Who we are
i2OCR is operated by Sciweavers LLC, USA. This policy covers our website and its image OCR, PDF OCR, editing and translation features. For privacy questions and requests, contact admin@sciweavers.org.
You do not need an account, password or subscription to use the service. Visiting a website still involves some technical information, even when you never upload a file.
Information we handle
- Content you choose to process: images, PDF documents, filenames, selected pages or areas, recognized or edited text, language choices and tool settings.
- Technical and security information: IP address, browser and device information, requested pages, referral information, request times, file size or page count, processing errors and usage information needed to prevent abuse and operate the service.
- Messages you send us: your email address and information included in a support or privacy request.
- Advertising information, when ads are enabled: cookies or similar identifiers, device and browser information, approximate location derived from IP address, and information about ad views or interactions.
What happens to your documents
PDF previews and ordinary text editing run in your browser. When you start PDF OCR after verification, the selected PDF is uploaded to our server, including pages outside the page or area you chose to recognize. Selecting an area limits recognition; it does not limit the original PDF upload.
Selecting an image uploads it automatically to our server to prepare a safe preview. This preparation happens before OCR verification and does not itself recognize the text. When you start Image OCR, the prepared document is sent for recognition.
Depending on the recognition method and language, our processing systems or dedicated processing providers handle the prepared page, image or selected region, together with language, settings and technical request information. Optional Smart edit and translation send the text you ask those features to process when you run them. Some document exports also use server processing.
Your browser can store selected files, settings and results while opening a tool or moving between upload, editor and download pages. This browser storage is separate from the server uploads described above.
We handle submitted content to perform the requested operation and maintain the service. Our processing requests are separate from advertising requests; we do not intentionally supply your files or recognized text to advertising partners. Submit content only when you are authorized to have it processed.
Why we use information
We use information to deliver requested OCR, editing, translation and downloads, remember preferences, respond to messages, keep the service reliable, prevent misuse, and meet legal obligations. First-party usage counts and limited error diagnostics help us understand tool performance. Advertising helps support access without registration.
For these service activities, the legal bases, where required, are providing the service you request, our legitimate interests in security and reliable operation, and compliance with applicable legal obligations.
Working files and retention
The service is not a document archive or backup. Keep your originals and download results you want to retain. Closing a tab or finishing a download does not itself delete server-side working copies.
Raw upload staging is cleaned up when its request ends. Accepted OCR working files and generated results, including text submitted for server-based editing, translation or exports, can remain in private working storage until administrators remove them. We do not promise immediate deletion or a fixed automatic deletion period.
Processing providers can have separate retention arrangements. Contact us before submitting content if you require a particular deletion deadline, processing location or contractual safeguard.
Security, usage and operational records are separate from document content and may be retained to protect the service, investigate failures or respond to requests. Daily processing allowances use server-side records associated with technical request information such as IP addresses.
Browser workflow records expire after two hours and are removed when the next relevant storage cleanup runs, or when you clear site data. Appearance preferences remain until changed or cleared. Clearing browser storage does not delete working files already on our servers. See our Cookie Policy.
Services and other recipients
Our hosting, technical support and document-processing providers may handle information necessary to operate the service and complete your requested tasks. Processing providers are separate from advertising partners.
We may disclose information when required by law, to respond to a lawful request, or to protect people and the service against abuse. In a business reorganization, information may transfer with the service, subject to applicable protections and notices.
Google AdSense and advertising
Advertising, including Google AdSense, helps support free access to i2OCR. When ads are enabled, Google and participating vendors may use cookies or similar technologies to show and measure ads. Subject to applicable permission and your choices, advertising may be based on visits to this and other websites.
Advertising partners can receive technical information such as IP address, browser information and identifiers associated with ad requests. Learn more in How Google uses information from partner sites and Google’s Privacy Policy. These advertising integrations are separate from the systems that process your documents.
Where an advertising consent message is presented, use its controls to review vendors and choose the available purposes. You can also manage Google ad personalization through Google Ads Settings. Non-personalized ads can still involve cookies for security, measurement or frequency limits; they are not necessarily cookie-free. Using an OCR tool or accepting our terms is not, by itself, consent to non-essential advertising storage.
Advertising-related disclosures may count as a sale or sharing of personal information under some privacy laws even without a payment for that information. Where applicable, you may request to opt out. Our Cookie Policy explains storage and available ways to manage it.
Security and international processing
We use measures such as private working storage, request checks, file validation and processing limits to reduce risk. No website or transmission method can guarantee complete security. Submit documents only when you are authorized to do so, and assess whether this service is suitable for highly sensitive or regulated information.
Sciweavers LLC is based in the United States. Hosting, processing and advertising may involve other countries whose privacy rules differ from those where you live. Applicable legal protections for international transfers continue to apply. Contact us before submitting content if you need details about processing locations or specific safeguards.
Privacy questions and requests
For privacy questions or requests about information we still hold, contact admin@sciweavers.org. Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction or deletion, or object to its use. Include the approximate date and tool involved when relevant, without resending a confidential document. We may need enough information to verify and locate the request. Deleted files cannot be recovered.
Children
The service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. Older minors should use the service with appropriate parent or guardian permission.
Changes to this policy
We update this page when our practices change and show the revision date above. Where required, we will provide additional notice before a material change takes effect. Our Terms of Use explain the conditions for using the tools.
Questions or requests?
Contact Sciweavers LLC at admin@sciweavers.org. Please describe your request without attaching confidential documents.