Privacy Policy
Effective September 19, 2026
In short: Kitab is a local-first reader. It does not require an account, contains no ads or analytics, and does not send your books or reading activity to the developer.
Information Kitab handles
Kitab handles only the content and settings needed to provide its reading features:
- Books, PDFs, comics, and images that you choose to open or import
- Publication metadata and generated cover images
- Reading position, progress, bookmarks, highlights, and excerpts connected to highlights
- Reading preferences such as theme, typography, layout, and brightness
This information is stored locally in Kitab's private app storage on your device. Kitab does not collect names, email addresses, account details, precise location, contacts, advertising identifiers, or payment information.
How information is used
Your imported content and reading data are used only to open publications, display your library, restore your position, and provide the reading features you choose to use. Kitab does not sell personal information, use it for advertising, or share it with the developer or other companies.
Network access and third parties
Kitab is designed to work offline and does not request internet permission. It has no developer-operated server, account system, advertising service, analytics service, or remote library.
Android and the store from which you installed Kitab may independently process information needed to distribute the app, provide operating-system features, or report platform diagnostics. That activity is controlled by those providers and their privacy policies, not by Kitab.
Document access
Kitab uses Android's system document picker or an “Open with” action to access only files you select. A selected publication is copied into the app's private storage so it remains available on your shelf. Kitab does not request broad access to all files on your device.
Backups and retention
Depending on your device and Android backup settings, the operating system may include Kitab's local app data in a device or cloud backup associated with your device account. Kitab's developer does not operate or receive those backups.
Your data remains on your device until you remove a publication, clear Kitab's storage, or uninstall the app, subject to any backups managed by your operating system. Removing a publication also removes its locally stored reading position and annotations from Kitab.
Children's privacy
Kitab does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. Because the app has no account, advertising, analytics, or developer-operated data collection, it does not create user profiles.
Security
Imported publications and reading data are kept in Android's private app storage. No method of electronic storage can be guaranteed absolutely secure, so you should also protect access to your device and device backups.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated if Kitab's features or data practices change. The effective date at the top of this page will be revised when an update is published.
Contact
For privacy questions, use the developer contact information shown on Kitab's app-store listing.