Privacy Policy
Overview
Archive Learning is a free, non-commercial app for reading fanfiction from Archive of Our Own (AO3) and learning languages while you read. It is built with privacy in mind: your data stays on your device. There are no accounts and nothing to sign up for.
Data We Collect
The app has no user accounts and does not require registration. We do not collect any personally identifying information about you — no name, no email, no account data. We do collect anonymous usage statistics by default, which you can turn off at any time in Settings. See the "Anonymous Analytics" section below for the exact list of events.
Data Stored Locally on Your Device
All of this is stored exclusively on your device and is never uploaded to external servers:
- Saved vocabulary — words you choose to save, along with their translations and example sentences
- Bookmarks — fanfiction works you save for reading
- Reading progress — your position within stories
- Study progress — flashcard and game results, review schedules, and learning statistics
- App settings — your language preferences and display options
You can delete all stored data at any time by clearing the app's data in your device settings, or by using the in-app export/import features.
Third-Party Services
Google Translate
When you tap a word to see its translation, the app sends a request to the public Google Translate service (translate.googleapis.com). This request includes:
- The word or sentence being translated
- The source and target language codes
No personal identifiers are attached to these requests. Translation results are cached locally on your device to reduce the number of external requests.
Archive of Our Own (AO3)
The app loads fanfiction directly from AO3 (archiveofourown.org) in a web view, the same way a browser would. The app does not modify, scrape, or redistribute AO3 content. Your interactions with AO3 are subject to AO3's own Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Archive Learning is an independent project and is not affiliated with Archive of Our Own or the Organization for Transformative Works.
Anonymous Analytics
Firebase Analytics
The app uses Firebase Analytics to understand which features are used and to improve the product. Analytics events cover things like which screens are opened, which study modes are used, and language-pair selection. The events do not include the words you save, your translations, the fanfic URLs you read, or any fanfic text.
The Firebase SDK also automatically collects two pieces of data:
- An anonymous installation identifier — a per-install Device ID (
app_instance_id, plus the system-provided IDFV on iOS). It is used to count unique installations and is not tied to your name, email, account, or any cross-app advertising ID. We do not collect IDFA on iOS or GAID on Android. - An approximate location — country and region, derived from your IP address by Firebase. We never request precise GPS coordinates and never see map-level location.
Analytics is enabled by default and can be turned off any time in Settings → Anonymous Analytics. Turning it off stops events from being sent. The community totals shown on our website are built only from readers who leave analytics switched on.
This data is processed by Google as part of the Firebase Analytics service. For details on how Google handles it, see Google's Privacy Policy.
What We Do NOT Do
- We do not collect personal data such as your name, email, or account information
- We do not show ads or use ad tracking
- We do not store your saved vocabulary, bookmarks, translations, or reading history on remote servers — those live only on your device
- We do not use advertising cookies or cross-app tracking technologies
- We do not collect advertising identifiers (IDFA / GAID)
Data Export and Deletion
You can export your saved data (vocabulary, bookmarks, folders) as a JSON file at any time using the in-app export feature, and import it back later.
To delete everything, clear the app's storage through your device settings (for example, Settings > Apps > Archive Learning > Clear Data on Android).
Children's Privacy
The app does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The anonymous analytics events described above contain no personal identifiers.
Changes to This Policy
If we update this privacy policy, the changes will be reflected on this page with a new "last updated" date. As the app does not collect contact information, we encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy? Write to us:
contextale@gmail.com