Legal

1. Be Respectful

Treat every member with kindness. Disagreements about books are fine — personal attacks, insults, and harassment are not.

2. No Hate Speech

Content that promotes hatred, discrimination, or violence based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic is strictly prohibited.

3. No Spam or Self-Promotion

Do not post unsolicited advertisements, affiliate links, or repetitive promotional content. Genuine book recommendations are always welcome.

4. No Inappropriate Content

Keep content appropriate for a general audience. Explicit sexual content, graphic violence, or disturbing imagery is not permitted.

5. Respect Privacy

Do not share personal information about others without their consent. Do not impersonate another person.

6. Report and Block

If you see content or encounter a member that violates these guidelines, use the report or block buttons within the app. Our team reviews all reports within 24 hours. Blocking a user will immediately hide their content and prevent them from contacting you.

7. Consequences

Violations of these guidelines may result in content removal, temporary suspension, or permanent account termination depending on severity.

8. Contact

Questions about these guidelines? Contact us at support@booknook-app.com.

1. Information We Collect

Account information. When you register or sign in via Google, Facebook, or Apple, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from that provider. If you sign up with email and password, we store your email address and a hashed password.

Profile data you provide. Display name, bio, avatar, and any other profile details you choose to add.

Reading activity. Books you add to your library, reading sessions (start/end dates, page counts), ratings, reviews, reading challenges and goals, wishlists, collections, and lists.

Social activity. Friends and followers, posts, comments, and shared lists or collections.

Usage data. Pages visited, features used, and standard server logs (IP address, browser/device type, timestamps). We do not currently use third-party analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and improve the Booknook service.
• Personalise your experience (e.g. reading stats, recommendations).
• Enable social features — show your activity to friends you follow and who follow you.
• Send transactional messages (e.g. password reset, critical service notices). We do not send marketing emails without your explicit consent.
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only in these limited circumstances:

• With other users. Content you post (reviews, lists, collections) and basic profile details are visible to other Booknook users according to your privacy settings.
• Service providers. We use Firebase (Google) for authentication, database, and file storage. These providers process data on our behalf under their own privacy commitments.
• Book metadata APIs. When you search for or add a book, we query third-party APIs (Hardcover, Google Books, ISBNdb, Open Library) using only the book ISBN or title — no personal data is sent.
• Legal requirements. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our users.

4. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. You can delete your account at any time (see Section 7 below). After deletion, we remove personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

5. Security

We use industry-standard measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), Firebase Authentication, and access-controlled cloud infrastructure. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Children's Privacy

Booknook is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, please contact us and we will delete it.

7. Your Rights & Choices

• Access & correction. Update your profile information at any time from the Profile settings.
• Account deletion. Go to Profile → Settings → Delete Account, or email us at support@booknook-app.com. All your data will be permanently deleted.
• Data export. Contact us to request a copy of your data.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date.

9. Contact

Questions? Email us at support@booknook-app.com.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use Booknook. By using the app you confirm that you meet this requirement.

2. Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at support@booknook-app.com if you suspect unauthorised access.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Post content that is illegal, abusive, or infringes copyright.
• Harass, threaten, or impersonate other users.
• Use automated means to scrape or abuse the service without prior written permission.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems or other users' accounts.

4. User Content

You retain ownership of content you post (reviews, lists, etc.). By posting, you grant Booknook a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, display, and share that content as part of the service. You represent that you have the right to grant this licence.

5. Book Metadata

Book metadata (titles, covers, descriptions) is sourced from third-party databases. We do not claim ownership of this data and make no warranties about its accuracy.

6. Disclaimers

Booknook is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Booknook shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service.

8. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms. You may close your account at any time as described in the Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms. Continued use of Booknook after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec, Canada, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

11. Subscriptions and Purchases

Booknook offers optional paid subscriptions ("Premium") processed through our secure payment provider. Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period (monthly or annual) unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. For subscriptions purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play, you can manage or cancel them at any time in your App Store or Google Play account settings; for web subscriptions, via Profile → Settings → Subscription. You may also contact us at support@booknook-app.com. Prices are displayed in your local currency at the time of purchase. We reserve the right to change pricing with reasonable notice.

12. Referral Program

Booknook may offer a referral program that rewards members for inviting friends. The following terms apply whenever the program is active.

• Eligibility. Referral rewards are for new members only. A referral code must be applied by an account within 14 days of that account being created, and each member may be referred only once, ever.
• Rewards. When a referred friend completes onboarding and adds their first book, both that friend and the referring member receive one free month of Premium. Each member may earn one referral reward as a referrer. Free months are added on top of any existing Premium time, have no cash value, and cannot be transferred, sold, or refunded.
• Fair use. You may not refer yourself, create accounts in order to refer them, or otherwise manipulate the program. We may withhold or revoke rewards, and suspend or disqualify accounts, that we believe are engaged in fraudulent, abusive, or self-dealing activity.
• Changes. Booknook may modify, suspend, or end the referral program, or change these terms, at any time and without notice.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email support@booknook-app.com.

Option 1 — Delete your account in the app

1. Open Booknook and go to your Profile.
2. Tap the settings icon and select "Delete Account".
3. Confirm the deletion. All your data will be permanently removed.

Option 2 — Revoke Facebook access

1. Go to your Facebook Account's "Settings & Privacy" → "Settings".
2. Tap "Apps and Websites".
3. Find Booknook in the list and tap "Remove".

This removes Facebook's link to our app. To also delete the data stored in Booknook, follow Option 1 above or email us at support@booknook-app.com.