Privacy
Privacy Policy
This draft describes how Threaded, a social reading and local book club app by Ken Mitre, intends to handle information. It also describes this website, threaded.page, which is separate from the app.
Who we are
Threaded is created by Ken Mitre. Until a postal address is added, the contact for privacy questions is hello@threaded.page. That inbox is a placeholder.
This website
threaded.page is a static marketing site. It does not offer an account, and it does not ask for a password. You can read about the app, open the draft terms, and email us. The pages do not use advertising trackers or account cookies. Downloading the app will happen through the Apple App Store and Google Play when those listings open. The store buttons on this site are placeholders.
The app, and who it is for
Threaded is a mobile application for iOS and Android. It is for adults 18 and older. Accounts, if you create one, are created in the app, not on this website. The paragraphs below describe the kinds of information the app is being designed to handle. Exact fields, retention, and subprocessors will be confirmed before launch.
Information the app may handle
- Profile details you choose to show, such as a name, pronouns, genres, tropes, and reading pace.
- Reading activity, including books, chapter progress, reviews, and thread posts.
- Club membership, event RSVPs, and Reading Passport stamps.
- Points and redemption activity for books or gift cards.
- Messages you send, and safety reports you file.
- Approximate location, if you allow it, so the app can talk about distance and nearby clubs.
Location
Clubs and reading buddies are local on purpose. The app may use approximate location, or a distance you set, to suggest people and gatherings near you. The launch area is Arizona’s East Valley: Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, and Florence. You should not have to publish a street address to join a club.
Messages
Private messages are for talking about books. The app is designed to block the sharing of phone numbers and street addresses in private messages. That safeguard is a product rule, not a promise that every workaround is impossible. Meetups are meant for public places.
Reports, blocks, and safety
You can report or block another person. We expect to review reports and to keep what we need to investigate them. Blocked people should no longer be able to reach you in the app. Details of that review process will be written down before launch.
Rewards and the Reading Passport
Points and passport stamps are part of the product. Points are intended to be redeemable for books or gift cards. The passport is a record of reading and gatherings. Balances shown on the marketing site are examples. Reward rules can change and will be stated in the app.
How long information is kept
Retention periods are not final in this draft. The intention is to keep account information while you have an account, and to keep safety reports long enough to act on them. A deletion request can be sent to the contact email. How deletions are completed, including backups, will be specified before launch.
Sharing
This draft does not authorize selling personal information. The app will need ordinary infrastructure (for example, a host and the app stores) to function. Those providers should be listed by name in the final policy. We do not intend to share your private messages with other readers except as you send them.
Children
Threaded is not for anyone under 18. The app should not knowingly create accounts for children. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, the intention is to close it.
Changes
The final policy may differ from this draft. When a policy is adopted, the current version will be posted here and, where it matters, in the app.
Contact
Privacy questions: hello@threaded.page. Please do not send passwords or government ID numbers by email.