Privacy & Data Usage

Effective Date: February 17, 2026

This OpenReader instance is hosted at https://openreader.richardr.dev. The operator of this service is responsible for handling your information.

US-only availability: This instance is intended for users located in the United States. Requests from outside the US, or requests without reliable country metadata, may be blocked.

OpenReader does not sell your personal information. We do not sell data to data brokers or third parties. We use data solely to provide and improve the reading experience.

1. Information We Collect (CCPA Categories)

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, or is reasonably capable of being associated with you ("Personal Information").

Categories Collected

Identifiers: Email address, IP address, unique personal identifier (session token), and account name.
Source: Directly from you. Purpose: Authentication, security, providing service.
Customer Records: Uploaded documents (PDF, EPUB), reading progress, bookmarks, and preferences.
Source: Directly from you. Purpose: Providing core reading functionality.
Internet Activity: Browsing history within the app, interaction with features (Analytics).
Source: Automatic collection. Purpose: Debugging, performance optimization.

2. How We Use Your Information

To provide, support, and personalize the OpenReader application.
To process your uploaded documents for display and text-to-speech conversion.
To maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our service.
To debug and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.

3. Sharing & Selling

We do not sell your personal information.

We may "share" (as defined by CPRA for cross-context behavioral advertising) anonymous usage data with analytics providers solely to improve our app. You can opt-out of this sharing via the Cookie Banner, and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals are automatically honored.

Service Providers (Sub-processors)

Vercel: Hosting, Edge Functions & Analytics
Neon (PostgreSQL): Database Storage
Railway (S3): Encrypted Object Storage (Documents)
DeepInfra: Text-to-Speech Processing (User-Initiated)

4. Your Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know: You may request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected.
Right to Delete: You may request deletion of your personal information (via "Delete Account" in Settings).
Right to Correct: You may update your account information in Settings.
Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell data. You may opt-out of analytics "sharing" via our Cookie Banner.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights:

Export Data: Use the "Export My Data" button in Settings to download your account metadata plus object-storage-backed document and audiobook files.
Delete Data: Use the "Delete Account" button in Settings.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account data and uploaded files only for as long as you maintain an account. Uploaded documents are stored encrypted at rest (AES-256). Upon account deletion, all data is permanently removed from our active databases and storage buckets immediately.

6. US Processing & Location

For the official OpenReader instance, personal information is processed and stored in the United States. By using this service, you acknowledge that your data is handled in the US and that the service is available only for US users.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact the instance administrator via the repository:

OpenReader Issues

For maximum privacy, you can self-host OpenReader using the open-source repository.

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