Privacy Policy
Last updated 7 July 2026
Read Later is a free, open-source, self-hostable tool. This policy describes
the reference deployment. If you run your own instance, you are the operator of
that instance and responsible for its data. The software is provided as-is (see
the Terms).
What we store
- Your Google identity. When you sign in with Google we
store your Google account identifier and email address (and whether Google
reports it as verified). These are used only to sign you in and to check you
against the access allowlist.
- A Google Drive token. We store a Google Drive refresh
token limited to the
drive.file scope — it can only touch files
and folders this app creates or that you explicitly pick. It is stored
encrypted at rest and is used to upload your EPUBs to the folder you choose.
- Your chosen folder. The id and name of the Google Drive
folder you select as the upload destination.
- Your recent jobs. For each article you submit we store
the URL, its processing state, the resulting filename, and any error message.
These rows live in per-user storage and are automatically deleted after about
one week.
- A session cookie. A signed,
Secure,
HttpOnly, __Host--prefixed cookie keeps you logged
in. There are no analytics, no advertising, and no third-party tracking
cookies.
Who processes the data
To provide the service, data is processed by:
- Cloudflare — hosting, the job queue, storage, and the
container that converts pages into EPUBs. The application runs entirely on
Cloudflare's platform.
- Google — sign-in (OAuth) and the Drive API used to
upload your files.
- The website you submit — the converter fetches each URL
you send directly from its origin server to build the EPUB.
Data is not sold, rented, or shared beyond what is needed to run the service.
Your controls
- You can revoke this app's access to your Google account at any time from
your Google
Account permissions.
- Signing out clears your session. Your job history deletes itself after
about a week.
- The EPUBs live in your own Google Drive and remain under your control.
- For deletion requests or questions, open an issue at
https://github.com/rraval/read-later.
This service is not directed to children.