Privacy policy
The short version
Your manuscript, your book projects, your fonts and the files you export stay on your device. We don't have servers that receive them and we don't run analytics. On Android the app shows ads through Google AdMob. On Windows a licence check sends your licence key and your computer's name to Lemon Squeezy, our payment provider.
What stays on your device
Word files you import, the books Inkbind builds from them, your styles, series templates and fonts, and the PDF and EPUB files you export. On Windows they are saved in your Documents folder (Documents\Inkbind); on Android in the app's private storage. When you share an exported file (for example to Drive or email), it goes to the place you choose, under that service's terms.
Ads on Android (Google AdMob)
The Android app is free and shows full-screen ads at natural breaks and an optional rewarded video for a clean print PDF. Google AdMob may collect your device's advertising ID, your approximate location from your IP address, and information about your interaction with ads, to show and measure ads and to prevent fraud. In the EEA, the UK and other regions where the law requires it, the app asks for your consent with Google's consent form before personalised ads; you can change your choice any time in Settings, Ad privacy choices. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings. Google's policy: how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
The Windows app shows no ads.
Licence check and purchases on Windows (Lemon Squeezy)
When you enter a licence key, Inkbind sends the key and your computer's name to Lemon Squeezy to activate it, checks it again now and then, and sends them again if you free the seat. Nothing about your books is sent. Purchases happen on Lemon Squeezy's checkout page, where you enter your payment details directly with Lemon Squeezy; Inkbind never sees them. Lemon Squeezy's policy: lemonsqueezy.com/privacy.
No analytics
There is no analytics or tracking in the app and none on this website: no Google Analytics, no Firebase, no usage logging.
Notifications and permissions
Inkbind sends no notifications. On Android it uses internet access only for ads and the Google Play update check; on Windows only for the licence check and the checkout page. It does not ask for your contacts, camera, microphone or location.
App updates and reviews
On Android, Inkbind asks Google Play whether a newer version is available and may ask you once for a review through Google Play's own review sheet. These are handled by Google Play.
This website
This site is static and sets no cookies. The videos load from YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) only when you press play; YouTube may then set cookies under Google's policy.
Children
Inkbind is a tool for authors and is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children.
Security and retention
Because your books stay on your device, they are kept for as long as you keep them, and deleting a book in Inkbind or uninstalling the app removes them from Inkbind (exported files stay where you saved them). Licence records are kept by Lemon Squeezy as long as your licence exists.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date. Questions: anithabheesetty@gmail.com.