Legal
Privacy Policy
ReadMore is built on a simple principle: your reading stays yours.
Who we are
ReadMore is provided by TipaHaus. For any privacy matter, including data deletion requests, email support@tipahaus.com. TipaHaus is the data controller for the information described on this page.
What this extension does
ReadMore is a Chrome extension that lets you read PDF and EPUB books and tracks your reading position, bookmarks, highlights, and labels - optionally synced across machines via your own cloud storage account (Google Drive, Dropbox, or a self-hosted WebDAV server). A paid Pro tier unlocks additional features.
Your books and reading data
Your books, bookmarks, highlights, labels, reading positions, and settings are stored only in your own storage and your local browser. We never receive, copy, or look at this content.
| Data | Where stored | Why |
|---|---|---|
| PDF and EPUB files you add | Your chosen sync provider or local browser storage only | So books are available on every machine |
| Reading position (last page read) | Your chosen sync provider + local browser storage | Resuming where you left off |
| Named bookmarks | Your chosen sync provider + local browser storage | Saving and jumping to key pages |
| Highlights (selected text, colour, and any label) | Your chosen sync provider + local browser storage | Marking and revisiting passages that matter |
| Labels | Your chosen sync provider + local browser storage | Organising your library |
| User settings (night mode, scroll speed, theme, etc.) | Your chosen sync provider + local browser storage | Consistent experience across machines |
| Cached copies of books and metadata | Local browser storage only | Fast open without re-downloading |
If you do not connect a sync provider, this data stays on-device only. If you do connect one, it lives in your own account at that provider - we have no access to it.
What we hold about you
To issue and validate Pro licences and to respond to messages you send us, we hold a deliberately small amount of information. We do not collect your name, postal address, or phone number - we never ask for them. Payment card details are entered on our payment partner's hosted checkout and are never sent to us.
| Data | When collected | Why (legal basis) |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | When you purchase a Pro licence, or if you choose to include it in a message to us | To deliver your licence key, handle renewals or cancellations, and reply to support requests. (Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in providing support.) |
| An anonymous device identifier and a generic device label (e.g. “Chrome on Windows”) | When you activate Pro on a device, and updated each time the device's licence is re-validated in the background | To enforce the per-licence device cap and to show you a list of your active devices so you can revoke one remotely. (Legitimate interests in preventing abuse of paid features.) |
| Licence status (which tier, when it expires, whether it has been revoked) | On purchase and on each validation | So Pro features unlock on devices you authorise and stop working when a subscription ends. (Performance of a contract.) |
| Payment reference identifiers supplied to us by our payment partner, or by Google Play for a purchase made in the Read More app | When you complete a purchase | To match incoming renewal, cancellation, or refund events to your licence. (Performance of a contract.) |
| The message text you submit, the extension version, your browser's user-agent string, and a one-way hash of your IP address (the raw IP is not stored) | Only if you submit a bug report or feedback message from inside the extension | To diagnose problems and to rate-limit abusive submissions. (Legitimate interests in operating and securing the service.) |
This information is used only to operate ReadMore. It is never sold, traded, or used for advertising or profiling.
Service providers we use
We rely on a small set of trusted providers to deliver the service. Each receives only what it needs and processes data on our behalf under a written agreement that requires safeguards equivalent to those described in this policy.
Cloud storage providers (Google Drive, Dropbox) - if you choose to connect one as your sync target. ReadMore requests the narrowest possible OAuth scope (drive.file for Google Drive; an App Folder for Dropbox) so that the provider only ever sees files ReadMore itself creates inside its own folder. Their privacy policies: Google, Dropbox.
Self-hosted storage (WebDAV - Synology, QNAP, Nextcloud, ...) - if you choose to point ReadMore at your own server. No third party is involved; data travels only between your browser and your own hardware.
Payment processing partner - handles all Pro purchases on its own hosted checkout. We never see your card details. The partner shares back only the information needed to issue your licence (your email and an internal reference for renewals and refunds).
Google Play - if you buy Pro inside the Read More app for Android, Google processes the payment under its own terms and privacy policy. It gives us only a purchase token, which we use to issue your licence and to act on renewals and refunds; we keep a one-way hash of the token, never the token itself. We do not receive your name, email address or payment details from Google. Its privacy policy: Google.
Email delivery partner - used to deliver your licence key after purchase and any support replies. Your email address and the message body pass through it in transit.
Where any of these providers process data outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or an equivalent legal safeguard to protect that transfer.
Cookies and analytics on this website
The marketing website at readmore.tipahaus.com (including this page) uses optional Google Analytics cookies to count aggregate visits. Analytics only loads if you have explicitly accepted it in the cookie banner. If you reject or have not yet chosen, no analytics cookie or script is loaded at all.
You can change your decision at any time by clicking Manage cookie preferences (this link also appears in the page footer). Rejecting analytics does not affect any feature of the website or the extension.
The ReadMore extension itself - the popup, library, viewer, and options pages - contains no analytics, advertising, telemetry, or crash reporting of any kind. We do not track your reading.
How long we keep your data
We keep personal data only for as long as we need it for the purposes described above:
- Licence and email records: for the lifetime of your licence plus a short window afterwards to handle refunds, renewals, and accounting obligations.
- Active-device records: until you revoke the device, the licence is cancelled, or it has been inactive for an extended period.
- Messages you send us: for as long as needed to resolve your issue and improve the product, then archived or deleted.
- Local browser storage and cached files: until you uninstall the extension or clear them yourself.
You can ask us to delete your personal data sooner; see “Your rights” below.
Your rights
Under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy.
- Rectify any data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”), subject to limited exceptions such as legal accounting retention.
- Restrict or object to our processing of your data.
- Receive your data in a portable, machine-readable form.
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the United Kingdom this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk); in the European Union, your local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, email support@tipahaus.com from the address associated with your licence (or describe enough context for us to verify your identity). We will respond without undue delay and in any event within one month, as required by law.
Data deletion at a glance
- Local + cloud reading data: uninstall the extension from Chrome to clear local browser storage, and delete the ReadMore folder from your sync provider (Google Drive, Dropbox, or your NAS).
- Active devices: open the extension's Options page, go to Account, and revoke each device.
- Everything we hold: email support@tipahaus.com and we will erase your records, subject to any legal retention obligations.
California, other U.S. states, and worldwide users
ReadMore serves users worldwide. The protections above apply to everyone regardless of where you live. In addition:
- California (CCPA / CPRA): we do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. We do not use your data for any form of profiling or automated decision-making. Californian residents have the right to know what we hold, to have it deleted, to correct it, and to opt out - all of which are covered by the rights and contact paths above.
- Other U.S. states with similar laws (Virginia VCDPA, Colorado CPA, Connecticut CTDPA, Utah UCPA, and others as they come into force): the same rights and contact paths apply.
- Brazil (LGPD), Canada (PIPEDA), South Africa (POPIA), Australia (Privacy Act), and equivalent regimes: the rights described above are available to you on the same terms.
Children's privacy
ReadMore is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union and United Kingdom). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes materially, the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be updated. Continued use of the extension after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
Contact
Questions, concerns, or requests under your data-protection rights: email support@tipahaus.com.