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Privacy Policy
Effective November 5, 2026. Plain language, no surprises.
Who we are
UsedBook.com (“we”, “us”) is an independent website offering used-book price comparison, valuation tools, guides and a collection-offer request service. Contact us via our contact page.
Information we collect
- Information you give us. When you submit a form (for example Get Offers, contact, newsletter, contest, careers, listing or support pledge) we receive what you enter, such as your name, e-mail, location and details about your books.
- Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our host and advertising partners receive standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, device, pages visited and referring site.
- Information kept in your browser. We store small preferences locally, such as dark mode and whether you dismissed a notice. This stays on your device.
Our tools (value estimator, grader, number-line checker, ISBN converter, calculators) run entirely in your browser; what you type into them is not sent to us. Book searches are sent directly from your browser to Open Library to retrieve catalogue data. If you use “Use my location” in the bookstore finder, your location is used only in your browser to build map links and is not sent to us.
How we use information
- To respond to your requests and, with your permission, introduce you to a suitable book buyer.
- To send the newsletter you subscribed to (unsubscribe any time).
- To run contests and contact winners.
- To operate, secure and improve the site, and to show advertising.
We do not sell your personal information. We share form details with a buyer, partner or service provider only when needed to fulfil your request or when you ask us to.
Form processing
Form submissions are delivered to us by FormSubmit (formsubmit.co), a form-forwarding service, which processes the data to deliver it by e-mail. Please do not submit sensitive personal information (such as financial or health details) through our forms.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info and, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
- Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Where required by law (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), we ask for your consent through a consent management message before personalised ads are shown.
Embedded content
Videos are embedded from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode and load only when you press play. Once loaded, YouTube may collect data under Google’s privacy policy. Book covers are loaded from Open Library’s cover service. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts.
Outbound and affiliate links
When you follow a link to a marketplace or other website, that site’s own privacy policy applies. Some links may include affiliate tracking parameters; see our Disclaimer.
Retention
We keep form submissions only as long as needed to handle your request and any follow-up, and newsletter subscriptions until you unsubscribe.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under the GDPR, UK GDPR, Canada’s PIPEDA and US state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict use of your personal information, to object to processing, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us.
Children
This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Contest entry is limited to adults.
Security
The site is served over HTTPS. No method of transmission is completely secure, but we limit what we collect and who can see it.
Changes
We may update this policy. The effective date above shows the latest version.