Privacy at a glance.
| Purpose | Information |
|---|---|
| Advertising · collected and shared by Google AdMob | Device ID, ad interactions and approximate location. |
| App functionality · collected | Crash and performance diagnostics (Google); a reported Sage answer, only if you choose to report it. |
| Not collected by Xleaf | Name, email, contacts, files and documents, audio, messages, reading history or purchase card details. The profile name and saved content stay on your device. Speech recognition and voluntary reports are explained below. |
Who we are
Xleaf: PDF Reader & AI Podcast is published by Zabure Group (U) Limited, Kampala, Uganda. Contact [email protected].
Accounts & your device
No account. No sign-up. Xleaf: PDF Reader & AI Podcast does not collect a name, email address or password for an account.
The following information stays on your device:
- Imported documents
- Highlights and notes
- Voice notes
- Reading progress, streaks and goals
- The profile name you type
- Translations
- Sage questions and answers
Xleaf: PDF Reader & AI Podcast does not upload this content. Your device’s own backup settings may include app data.
AI that runs on your phone
Sage reading assistant, AI narration, Translation run on your device.
Models and language packs download from Hugging Face and Google ML Kit only when you ask. Remove them in the Add-ons screen.
No question, answer, book or recording is sent to Zabure or an AI provider for AI processing. The separate speech-recognition and optional Report features are explained below.
Permissions & speech
Microphone
When: When you record a voice note or ask Sage out loud.
Record your voice note or provide speech to your phone’s Apple or Google speech recognizer. Xleaf keeps no recording of spoken questions.
Notifications
When: When you enable reading reminders.
Schedule optional local notifications on your device. There is no reminder server.
Reporting an answer
When you choose to report an answer, the report contains: Only the question, answer, chosen reason, model name and platform (iOS or Android). No account or name is attached.
Reports go through Formspree to the developer to improve Sage. To request deletion of a report, email [email protected].
Advertising & your choices
The free version displays labelled ads. Google may use device identifiers, IP-derived approximate location, ad interactions and diagnostics to personalize and measure ads. Google’s consent form requests consent where required, including the EEA, UK, Switzerland and applicable US states.
Revisit ad choices in Xleaf settings. You can also reset or limit the advertising ID in your phone’s settings. On iOS, tracking happens only if you allow it in Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt.
Purchases & subscriptions
Premium is available weekly, monthly or yearly. It removes ads and enables background listening. Apple or Google handles payment; Xleaf never receives card details.
Cancel in your App Store or Google Play subscription settings, also linked from the app’s paywall. Deleting Xleaf does not cancel a subscription.
Choose “Restore purchases” in the app.
Service providers
These providers have their own privacy policies. Opening their links takes you to their websites.
Google AdMob
Advertising and diagnostics. Device identifiers, IP-derived approximate location, ad interactions, crash and performance diagnostics.
Google AdMob privacy policy ↗Formspree
Deliver voluntary Sage reports. Reported question, answer, reason, model name and platform.
Formspree privacy policy ↗Hugging Face
Download optional AI models. Model download requests; no books, questions, answers or recordings for AI processing.
Hugging Face privacy policy ↗Google ML Kit
Download translation language packs. Language-pack download requests; translations run on the device.
Google ML Kit privacy policy ↗Apple
iOS speech recognition and App Store payments. Speech recognition input depending on device settings, and purchases processed by Apple. Xleaf does not receive card details.
Apple privacy policy ↗Android speech recognition and Google Play payments. Speech recognition input depending on device settings, and purchases processed by Google. Xleaf does not receive card details.
Google privacy policy ↗Retention & deleting data
Open Settings → Erase everything, or uninstall the app. Xleaf has no account or server-side reading library to delete. Device backups may contain app data; manage these through your device’s backup settings.
Downloaded models and language packs can be removed in Add-ons.
Reports already sent are separate from device data. Request their deletion at [email protected]; deleting the app does not delete a submitted report.
For advertising information held by Google, use Google’s advertising controls. Provider retention is governed by the privacy policies linked above.
Security
Protect your device with a passcode and keep its software up to date. Device-only content is protected by your device’s security and backup settings. No device or online service can guarantee absolute security.
International processing
The providers listed above may process information outside your country. Their privacy policies explain their processing locations and applicable transfer safeguards. This does not change which reading content stays on your device.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live and which law applies, you may request access, correction or deletion of personal data, object to or restrict processing, request portability, or withdraw consent.
Under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR, these rights depend on the processing and its legal basis. You may complain to your local supervisory authority or the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
Where California’s CCPA/CPRA applies, you may ask to know, access, correct or delete personal information, opt out of its sale or sharing, and limit qualifying uses of sensitive personal information. You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights. See California’s privacy rights guidance.
Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 provides rights over personal data, including access and correction. You may contact Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office with a complaint.
Send requests to [email protected]. We can only act on information we hold; we cannot access data that remains exclusively on your device.
Use the advertising choices described above to control personalized advertising and tracking.
Children
Xleaf: PDF Reader & AI Podcast is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Contact us if you believe a child has submitted personal information.
Changes to this policy
The effective date and version identify this policy. Updates will appear on this page, with earlier versions and a summary of changes in the policy history.
Contact
Zabure Group (U) Limited
Kampala, Uganda
[email protected]