Information we collect
- Reading progress: your browser can store the story identifier, chapter, scroll position, progress percentage, and update time in local storage. Accounts, saved-story collections, and cross-device sync are currently unavailable; reading progress is not sent to an account.
- Account information: public sign-in is currently unavailable. Previously stored account information and session records are retained; pausing account features does not delete those records.
- Usage analytics: our first-party analytics record book views, chapter reads, promo-code copies, along with the story identifier, relevant chapter, App source, promo code, and event time. Historical app-link click records are retained, but this version has no App links and emits no App download clicks. The current event endpoint does not store IP addresses, raw referrers, user agents, cookies, or user IDs in those event records.
- Communications and technical data: if you email us, we receive the information you send. Hosting and security providers may process connection information, such as IP addresses and request logs, to deliver and protect the site.
Cookies and browser storage
Reading progress uses local storage, which remains on your device until cleared. Public authentication is currently unavailable. Our current first-party event collection does not require an analytics tracking cookie. Your browser settings let you clear site data or limit cookies; doing so may remove saved progress. Clearing browser data does not delete server-side account records.
How we use information
We use information to deliver previews, remember your place, manage accounts, maintain security, answer inquiries, understand which stories and referrals are used, and improve the service. Where the GDPR applies, relevant legal bases include performing a requested service, legitimate interests in security and service measurement, compliance with law, and consent where required. Where consent is required for optional processing, it must be obtained before that processing is enabled.
Sharing and third-party services
Service providers supporting hosting, databases, email, and sign-in may process information as needed to operate the site. We may disclose information where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights and security. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising through our current first-party analytics.
No App or affiliate links are provided in this version. If you independently install an App and search a story code, that service's privacy policy governs its collection and purchases. Third-party cover-image hosts receive requests when their images load. See our Source & Continuation Disclosure for details.
Retention, security, and transfers
We retain server-side information only as needed for the purposes described, legal obligations, and dispute handling. Retention depends on the type of record and the reason it is held; we do not promise a fixed deletion period here. Local progress remains until you clear it. We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, but no online system is completely secure.
Providers may process information outside your location. Where required, international transfers must use appropriate legal safeguards. Contact us to ask about the providers, retention, and safeguards relevant to your information.
Your GDPR and CCPA rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information; a portable copy; restriction of processing; or object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may withdraw consent where processing relies on it. California residents may have rights to know, access, correct, and delete information, opt out of sale or sharing where applicable, and receive nondiscriminatory treatment for exercising rights.
Send requests or privacy inquiries to [email protected], or [email protected]. State your request and the email associated with your account, if any. We may need to verify identity or an authorized agent's authority using proportionate information. Do not send passwords. We respond within applicable legal deadlines and explain any lawful exceptions. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
Children and updates
The service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. Contact us if you believe a child has provided information so we can investigate and address it. We update this policy as practices change and will provide additional notice where legally required.