Data & Privacy
Your Brain is Your Business
Most apps treat your notes and recordings as their data. We think that’s wrong. Lectr is built so that we physically cannot access your information.
No Accounts, No Tracking
We don’t know who you are, and we don’t want to. There are no signups, no analytics, and no tracking scripts.
Privacy by Architecture
Lectr uses a “Local-First” model. Your data lives on your device, not on our servers.
Encrypted Sync
We use Apple’s Private CloudKit Database for syncing. This means your data is stored in your personal iCloud account. We have zero visibility into your records, and if you enable Advanced Data Protection, not even Apple can see them.
iCloud sync is on by default. To disable it, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Apps Using iCloud and toggle Lectr off. Your data stays on your device and nothing is lost.
The “ISBN” Handshake
To help you organise, we use the Open Library API to fetch book details. Only the ISBN number is sent; zero personal identifiers are attached to the request.
On-Device Vision
Camera access is strictly for scanning barcodes or photographing pages. All image processing happens locally on your device – nothing is ever uploaded.
Zero Lock-In
Your data belongs to you. Export your entire library to a standard CSV format at any time.