Welcome to PudaReading! We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage it when you use our application.
1. Information We Collect
To provide and improve our app's functionality, PudaReading processes two types of information:
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Data You Generate Directly Within the App:
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Reading Data and Preferences: This includes your reading progress, notes and personalization settings (such as font size and background color). This data is stored exclusively on your local device. We do not collect, upload, or access this information. Your reading content and habits are your private information.
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Information Collected Automatically by Third-Party Services:
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To support the ongoing development and free availability of our app, we integrate a third-party advertising service, Google AdMob. When you use PudaReading, AdMob may automatically collect certain information to display advertisements and measure their effectiveness. This information may include:
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Device Information: Your device model, operating system version, and unique device identifiers (e.g., IDFA or Google Advertising ID).
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Location Information: Coarse location data (e.g., country or city) inferred from your IP address.
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Ad Interaction Data: Information about your interactions with ads shown in the app, such as which ads you view and whether you click on them.
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Diagnostics and Performance Data: App crash logs and performance data used to analyze and improve the app's stability.
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2. How We Use Your Information
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Use of Local Data: The reading data stored on your device is used solely to provide you with the core features of the app, such as saving your reading progress and syncing your preferences.
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Use of Data Collected by Third-Party Services:
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Serving Ads: Google AdMob uses the information it collects to show you ads that may be relevant to your interests (personalized ads) or related to the app's content (contextual ads).
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Analytics and Measurement: To measure the effectiveness of advertising and to help us understand how users interact with ads.
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Service Maintenance and Improvement: To monitor and improve the performance of the advertising services.
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3. Third-Party Services
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Google AdMob: Our advertising services are provided by Google. We recommend that you review Google's Privacy Policy to understand in detail how Google handles data.
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Project Gutenberg: Some book content within our app is sourced from the Project Gutenberg public domain library. There is no data sharing between our app and Project Gutenberg.
4. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
We respect your right to control your information.
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App Tracking Transparency (ATT): For users on iOS 14.5 and later, we will request your permission to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites through Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework.
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If you choose "Allow," Google AdMob will be able to use your device's advertising identifier (IDFA) to provide you with more relevant, personalized ads.
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If you choose "Ask App Not to Track," we will not share your IDFA with third parties for tracking purposes. You will still see ads, but they will be less relevant to you.
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Device Settings: You can manage your advertising preferences or reset your advertising identifier at any time through your device's system settings.
5. Data Security
We take the security of your data seriously. All of your personal reading data is stored locally on your device and is protected by your device's own security mechanisms. The security of data collected by third-party services is the responsibility of the respective provider (e.g., Google) and is governed by their privacy policies and security standards.
6. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you through an in-app notice or by posting the updated version on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: