Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 October 2026
This policy explains what Warraq collects when you use the website, why, and who else is involved.
1. Your account
When you register we store your username, password (encrypted), and the email address or phone number you verify. We use them to sign you in, secure your account and contact you about it.
2. Searches and scans
We store the titles you search for so we can show your history and enforce plan quotas. Cover photos you scan are sent for text recognition and are not stored by Warraq after the title is read. Book searches are sent to public libraries and catalogues (Open Library, Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, Google Books) without your name or contact details.
3. Preferences and location
If you set preferred formats, a city, a country or use your location, we store those settings to tailor results and nearby marketplace listings. You can change them at any time in Preferences.
4. Marketplace and messages
Listings you publish and messages you exchange with other users are stored so the marketplace can work. Seller applications include the store details you provide.
5. Payments
Subscription payments are handled by PayPal. Warraq receives the payment status and reference, never your card details.
6. Store links and third-party tracking
Book results may include “Buy on …” links to external stores such as Amazon. These links carry Warraq's affiliate tag so the store can credit Warraq for qualifying purchases. When you follow one, you leave Warraq: the store may set its own cookies and collect information under its own privacy policy (for Amazon, see amazon.com's Privacy Notice). Warraq counts these clicks only as daily totals per store — no name, account, IP address, device or book is recorded. To suggest the Amazon store for your country, Warraq reads the country that our hosting provider (Vercel) derives from your connection for each search; it is used only to choose the store link and is not stored, and Warraq never stores your IP address. If you pick a store yourself, that choice is saved in a cookie on your device.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
7. Cookies
Warraq uses a sign-in session cookie, stores your language and a few display settings on your device, and — if you choose an Amazon store — a cookie with that store choice. We do not use advertising cookies.
8. Your choices
You can update your details and preferences in the app, and ask us to delete your account by writing to us.
9. Contact
Questions about privacy: support@warraq.info