Privacy Policy — Changelog
This page tracks every revision of the BookInspire Privacy Policy. The most recent version is always live at bookinspire.app/privacy. Prior versions are archived here for transparency and audit.
For any question about a past revision or a specific change, write to privacy@bookinspire.app.
Version 1.2 — 18 June 2026
Added the Book-Fit check — an optional BookInspire+ feature that tells you whether a specific book on your wishlist is likely to suit your taste before you commit to reading it. When you run a check, the title and author of that one book are sent to our AI sub-processor (Anthropic), together with the taste subset we already use for recommendations, and a short verdict is generated and saved to your account.
What changed in the Privacy Policy:
- Section 2 — added Book-Fit verdicts to the list of AI-generated content in §2.4 (numbered §2.4 / §2.5 across translations), and added the per-cycle fit-check counter to the usage data in §2.5.
- Section 2 (wishlist) — corrected the wishlist disclosure (§2.2a; §2.11 in the Ukrainian and Russian translations). The previous text said wishlist entries are never sent to Anthropic. That remains true for ordinary use, but it is not true when you yourself run a Book-Fit check on a wishlist book: in that single case the book's title and author are sent to Anthropic, and the checked book is excluded from your future recommendations. The disclosure now states this exception plainly.
- Section 4 — the Anthropic sub-processor entry now lists the Book-Fit verdict as a purpose and describes the book title/author sent for a fit-check.
- Section 6 — added a retention row for Book-Fit verdicts (kept until you delete your account) and named them in the account-deletion sweep.
- Section 13.1 (California) — added "Book-Fit verdicts" to the CCPA Category K (Inferences) data-point list.
- Section 13.5 (Australia) — added "Book-Fit checks" to the APP 5 purposes-of-collection notice.
What did not change:
- No new sub-processors. The Book-Fit check uses the same AI sub-processor (Anthropic) and the same EU Firestore storage as the rest of your account.
- No new categories of personal data. We send Anthropic the same taste subset and library-book metadata already disclosed for recommendations, plus the title/author of the book you choose to check.
- No new device permissions.
- No new international-transfer mechanism. Same EU storage, same US sub-processor for the same kind of purpose, same SCCs safeguards.
- No change to children's-data protections. Section 9 applies to Book-Fit data on the same terms as the rest of your data.
Version 1.1 — 11 June 2026
Added a wishlist feature: a separate list of books you want to read later, distinct from your reading library. Books reach the wishlist via the heart icon on a recommendation card or through manual addition (search, voice, cover scan, paste, screenshot, or an export-file import from Goodreads / StoryGraph / LibraryThing / Reading List — CSV, TSV, or JSON depending on the source).
What changed in the Privacy Policy:
- Section 2 — added §2.2a (numbered §2.11 in the Ukrainian and Russian translations) describing what we store for each wishlist entry (book metadata, the source the book came from, an optional link to the originating recommendation, and timestamps). No new categories of personal information beyond book metadata you choose to save.
- Section 6 — added a retention row for wishlist entries (kept until you remove the entry in-app or delete your account) and named the wishlist explicitly in the account-deletion sweep so it is clear it is covered by the same delete-everything procedure.
- Section 13.1 (California) — added "wishlist entries" to the CCPA Category F (Internet/network activity) data-point list.
- Section 13.5 (Australia) — added "wishlist storage" to the APP 5 purposes-of-collection notice.
What did not change:
- No new sub-processors. Wishlist data is stored on the same Firestore EU database as the rest of your account.
- No new AI processing. Wishlist entries are not sent to our AI provider (Anthropic). Only your library and taste profile are, as already described in §2.4 and §4.
- No new device permissions. The import methods used to add books to the wishlist (voice, camera, photo library, file import) use the same permissions already disclosed for the equivalent library import flows.
- No new international-transfer mechanism. Same EU storage, same US sub-processors for the same purposes, same SCCs / DPF safeguards.
- No change to children's-data protections. Section 9 applies to wishlist data on the same terms as library data.
Version 1.0 — 12 May 2026
Initial public release of the BookInspire Privacy Policy.
No prior versions exist. There is nothing to compare against.
Future revisions will be added at the top of this page. Each entry will include the effective date, a summary of what changed and why, and a link to the archived text of that version.