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Privacy Policy

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This policy covers the Universal File Viewer at viewer.manuals.plus and the Manuals+ apps listed below that connect to Google Drive. It explains what each viewer handles, the data used by advertising services on the main site, and your choices. The main Manuals+ Privacy Policy covers documentation, search, accounts, public submissions, and Premium.

1. Files you open in the viewer

Your browser reads the name, type, size, and contents of files you select to identify and preview them or calculate a checksum. It keeps the working copy on your device in the open tab. Clear the preview or close the tab to discard that copy. Use of the Universal File Viewer is available without a Manuals+ account.

When you enter a public file URL, your browser requests the file directly from its host. That host receives ordinary request information such as your IP address. Following a link to another viewer opens that page without transmitting the selected file.

2. Google Workspace and Drive apps

Manuals+ vCard Viewer

The vCard Viewer uses drive.install when you connect the app to Drive’s Open with menu and drive.file to open a file you choose for this app. The per-file grant can allow editing of eligible files. The viewer uses it only for read operations on selected files. Your Drive account and sharing settings determine which files can be accessed.

Google supplies the selected file’s name, file type, size, download permission, and contents directly to your browser over HTTPS. The viewer uses those details for preview, search, and export at your request. The short-lived Google access token is held in memory for the request. File contents, contact details, exports, and tokens are processed on your device. Clear the preview or close the tab to discard its working copy. Files you export remain wherever you save them.

To disconnect the app, use Manage apps in Google Drive settings or revoke access in Google Account connections. Google operates the account, authorization, and Drive services under its Privacy Policy.

Limited Use of Google user data

Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy and the Google Workspace user data and developer policy, including their Limited Use requirements. We limit Drive data and information derived from it to the file features you request. This data is excluded from sale, advertising disclosures, ad targeting, remarketing, conversion measurement, and identity matching.

3. Hosting, security, and support

Cloudflare delivers and protects the viewers. Routine requests expose technical information such as IP addresses, browser details, timestamps, and request URLs. A Drive launch URL may contain a file ID, a sharing resource key, or an account hint. The viewer removes those parameters from the visible URL after reading the launch. Cloudflare may process the initial request for delivery, troubleshooting, or security.

If you contact us, we use the details you provide to respond, investigate, and follow up. Cloudflare processes submissions made through the domain contact form. Information may also be disclosed where necessary to comply with law, protect the service or its users, or establish or defend legal rights, subject to applicable privacy requirements and Google’s Limited Use requirements where they apply.

We protect information in transit using HTTPS and limit access to records as appropriate. Providers may process operational information in the United States and other countries. Where required, international transfers use an applicable lawful mechanism. Technical records are retained according to their security or operational purpose and applicable obligations. Support records are kept as needed to resolve requests and meet legal obligations.

4. Advertising and measurement on the main site

The Universal File Viewer and vCard Viewer operate without ads or third-party advertising or analytics tags. The following disclosures apply to pages and features on the main Manuals.plus site where advertising or measurement is enabled. Those services may use cookies, local storage, tags, pixels, and similar technologies to serve ads and attribute visits or conversions. Partners may receive browser and device details, IP addresses, approximate location, impressions, clicks, and campaign or conversion information.

Ezoic advertising, analytics, and consent

Manuals.plus uses Ezoic for advertising, analytics, consent management, and related services. Ezoic and its advertising partners can use cookies and other identifiers to deliver and measure ads. On eligible features, where permitted and enabled, a first-party email address may be hashed or encrypted for identity matching. See Ezoic’s disclosure for Manuals.plus, Ezoic’s Privacy Policy, and Ezoic’s advertising partners.

On pages that serve AdSense or other Google ads, Google and participating ad vendors use cookies to serve ads based on visits to Manuals.plus and other sites. You can turn off personalized Google ads in My Ad Center. Learn more about Google’s use of data from partner sites.

On the main site, Google Ads conversion measurement may share campaign or click identifiers and conversion events with Google to measure ad performance. Where enhanced conversions are enabled, a first-party email address supplied to Manuals+ may be normalized, hashed, and shared with Google for measurement. A hashed identifier can still be personal data. Sharing and use are subject to applicable consent requirements.

Microsoft Advertising and Universal Event Tracking

On pages using Universal Event Tracking (UET), Microsoft collects or receives personal data to provide Microsoft Advertising. This can include IP addresses, browser and device information, page visits, cookie identifiers, Microsoft click IDs, and conversion events. Where enhanced matching is enabled and permitted, Microsoft may also receive a hashed first-party email address for matching and measurement. See the Microsoft Privacy Statement and Microsoft advertising privacy settings.

5. Consent, opt-outs, and privacy requests

On the main site, use the consent message or privacy-options control where available to accept, decline, or change choices for optional tracking and vendors. Where consent is required, optional tracking and related data sharing require the applicable choice. Agreement to the viewer’s Terms of Service is separate from advertising consent. More choices are available in the main site’s privacy choices and the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool.

Depending on your location, you may be able to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of personal information, withdraw consent, object to or restrict processing, or opt out of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising. Where applicable, you may also appeal a decision or complain to a regulator. Recognized opt-out signals, including Global Privacy Control, apply where required by law.

Use the viewer support page to submit a privacy request. Identify the viewer and the request so we can route it. We may need to verify your identity or the authority of your agent. Exclude private files, tokens, passwords, and unnecessary personal information. We handle requests within applicable legal deadlines and respect the rights available to you.

Where a legal basis is required, we rely as applicable on providing the service you requested, legitimate interests such as security subject to your rights, legal obligations, or consent. The viewers are intended for adults. If you believe a child supplied personal information, contact us so we can investigate. We may update this policy as services or requirements change and will provide any notice required by applicable law.

See the Terms of Service and the main Manuals+ Privacy Policy for more information.