Public Privacy Policy

Law Student Notepad privacy policy

This policy explains how Law Student Notepad handles local study data, optional account sync, document processing, and AI-assisted workflows. It is written to stay aligned with the behavior of the current live build.

Effective date: 2026-03-11

Offline-capable Core study workflows can remain local.
Optional account Email-based sign-in and sync are not required to start using the app.
On-demand processing Document upload, OCR, and AI are initiated by the user, not passively collected.
Current build No advertising or third-party tracking SDKs are integrated in the reviewed build.

Legal notice

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 March 2026

Thank you for using Law Student Notepad (“the App”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This short-form legal summary describes how data moves through the app and when external services are involved.

1. Data collection

Law Student Notepad is designed for local-first use, but it is not a blanket “Data Not Collected” product. Depending on the features you enable, the App may handle limited account and study data.

  • If you stay in local or offline workflows, your settings and study data can remain on your device.
  • If you sign in, the App handles your email address and authentication data through Firebase Authentication.
  • If you enable sync, selected study content may be stored in Firebase services.
  • If you invoke AI, upload, OCR, or cloud document workflows, selected files or text may be sent to the configured service for that task.
  • The reviewed build does not include advertising SDKs, marketing trackers, or third-party analytics SDKs for ads.

2. Local data on your device

Some App features store information only on your device or browser storage, such as your preferences, settings, revision state, flashcards, notes, and other local study artifacts.

  • That information can stay on your device when you use local-only workflows.
  • It is not uploaded unless you explicitly enable sign-in, sync, or another networked workflow.
  • Local data can be removed when you delete the App or clear local storage, subject to platform behavior.

3. Third-party services

The current version of Law Student Notepad does not use third-party advertising or tracking SDKs, but it can use service providers for features you explicitly activate.

  • Firebase services may be used for sign-in, sync, storage, and service protection.
  • Configured AI endpoints may process selected text only when you invoke AI-assisted features.
  • Document conversion or OCR-related services may be involved only when you choose those workflows.

4. Children’s privacy

Law Student Notepad is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children for advertising or marketing purposes. If the App’s data handling changes in the future, we will update this policy and follow applicable privacy requirements.

5. Changes to this Privacy Policy

If we change how the App handles data, including changes to accounts, cloud sync, AI workflows, or document services, we will update this Privacy Policy and the relevant public disclosures.

  • We will update the privacy page.
  • We may also update the App Store privacy answers and the in-app disclosure surfaces.

6. Contact us

If you have any questions, comments, or requests about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Plain-language summary

What this means in practice

1. You can work locally

Notes, flashcards, revision state, and other study artifacts can be kept in local app or browser/device storage for workflows that do not require cloud services.

2. Accounts are optional

If you create an account or sign in, the app uses Firebase Authentication and associated Firebase services to enable cloud-backed features such as sync.

3. Uploaded content is user-controlled

Documents, images, or OCR source material are only handled when you explicitly import or process them. They are not collected in the background.

4. AI is opt-in

AI-assisted features require explicit enabling, have in-app terms, and may send selected text or excerpts to the provider you configure for that task.

Data categories

What data may be handled

Account identifiers

If you sign in, your email address and the account credentials required by the authentication provider are handled to support account access and optional sync.

  • Linked to your account when sign-in is enabled.
  • Not used for advertising or cross-app tracking by this app.

User-generated study content

Case logs, flashcards, notes, revision metadata, and uploaded study documents are user-created content. These stay local unless you choose a cloud or processing workflow that sends them elsewhere.

  • May be stored locally on-device or in browser/device storage.
  • May be linked to your account when synced to Firebase.

Imported document and image content

If you import PDFs, ePub files, Office files, or images, the app may temporarily process that content for reading, OCR, conversion, export, or cloud storage depending on the workflow you start.

  • Import and OCR are initiated by you.
  • Storage destination depends on the mode you choose.

AI prompts and selected excerpts

If you enable AI generation, the app may send the text you enter and the excerpts you choose from notes, flashcards, cases, or documents to the configured AI service endpoint for the requested task.

  • AI is disabled by default until you enable it.
  • Do not submit privileged or client-identifiable information.

When data leaves the device

The app uses network services only for the workflows that need them.

Cloud sync

When you enable account-backed sync, app content can be stored in Firebase Cloud Firestore and related Firebase services.

AI processing

When you invoke AI features, selected text may be sent to the configured AI provider, such as an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

File conversion or upload

Some document workflows may use cloud upload or conversion services if those features are configured and you choose to use them.

Third-party services

Services the app may rely on when features are enabled

Firebase

Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Storage, Core, and App Check are used to support sign-in, cloud sync, and related service protection when those capabilities are configured in the build and activated by the user.

OpenAI-compatible AI services

AI generation features can send selected text to a configured AI endpoint. The exact provider depends on the endpoint you configure in settings.

Document conversion services

Some conversion flows may call a configured document-processing service to transform study files, such as converting presentation content into PDF output.

On-device OCR libraries

Mobile OCR can use on-device text recognition components to extract text from images or rendered document pages without advertising or tracking intent.

App Store alignment note

Public policy and App Store answers should stay in sync.

This policy is intended to support accurate public disclosure. If enabled services or data flows change, the app’s App Store privacy responses should be updated to match the current build and current configuration.