Privacy
Privacy, in plain English
Last updated October 28, 2026
Short version: we keep what’s needed to run your account and count things in aggregate. We don’t sell data, we don’t run ad trackers, and we don’t build a profile of what you read.
What we store
- Account: your email, an optional first name, and a securely hashed password (never the password itself).
- Learning: lessons you finished, chapters read, quiz answers, saved passages, streak days and preferences, so the app works across your devices.
- Groups: if you join a chavruta, family circle or challenge, the group sees your first name and, only if you allow it, your streak and lesson count. Messages you post there are visible to that group.
- As a guest: everything stays in your browser’s storage on your device until you create an account.
Usage statistics
We count events per day (for example “12 lessons completed today”) to understand whether Scrollah helps people learn. These counts are not tied to your account or to what you read. A random device ID is used only to count distinct visitors per day. You can switch this off under You → Privacy & data; we also respect your browser’s Do Not Track setting.
Payments
When paid plans open, payments will be handled by a payment processor. We never see or store your full card number; we keep only your plan, its status and renewal date.
Ask Scrollah
When the AI study companion is switched on, your question and the passage it’s about are sent to an AI provider to generate an answer. We keep a daily count of questions to apply fair-use limits, not the questions themselves.
Third parties
Torah text and commentary are loaded from Sefaria; calendar dates come from Hebcal. Those requests go through our server, so those services don’t see your account.
Your controls
- Download everything we hold about you: You → Download my data.
- Delete your account and all associated data: You → Delete account. Deletion is immediate and permanent.
- Change what groups can see, per group, at any time.
Cookies
One essential cookie keeps you signed in. No advertising or cross-site cookies.
Children
Scrollah is designed for families to use together. Accounts are intended for people 13 and older; younger learners should use Scrollah with a parent.