RSVP Reader is a speed-reading tool. This policy explains what data is collected, how it is used, and what stays on your device.
Nothing is collected, stored, or transmitted to any server by us. RSVP Reader has no user accounts, no analytics, and no tracking.
The following is saved locally in your browser and never leaves it:
• Reading progress — your position in each book or article is
stored in your browser's IndexedDB so you can resume where you left off.
• Cached content — recently opened files are cached in
IndexedDB so the Recent list works without re-uploading.
• Preferences — WPM, font, theme, pause settings, and highlight
color are saved in localStorage.
This data is private to your browser. Clearing your browser data will remove it.
When you click Read this page, the extension reads the visible text of
the current tab using Chrome's scripting API. That text is stored
temporarily in chrome.storage.session — which Chrome automatically
clears when you close the browser — and is transferred once to the RSVP Reader
web app. It is never sent to any external server and is not retained after the
transfer.
The extension does not read browsing history, cookies, passwords, or any page other than the one you explicitly activate it on.
When you paste a URL into the web app's address bar, the request is routed through a Vercel serverless function that fetches the page on your behalf (to work around browser cross-origin restrictions). The fetched content is returned directly to your browser and is not logged, stored, or retained on the server. No identifying information about you is associated with the request beyond what is standard in any HTTPS connection (IP address, timestamp), which Vercel may retain per their own privacy policy.
• Vercel — hosts the web app and URL proxy.
See Vercel's privacy policy.
• Google Favicon Service — used to display site icons in the
Recent list for URL entries. Your browser requests favicon images directly from
www.google.com/s2/favicons; Google may log these requests per their
privacy policy.
• Ko-fi — the "Buy me a coffee" button links to an external
Ko-fi page. Clicking it is entirely optional and subject to
Ko-fi's privacy policy.
RSVP Reader does not knowingly collect any data from anyone, including children under 13.
If this policy changes materially, the "Last updated" date above will be updated. As the extension collects no personal data, changes are unlikely to affect users.
Questions? Open an issue on GitHub.