EasyReadAI Privacy Policy
Overview
EasyReadAI (“we”) is an e-book reading and reflective thinking app built on a local-storage-first architecture. This policy explains (1) what is processed on your device, (2) what may be sent to third-party AI providers, and (3) how you control that.
Data stored locally
- Books you import (TXT, EPUB, RTF, etc.) stay on your device only.
- Reading progress, captured passages, notes, and insight cards are stored locally by default.
- API keys you enter are saved on the current device only — not uploaded to our servers.
- WeRead sync uses a key you request from WeRead yourself. It is stored in the device Keychain. When syncing, the app connects directly to the official WeRead API and reads only your highlights and thoughts; neither the key nor that content passes through our servers.
AI features & data transmission
When you actively tap Ask AI from a captured passage (including translation or note follow-ups), the app may send:
- The source sentence or passage you captured and chose to submit
- Book title, author, chapter name (when available)
- Your question or note text
Recipients may include DeepSeek, Moonshot (Kimi), OpenAI, or other model providers you choose or the app configures.
When you tap “AI Tidy” in Scan Pages, the app sends a compressed photo of that page and the recognized text to an AI provider to correct the text: DeepSeek through the EasyReadAI gateway by default, or Kimi (Moonshot AI) directly if you use your own Kimi key in Settings. The photo is used for that request only. Without an AI action, photos and text recognition stay on the device; images shared from other apps are also recognized on the device.
EasyReadAI does not train AI on your content. Our servers keep only usage records for credits and do not store the text or photos you send. Each AI provider handles data under its own privacy policy.
Before your first AI request, a consent dialog explains this scope. Nothing is sent until you confirm. You can review this policy anytime in Settings.
Platform credit mode
If you sign in and use platform AI credits, requests may route through our AI gateway for auth and billing. The gateway does not upload entire book files — only the text fields needed for the current AI request, plus the page photo when you tap “AI Tidy”. The gateway does not store them.
Accounts & sign-in
Core reading works without an account. Sign-in (e.g. Apple) is optional for credit sync and purchases — not for accessing your local library.
Website analytics
The EasyReadAI website uses Google Analytics 4 to understand content performance and whether visitors follow App Store links. It may process page views, active engagement time, article scroll milestones, App Store link clicks, referring source, and approximate device, browser, and country information. Google Analytics may use cookies or browser identifiers.
Website analytics never receives your imported books, reading notes, API keys, or AI prompts. Google signals and ad personalization are disabled, and supported Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signals are respected.
The in-browser reader records anonymous usage, such as whether a file opened, a file-size range, a reading-time range, and a highlight count. It does not include the book title, file name, or any text from the book.
What we do not do
- We do not sell user data
- We do not use ad or cross-app tracking SDKs
- We do not upload your books or notes to cloud storage (unless you export or share yourself)
Contact
For privacy questions, use in-app Feedback or email us. Please do not attach full books or notes.