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Privacy Policy

Last updated November 5, 2026

The short version: hlybbl.com has no ads and no analytics, and you can read everything without an account. If you choose to create one, we store your email address, your password (scrambled so no one can read it), and the highlights, stars and notes you save, only so you can get them back on any device. We never sell or share them, and you can download or delete everything at any time.

Reading without an account

You can read, search and share every page without signing up. If you highlight, star or write a note while signed out, it’s saved only in your own browser (in its local storage) and never sent to us. Clearing your browser data erases it.

If you create an account

We store:

  • Your email address, used to sign you in and to send password reset emails. We don’t send newsletters or marketing.
  • Your name, if you give one, shown only to you.
  • Your password, stored only as a one-way scrambled “hash.” We can’t see or recover it; you can only reset it.
  • Your highlights, stars and notes, with the time each was last changed, so they stay in sync across your devices.
  • Your game scores (score, longest streak and date) when you play while signed in, so you can see your personal best. If you play signed out, nothing is saved.
  • When you last signed in, and a record of failed sign-in attempts (email and IP address, kept for one day) to block password guessing.

When you first sign in on a browser, any highlights and notes saved in that browser are added to your account.

Your control

  • Download: your account page has a link to download all your highlights and notes as a file.
  • Delete: you can delete your account there at any time. That immediately and permanently removes your email, password, name and every highlight, note and game score.
  • Change your password there too. Doing so signs you out on all your other devices.

Cookies

We only use cookies the site needs to work:

  • hlybbl_version remembers which Bible version you chose (one year). It contains only a version number.
  • hlybbl_sess keeps you signed in while you browse and protects forms from misuse. It ends when you close your browser.
  • hlybbl_remember is set only if you tick “Keep me signed in.” It lets this device stay signed in for up to 60 days. Signing out removes it.

None of them are used for advertising or tracking.

Server logs

Like nearly every website, our server automatically records basic request details: your IP address, the page you asked for, the time, and your browser type. We use these logs only to keep the site secure and running, and we don’t sell or share them.

Other services the site uses

Share buttons only open another service (like your phone’s share sheet, email, or a social app) if you choose to use them.

Children

hlybbl.com is for everyone to read. Accounts are intended for people 13 and older; if you’re younger, please ask a parent or guardian before creating one. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, email us and we’ll delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change what we collect, we’ll update this page before the change takes effect and update the date at the top.

Contact

Questions? Email hey@hlybbl.com.