Privacy policy

Who we are

Everleaf is a small independent studio in Norway. Everleaf was called MyBooks until 2026; only the name has changed. This policy explains what happens to your information when you use the Everleaf app for iPhone and this website. If anything is unclear, email glennsvends1@gmail.com.

Your library stays with you

Everything you put into Everleaf is stored on your iPhone: your books, ratings, notes, reading dates, goals, lists and the cover photos you take. We do not run a server for your library and we cannot see it. Your library is also included in your iPhone's normal iCloud or computer backups.

iCloud backup and iCloud sync

iCloud backup (free) saves a copy of your library as a file in your own iCloud Drive, in a Everleaf folder. iCloud sync (Premium, opt-in) keeps your library up to date across your devices using Apple's CloudKit, in the private database of your own Apple Account.

In both cases the data is stored by Apple under your Apple Account, and only you can access it. Everleaf has no access to it. Apple's handling of iCloud data is covered by the Apple Privacy Policy.

To delete this data, open the Settings app on your iPhone, tap your name, then iCloud, then Manage Storage (or Storage), and choose Everleaf.

Looking up books and covers

To find books, fill in details and covers, and suggest recommendations, the app sends what is needed for the lookup, such as the text you type, a scanned ISBN, or a book's title and author, directly from your iPhone to these public book services:

• Open Library (Internet Archive)
• Google Books
• National Library of Norway (Nasjonalbiblioteket)
• Apple's iTunes Search service, for sharper cover artwork

These requests do not include your name, email or any identifier from us. As with any internet request, the service receives your IP address. Their own privacy policies apply.

Purchases and Premium

Payments are handled entirely by Apple. We never see your name, email or payment details.

We use Adapty to show the available plans and to check whether you have Premium. For this, Adapty receives a random ID created by the app, your purchase and subscription information from Apple, and basic technical details such as device model, iOS version, app version, language and country. This is used only to provide your purchase (the legal basis is performing our agreement with you). It is not used for advertising or to track you across apps or websites.

The 10-day free Premium period on new installs is tracked on your iPhone only.

Camera and photos

Everleaf asks for the camera only to scan ISBN barcodes and to take cover photos, and for your photo library only when you pick a cover. Barcodes are read on your iPhone. Photos stay on your device, and in your own iCloud if you use sync.

Importing and exporting

Goodreads and StoryGraph CSV files are read on your iPhone. Backup files and CSV exports are saved only where you choose to save or share them.

What we do not do

• No account, email or password is ever required
• No advertising, no ad networks and no third-party analytics or tracking tools
• No tracking across other companies' apps and websites
• No selling, renting or sharing of your data for marketing
• No cookies or analytics on this website. It only remembers your language choice and light or dark mode in your own browser. The site is hosted on GitHub Pages, which may log visitors' IP addresses for security (GitHub's privacy statement).

Your rights and how to delete your data

Because your library is stored on your device and in your own iCloud, you are in control of it. To delete it, use Settings, then Clear All Data in Everleaf, delete the app, and remove Everleaf from your iCloud storage as described above.

Under the GDPR you can ask for access to, correction of or deletion of personal data. For the purchase data held by Adapty, email glennsvends1@gmail.com and we will have it deleted. You can also complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Datatilsynet.

Children

Everleaf is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If we change how Everleaf handles data, we will update this page and the date below before the change takes effect.

Contact

Everleaf, Norway · glennsvends1@gmail.com