. Accuracy depends on camera focus, lighting, contrast, item density, and overlap. The App is provided as an productivity tool, and critical shipments, commercial billing, or regulatory compliance counts should always be reviewed or spot-checked using the interactive manual editing features.

4. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

  • Decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the compiled application bundle.
  • Bypass, disable, or tamper with security mechanisms or advertising mediation.
  • Resell, distribute, or rent the software without written authorization from SoftTech Service.

5. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOFTTECH SERVICE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF INVENTORY, MISCOUNTED GOODS, REVENUE LOSS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE.

6. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Open Source & Architecture Acknowledgements

AR Camera Counter relies on industry-standard open-source libraries and machine learning runtimes:

Core Runtimes & Machine Learning

  • Google MediaPipe: Cross-platform on-device machine learning framework (Apache License 2.0).
  • TensorFlow Lite: High-performance edge inference runtime for mobile (Apache License 2.0).
  • Android Jetpack CameraX: Jetpack camera library for robust video capture (Apache License 2.0).
  • Room Database: SQLite persistence abstraction layer (Apache License 2.0).

Advertising & Platform Utilities

  • Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob): Monitored advertising framework (Google Play Services Terms).
  • Google Play In-App Updates: Version discovery and update notifications (Google Play Services Terms).

Developer Support

SoftTech Service Support Team

For enterprise inquiries, integration requests, or bug reports:

Email: contact@softtechservice.site

Website: https://softtechservice.site