Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• —Account information: When you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive your name and email address from those providers. We do not receive or store your Google or Apple password.
• —Reading data: Your reading progress (percentage complete), reading status (Reading, Completed, Want to Read), when you started and last read a book, and your personal library organization.
• —Support communications: If you contact us through the in-app contact form or by email, we collect the content of your message and your contact details.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• —Usage data: Features you use, books you browse, search queries, and general interaction patterns within the App.
• —Device information: Device type, operating system version, app version, and crash logs used for debugging and maintaining App compatibility.
• —Authentication tokens: Identifiers provided by Google or Apple to verify your identity on subsequent sign-ins, stored securely on our servers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect strictly to provide and improve the App. Specifically:

• —To create and manage your account and authenticate you across sessions and devices.
• —To sync your reading progress, library, and bookshelves so they are consistent across all your devices.
• —To power your personalized home screen (featured picks, currently reading, popular books).
• —To respond to your support requests and inquiries.
• —To analyze aggregated, anonymized usage patterns to improve features and fix bugs.
• —To send you important service-related notices, such as updates to these policies.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share data only in the following limited circumstances:

• —Service providers: We may share data with trusted third-party providers who help us operate the App (such as cloud hosting). These providers are contractually bound to keep your data confidential and may not use it for their own purposes.
• —Legal obligations: We may disclose information if required by applicable law, court order, subpoena, or other governmental request, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or the safety of others.
• —Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of all or part of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. We will notify you via the App or email before your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
• —With your consent: We may share your information with third parties when you have explicitly consented to such sharing.

4. Third-Party Authentication

The App uses Google Sign-In and Apple Sign-In for authentication. When you use these services:

• —Your authentication is handled directly by Google or Apple on their secure servers. We never see or store your password.
• —We receive only the information those services share with us — typically your name, email address, and a unique identifier.
• —Your use of Google Sign-In is subject to Google's Privacy Policy. Your use of Apple Sign-In is subject to Apple's Privacy Policy.

You can revoke Bookami's access to your Google or Apple account at any time through those providers' account settings pages.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account information and reading data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account through the App, we will permanently delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are legally required to retain certain records for longer.

Anonymized and aggregated data, which cannot be used to identify you, may be retained indefinitely for analytical purposes.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure server infrastructure, and access controls limiting who within our team can access user data.

However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law.

7. Children's Privacy

The App is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected].

Upon verification, we will promptly delete the child's information from our servers.

8. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• —Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• —Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• —Deletion: Delete your account and all associated personal data directly from the App's settings, or by contacting us. We will process your request within 30 days.
• —Portability: Request your reading history and library data in a machine-readable format.
• —Objection / Restriction: Object to or request restriction of certain processing activities.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

9. International Users

Bookami is operated from Germany. If you access the App from outside Germany, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Germany or other countries where our service providers operate.

By using the App, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence. We take steps to ensure that such transfers are carried out in compliance with applicable law.

10. EEA / UK Users (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR, including the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Our legal basis for processing your personal information is performance of our contract with you (to provide the App's services) and our legitimate interests in improving the App, except where we rely on your consent.

11. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

• —The right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
• —The right to delete personal information we have collected from you.
• —The right to opt out of the sale of personal information.
• —The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you through the App or by email and update the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the App after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.