Privacy Policy

This policy applies to users of the iOS App. It does not apply to the Scroll the Bible website, which has its own privacy policy, or to third-party websites or services that we do not control, even if you reach them through links inside the App.

Much of what you do in the App stays on your device and is not uploaded unless you turn on optional cross-device sync. Stored locally can include:

• Favorite verses, personal notes, bookmarks, and reading position
• Reading plans, plan progress, streak information, and related history
• App preferences such as display theme and font size
• Whether you have an active subscription (derived from Apple StoreKit on your device)
• AI-generated verse studies you save, comments you attach to saved studies, and recent verse search terms
• Widget-related verse selections shared with the App’s widgets through Apple’s app group container on your device
• Technical data used for app functionality, such as timestamps used to limit repeated feedback submissions

Deleting the App or erasing the App’s data from your device settings typically removes this local information, subject to how iOS handles backups and restores. If sync is turned on, a copy also remains in our cloud until you delete your account.

The King James Version (KJV) text is loaded from data bundled with the App. For certain other Bible translations, the App requests chapter text from API.Bible (operated by American Bible Society) and/or YouVersion. Those requests are sent over the internet from your device and include technical information that those providers and network providers typically receive with any HTTPS request (for example, IP address and app-related identifiers). They do not include your name.

Please review the API.Bible site and YouVersion’s Privacy Policy for how those services handle data.

When you use AI-powered study features, the App sends requests from your device to OpenAI’s API. Depending on the feature, those requests may include the verse reference and King James Version verse text for the verse you are studying, so copyrighted translation restrictions are respected for AI processing.

OpenAI processes that content to return AI-generated explanations, cross-references, or similar output. Please review OpenAI’s Privacy Policy and OpenAI’s policies. AI output may be inaccurate or incomplete. It is informational only and not a substitute for pastoral care, seminary instruction, or your own study of Scripture.

Paid features use auto-renewable subscriptions billed by Apple through your Apple ID. We do not receive your full payment card number from Apple.

The App uses Superwall to present paywalls and subscription experiences. Superwall may collect device and usage information needed to operate those features. Superwall may also receive the AppsFlyer device identifier described below so that subscription events that happen while the App is closed (for example, a renewal on Apple’s servers) can be attributed to the same install. See Superwall’s privacy policy.

Apple’s collection and use of purchase-related information is described in Apple’s Privacy Policy.

The App uses AppsFlyer, a mobile measurement partner, to understand which ads and campaigns led to an install or a subscription, and to report that result back to the advertising networks we run. AppsFlyer is how we keep Meta, Apple Ads, Google, TikTok, Snapchat, and similar partners from each claiming the same install.

Depending on your settings and the event, AppsFlyer may receive:

• A unique AppsFlyer device identifier generated by the SDK, and a per-install identifier we assign so support and analytics can be tied to the same device
• Device and app information such as IP address, device type, operating system, and app version
• Your device’s advertising identifier (IDFA) only if you allow tracking under App Tracking Transparency
• App events we configure, including install/session, onboarding completion, account registration, trial start, paid subscription, and renewal, which may include product identifiers, price, currency, and a StoreKit transaction identifier
• If you are signed in, an internal user identifier attached as custom data so signed-in activity is not split from the install

AppsFlyer may share attribution and event data with the advertising partners we connect in our AppsFlyer dashboard, so those partners can measure and optimize campaigns. AppsFlyer also receives a copy of Apple SKAdNetwork and AdAttributionKit postbacks for aggregated, privacy-preserving attribution.

The AppsFlyer SDK waits for you to answer the tracking prompt during onboarding. If you leave the App without answering, we may still start a limited AppsFlyer session after a timeout so the install can be counted, without collecting your advertising identifier.

For details, see AppsFlyer’s Services Privacy Policy.

The App also includes the Meta (Facebook) SDK so we can send app and subscription-related events to Meta for advertising measurement. Apple may ask you to allow or deny tracking under App Tracking Transparency (“ATT”).

If you allow tracking, Meta may receive identifiers such as your device’s advertising identifier (IDFA), along with app and subscription-related events (for example, installs, opens, trial starts, subscriptions, and renewal purchases with associated values, product identifiers, and a matching transaction identifier). Meta may use this information to measure and improve ad performance.

If you deny tracking, the App configures Meta’s SDK not to collect your advertising identifier. Certain limited or aggregated reporting may still occur as permitted by Apple and Meta’s policies.

AppsFlyer, not Meta, is configured as the owner of SKAdNetwork conversion values in this App, so the two SDKs do not overwrite each other. Aggregated SKAdNetwork attribution may still be reported through Apple and copied to AppsFlyer.

For details, see Meta’s Privacy Policy.

If you send feedback, a bug report, or a support request through the App, we transmit the text of your message, the category you selected, an optional email address if you choose to provide one, a timestamp, and an app label to an automation service we use to collect and route messages. Do not include sensitive personal information you do not want us to see.

If you participate in optional ministry partner voting in the App, your vote (for example, which organization identifier you selected) may be transmitted to the same type of automation so we can tally preferences.

• Provide Scripture, study tools, widgets, and related features
• Process and validate subscriptions and paywall access
• Authenticate you and synchronize your data across devices when you sign in
• Measure which ads led to installs and subscriptions, and report that to advertising partners through AppsFlyer and Meta
• Respond to feedback you send us
• Comply with law and protect rights and safety

We do not sell your personal information for money. We do share device identifiers and app events with measurement and advertising partners described in this policy (including AppsFlyer, Meta, Superwall, and ad networks connected through AppsFlyer) so we can attribute installs and measure campaign performance. Depending on where you live, that may be considered “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising.

On iOS, the practical way to opt out of IDFA-based sharing is to deny tracking when prompted, or later in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking. We may still send limited, non-IDFA measurement events needed to operate the App and count installs. We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, or to protect users and the public.

If laws such as the GDPR apply, we rely on the following bases as appropriate: performance of a contract (providing the App, accounts, and subscriptions you purchase); legitimate interests (operating and securing the App, handling support, and measuring advertising effectiveness where permitted); consent where required (such as ATT for IDFA-based tracking, and optional account creation); and compliance with legal obligations.

You may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent without affecting processing that already occurred. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Contact us using the email below.

• Tracking:Change ATT choices in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking on your iPhone or iPad.
• Subscriptions: Manage or cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings.
• Account: Sign out or delete your account from inside the App if you created one.
• Local data: Remove favorites, notes, saved studies, and history from within the App where those controls exist, or delete the App to remove locally stored data from the device.
• Regional privacy rights: Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, delete, or opt out of certain sharing of personal information. Contact us using the email below. We may need to verify your request as permitted by law.

The App is designed for a general audience and is intended for users 13 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the App in a way that requires parental consent under U.S. children’s privacy laws. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it where required by law.

We are based in the United States. Information described in this policy may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may have different data protection laws than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for such transfers, including standard contractual clauses published by relevant authorities.

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to the nature of the App, including HTTPS for network requests. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

On-device data remains until you delete it or remove the App (subject to device backups). Synced account data is retained while your account is active and is removed from our cloud when you delete the account. Information held by third parties (Apple, OpenAI, AppsFlyer, Meta, Superwall, API.Bible, YouVersion, Supabase, automation providers) is retained according to their policies and our operational needs (for example, retaining support emails you send long enough to respond).

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version at the same web address we provide in the App Store listing and change the “Last updated” date above. Material changes may also be communicated through in-app notices or other reasonable means where appropriate.

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

Email: scrollthebible@thejcbsnbrand.com

JCBSN LLC