Privacy policy
Draft: this text has not yet undergone professional legal review, and it will be updated according to legal advice before going live in production.
Last updated: 2026-07-17.
Who we are
Sipurly is a digital library for Hebrew books, operating as a managed pilot. For any privacy question you can reach us through the contact form or at arielbenzikri@gmail.com.
What information is collected, and why
- Anonymous browsing: the public pages do not require signing in and do not collect identifying information, apart from operational security logs (see "Logs" below).
- Contact form: name, email or phone, and your message — used solely to answer your inquiry. The details are sent to us by email and are not stored in the website's database.
- Reader account: name, email address, and password (stored as a one-way hash) — used to manage your personal library.
- Purchases: order details (the book, the amount, a transaction reference). Credit-card details are provided directly to the payment provider PayPlus and do not pass through our servers.
- Logs: security and purchase events are recorded with the IP address and browser data (User-Agent), for service security, abuse prevention, and troubleshooting. Records are kept for a reasonable period required for these purposes.
Who receives the information
- The operational email provider — for system messages and contact-form inquiries.
- PayPlus — the payment provider, for purchasers only.
- Railway — the infrastructure hosting provider the service runs on.
The information is not sold and is not shared with other parties, unless required by law.
Cookies and local storage
The website uses essential cookies only — no advertising, measurement, or tracking cookies. There are no analytics tools on the site.
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| ym_customer_session | Keeps readers signed in |
| ym_staff_session | Keeps staff signed in (does not affect visitors) |
| csrf_token | Protects forms against forged submissions |
| ym_device / ym_customer_device | Device identification protecting book access |
Display and accessibility preferences (text size, contrast, color theme, language) are saved only in your browser's local storage and are never sent to the server.
Third-party services in the browser
The public pages load no resources from external servers: the fonts are hosted on the website itself. A WhatsApp link, when shown, leads to an external Meta service only if you choose to use it.
Your rights
Under Sections 13 and 14 of the Israeli Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, you have the right to review information held about you and to request its correction or deletion. Reader-account holders can also request account deletion from their personal account area. For any request, use the contact form.
Document language
This policy is published in Hebrew and in English. In case of any inconsistency, the Hebrew version prevails (subject to legal approval).