Privacy Policy
Last updated: 8/1/2025
🛡️ Your Privacy Matters
This privacy policy explains how BookShorts, a personal hobby project, collects, uses, and protects your information. We believe in transparency and keeping things simple.
1. Who We Are
BookShorts is a personal hobby project created and maintained by an individual to provide free book summaries for educational purposes. This is not a commercial enterprise - it's a passion project aimed at making knowledge more accessible.
2. Information We Collect
📊 Analytics Data
We use basic analytics to understand how people use our website:
- Pages visited and time spent
- General location (country/city level)
- Device type and browser information
- How you found our website (referrer)
This helps us understand which content is most helpful and improve the website.
📧 Contact Information
If you contact us through our contact form, we collect only the information you voluntarily provide (like your email and message) to respond to your inquiry.
📖 Reading History
We store your reading history locally in your browser to help you track which book summaries you've read. This data never leaves your device and is not sent to our servers.
3. What We Don't Collect
- ✗We don't require account creation or login
- ✗We don't collect personal identification information
- ✗We don't track you across other websites
- ✗We don't sell or share your data with third parties
- ✗We don't use invasive tracking or surveillance
4. How We Use Your Information
📈 Website Improvement
Analytics help us understand which book summaries are most popular and how to make the site better.
💬 Communication
Contact information is used only to respond to your messages and inquiries.
5. Third-Party Services
🔗 Affiliate Links
Our website contains affiliate links to Amazon and other book retailers. When you click these links, those companies may collect information according to their own privacy policies. We earn a small commission if you make a purchase, which helps support this free project.
📊 Analytics Services
We may use services like Google Analytics to understand website usage. These services have their own privacy policies and may use cookies to collect anonymous usage data.
6. Cookies and Local Storage
We use minimal cookies and local storage for:
- Reading History: Stored locally in your browser to track which summaries you've read
- Analytics: Anonymous usage tracking to improve the website
- Preferences: Remembering your settings and preferences
You can clear cookies and local storage through your browser settings at any time.
7. Data Security
As a hobby project, we implement reasonable security measures to protect any information we collect. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Since we collect minimal data and don't require accounts, your risk exposure is naturally low.
8. Your Rights
✋ Opt-Out
You can disable cookies in your browser or use ad blockers to prevent analytics tracking.
📧 Contact Us
Have questions about your privacy? Contact us through our contact form.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is appropriate for all ages and educational in nature. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and we don't require any personal information to use the site.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Since this is a hobby project, major changes are unlikely, but we'll always be transparent about any updates.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our contact page.
🌟 Our Promise
As a hobby project created by an individual who values privacy, we're committed to collecting only what we need to make the website better and keeping your information safe. We believe in transparency, simplicity, and respecting your privacy while providing free educational content.