Privacy

Last updated 27 October 2026

The Bible has no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no cookies. What you save stays in your own browser, and only after you allow it.

What is stored, and when

Nothing is saved on your device until you allow it. The first time you save something (a highlight, bookmark, note, reading-plan tick or setting), the app asks “Save on this device?”.

Allow saving: your data is kept in this browser’s local storage so it is still there next time.
Not now (or closing the question): what you did works until you close the app, then it is gone. Nothing is written to your device. The app asks again on a later visit.

With saving allowed, the app keeps:

Highlights, bookmarks and notes, with the verse text they belong to
Settings: theme, text size, translation and Telugu + English reading
Where you left off, the chapters you have finished and the days you read (for your streak)
Reading-plan progress
Chapters of the online translations (WEB, ASV, BBE) you have opened, so they work offline
Your answer to the question above, so it is not asked again

All of this stays in this browser on this device. It is never sent to us or to anyone else, and it does not sync between devices.

Cookies and similar technologies

The Bible sets no cookies: no tracking, advertising or analytics cookies of any kind. It uses two browser features instead:

Local storage holds your saved data as described above, only with your permission.
Offline storage (a service worker cache) keeps the app’s own files and the Bible books you open, so the app loads quickly and works without a connection. It contains app content only, never anything about you.

What leaves your device

Hosting

The site is hosted on Vercel. Like any web host, Vercel receives the standard information a browser sends when it loads a page, such as your IP address, browser type and the time of the request, and may keep it in server logs to run and secure the service. The Bible does not receive or use these logs. See Vercel’s privacy policy.

Online translations

The King James Version and the Telugu Bible are built into the app. Only if you choose the WEB, ASV or BBE translation does the app request those chapters from bible-api.com, which then receives your IP address and the chapter requested. If you never choose them, the app never contacts it.

Sharing

Verse cards are drawn on your device. When you tap Share, the picture goes only to the app you pick in your device’s share menu. Library backups are files saved on your device.

Your choices

Stop saving and delete everything: Reading settings → Your data → Turn off. A second tap confirms, and all saved data is removed from this browser.
Remove offline files: clear this site’s data in your browser settings. Your own saved data is removed this way too.
Keep a copy: Library → Export saves a backup file you can restore later.

Children

The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version is posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions or concerns: open an issue on the project’s GitHub page.