Privacy Policy
In short:
QRBee has no accounts and no servers of its own. What you scan and generate stays on your device. We do not sell your data.
Data leaves your device only when you choose to share, open, or export something, when you tap Find product details (the barcode number is sent to Open Food Facts), and through the ads served by Google AdMob and the usage statistics collected by Google Analytics for Firebase, both described below.
1. Who we are
QRBee (“the app”, “we”, “us”) is published by YunoK (“the developer”). If you have any question about this policy, contact us at yunoktech@gmail.com.
2. Information the app handles on your device
The following stays on your device. We do not receive it and it is not uploaded to any server operated by us.
| Data | Why | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Camera images (live preview) | To detect and read QR codes and barcodes. | Analysed in real time on your device. Camera frames are not saved and not sent anywhere. |
| Scan history: the content of each code, its type and format, the time, whether you marked it as a favourite, and the folder you put it in | To show your history, favourites, and folders, including codes collected in batch scan mode. | A local database on your device. You can delete items, or clear the whole history, inside the app. |
| Images you choose from your gallery | To read a code from a picture, or to place your own logo in the centre of a QR code you create. | Processed on your device through the Android photo picker. The app does not get access to your other photos and does not keep a copy of a logo image. |
| Codes you generate and images you save or share | To create a QR code or barcode (text, links, Wi-Fi, contacts, WhatsApp, email, SMS, phone, events) with your chosen colours and style. | Saved only to the location you pick in the system file dialog, or handed to the app you choose in the share menu. |
| History exports and backups (CSV and backup files) | To let you export your history to a spreadsheet, or back it up and restore it later. | Created only when you ask, and saved only where you choose or sent only to the app you choose. When you restore a backup, the app reads only the file you pick. |
| App settings and usage counters (theme, vibrate and beep on scan, whether you have seen the welcome screens, and how many codes you have scanned) | To remember your preferences and to choose a good moment to ask for a rating. | Local app storage on your device. |
Link safety check
When you scan a web link, QRBee checks it for common signs of phishing or scams (for example a look-alike address, a raw IP address, or an app download). This check runs entirely on your device. The link is not sent to us or to any other service.
Wi-Fi networks
When you tap Connect to Wi-Fi on a scanned Wi-Fi code, the network name and password from that code are passed to Android so it can save and join the network. On Android 10 and newer, Android asks you to confirm first. We do not receive your Wi-Fi details.
Contacts
When you tap Add to Contacts on a scanned contact card, QRBee opens your phone’s contacts app with the details filled in. You decide whether to save. QRBee does not request permission to read your contacts.
3. Permissions the app uses
- Camera – only to scan codes. You can still generate codes, scan from images, and browse history if you deny it.
- Vibrate – to give feedback when a code is scanned (you can turn this off in Settings).
- Internet / network state – used by the advertising service (section 5) and by the optional product lookup (section 4). QRBee does not upload your scan history.
- Wi-Fi state (Android 9 and older only) – to join a Wi-Fi network from a code you scanned, when you tap Connect to Wi-Fi. Newer Android versions use a system confirmation dialog instead and do not need this permission.
4. Product lookup (Open Food Facts)
When you scan a product barcode, you can tap Find product details. Only then does QRBee send that barcode number to Open Food Facts, a free, open database of food and other products, to get the product name, brand, size, and picture. As with any internet request, Open Food Facts will also receive your device’s IP address. No other data, such as your scan history, is sent. Open Food Facts handles this under its own privacy policy.
The Compare prices buttons (Google Shopping, Amazon, Flipkart) open those websites in your browser with the barcode number as the search term. Those sites have their own privacy practices.
5. Advertising and other Google services
The app may display banner, native, full-screen (interstitial), and optional rewarded video ads served by Google AdMob (Google LLC). Rewarded ads are only shown if you choose to watch one (for example to turn other ads off for a while). To serve and measure ads, Google may collect and process information such as your device’s advertising ID, IP address, approximate location derived from it, device and app information, and ad interaction data. This is handled by Google under its own policies, not by us.
- Google Privacy Policy
- How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
- AdMob & Firebase data disclosure
Usage statistics: QRBee uses Google Analytics for Firebase (Google LLC) to understand how the app is used, for example which screens are opened, that a scan or code generation happened and of which type (QR, URL, Wi-Fi, …), and which settings are changed.Firebase may collect the app-instance ID, advertising ID, device model, OS version, approximate location derived from the IP address, and app usage data. The content of your scans and generated codes is never sent to Analytics. In the EEA and UK, analytics and ad storage stay off until you agree in the consent form, and follow the choice you make there.
You can reset your advertising ID or opt out of ads personalisation on Android under Settings → Privacy (or Google) → Ads. Where required by law (for example in the EEA, UK, or certain US states), Google’s consent tools may ask for your choice, and you can change it later from Privacy Choices in the app’s Settings.
Ratings: QRBee may show Google Play’s in-app rating card, and the Rate Us option opens the Google Play listing. Ratings and reviews are handled by Google Play under Google’s policies. We see published reviews in the same way as everyone else on Google Play.
We do not sell your personal information and we do not share your scan history with advertisers.
6. What you scan is your responsibility
A QR code or barcode can contain anything: text, a web link, a Wi-Fi password, a contact, a phone number and more. When you tap an action such as Open Website, Call, Send Email, Add to Contacts, Connect to Wi-Fi, Copy, or Share, the content is handed to Android or to another app on your device (your browser, dialer, email app, and so on) that has its own privacy practices. QRBee’s link safety check can warn you about some suspicious links, but it cannot detect every unsafe code or website. Be careful with codes from unknown sources.
7. Sharing of information
We do not transfer your scan history, generated codes, or images to us. Content leaves your device only when you deliberately copy, share, export, or open it in another app; when you tap Find product details (section 4); and when the advertising service described in section 5 operates.
8. Data retention and your choices
- Scan history remains on your device until you delete it in the app or uninstall the app.
- You can remove a single item, or clear all history, at any time from the History screen.
- Exported CSV and backup files are kept wherever you saved or sent them. You control and can delete them.
- You can revoke the camera permission at any time in your Android system settings.
- If Android’s system backup is enabled on your device, app data may be included in your Google account backup according to your device settings. That backup is managed by Google and your device, not by us.
Because we do not hold your data on our servers, we cannot look up, export, or delete it on your behalf. Everything is under your control on your device.
9. Children’s privacy
QRBee is a general-purpose utility and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided information through the app, please contact us so we can help.
10. Security
Your data stays on your device and is protected by your device’s own security (lock screen, encryption, and so on). Product lookups are sent over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection. Exported and backup files are not encrypted by QRBee, so keep them somewhere safe, especially if your history contains Wi-Fi passwords or personal details. No method of storage or electronic transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Effective date” at the top shows when it was last changed. Material changes will be reflected on this page. Continuing to use the app after a change means you accept the updated policy.
12. Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: yunoktech@gmail.com