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docs: add privacy policy page for Microsoft Store submission
RailReader2 collects no data — the policy documents what is stored locally (config, annotations, recent files) and confirms no network requests are made. Added to sitemap and linked from all page footers. URL: https://sjvrensburg.github.io/railreader2/privacy.html Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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<a href="index.html">Home</a> &middot;
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2">Source</a> &middot;
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2/releases">Releases</a> &middot;
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<a href="privacy.html">Privacy</a> &middot;
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MIT License
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</p>
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railreader2 &mdash;
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2">source</a> &middot;
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2/releases">releases</a> &middot;
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<a href="privacy.html">privacy</a> &middot;
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MIT License
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‎docs/privacy.html‎

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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en" data-theme="dark">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>Privacy Policy — railreader2</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Privacy policy for railreader2 — a desktop PDF viewer that collects no personal data.">
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<meta name="author" content="Stéfan Janse van Rensburg">
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<link rel="canonical" href="https://sjvrensburg.github.io/railreader2/privacy.html">
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<link rel="icon" href="img/logo.png" type="image/png">
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<link rel="sitemap" type="application/xml" href="sitemap.xml">
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Nunito+Sans:wght@400;600;700&family=Fira+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
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</head>
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<body>
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<a href="#main-content" class="skip-link">Skip to main content</a>
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<header class="header">
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<div class="header__left">
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<span class="header__logo"><img src="img/logo.png" alt="railreader2 icon" width="59" height="32">railreader2</span>
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<nav>
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<a href="index.html">Home</a>
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<a href="guide.html">User Guide</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2">GitHub</a>
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</nav>
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</div>
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<button class="theme-toggle" onclick="toggleTheme()" aria-label="Toggle light/dark mode" title="Toggle light/dark mode">
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<span id="theme-icon"></span>
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</button>
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</header>
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<main class="content" id="main-content">
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<h1>Privacy Policy</h1>
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<p class="subtitle">Last updated: 15 March 2026</p>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Summary</h2>
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<p>
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<strong>railreader2 does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data.</strong>
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It is a fully offline desktop application. No analytics, no telemetry, no network
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requests, no accounts.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Data stored locally</h2>
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<p>
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railreader2 stores the following data on your computer only, in the
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platform-standard application data directory:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Configuration</strong> &mdash; your settings (zoom thresholds, colour effects,
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UI preferences) in a JSON file. No personal information is included.</li>
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<li><strong>Annotations and bookmarks</strong> &mdash; highlights, notes, and bookmarks
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you create on PDF documents, stored as JSON files in the application data directory.</li>
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<li><strong>Recent files list</strong> &mdash; paths to recently opened PDFs, stored in
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the configuration file for convenience. These are local file paths only.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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None of this data leaves your computer. You can delete all stored data at any time
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via <strong>Help &rarr; Clean Up Temp Files</strong> in the application, or by
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removing the configuration directory manually:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Linux:</strong> <code>~/.config/railreader2/</code></li>
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<li><strong>Windows:</strong> <code>%APPDATA%\railreader2\</code></li>
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<li><strong>macOS:</strong> <code>~/Library/Application Support/railreader2/</code></li>
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</ul>
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</section>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Network access</h2>
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<p>
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railreader2 makes <strong>no network requests</strong>. PDF rendering, layout analysis
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(via the bundled ONNX model), and all other features run entirely on your device.
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The application does not check for updates, send crash reports, or communicate with
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any server.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Third-party services</h2>
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<p>
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railreader2 does not integrate with any third-party services, advertising networks,
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or analytics platforms.
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</p>
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<p>
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The optional <strong>AI Agent CLI</strong> (available only when building from source)
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can connect to an OpenAI-compatible API if you configure it with your own API key.
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This component is not included in the distributed application and is entirely
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opt-in. Your API key and any data sent to the API are governed by the respective
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API provider's privacy policy, not this one.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Children's privacy</h2>
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<p>
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railreader2 does not collect any data from any user, including children.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Changes to this policy</h2>
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<p>
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If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL. Since
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railreader2 collects no data, substantive changes are unlikely.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section class="guide-section">
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<h2>Contact</h2>
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<p>
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For questions about this privacy policy, open an issue on
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2/issues">GitHub</a>.
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</p>
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</section>
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</main>
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<footer class="footer">
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<p>
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railreader2 &mdash;
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<a href="index.html">Home</a> &middot;
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2">Source</a> &middot;
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<a href="https://github.com/sjvrensburg/railreader2/releases">Releases</a> &middot;
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MIT License
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</p>
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</footer>
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<script>
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function getPreferredTheme() {
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var stored = localStorage.getItem('rr2-theme');
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if (stored) return stored;
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return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').matches ? 'light' : 'dark';
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}
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function applyTheme(theme) {
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document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
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document.getElementById('theme-icon').textContent = theme === 'dark' ? '\u2600\uFE0F' : '\uD83C\uDF19';
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}
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function toggleTheme() {
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var current = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
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var next = current === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
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localStorage.setItem('rr2-theme', next);
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applyTheme(next);
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}
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applyTheme(getPreferredTheme());
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</script>
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</body>
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<priority>0.8</priority>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://sjvrensburg.github.io/railreader2/privacy.html</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-03-15</lastmod>
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<changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
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<priority>0.3</priority>
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</url>
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