Privacy Policy

Effective October 23, 2026

Simple Bible is a Bible reading app. Scripture is loaded from the YouVersion Platform when you open a passage. You can read without an account. Signing in with YouVersion is optional. The app does not include its own analytics or advertising.

Who we are

Simple Bible is published by Dustin Kelley. This policy covers the app. Bible text, YouVersion accounts, and the YouVersion API are operated by YouVersion (Life.Church). Their policy is at youversion.com/privacy.

Data stored on your device

• Your last reading position, verses you choose to save, and your theme
• A random installation id, created once for this install and kept on the device
• If you sign in: access and refresh tokens in the device secure storage, plus a cached name, email address, and avatar so the app can show your account

Deleting the app deletes this on-device data.

Data sent off your device

• Passage requests go to YouVersion at api.youversion.com. They include this app's YouVersion App Key and a random installation id. The YouVersion SDK creates that id once with a random UUID, stores it on the device, and sends it as X-YVP-Installation-Id. Scripture requests send it even when you are signed out. If you sign in, the same id is sent on the token request, so YouVersion can tie this install to your account.
• If you sign in, you use YouVersion's sign-in page. YouVersion receives that sign-in. The app asks only for the profile and email scopes, so it can show your name and avatar. We never receive your YouVersion password.
• At launch the app may contact Expo to check for an app update. That check is not tied to your YouVersion account.
• Share uses your device's share sheet. We do not receive the shared text.

We do not sell personal information. We do not use the data above for tracking or ads.

Permissions

The app does not ask for your camera, microphone, location, contacts, or photos.

Deleting data

Delete the app to remove reading history, saved verses, theme, the installation id, and sign-in tokens from the device. To delete a YouVersion account, use YouVersion's own account tools. This app cannot delete that account for you.

Children's privacy

You can use the app without an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. YouVersion account rules are set by YouVersion.

Bible text

Each Bible version stays under its publisher's copyright. The reader and the verse of the day show the attribution YouVersion supplies for the version you are reading.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new effective date.

Support

Questions, problems, or suggestions? Contact us and we'll get back to you:

• Email: kelleydustin2018@gmail.com
• Project: github.com/Dustin-Kelley/simple-bible

Bible text is provided by YouVersion. Each version keeps its own copyright, shown in the reader.