Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
This policy explains how A Classic Match (“we”, “us”) handles your personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. We are the data controller.
What we collect
- Account details: your email address (and name, if you sign in with Google).
- Reading data: saved books, quiz answers, reading plan, pages logged, ratings, reviews and reading goal.
- Technical data needed to keep you signed in securely.
Why and on what lawful basis
- To provide your account and sync your reading data — performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)).
- To keep the service secure and working — legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)).
- To send reading reminders, only if you turn them on — consent (Art. 6(1)(a)).
We do not sell your data or use it for advertising.
Who processes it
Your data is stored by our hosting and database provider, which acts as our processor under a data processing agreement. Where data is transferred outside the UK, it is protected by appropriate safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while your account is active. When you delete your account, it is erased.
Your rights
You have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to processing of your data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. You can delete your account and all its data yourself from the Account page. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).
Contact
For any question about your data, or to use any of your rights, email hello@aclassicmatch.com.