ThoughtCo
Privacy Policy
Effective October 26, 2026
No account and no payment processing. Bookmarks and reading history stay on this device. The app does not show ads.
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how ThoughtCo handles information. It is written in American English and describes this mobile application only.
ThoughtCo is an educational reading app for science, humanities, languages, and study skills. It is not a website. It does not apply to any other publisher, account, or service.
2. What this app is
The app lets you browse articles and guides that are packaged inside the app, search that catalog, save articles, and review what you have opened.
The articles are explanations written for this app. Opening one does not create an account, submit a form, or send a record of your reading to a server.
3. Accounts
You cannot create an account, register, or sign in. There is no username, password, or email address. You also cannot register with Facebook, Google, or any other social media account.
4. Information stored on this device
The app stores, only on this device:
Articles you bookmark
Articles you open, and the time you opened them
Your theme, article text size, and language label
Whether the reading-reminder switch in Settings is on
Search runs on the catalog stored in the app. The app does not keep a search history.
5. Payments
The app does not sell anything. It does not ask for a debit or credit card number, expiration date, or security code, and it does not process a payment.
6. Information collected automatically
The app does not use Google Analytics, cookies, or web beacons. It does not use advertising services, and it does not request an advertising ID.
Product photographs are packaged inside the app and are not a record of your activity. The reading material is bundled with the app. Loading it does not require an account or a network connection.
7. Information we do not sell or share
ThoughtCo does not sell personal information. It does not upload your bookmarks, reading history, or settings. Uninstalling the app removes those records from this device.
8. Notifications
If you turn notifications on, Android may ask permission to post notifications. The app then shows a single reminder that reminders are enabled. It does not run a marketing list. Turning the switch off cancels that notification.
9. Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to thoughtco.support@gmail.com.