Privacy Policy

1. About This Policy

BWY Home Library ("BWY", "we", "our", or "us") provides a digital reading library focused on timeless stories, wisdom, epics, and history. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you visit our website, create an account, subscribe to a premium membership plan, or use our digital e-reader and BWY Gemini AI features.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide and support your reading experience:

• Information You Provide: When creating an account or signing in, we collect your email address, full name (if provided), and account password credentials (managed via Firebase Authentication). If you contact support, we store your communication details to respond.
• Local Reading Preferences & History: Bookmarks, favorite book selections, reading progress positions, reading history timelines, font sizing adjustments, reader theme selections, and currency preferences are stored directly in your browser.
• Technical Server Logs: Standard web server logs automatically record standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and access timestamps when pages are requested.

3. How We Use Information

Information handled by BWY Home Library is used strictly for operational purposes:

• To authenticate accounts and verify active premium membership status for BWY Gemini AI and premium features.
• To save your reading progress, bookmarks, and reader customization locally on your device.
• To process AI search recommendation queries entered in our "Ask AI" reading prompt.
• To respond to member support emails submitted to bwyhomes@gmail.com.

4. AI Features & Third-Party Services

When using BWY Gemini AI and related AI features, text queries you submit may be sent to the Google Gemini API to generate responses, recommendations, or other AI-assisted reading features. No personal credentials, financial information, or account passwords are transmitted with AI prompts.

We utilize established third-party infrastructure providers for essential site functionality:

• Firebase (Google): Account authentication services.
• Vercel: Website hosting and deployment infrastructure.
• Razorpay & PayPal: Third-party payment gateways for processing premium membership subscriptions.
• Google Gemini API: AI search discovery recommendations and language translation features.
• Google Fonts & Unsplash: Web typography delivery and editorial illustration assets.

5. Local Browser Storage

BWY Home Library utilizes browser localStorage to preserve reading state on your device, including book reading positions (bwy_reading_positions), bookmarks (bwy_bookmarks), favorites (bwy_favorites), reading history (bwy_reading_history), and theme settings (bwy_theme). This data remains stored locally within your web browser and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.

6. Payments

Premium membership payments are processed through third-party payment providers such as Razorpay and PayPal. These payments are for BWY Gemini AI and other premium features. General library reading is free and does not require payment. BWY Home Library does not store, process, or transmit sensitive credit card numbers, debit card details, UPI PINs, or banking credentials on our web servers. Payment transactions are executed directly through the secure checkout portals of our payment gateways.

7. Data Security

We employ standard web encryption protocols (HTTPS/SSL) for communications between your browser and our website, alongside Firebase OAuth security for account authentication. Payment checkout flows use tokenized handling provided by Razorpay and PayPal. While we take reasonable administrative and technical precautions, no Internet transmission or web storage system can be guaranteed 100% immune from unexpected security risks.

8. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, trade, or monetize personal user information. Information is shared strictly with essential service providers (Firebase for account authentication, Razorpay/PayPal for processing premium membership payments, and Google Gemini API for AI prompts) solely to deliver core website functions.

9. Data Retention

Account credentials registered with Firebase remain active while your account is in good standing. Local reading bookmarks, progress, and history remain in your browser's local storage until explicitly cleared by you or when browser storage data is reset.

10. User Choices

You can clear your reading progress, bookmarks, and theme preferences at any time by clearing your browser's site data/cookies. You may also contact us to request assistance with your account or membership records.

11. Children & Minors

BWY Home Library is a general audience digital reading website featuring stories, epics, history, and children's tales. Parents or legal guardians are encouraged to monitor internet usage when children explore digital content online.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please email us at: