Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 31, 2024
Introduction
MyNextBook ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our book recommendation service.
Information We Collect
Information you provide:
- Email address (when you create an account)
- Reading preferences, favorite books, and mood/genre preferences you share with us
- Search queries and book discovery interactions
- Feedback you submit through our feedback form
Information collected automatically:
- Usage data (pages visited, features used, time spent on pages)
- Marketing attribution data (UTM parameters from ad campaigns)
- Device information (browser type, operating system)
- Cookies and similar technologies for session management
How We Use Your Information
- To provide personalized book recommendations
- To improve and optimize our service
- To communicate with you about your account
- To send password reset emails when requested
- To analyze usage patterns and improve user experience
- To measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
AI and Third-Party Services
To provide personalized book recommendations, we use artificial intelligence services:
- Your reading preferences and search queries are processed by AI language models (OpenAI and Google Gemini) to generate personalized recommendations
- Book metadata (titles, authors, ratings, covers) is retrieved from third-party APIs including Google Books, Hardcover, and OpenLibrary
- We use Exa for semantic book search to find relevant recommendations
These services process your data according to their respective privacy policies. We only share the minimum information necessary to provide recommendations.
Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:
- Service providers who help us operate our platform (e.g., hosting, email services)
- AI service providers for generating recommendations (as described above)
- Analytics providers to understand how our service is used
- Law enforcement when required by law
Affiliate Links
When you click on links to purchase books through our platform (e.g., from Amazon), these may be affiliate links. This means we may earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. This helps support the free operation of our service.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Your passwords are encrypted using industry-standard bcrypt hashing.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to processing of your data
- Export your data
Cookies and Tracking
We use the following types of cookies and tracking technologies:
- Essential cookies: For session management and authentication
- Analytics cookies: To understand how visitors interact with our website
- Marketing attribution: We capture UTM parameters from advertising campaigns to measure their effectiveness. This data is stored in your browser session and associated with your activity.
You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our feedback form in the app.