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Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 3, 2026
Word and Way (“we”, “our”) is a Bible reading application. We’ve designed the app so that most of what you do stays on your device, and this policy explains the few cases where it doesn’t.
The short version
- No ads. We don’t show them, so we don’t track you for them.
- No account required to read. You can use Word and Way without ever creating an account.
- Your notes stay on your device. Highlights, margin notes, and reading history live in local storage on your phone.
- Email is only for waitlist updates. If you give it to us, we use it to send TestFlight / launch invites and nothing else.
- Delete whenever. Email privacy@wordandway.app and we’ll remove your data within seven days.
What we collect
Information you give us
When you join the waitlist, we collect your email address. That is the only information we actively collect. We do not ask for your name, phone number, church, denomination, or anything else.
Information collected automatically
Inside the mobile app, we collect anonymous, aggregated usage analytics (which translations are opened, how often verses are marked, which reading plans are started). These events do not contain the content of your notes, your highlights, or any identifier that could be traced back to you.
On this website, we use privacy-friendly analytics (no cookies, no cross-site tracking, no fingerprinting). Standard server access logs are retained for 14 days.
How we use it
- To send you one TestFlight invite and up to three launch-day emails. That’s it.
- To understand which parts of the app are useful (e.g. “a lot of people start the Advent plan”), so we can keep investing in them.
- To respond to you if you email us.
What we don’t do
- Sell, rent, or trade your information. Ever. Not even if asked nicely.
- Show advertising inside the app or on this site.
- Track you across other apps or websites. We don’t embed Facebook, Google, or TikTok pixels.
- Upload the content of your highlights or notes to our servers.
Where it’s stored
Waitlist emails are stored by our email provider on servers in the United States. The mobile app stores everything else on your device using iOS / Android’s standard local storage APIs.
Children
Word and Way is for all ages, but we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have, contact us and we will delete it.
Your rights
You can request access to the information we hold about you, ask for a copy, or ask us to delete it. Email privacy@wordandway.app with the subject “Privacy request” and we will respond within 30 days.
If you are in the EU or UK, GDPR gives you additional rights, including the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We’re happy to help with any of them.
Changes
If we meaningfully change this policy, we’ll date-stamp the update at the top and, if you’ve given us an email, send one short note explaining what’s different.
Contact
Questions, concerns, or privacy requests: privacy@wordandway.app. We’re a small team and we read every message.