Last updated: 11 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the 读诗 (Chinese Poetry) mobile application ("the App"), published by Shenbee ("we", "us"), handles information. By using the App you agree to this policy.
The App does not require you to create an account or provide any name, email address, or phone number. You can use the App without identifying yourself.
If you contact us by email, we receive the email address you use, the contents of your message, and any device model or operating-system version that you choose to include. We use this information only to respond to and troubleshoot your request; we do not use it for advertising or sell it. We retain support correspondence only as long as reasonably necessary to resolve the request and maintain necessary records, then delete or anonymize it. You may ask us to delete support correspondence by emailing info@shenbee.com.
Your preferences and activity — favorites, playlists, and playback settings — are stored locally on your device only (via the operating system's local storage). We do not collect, transmit, or have access to this information. Uninstalling the App removes it.
Whether you have made the optional ad-removal purchase is also stored locally. The authoritative purchase record is held by the App Store you purchased through and by RevenueCat, as described in the Purchases section below.
The App stores the time an iOS update reminder was shown on your device, so it can avoid repeating the reminder too often.
Poem illustrations, recitation audio, and analysis audio are downloaded from our hosting provider (Cloudflare) when you first open them, then cached on your device so they can be played again offline. These requests do not include an app-generated user identifier; the hosting provider receives ordinary request and connection data, such as your IP address. The cache is kept out of operating-system backups and is removed when you uninstall the App.
If you use online likes, the App sends a random app-generated identifier and poem IDs to our service. The service stores your liked poem IDs and timestamps, plus limited rate-limit counters. It publishes aggregate per-poem totals without publishing your identifier or your individual like list. For registration limits, the service briefly processes the connection IP address as a daily keyed hash; the raw IP address is not written to the likes database. Network providers may separately process connection data.
To delete this data, open Settings → Privacy and data → Delete online likes. A successful deletion removes the service-side identifier, your likes, and per-device usage records, then clears the saved token on your device. The daily aggregate hash and count used for registration limits are not deleted immediately; the service automatically clears old UTC-day records within about 72 hours. Local favorites and playlists are not affected. You can also ask us to delete it by emailing info@shenbee.com.
The App checks for updates using Google Play on Android or Apple's App Store lookup service on iOS. If configured, it also requests minimum supported versions from our hosting provider. These services receive ordinary connection data such as IP addresses. The update configuration request does not include an app-generated user identifier.
All poems, analysis, audio, and library features are available for free. The App offers an optional one-time support purchase that removes banner advertisements. Purchases are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play and managed through RevenueCat, Inc., our purchase-infrastructure provider. To validate and restore your purchase, RevenueCat receives a randomly generated app-user identifier and the purchase/transaction details provided by the store. We never receive or store your credit-card or payment details. See RevenueCat's Privacy Policy and the applicable Apple Privacy Policy or Google Privacy Policy.
When you choose to save a poem illustration, the App asks only for permission to add that image to your device's photo library. The App does not read your existing photo library, collect your photos, or upload saved images to our servers.
Users who have not chosen the optional support purchase may see non-personalized banner advertisements provided by Google AdMob. Google may process technical information such as the IP address, consent signal, and advertising identifier according to its privacy policy. The App does not use personalized cross-app advertising.
The App is family-friendly and suitable for all ages. It does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Except for support correspondence and the online-likes data described above, preferences stay on your device and we operate no user accounts, so we do not hold those preferences on our servers. Purchase records held by Apple, Google, and RevenueCat are retained according to their respective policies.
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.
Questions? Email us at info@shenbee.com.