Privacy Policy

The service may collect the following information.

• Google account information:When you sign in via Google OAuth, we obtain your email address, display name, and profile image URL.
• Usage data:Activity such as bookmarks, likes, and reading progress is stored in association with your account.
• User-submitted content:We store works and author profiles that users post to the service.
• Access logs:Our hosting provider (Vercel) collects standard access logs.

• To provide, operate, and improve the service
• To authenticate and identify users
• To record and display bookmarks, likes, and reading progress
• To detect and prevent abuse
• To respond to inquiries

We do not disclose collected personal information to third parties except in the following cases.

• When disclosure is required by law
• When necessary to protect the life, body, or property of a person and obtaining consent is difficult

The service uses the following third-party services, each of which is governed by its own privacy policy.

• Firebase / Google Cloud (Google LLC):Used for authentication, database, and storage.
• Vercel Inc.:Used for website hosting.
• Google AdSense (Google LLC):The service may display advertisements via Google AdSense to support operating costs. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to the service and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. The Google AdSense privacy notice is available here.
• Stripe, Inc.:Used to process optional donations. Card numbers and other payment details are processed by Stripe and are not stored by the service.

The service uses cookies set by Firebase Authentication to keep you signed in. Browser local storage may also be used to retain settings for administrative features. In addition, Google AdSense and its partners may set cookies for advertising purposes. Advertising cookies can be disabled via your browser settings or Google Ads Settings.

Account data is retained while you continue to use the service. To request deletion of your account, please contact us at the email address below. We will respond promptly after confirming your request.

Collected information is protected by Firebase Security Rules and Vercel's security features. However, no method of transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

The service is not intended for users under the age of 16. If an account is created by a person under 16, we will delete that account upon request from a parent or guardian.

We may revise this policy from time to time as needed. We will notify users of material changes through the service. Your continued use of the service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.