Privacy Policy

Overview

Achriom is a personal media library app with an AI librarian assistant. You can catalog and explore your books, movies, albums, and TV shows. Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what data we collect and how we use it.

Information We Collect

Account Information

Sign In: When you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive your user identifier and, optionally, your email address if you choose to share it.
Subscription Status: We track your subscription status to provide access to premium features.

Library Data

We collect information about media you add to your library:

Books: Titles, authors, ISBNs, cover images, genres, page counts, reading status, ratings, notes, and uploaded book content (EPUBs/PDFs for semantic search).
Movies: Titles, directors, cast, posters, genres, release dates, watch status, ratings, and notes.
Albums: Titles, artists, cover art, genres, release dates, track listings, listen status, ratings, and notes.
TV Shows: Titles, creators, cast, posters, genres, seasons/episodes, watch status, ratings, and notes.

AI Conversations

Chat History: Conversations with the AI librarian are stored to provide context and enable follow-up conversations.
Usage Metrics: We track conversation counts for free tier limitations.

Photos and Scans

Shelf Scans: When you scan bookshelves, DVD collections, or record shelves, photos are processed to extract titles but are not permanently stored after processing.

How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain your personal media library across all device sessions
To power the AI librarian with knowledge of your collection for personalized conversations
To extract titles from photos using optical character recognition
To enrich your library with metadata (covers, summaries, genres, themes)
To enable semantic search within uploaded book content
To manage subscription status and enforce tier limitations

AI Processing

Achriom uses artificial intelligence to provide its core features. Here's how AI processes your data:

AI Librarian (Anthropic Claude)

Your conversations with the AI librarian and relevant library data are sent to Anthropic's Claude API to generate responses. Claude may access your library catalog to answer questions about your collection.

Content Analysis (OpenAI)

We use OpenAI's services for:

Extracting titles from shelf photos (image recognition)
Generating thematic analysis and summaries for library items
Creating embeddings for semantic book content search

AI Data Retention

Anthropic and OpenAI process data according to their respective privacy policies. We do not use your data to train AI models.

Third-Party Services

We use the following services to provide app functionality:

AI Services

Anthropic (Claude): Powers the AI librarian assistant
OpenAI: Image recognition, content analysis, and semantic search embeddings

Metadata Sources

TMDB (The Movie Database): Movie and TV show metadata, posters, cast information
Discogs: Album metadata, cover art, and release information
Apple Music: Album metadata and listening history
Open Library: Book metadata and cover images
Google Books: Book metadata, summaries, and genres
YouTube: Video search for related content

These services process data according to their own privacy policies.

Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored securely on our servers with the following protections:

Encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) for all data transmission
Secure authentication via Apple Sign In or Google Sign In
Database encryption at rest
Regular security updates and monitoring

Data Retention

Library Data: Retained as long as you maintain an active account
Chat History: Retained for conversation continuity; you can delete individual conversations
Uploaded Books: Stored until you remove them; original files kept for future e-reader features
Photos: Processed for text extraction and immediately discarded

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Export your library data
Delete individual items, conversations, or uploaded content
Request complete deletion of your account and all associated data

Children's Privacy

Achriom is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

International Users

Your data is stored and processed in the United States. By using Achriom, you consent to the transfer of your data to the United States.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes through the app or by updating the "Last updated" date on this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, contact us at hello@achriom.com.