Steep privacy policy

Last updated: 10 November 2026 · Applies to Steep for Android (called Tuck until its rename is finished) and Tuck for Mac

In short: Steep keeps your reading list on your device. There is no account, no Steep server, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. We never receive your list or anything about how you use the app.

What Steep stores, and where

Steep saves the web pages you choose to save: each page's address, title, a short summary, its reading time, a small picture, the tags you add, and when you saved or archived it. This list is stored only on your device, in Steep's private app storage. On Android, Steep turns off cloud backup and device-to-device transfer for this list, so it isn't copied to a cloud account. Uninstalling Steep deletes the list unless you saved a manual export elsewhere.

Manual export and restore on Android

You can choose a file location to export your Steep list as a ZIP, including its saved page pictures, or choose a ZIP to restore. Steep reads and writes only the file you choose. Steep never uploads the backup to a server of its own. If you choose a cloud file provider, that provider may store the ZIP online under its own privacy policy. Android's automatic cloud backup stays off.

When Steep goes online

Steep has no server of its own. On Android, when "Read page details" is on (it is on by default), Steep reads each page you save once, directly from that page's own website, to find its title, summary, length and picture. If the page's picture is kept on a separate image website, Steep fetches the picture from there. These requests go only to the websites you chose to save, over a secure (https) connection, without cookies, and identify themselves as Tuck. Like any web request, the website can see your device's internet address. Those websites' own privacy policies apply to them.

You can turn "Read page details" off in the ⋮ menu at any time. Steep then never connects to the internet, and pages are saved with the title your app shared and a designed cover.

Tuck for Mac never goes online. It reads page details from the Safari tab you're looking at, on your Mac.

Importing from Pocket

If you import a Pocket export file, Steep reads it on your device and adds its pages to your list. The file is never uploaded anywhere.

What we don't do

• No account and no sign-in.
• No advertising, analytics, crash-reporting or tracking code.
• We don't collect, sell or share personal data. Steep doesn't access your contacts, location, photos, camera, microphone or files, except a file you pick yourself to import or restore, or a destination you choose for export.

Children

Steep is a general reading tool and isn't directed at children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions? Email tucksupport@gmail.com.