Last updated: July 8, 2026
Manga Vault ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.
When you tap a "Where to Buy" link in the app, we log the tap event so we can measure feature engagement and understand which products and screens are most useful to our users. The information we log includes the volume's ISBN, the originating screen (e.g., "series detail"), your Manga Vault user ID (if you are signed in), your subscription tier (Free or Pro), and the destination retailer. We do not log your IP address, device identifiers, or browsing history. Affiliate click data is retained for 90 days for product analytics, then automatically deleted. See our Terms of Service for details on our affiliate relationships.
If you take part in our friend-referral program (as an inviter or as a new user who redeems an invite code), we process a small set of referral records so we can attribute the referral and deliver the rewards described in our Terms of Service:
Legal bases (GDPR Article 6). For users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, we process referral data on two legal bases: Article 6(1)(b) — processing necessary to perform the referral program's terms you and the other participant have accepted (attributing the referral and delivering the rewards); and Article 6(1)(f) — our legitimate interest in preventing fraud and abuse of the program (for example, detecting self-referral or multi-account abuse). You may object to processing based on legitimate interests by contacting us at the address below.
Retention. Referral records are retained for the life of the associated account and are deleted when the account is deleted, per Section 6 (Data Retention and Deletion).
No contact-book access. The referral program works entirely through invite codes and links that you choose to share yourself. We never request, access, or upload your device's contacts or address book — not for referrals, and not for any other feature.
We use your information to:
Your data is stored securely using Amazon Web Services (AWS):
We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data in the following circumstances:
Manga Vault provides privacy settings that let you control:
You can adjust these settings at any time in the app's Settings menu.
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time through the app's Settings menu. Upon account deletion:
Some data may be retained in backups for a limited period or as required by law.
Manga Vault is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
Our app may use third-party services for:
Manga metadata and cover images come from Manga Vault's own curated catalog, not from third-party data providers. These third-party services have their own privacy policies governing their use of your data.
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, including the United States where our servers are located. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy in the app and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@mangavault.app