PRIVACY POLICY
Libretha Platform
Effective Date: September 22, 2026
Last Updated: September 22, 2026
This policy explains what data Libretha collects when you use the website libretha.com and the Libretha app, why, and what you can do about it. In short: we collect only what the platform needs to work, we do not sell your data, we do not show ads, and you can delete your account at any time.
1. Who we are
Libretha ("we", "us") is a platform for reading and publishing manga, manhwa, manhua and novels. It is run by an independent developer, who is responsible for the processing of personal data described in this policy. Contact: librethasupport@gmail.com.
2. What data we collect
- Account: your email address, password and display name. The password is stored only as a one-way hash. If you sign in with Google, we receive your email address and name from Google.
- Profile: whatever you choose to add, such as an avatar, bio, location and links.
- Activity: reading progress, chapters read and reading time, reading lists and favorites, likes, ratings, comments, follows, poll and roadmap votes, achievements, reports you file and users you block.
- Content you publish: works, chapters, covers and page images.
- Age confirmation: if you open mature content, we record that you confirmed you are 18 or older.
- Invites: if you signed up through someone's invite link, we record who invited you.
- Messages to us: what you enter in the contact form (name, email, message) or in a bug report (description, the page address, your browser's user-agent string and, if you attach one, a screenshot).
- Technical data: our hosting providers process your IP address and basic browser information to deliver the site and keep it secure. We use your IP address to limit abusive request rates.
3. How we use it
- To run the platform for you: your account, library, reading progress, publishing and comments.
- To keep it safe: moderation, reports, blocking and protection against abuse.
- To contact you: account emails such as email confirmation and password reset, and replies to your messages.
- To count page views, only if you allow analytics (see section 5).
We do not sell your data, do not use it for advertising and do not show ads on Libretha.
4. What other users can see
Your display name, avatar, bio and the other profile details you add, your reading stats (chapters read and reading time), achievements, follower counts, comments and the works you publish are visible to other users. Your email address is never shown.
5. Cookies and local storage
- Essential: your sign-in session and your language and reading settings are kept in your browser's local storage, and one cookie remembers that you are signed in so the menu shows the right state straight away. The site cannot work without them. In the Android app, the sign-in session is stored on your device.
- Analytics: only if you allow it in the cookie banner, we use Vercel Web Analytics and Google Analytics to count page views and see which pages are read. Vercel Web Analytics does not use cookies; Google Analytics sets its own cookies (such as
_ga, for up to two years) and processes the data on Google servers without storing your IP address. Neither identifies you personally. The Google Analytics script is loaded on every page so that Google can verify the tag is installed, but it stays switched off until you allow analytics: while it is off it sets no cookies and sends no data, and your browser contacts Google only to download the file itself. You can change your choice at any time via Cookies at the bottom of every page.
6. Who processes data for us
- Vercel — hosting of the website and analytics.
- Render — hosting of the server that runs the platform.
- Supabase — database and file storage.
- Google — Google sign-in, Google Analytics (only with your consent), and Gmail for sending account emails and delivering your messages to us.
These providers process data under their own terms and privacy policies. Some of them are based outside your country, including in the United States, so your data may be processed there.
7. How long we keep data
- Account, profile, activity and published content — until you delete your account.
- Messages and bug reports — as long as needed to handle them.
- Technical logs — for a limited time, under our hosting providers' policies.
8. Deleting your account and data
You can delete your account at any time in Settings → Delete account. Deletion is immediate and permanent: we erase your account, profile, reading history, lists, likes, ratings, votes, follows, blocks, achievements, the reports you filed, and the works you published together with their files.
If other people replied to one of your comments, that comment stays in the thread without your name and text, shown as "Comment deleted", so their replies keep their context. All your other comments are erased.
You can also request deletion of your data, or ask anything about it, by writing to librethasupport@gmail.com. We will review your request and reply within 30 days.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access your data, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to its processing, receive a copy of it, withdraw your consent, and lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. To use any of these rights, write to librethasupport@gmail.com.
10. Children
Libretha is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data. Mature content is available only to users who confirm they are 18 or older. If you believe a child has given us personal data, write to us and we will delete it.
11. Security
Passwords and sign-in tokens are stored only as one-way hashes, and traffic is encrypted with HTTPS. No method of storage or transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Limitation of liability
Libretha is a free service provided "as is". To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for content posted by users, for the practices of the third-party services listed in section 6, or for indirect or consequential damages arising from the use of the platform. See also section 9 of the Terms of Service. Nothing in this policy limits the rights you have under data protection law.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. The current version is always published on this page, with the date of the last update at the top.
14. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: librethasupport@gmail.com. Copyright notices are handled under the Copyright Policy.