Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Introduction

BookDeck (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains our data practices and your rights.

Data We Collect

Account Information

When you sign up, we collect your name and email address to authenticate your account and communicate important updates. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email address from Google — we do not receive your Google password or any other Google account data.

Reading Activity

We track your swipes (Interested, Skip, Not Interested) and saved books to provide personalized recommendations.

Feature Preferences

We store your taste profile—feature scores that inform your recommendations. This is essential to how BookDeck works.

Log Data

When you use BookDeck, we collect standard access logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) to monitor service health and security.

How We Use Your Data

  • • To provide recommendations tailored to your taste
  • • To authenticate your account and secure your data
  • • To understand how you use BookDeck (analytics)
  • • To improve our user experience
  • • To prevent fraud and abuse
  • • To send important updates or account notifications

Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing. Your book ratings and preferences remain private.

We use the following services:

  • • Google Sign-In — optional authentication; governed by Google's Privacy Policy
  • • Google Books API — to fetch book metadata and covers
  • • Bookshop.org — affiliate links (no tracking of your purchases)

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • • Access your personal data
  • • Request deletion of your account and data - you can do this on the account settings page.
  • • Download your data in a portable format

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

Security

We protect your data with industry-standard encryption and secure hosting. However, no system is entirely risk-free. If we discover a breach, we'll notify you promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy occasionally. We'll notify you of material changes via email or a prominent notice on BookDeck.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Reach out to [email protected].