Last updated: October 14, 2026
This policy explains what BibleDevos collects, why, who can see it, and how you stay in control. BibleDevos is a Bible reading and note-taking app for iOS, Android and the web. We keep it short and we only describe what the app actually does.
What we collect
- Your account. When you create an account we store your email address and a display name. If you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive your name and email address from them. We do not receive your Google or Apple password.
- What you write. Notes, the Bible passages you attach to them, comments, and the groups you create or join, together with who you share things with.
- Safety records. Reports you send, people you block, and the moderation decisions we make when we enforce our Terms of Service.
- Technical records. Our servers keep short-lived operational logs, such as request times and error codes, so we can keep the service running and fix problems. These logs do not contain the text of your notes or your searches, and we delete them automatically after at most 30 days.
- What stays on your device. Your reading position, your reader settings, the Bible translations you downloaded, and an offline copy of your notes so the app works without a connection.
We do not use advertising or analytics tools, and the app contains no third-party tracking code.
Who can see what
- Private notes are for you alone: the app shows them to no one else.
- Notes you share are visible to the people or groups you share them with.
- Public notes are visible to anyone, signed in or not.
- Your display name appears next to what you write in public notes, comments, and groups.
- Finding you: other signed-in people can find your account by your display name or email address, so they can share a note with you. Choose a display name you are comfortable having others see.
- Groups: the app shows a group's name, description and member list only to its members and creator.
- Blocking someone hides each of you from the other in the app.
Searching
- Searching the Bible in a translation you downloaded happens on your device. Nothing is sent to us.
- Searching a translation you have not downloaded, where the app offers it, sends the words you type to our search service, which finds the matching verses and returns them. We use the words only for that request. We do not store them or write them to our logs, and we do not link them to your account. Cloudflare, our hosting provider, receives your IP address and basic request information (not the words you typed) as it does for every request to bibledevos.com, and keeps its own operational logs for a limited time. We use your IP address only to limit how many searches one connection can make per minute.
- Searching notes sends the words you type to our servers so we can search your notes, notes shared with you, and public notes. We use them only for that request and do not store them or write them to our logs.
Downloads
When you download a Bible translation, your device fetches the files from our content delivery network. Like any web request, this shows your network address and which translation you asked for. No account is involved and no typed text is sent.
How we use your information
To run BibleDevos: to sign you in and secure your account, to store and sync your notes across your devices, to let you share and comment, and to review reports and keep the community safe. We do not sell your information, we do not use it for advertising, and we do not build profiles from it.
Who handles your data for us
We use a small number of providers to run the service. They process data on our behalf and only for that purpose.
- Amazon Web Services stores your account, notes and related data and handles sign-in. Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest.
- Cloudflare serves the BibleDevos website, the search service and the Bible downloads.
- Google and Apple sign-in are optional. Their own privacy policies apply to what they collect. See Google's Privacy Policy and Apple's Privacy Policy.
Your choices and rights
- See and change your data in the app at any time.
- Delete your account from the Profile page (see Account deletion). Deletion is immediate and permanent. It removes your profile, notes, attached Bible references, comments, groups you created, group memberships, shares, and your sign-in account.
- Take your notes with you: your notes are always readable in the app.
- Ask us anything about your data at support@bibledevos.com.
Children
BibleDevos is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
If we change this policy we will post the new version here and update the date at the top. If a change affects how we use your information in a material way, we will tell you in the app.
Contact
support@bibledevos.com