Your data
Trust and security
How we look after your account and your library.
Your library is yours alone
Your saved items, reading progress and feeds belong to your account, and the server lets each account read only its own library.
Passwords and sessions
Your password is stored only in a scrambled form that can’t be turned back into the password.
When you sign in, the app gets a random session token. The server doesn’t keep the token itself, so a copy of our data cannot be used to sign in as you. You can sign out any of your devices from the app, and changing your password signs the others out too.
Encrypted in transit
Every connection to readstow.com and to Readstow’s servers is encrypted.
No ads, no tracking in the app
The app has no ads, no tracking and no third-party analytics. This website counts visits. The cookie policy lists everything the site stores.
Backups
Your data is backed up every night, and each backup is kept for 14 days.
Deleting your account
Deleting your account in the app removes your library and your stored files straight away. Copies in backups age out within 14 days. Support has the steps.
Reporting a vulnerability
If you find a security problem in Readstow or on this site, email security@readstow.com. Our security.txt has the details.
The policies
The privacy policy and the terms of use have the full detail.