At LeafyReads ("we," "us," or "our"), accessible from https://leafyreads.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by LeafyReads and how we use it.

We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 (India) and applicable international data protection laws.

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1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide directly: When you register for an account, we ask for your contact information, including items such as name, email address, and password.
• Social Media Login Data: If you choose to register via Google or other social media accounts, we gain access to basic profile information, including your name, email address, and profile picture URL. We store this data to personalize your profile.
• Log Files: Like many other websites, LeafyReads makes use of log files. These files log visitors when they visit the site. The information collected includes IP addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, and referring/exit pages.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website.
• Personalize your reading experience and track your progress.
• Process your transactions and manage your account.
• Communicate with you: We may send you emails regarding account updates (security alerts, password resets) and, if you have opted in, marketing communications (newsletters, new book arrivals). You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.

3. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising

Cookies: We use cookies to store information including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited.

Analytics: We may use third-party Service Providers, such as Google Analytics, to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. This helps us understand user behavior and improve the platform.

Advertising: We may partner with third-party ad networks (such as Google AdSense) to display advertising on our website. These companies may use cookies and web beacons to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on this and other websites.

4. Third-Party Data Processors

We rely on trusted third-party services to keep LeafyReads running. Your data may be processed by:

• Spaceship: For web hosting and server infrastructure.
• Supabase: For secure database management.
• Cloudinary: For hosting images and media assets.
• Google OAuth: For authentication services.
• Facebook OAuth: For authentication services.

5. Data Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. We use SSL Encryption (HTTPS) to protect data in transit and secure password hashing (via Django) to ensure your credentials are never stored in plain text.

6. Your Rights & Data Deletion

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data.

Data Deletion Request: If you wish to delete your account and all associated data, please contact our support team. Upon verification, we will permanently remove your personal information from our active databases within 30 days.

To request deletion, please email:

7. Children's Privacy

LeafyReads does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

8. Contact Us

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

LeafyReads Administration
Email: support@leafyreads.com