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[Enhancement]: Request to add support for storing/displaying or linking to a Privacy Policy #1690

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opened 2026-04-24 23:55:05 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:55:05 +02:00
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Originally created by @methosinhiding on GitHub (Jan 25, 2024).

Describe the feature/enhancement

Capability Gap

  • It would be great for enabling easier use of ABS in educational settings, open-source media public-hosted settings, or in GDPR-scoped countries if there were either an app-internal way to host and display the text of a Privacy Policy OR to link to an external one from within the app.
  • Currently, any privacy policy would need to presented externally to the ABS UI which weakens protections for both the server administrator and the chance a user would actually see and/or read it.
  • Even if stock ABS doesn't come with a boilerplate/default/predefined privacy policy it would be pretty handy to have the option of displaying a Privacy Policy or Privacy Policy link if one has been configured by the Admin.

Requested Enhancement(s):

  • Add a way to either
    1. store a link to an externally-hosted privacy policy;
      or
    2. define/display an internally-hosted privacy policy (in a way not requiring that viewers be authenticated)
  • Add a 'Privacy Policy' link to the pre-login screen and the main web UI (perhaps in the bottom-left corner near the version number) which points to either the user-defined Privacy Policy URL or the ABS-hosted Privacy Policy text blurb.
  • Add links/views in the ABS mobile applications to the Privacy Policy

Related items which would be understandably out-of-scope:

  • Populating a default privacy policy for the stock ABS installation settings
  • Generating a dynamic default privacy policy based on the ABS instance's elected application/library settings
Originally created by @methosinhiding on GitHub (Jan 25, 2024). ### Describe the feature/enhancement **Capability Gap** - It would be great for enabling easier use of ABS in educational settings, open-source media public-hosted settings, or in GDPR-scoped countries if there were either an app-internal way to host and display the text of a Privacy Policy OR to link to an external one from within the app. - Currently, any privacy policy would need to presented externally to the ABS UI which weakens protections for both the server administrator and the chance a user would actually see and/or read it. - Even if stock ABS doesn't come with a boilerplate/default/predefined privacy policy it would be pretty handy to have the option of displaying a Privacy Policy or Privacy Policy link if one has been configured by the Admin. **Requested Enhancement(s):** - Add a way to _either_ 1) store a link to an externally-hosted privacy policy; **or** 2) define/display an internally-hosted privacy policy (in a way not requiring that viewers be authenticated) - Add a 'Privacy Policy' link to the pre-login screen and the main web UI (perhaps in the bottom-left corner near the version number) which points to either the user-defined Privacy Policy URL or the ABS-hosted Privacy Policy text blurb. - Add links/views in the ABS mobile applications to the Privacy Policy **Related items which would be understandably out-of-scope:** - Populating a default privacy policy for the stock ABS installation settings - Generating a dynamic default privacy policy based on the ABS instance's elected application/library settings
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-24 23:55:05 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-24 23:55:06 +02:00
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:55:06 +02:00
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@Sapd commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2024):

I think what would be cool to have for that use case would be a "Privacy/GPDR" page in the admin section where one can has:

  • A textbox with HTML support for a Privacy Policy. If filled out it could make a link at the bottom automatically, pointing to a very simple page with the content.
  • The same for an Imprint
  • It could contain further options, like disable IP-Adress logging or history or so.

Forum systems etc. usually have something similar.

@Sapd commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2024): I think what would be cool to have for that use case would be a "Privacy/GPDR" page in the admin section where one can has: - A textbox with HTML support for a Privacy Policy. If filled out it could make a link at the bottom automatically, pointing to a very simple page with the content. - The same for an Imprint - It could contain further options, like disable IP-Adress logging or history or so. Forum systems etc. usually have something similar.
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:55:07 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2024):

We discussed this in Discord a bit and I think the best solution is to offer the option to put your own custom message on the login page. This is something I intended on adding for a while because it can help with demo instances.

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2024): We discussed this in Discord a bit and I think the best solution is to offer the option to put your own custom message on the login page. This is something I intended on adding for a while because it can help with demo instances. ![image](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/assets/67830747/bb28c000-8a5e-45a6-b6ab-8df5691d13a0) ![image](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/assets/67830747/2609d6c3-d9a3-49d5-b87b-8c29ca09c8b9)
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:55:08 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024):

Added in v2.8.0

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024): Added in [v2.8.0](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.8.0)
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