Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a reading unit configured to read an image of an original document and generate image data corresponding to the image of the original document;
• a storage unit configured to store the generated image data and attribute information of the image data indicating a source of the image data;
• a printing unit configured to print the image data generated by the reading unit;
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information corresponding to a user of the image processing apparatus for restricting an image processing function;
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• a control unit configured to, if the restriction information acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that use of a copy function is restricted, and the attribute information of the image data indicates the reading unit, control to restrict the printing of the image data stored in the storage unit performed by the printing unit, even if the restriction information acquired by the acquisition unit further indicates that use of a print function is permitted.