Bookworms privacy policy
Published by Ian Hyzy. Effective 10-1-2026. Contact: bookworms@ian.gay
Summary
Bookworms shows your Hardcover reading library on your TV. The developer doesn’t operate a server and doesn’t receive your data. There is no account with the developer, and no advertising, analytics, or tracking.
Information Bookworms uses
Hardcover. When you connect Hardcover, Bookworms saves your sign-in in your TV’s secure credential storage. It uses that sign-in to read the following directly from Hardcover:
- Your library and reading history, such as books, reading status and progress, dates, and ratings.
- Social information from readers you follow, such as profiles, profile photos, libraries, activity, ratings, and reviews. Bookworms also shows public Hardcover reviews of a book when you choose to view them.
- The list of readers you blocked, so Bookworms can hide them.
Bookworms only reads this information and never changes your Hardcover account. Hardcover’s policies govern the data Hardcover holds, including the moderation of reviews.
Images. Bookworms downloads covers and profile photos from the addresses Hardcover provides. Those servers receive standard connection information, such as your IP address.
Settings. Your choices are stored in the app on your TV.
Where data is stored
Downloaded information, images, and settings are stored on your TV. Bookworms may remove cached data when space is needed and download it again at the next sync. A troubleshooting log records the status and timing of recent requests. It excludes credentials and book content, and it never leaves your TV.
Optional iCloud storage (Apple TV). iCloud storage is off by default. If you turn it on, Bookworms saves a copy of your library information to your private iCloud database so your Apple TVs can restore it. The developer can’t access that copy. It excludes your Hardcover sign-in, images, and social information. Apple’s privacy policy governs iCloud.
Your choices
- Disconnect Hardcover in Bookworms’ settings to remove your saved sign-in from the TV.
- Revoke Bookworms’ access at any time on Hardcover’s Authorized Apps page.
- Turn off iCloud storage in settings to stop syncing. The existing copy stays in iCloud until you remove Bookworms’ data in your Apple Account’s iCloud storage settings.
- Delete Bookworms from your TV to remove all local data.
Children
Bookworms isn’t directed to children and doesn’t knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
Changes will be posted at this address with a new effective date.