Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, protect, and respect your information.

Version: 0.9 Beta

Effective Date: July 26, 2026

Last Updated: July 26, 2026

Your Privacy Matters

Your personal library reflects your interests, your curiosity, and often years of reading and learning. We believe that information deserves to be treated with care and respect.

My Private Library was designed to help readers organize, discover, and enjoy books—not to collect unnecessary personal information or sell your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the Service, we may collect the following types of information.

Account Information

When you create an account, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Login credentials
• Account preferences

Library Information

Information you choose to add to your library, including:

• Books you own
• Books you've read
• Books you wish to read
• Ratings
• Reviews
• Reading status
• Personal collections
• Favorite genres
• Favorite authors

Usage Information

To improve the platform, we may collect information about how you use My Private Library, including:

• Pages visited
• Features used
• Search activity
• Discovery interactions
• Recommendation interactions
• Device type
• Browser type
• Operating system

Technical Information

Certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Log files
• Error reports
• Performance diagnostics
• Session information

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Operate My Private Library
• Maintain your personal library
• Generate personalized recommendations
• Improve search results
• Improve recommendation quality
• Provide customer support
• Detect fraud and abuse
• Improve platform performance
• Develop new features
• Comply with legal obligations

We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate and improve the Service.

3. How Recommendations Work

Recommendation quality depends on understanding your reading interests.

Information that may contribute to recommendations includes:

• Your library
• Genres you Love
• Genres you're Curious about
• Favorite authors
• Ratings
• Reading history
• Discovery interactions
• Books you nominate or dismiss

Recommendations are designed to help readers discover books they may genuinely enjoy.

Recommendations are never sold to advertisers.

4. Artificial Intelligence

Certain features use artificial intelligence to assist with book discovery, organization, metadata, search, and personalized recommendations.

Artificial intelligence helps organize information and improve recommendations, but it does not replace your judgment.

AI-generated recommendations may occasionally contain inaccuracies or suggestions that do not match your interests.

We continually improve these systems using aggregated platform feedback.

5. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information only:

• With trusted service providers that help operate the platform.
• When required by law.
• To protect users or the security of the Service.
• During a merger, acquisition, or other business transfer.

Service providers receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their services.

6. Affiliate Relationships

My Private Library participates in affiliate programs with certain booksellers.

When you choose to purchase a book through an affiliate link, we may receive a commission.

Your personal information is never sold to affiliate partners.

Affiliate relationships do not influence recommendation rankings, recommendation placement, or recommendation eligibility.

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep you signed in
• Remember your preferences
• Improve platform performance
• Understand feature usage
• Maintain platform security

You may configure your browser to limit or block cookies, although some features may not function properly.

8. Analytics

We may collect anonymous or aggregated analytics to better understand how readers use the platform.

Examples include:

• Popular genres
• Frequently used features
• Search trends
• Performance metrics
• Recommendation effectiveness

These reports are used to improve My Private Library and do not identify individual users.

9. Data Security

We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect your information.

Examples include:

• Encrypted HTTPS connections
• Secure authentication
• Controlled system access
• Ongoing security monitoring

While we work hard to protect your information, no Internet service can guarantee absolute security.

10. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide the Service
• Maintain your account
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Protect platform integrity

When practical, information that is no longer required is securely deleted or anonymized.

11. Your Choices

You may:

• Update your profile
• Modify your library
• Change your reading preferences
• Adjust recommendation settings
• Request account deletion
• Contact us with privacy questions

12. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your account at any time.

Upon deletion:

• Your account will be removed from active systems.
• Your personal library will be deleted from active storage.
• Reasonable backup retention periods may still apply.
• Anonymous analytical information may be retained.

13. Children's Privacy

My Private Library is not intended for children under the age of thirteen (13).

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen.

If we become aware that such information has been collected, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.

14. International Users

If you access My Private Library from outside the United States, your information may be processed and stored in the United States.

By using the Service, you consent to such processing where permitted by applicable law.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

As My Private Library grows, this Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect new features, legal requirements, or operational improvements.

When significant changes are made, we will update the Last Updated date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.

Continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

16. Contact

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Privacy Requests

privacy@myprivatelibrary.com

General Support

support@myprivatelibrary.com

General Information

hello@myprivatelibrary.com

My Private Library

Boise, Idaho, USA

Thank you for trusting My Private Library with your reading journey.

We believe great software begins with transparency, respect, and earning the confidence of every reader who chooses to use it.