Shelved is a personal shelf for tracking the shows, movies, and games you watch and play. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
Account information. When you create an account, we store your chosen username, email address, and a hashed version of your password (PBKDF2 with SHA-512 and a unique salt per user — your actual password is never stored or readable). Your email address is used for account recovery (password reset), and to let you know when a title you requested has been added. We never use it for marketing and never sell or share it. We do not collect phone numbers or any other personal identifiers.
Content requests. If you use "Can't find it? Request it" in search, we store the title you requested, linked to your account, so we can add it and let you know.
Shelf data. Everything you save to your shelf: titles, status (want to watch / watching / watched), season and episode progress, notes, who recommended something to you, who you're watching with, and whether you marked something as did not finish (DNF).
Friends and social. Who you follow and who follows you (by username only). Your recent shelf activity is visible to friends you've accepted as connections. You control your connections — you can remove any friend at any time.
Notifications (iOS app). If you turn on notifications, we store your device's push token so we can tell you when a show on your shelf has a new episode or a new season is announced. You can turn notifications off at any time in Settings, and signing out removes the token from your account.
Usage events. Basic in-app actions like navigation, search queries, and sort changes. These are used to improve the app and power personalized recommendations. They are tied to your account, not to any advertising identifier.
Shelved uses these external services to run the app. We don't sell your data or share it with advertisers. Except where noted below, your personal data is not sent to them.
Your data is kept for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your profile, shelf, and all associated data are immediately removed from the app and from view. To protect against accidental or unauthorized deletion, a backup copy is retained for 30 days before being permanently and irrecoverably erased; during that window, it can only be restored by us, and only in response to a request from you. Usage events are retained for product analytics and may persist in aggregate form after account deletion.
You can update your username or password at any time from your profile. You can delete your account and all associated data from the profile screen. If you have any questions or requests, contact us at support@shelved.media.
If we make material changes we'll update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance.
Questions about privacy? Email support@shelved.media.