Privacy Policy - MyBookShelf

Last Updated: 2026-03-27

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how MyBookShelf collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our book collection management application.

1. Information We Collect
To provide the app's services, we collect the following data provided directly by you:

Account Data: Email address, username, and encrypted password.

User Content: Information about your book collection, wishlists, and your friend list within the app.

Purpose: The email is used for authentication and account recovery. The username is used for identification within the social network of friends.

2. Data Sharing and Visibility
Social Network: When you add friends in the app, your username, book collection, and wishlist will be visible to those specific users. Your password and email are never shared with other users.

Third-Party Services (Ads): This app uses Google AdMob. The AdMob SDK may collect device identifiers (such as the Android Advertising ID) and coarse location data to serve relevant ads and analyze ad performance.

3. Data Security and Storage
All data is securely stored on our database hosted at the domain https://luisalvesweb.pt. We use encryption protocols (SSL/HTTPS) to ensure that data is protected during transmission between the app and the server.

4. Data Deletion
We respect your right to control your data.

You may request the total deletion of your account and all associated data (collections, friends, and logs) at any time.

To do so, please visit our deletion link: https://mybookshelf.luisalvesweb.pt/delete-account.html.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The AdMob SDK may use cookies or mobile identifiers to manage advertising. You can configure your ad preferences in your Android device settings.

6. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at:

Email: luisalvesweb@gmail.com
Website: https://luisalvesweb.pt