Privacy Policy

What we collect

When you have a SpiceShelf account, we store:

• Your email address, and a password hash if you sign up with a password.
• Your Google profile name and email, if you sign in with Google.
• The books on your shelf and your reading progress.
• Your dog-ears: private bookmarks with any tags and notes you add.
• Your theme and other preferences.
• Device and log data: our servers and Cloudflare keep standard request logs (IP address, browser user agent, timestamps) for security and debugging; we do not use them for advertising.
• If you buy something, your Stripe customer and subscription IDs. Your card details go to Stripe and never touch SpiceShelf.

Dog-ears and notes are private to you. We do not publish them.

How we use it

We use your data to run your account, show your shelf, sync your progress, handle purchases, and send transactional email: invite emails and purchase confirmations. We also use it to keep the service secure and fix bugs.

We do not sell your data, and we do not use it to show ads.

Who processes it for us

A few providers handle data on our behalf, only to provide their part of the service:

• Stripe processes payments and subscriptions.
• Resend sends our invite emails and other transactional email.
• Google provides sign-in, if you choose it.
• Cloudflare sits in front of our servers to route and protect traffic. Our application and database run on infrastructure we operate ourselves.

How long we keep it

We keep your account data for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your shelf, progress, dog-ears, and preferences are deleted with it.

Payment records may be kept by Stripe, and by us where the law requires, for tax and accounting. Routine backups age out on their normal schedule.

Your choices and rights

You can delete your account yourself from the profile screen in the app. Deletion is permanent and removes the data tied to your account.

You can also email [email protected] or [email protected] to ask us to delete your account or data, correct it, or send you a copy of it. We will respond within a reasonable time.

Cookies and local storage

We use cookies and your browser's local storage only to keep you signed in and to remember your preferences. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

Age

SpiceShelf is for adults. You must be at least 18 to create an account, and we ask you to confirm that when you register. If we learn that someone under 18 has an account, we will delete it.

The waitlist

The waitlist on spiceshelf.app collects only your email address. We use double opt-in, so you must confirm by clicking a link we email you. We use the address only to tell you about SpiceShelf.

You can leave at any time from the unsubscribe page or by emailing [email protected].

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top. For significant changes we will also tell account holders by email or in the app.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].