Privacy Policy
Eagle Shelf is a local-first app for cataloging physical books you own.
Summary
- Eagle Shelf is local-first.
- No user account is required.
- No social features are included.
- No analytics, tracking, or advertising is used.
- Library data is stored locally on your device.
- Eagle Shelf does not sell your personal data.
Information Eagle Shelf Handles
Eagle Shelf may handle the following information as part of normal use:
- book and edition details you enter
- copy-specific notes such as condition, location, and reading status
- ISBNs you type, scan, or recognize from a photo you choose
- copyright-page text recognized through OCR when you choose that workflow
- photos you select from your library for barcode or copyright-page recognition
- backup files you export or import
Camera Access
Eagle Shelf requests camera access only for user-initiated book entry workflows:
- scanning ISBN barcodes
- capturing a copyright page for OCR-assisted detail extraction
If camera access is unavailable or denied, you can still use manual entry.
Photo Selection
Instead of using the camera, you may choose an existing photo from your library — for example, a photo of a barcode or a copyright page — using the system photo picker.
- The system photo picker returns only the single image you pick; Eagle Shelf does not receive access to your photo library.
- A photo you choose is processed on-device (barcode recognition or OCR) in the same way as a camera capture, and is not uploaded.
OCR
Eagle Shelf may use on-device OCR to recognize text from a photographed copyright page when you choose that workflow.
OCR is used to help extract edition-related details from the page you capture.
Metadata Lookup
When you choose metadata lookup after entering or scanning an ISBN, Eagle Shelf sends that ISBN to Open Library (openlibrary.org) to retrieve edition details such as title, author, publisher, and year. If Open Library has no match, it may also query Google Books (googleapis.com). Only the ISBN is sent — never your library, your notes, or any account or identifying information, because Eagle Shelf has no account.
Eagle Shelf keeps only these bibliographic facts. It does not fetch, display, cache, or store book cover images, snippets, descriptions, or full text from these services.
This lookup is optional and happens only when you start it. If it is unavailable or does not return useful results, you can continue with manual entry. Open Library and Google Books are independent services; their own handling of requests is governed by their respective privacy policies.
Local Storage
Your library data is stored locally on your device.
Based on the current product behavior, Eagle Shelf does not require:
- an online account
- a social profile
- a public feed
- cloud-based sharing to use the core app
Backups, Imports, and Exports
Backups, imports, and exports are user-controlled files.
- Export is initiated by you.
- Import is initiated by you.
- Backup files are intended to help you preserve or restore your local library.
Data Sale
Eagle Shelf does not sell your personal data.
Contact
For privacy-related questions, contact [email protected].