Privacy Policy

1. Information Collection

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our Service to you:

• Personal Account Data: When you register, we collect your email address, display name, and password (encrypted).
• Usage Data: We collect information on how the Service is accessed and used, including your reading history, reading time, book notes, and statistics.
• Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access the Service, such as browser type, operating system, etc.

2. Use of Data

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service.
• To notify you about changes to our Service.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service (such as book clubs, discussion forums, etc.) when you choose to do so.
• To provide customer support.
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service (we use Umami for privacy-friendly traffic analysis).

3. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored in secure cloud databases. We use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, preventing unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

4. Third-Party Services

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, who adhere to strict privacy standards:

• Vercel: For hosting our website and application.
• Supabase: For database storage and user authentication.
• Umami Analytics & Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis.

5. Your Rights

Under applicable laws, you have the following rights:

• To access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
• You can export your reading and note records at any time from the “Settings” page.
• You can request to delete your account and all associated data at any time from the “Settings” page.

6. Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.