Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 16, 2026

Reader's Library is a personal reading tracker for iPhone and iPad. It is built to be private by design: there are no accounts, and we operate no servers that store your library. This policy explains the limited data the app handles and where it goes.

The short version: Your books, reading log, quotes, notes, and stats live on your device and, if you enable iCloud, in your own private iCloud account. We can't see them, we don't sell them, and we don't track you.

What stays on your device

Everything you create in the app — your books and shelves, reading sessions and progress, ratings, reviews, quotes, notes, collections, achievements, and any cover images — is stored locally using Apple's on-device database (SwiftData).

iCloud sync

If you are signed into iCloud, the app syncs this same data through your private iCloud database so it appears on your other devices. This uses Apple's CloudKit and is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. The developer of Reader's Library has no access to your private iCloud data and cannot read it.

Information sent to third parties

To make the app useful, some non-identifying requests are sent to outside services. None of these include your name, an account, a device identifier, or a profile:

Open Library (a project of the Internet Archive) — when you search for a book or scan a barcode, the title, author, or ISBN you look up is sent to Open Library to return book details and cover art. See the Internet Archive privacy terms.
Google News — if you view author news in the app, the author's name is sent to Google News to fetch recent headlines.
Reader's Library website (readerslibrary.app) — only when you choose to share a book, shelf, or achievement (see below).

Sharing — content you choose to make public

When you tap Share to create a link or card for a book, shelf, or achievement, the details you're sharing (such as the title, author, your rating, your review text, shelf name, and stats) are placed into a public link on readerslibrary.app so the link can preview itself in Messages, social apps, and the like.

Anything you share this way becomes a public link that anyone with the URL can view, and it may be cached by us and by the services you share to. Don't share content you want to keep private, and treat sharing the same way you would posting a screenshot. To take a shared link down, contact us at [email protected] and we'll remove it from our cache.

Analytics and tracking

The app contains no third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. We do not build a profile of you and we do not use tracking technologies across apps or websites.

Purchases

The app offers an optional "tip jar." Tips are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store; we never see or store your payment information. Tips unlock nothing — they're simply a thank-you.

Children's privacy

Reader's Library is a general-audience app and is not directed at children under 13. Because we don't operate accounts or knowingly collect personal information, the app does not collect data from children.

Your choices

You can delete any book, quote, note, or your entire library from within the app at any time.
You can turn off iCloud sync for the app in iOS Settings.
You can ask us to remove a shared link from our cache by emailing [email protected].

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and post the new version at this URL.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].