Privacy Policy for Booktime
1. Introduction
Welcome to Booktime, a time-tracking application designed to help you monitor and share your reading activities. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our services.
2. Information We Collect
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect basic information such as your email address and username to identify your profile.
- Reading Activity: We store your reading logs and other activity data to provide personalized insights and tracking features.
- Logs and Error Reports: For functionality and troubleshooting purposes, we collect logs and error reports. Error entries are stored as hash keys to anonymize data.
- IP Address: When you request a password reset, we store your IP address temporarily for security purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
Booktime uses your information to provide and improve our services. We may use your data to:
- Monitor and display your reading activities and progress.
- Ensure the security of your account and personal data.
- Analyze usage trends to improve our services and fix issues.
4. Data Retention and Deletion
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services. If you choose to delete your account, all associated data will be permanently removed from our servers and cannot be restored.
5. Privacy of Profiles
All profiles on Booktime are private by default. Other users can only view your profile and activity if you have granted them permission. Currently, we do not offer a public profile setting.
6. Third-Party Services
Booktime uses ISBNdb.com to retrieve book information. We do not share your personal data with ISBNdb.com; however, we use their paid API to access book details that enhance your experience on the app. For more information on their data policies, please refer to ISBNdb.com's Terms and Conditions.
7. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please understand that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children’s Privacy
Booktime is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware of such data collection, we will take steps to delete it.
9. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. We will notify users of significant changes, and continued use of Booktime constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@booktime.com.