Privacy notice
How Lumitheca handles information in the current free public beta.
On this page
Browse freely
The public archive can be explored without an account.
Choose what to save
Birth information is optional. Account saving for personal exploration requires your choice.
Keep control
You can ask about your records, request changes or request deletion.
Who is responsible?
Lumitheca, United Kingdom, is responsible for the personal information it processes through this website. Contact tommiddleton1111@gmail.com with privacy questions or requests.
Information you provide
Accounts use an email address, username, display name and authentication credentials. Signed-in reading tools can store saved books, bookmarks, reading positions and profile preferences. Support emails contain the information you choose to send. You can browse the public archive without an account; account details are needed to provide account features.
Birth information and personal reflections
Birth information is optional. personal exploration and Journey records are not automatically uploaded to an account or published. Previously chosen private account copies remain private while the personal tools are unavailable. Contact support for access, export or deletion requests. Reflections are not sent to an AI provider by these features. Export files you choose to create are your responsibility to keep private.
Why information is used
Account and saved-reading information provides the service you request. Support information lets us respond to your enquiry. Security and technical information helps operate the site, diagnose failures and prevent abuse. The bases for account service are performance of the service agreement, and for support and security our legitimate interests in providing a safe, working service. Optional browser personalisation follows the choices you make and can be disabled in those tools.
Service providers and international processing
Vercel hosts the website; Supabase provides account authentication and storage; Cloudflare R2 delivers archive media; Google processes email sent to our Gmail support inbox. These providers can receive technical information such as IP addresses and request details. Processing can take place outside the UK. Contact us for the applicable provider arrangements and transfer safeguards; we do not claim that all data stays in the UK.
How long information is kept
Account and saved-reading records are kept to provide the account until you remove them or request account deletion, subject to necessary legal or security exceptions. Support correspondence is kept while handling the enquiry and necessary follow-up. Technical logs and backups follow the applicable provider settings. Browser-only records remain until removed by you or your browser; session-only records are temporary. Ask us for details about a particular record or deletion request.
Your choices and rights
You may ask for access, correction, erasure, restriction or portability where applicable. You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests. Contact tommiddleton1111@gmail.com; we will verify ownership and explain any applicable limits. Optional local personalisation can be disabled in the relevant tool. You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, and find further information on your data protection rights.
A question, correction or something we can make clearer?
Contact Lumitheca