Privacy Policy

Simple Lore

Effective 8 November 2026

The short version. Simple Lore has no account system and no server of its own. Your books and reading data stay on your devices. If you turn on iCloud sync, your reading data and server connections are stored in your own iCloud account, and server passwords go through iCloud Keychain. If you add a book server, the app talks only to that server. Arosemena Apps never receives your data. Nothing is sold, shared or used for advertising.

What is stored on your device

Information	Why
Books you import or download, and their covers	So you can read and listen offline
Titles, authors, series and other book details	Your library, search and filters
Reading and listening positions, bookmarks, highlights, notes, reading status, favorites, collections	So you can pick up where you left off
Reading and playback settings	Your preferences
Follow Along matching data	Highlighting narration in a book you prepared
Download queue and partial downloads	So downloads can continue later
Names, addresses, usernames and library choices for servers you add	To connect to them
Server passwords and sign-in tokens	Stored in the iOS Keychain

iCloud (optional)

If you turn on Sync with iCloud, Simple Lore stores the following in your private iCloud database, which Apple operates and Arosemena Apps cannot see:

reading and listening positions, bookmarks, highlights and notes;
reading status, favorites and collections;
default reading settings;
your server connections: each server's type, name, address, username, library choices and display order.

Book files are never uploaded. Follow Along matching data is not synced.

Passwords for servers are never stored in Simple Lore's iCloud records. While iCloud sync is on, they are saved to iCloud Keychain, so they reach your other devices only if iCloud Keychain is turned on for your Apple Account. Otherwise they stay in this device's Keychain, and you enter the password once on each device. Sign-in tokens issued by a server always stay on the device that received them.

Servers you add (optional)

You can connect an Audiobookshelf server or any OPDS catalog (many library tools, such as BookLore, BookOrbit or Calibre, can provide one). Simple Lore sends requests only to the address you enter: to sign in, browse, search, download and stream, and, for Audiobookshelf, to read and save your listening and reading progress. Those servers are run by you or by whoever operates them, under their own policies. Simple Lore uses your local network only to reach a server you added there.

Follow Along

Preparing a book for Follow Along uses Apple's on-device speech recognition. The audio and text are processed on your device; the resulting matching data is saved locally and can be deleted or rebuilt from the book's details.

Downloads and notifications

Downloaded books are saved in Simple Lore's storage on your device. If you turn on Download Notifications, Simple Lore posts local notifications from your device when downloads finish or need your attention. No push service or remote server is involved.

Purchases

Optional tips are processed by Apple through the App Store. Simple Lore learns only whether a purchase succeeded and receives no payment details. Tips unlock nothing.

What is not collected

No analytics, no crash-reporting service, no advertising identifiers, no location, no contacts, and no tracking across apps or websites. Arosemena Apps does not collect, sell or share your data.

Retention and deletion

On your device: data stays until you delete it. Removing a download or deleting a book removes its file. Deleting Simple Lore removes its books and data from the device. iOS may keep Keychain items after an app is deleted, so remove your servers in Simple Lore first; that deletes their saved passwords and tokens.
In iCloud: turning sync off stops syncing but doesn't delete what is already stored. To delete it, go to Settings → [your name] → iCloud and manage storage for Simple Lore. Deleting the app doesn't remove iCloud data.
iCloud Keychain: synced passwords can be removed in the Passwords app.
Servers: removing a server in Simple Lore removes its connection, and with iCloud sync on, it is removed from your other devices too. Simple Lore can't delete anything stored on the server itself; that is up to the server's operator.

Children

Simple Lore does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date. Questions: ArosemenaApps@gmail.com.