TropeShelf Privacy Policy
How Alexandr Korsak (Bitscorp) collects, uses, and stores data in the TropeShelf mobile app (co.bitscorp.tropeshelf).
Privacy Policy
Effective date: 14 November 2026. I take your privacy seriously. This notice explains what TropeShelf stores on your device, what (if anything) leaves the device, and how to contact me.
Alexandr Korsak (Bitscorp), a self-employed professional (autónomo) in Spain, operates the mobile application TropeShelf (co.bitscorp.tropeshelf). Bitscorp is a trading name, not a registered company. This page applies to TropeShelf on iOS and Android. The website https://bitscorp.co has a separate Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
The app
TropeShelf is a reading log for romance and romantasy. You keep shelves, tropes, a spice note, series order, sessions, quotes, and a yearly goal. Book search uses Open Library. Your shelves stay on the device. There is no TropeShelf account.
Data stored on your device
- Books (title, authors, ISBN, shelf, tropes, spice note, series, pages, rating, dates, notes), quotes, reading sessions, and your yearly goal in a local SQLite database.
- Cover image addresses returned by Open Library, stored with the book.
Data that leaves your device
- Your shelves, notes, quotes, spice notes, and sessions are not uploaded to a Bitscorp server.
- When you search or scan an ISBN, the app sends the title, author, or ISBN to Open Library, with a User-Agent that names TropeShelf, bitscorp.co, and the operator address alex@bitscorp.co. It does not send your notes or the rest of your shelves. Cover images are then loaded from the Open Library cover service.
- A CSV leaves the device only when you choose to export it. A Goodreads CSV you import is read on this device.
- If you send feedback, your email app may include the app version, build number, operating system, and device model in a message to alex@bitscorp.co.
- Purchase and subscription status are handled by Apple or Google and RevenueCat, as described below.
Permissions
- Camera (optional): to scan an ISBN barcode. You can search by typing a title or ISBN without the camera.
You can change or withdraw permissions in the operating system settings.
Analytics and crash reporting
TropeShelf does not include a third-party analytics or crash-reporting SDK. I do not run Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Firebase, Sentry, or a similar product inside this app. The stores and RevenueCat may keep their own purchase or install records under their policies.
Third parties
I only involve the parties below for the purposes stated. Each has its own privacy policy.
- RevenueCat: To check and restore your Pro entitlement. RevenueCat receives purchase tokens, subscription status, and an anonymous app user identifier. It does not receive the journal, photos, files, or other content you keep in the app.
- Apple: If you buy or manage a subscription or a lifetime purchase on the App Store, Apple processes the payment. We do not receive your full payment card number.
- Google: If you buy or manage a subscription or a lifetime purchase on Google Play, Google processes the payment. We do not receive your full payment number.
- Open Library (Internet Archive): When you search or scan an ISBN, Open Library receives the query or ISBN and a User-Agent naming the app. Cover images are loaded from Open Library. Your notes and shelves are not included.
Accounts, servers, and retention
No Bitscorp server. The library stays in on-device SQLite. Search and covers use Open Library when you look a book up.
TropeShelf does not require a Bitscorp account. Information stored only on your device remains there until you delete it in the app or uninstall the app. Purchase records are kept by Apple or Google and by RevenueCat for as long as they need them to provide the subscription. If you email me, I keep the message long enough to respond and then delete it when it is no longer needed.
Your rights
Because most TropeShelf content never leaves your device, the practical way to access or delete it is in the app, or by uninstalling the app (which removes local data). For any personal data I hold in email, or questions about purchase records, write to alex@bitscorp.co. If you live in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another region with similar rights, you may also request access, correction, deletion, or a restriction of processing of personal data I hold, and you may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. In Spain that authority is the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD).
International processing
I am based in Spain. Apple, Google, and RevenueCat may process purchase data in other countries. Their policies describe those transfers.
Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 14 November 2026. I may update it from time to time. The current version will always be at https://bitscorp.co/tropeshelf/privacy. Material changes will be reflected on this page, and I may also note them in the app.
Contact
Questions about this policy or about TropeShelf: alex@bitscorp.co. There is no telephone contact number. Related pages: TropeShelf Terms and Conditions, and the list of Bitscorp app policies.