Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains what data While Reader processes, why it is processed, and how that data is used when you use the desktop application, the payment flow, and the licensing service.
1. Local Reading Data
Your imported books, bookmarks, reading progress, preferences, and local library metadata are stored on your device. While Reader is designed to keep reading content local unless you explicitly use a network feature such as the web importer, payment flow, update checks, or online activation.
2. Feedback and Support Data
If you send feedback or request support, While Reader may process the message you submit, your optional contact email, app version, language, platform, and basic browser or system information. Book text is not included in feedback submissions.
3. Device and License Data
While Reader uses a device identifier, or a derived identifier, for trial issuance, activation, deactivation, subscription checks, and device limit enforcement. The licensing service may process:
- license keys or trial certificates
- device identifiers used for activation and unbinding
- activation status, license type, issuance timestamps, expiry timestamps, and subscription status
4. Payment Data
Payments are processed by Stripe. While Reader does not receive or store your full payment card details. The licensing service may process Stripe checkout session identifiers, payment link identifiers, subscription identifiers, and related status information in order to confirm successful payment, issue a license, and refresh subscription access.
5. Email Delivery
If a payment provider supplies an email address and email delivery is enabled, the licensing service may send your license key or payment confirmation through an email delivery provider. That means an email address may be processed for order fulfillment and support.
6. Voice, Model, and Runtime Downloads
If you install optional local text-to-speech voices, While Reader may download runtime components, voice models, and dictionaries from third-party hosts such as GitHub and Hugging Face. These downloads are used locally for speech synthesis. While Reader does not upload your book text to those services for local Piper or VOICEVOX playback.
7. Update Checks and Downloads
Direct-download versions of While Reader may contact the official update endpoint to check whether a newer version is available. If you choose to download an update, the installer package will be downloaded from the official release endpoint.
8. Web Importer and External Sites
If you use the built-in web importer, While Reader loads third-party websites that you choose. Those sites operate under their own privacy policies and terms. Downloads triggered from those sites may be imported into your local library if they match supported file types.
9. Sharing and Service Providers
Data may be processed by service providers that support payment, license delivery, update hosting, or email delivery, including Stripe and Cloudflare. Optional downloads may be served by third-party hosts such as GitHub or Hugging Face. While Reader does not sell your personal information.
10. Retention
Local reading data remains on your device until you delete it. License and activation records may be retained by the licensing service for fraud prevention, device limit enforcement, customer support, and compliance.
11. Your Choices
- You can avoid online activation and payment features by staying on the free tier.
- You can remove local reading data by deleting the app data or uninstalling without keeping data.
- You can choose whether to install optional local TTS voice packages.
- You can request support by contacting Let There Be.
12. Contact
For privacy questions or support requests, contact: support@lettherebe.io