Privacy
Effective October 19, 2026. SnuggleShelf is operated by CGHM Associates LLC, Illinois, USA.
The short version
- SnuggleShelf is for adults. Children don't use it and don't have accounts.
- For each child we store only a nickname, a rough age range and a color. No birthdays, photos or location.
- We never sell your data and we don't show ads.
- You can download your reading history or delete your account any time from the app.
What we collect
- Grown-ups: what the kids call you (like “Mom”), and if you save your shelf, your email and a hashed password.
- Your shelf: the books you add, the readings you log (date, how many times, how much, who listened, who logged it).
- Usage: basic, first-party records of pages visited and features used, with a daily-rotating anonymous visitor key instead of your IP address. If enabled, Google Analytics runs on our public pages with IP anonymization and ad features off.
- Feedback you send us through the in-app button.
Who can see it
The grown-ups you invite to your shelf can see the kids' nicknames, your books and your reading history. A recap link you choose to share shows that recap's numbers and book titles to anyone with the link, until it expires after 30 days or you turn it off. Shared recaps never include photos, grown-ups' names, or a child's name unless you type one in.
Book searches go to Open Library to find titles and covers; we send the search words, not anything about your family. We use service providers to host the app, send email and take payments (Stripe handles card details; we never see or store your card number), only to run SnuggleShelf.
Deleting your data
Go to Family → Account & sign-in → Delete my account. If you're the only grown-up on your shelf, the whole shelf and its history are deleted. You can also email hello@snuggleshelf.com and we'll do it for you.
Children's privacy
SnuggleShelf is directed to parents and caregivers, not to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Information about a child is entered by their grown-up and kept to the minimum needed for the app to work.
Contact
Questions? hello@snuggleshelf.com