Privacy and Cookie Policy

Privacy policy

We value privacy. Therefore, we do not collect any personal data beyond what we need for the functionality of this web application. If you create an account, we store your username, your email, and the book preferences and ratings that you decide to share with us. We do not share your personal data with other companies. We may use the book preferences and ratings to improve our book recommendation algorithm but for this all data we use is anonymized. If you want your account and its associated data to be deleted or have questions regarding our privacy policy, just send an email to info [at] librarian.ai.

Cookie policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that a website can store in your browser. This way a website can remember information about you when you interact with it. Cookies are often categorized based on their purpose. Strictly necessary cookies are essential for a sites functionality and therefore can be set without your permission. All other cookies need to be approved by you. You can change your consent to cookie usage at any time on this page.

What cookies do we use?

We use cookies to improve user experience. We use only two types of cookies: necessary technical cookies, which are required to enable the functioning of our website, and performance cookies, which are optional.

Strictly necessary cookies (required)

Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.

Performance cookies (optional)

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors interact with our website. They help us understand visitor numbers, traffic sources, and the effectiveness of our content. This data is used exclusively for statistical analysis and to improve the user experience on our website. No personal data is collected that can be used to identify visitors.Data collected: Anonymized IP addresses, pages visited, session duration, and interactions with page elements.

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Affiliate Marketing cookies

We participate in affiliate marketing, which means we earn a commission when you buy a book from a book merchant through a link that we provided. In order for the affiliate network to connect the sale to us, they set anonymized cookies on your device once you click on the buy button and get redirected. Please note that the cookie is set not by us but by our affiliate network partner, Awin. You can read more details on the affiliate network's privacy page. By clicking a buy button, you expressly agree to the setting of the affiliate marketing cookies by our affiliate partner Awin. If you want your data to be deleted from Awin, you can contact them at global-privacy@awin.com.