Privacy Policy

The terms "We" / "Us" / "Our"/"Company" individually and collectively refer to ShortStoryLovers which is a fully owned brand of legal entity called Lutiv Publishing Company and the terms "You" /"Your" / "Yourself" refer to the users of our website. ShortStoryLovers.

1. Introduction

Welcome to Short Story Lovers, a platform by Lutiv Publishing Company, where writers and readers connect through shared stories. Our platform allows writers to publish their works and readers to discover and enjoy new content. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.

2. Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: When you register, we collect your name, email address, age, and other relevant details.
  • Payment Information: To process payments, our payment processor (e.g., Stripe) collects your payment information and provides us with necessary information tokens like name, email address, and the last four digits of your card.
  • Usage Information: We collect information about your interactions with our site, including IP addresses and cookie data.

3. Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Short Story Lovers choose to interact with us in ways that require personally-identifying information. The type and amount of information depend on the interaction. For instance, we collect names and email addresses from those who sign up and additional personal and financial information from those creating personal author sites. We collect only what is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the interaction.

4. Aggregated Statistics

We may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to our website. This information may be displayed publicly or provided to others but does not include personally-identifying information except as described below.

5. Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

We disclose potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that need to know this information to process it on our behalf or to provide services. These parties must agree not to disclose it to others. Some of these parties may be located outside your home country. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of such information. We will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying information to anyone. We disclose information only in response to legal requirements or to protect our rights and the rights of others. Registered users may receive occasional emails about new features or updates. We reserve the right to publish requests sent to us to help us support other users.

6. Data Security

We implement robust security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Account Deletion

You may delete your account through our platform, which will remove all associated data. If you have a membership, you must cancel your subscription to stop recurring payments. Merely deleting your account will not stop these payments.

For deleting your account, visit: https://www.shortstorylovers.com/settings
For cancelling or checking your ongoing subscriptions, visit:
https://www.shortstorylovers.com/orders-subscriptions

Such information will not be considered sensitive if it is freely available and accessible in the public domain or is furnished under the Right to Information Act, 2005 or any other law for the time being in force.

8. Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your computer that help us track visitors, their usage of our website, and their access preferences. We use both session and persistent cookies for various purposes, including essential site functions and performance analytics. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers can set their browsers to refuse cookies, but this may affect the functionality of our website.

9. Business Transfers

In the event of a business transfer such as acquisition or bankruptcy, user information would be one of the transferred assets. By using our website, you acknowledge and consent to such transfers.

10. Ads

We do not run external advertisements but use ad networks for retargeting information. This policy covers the use of cookies by Short Story Lovers and not by advertisers.

11. Prohibited and Restricted Content

We prohibit content that harasses, promotes hate speech, contains personal information, impersonates others, spreads misinformation, or includes sexually explicit or illegal content. Users can report or block violators.

12. International Users

By accessing our services from outside India, you consent to the transfer of your data to our servers in the United States and other locations as necessary. We ensure adequate protection for your data in accordance with applicable laws (e.g., GDPR).

13. Privacy Policy Changes

We may update this policy periodically. Significant changes will be communicated via our website. Continued use of our site after changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.

14. Other Terms and Conditions

Your use of our services is subject to additional terms, including our Terms of Use, available on our website. By agreeing to our privacy policy, you also agree to Google’s privacy policy for services we use, such as Google Sign In and Analytics.

15. Contact Us

Short Story Lovers
Lutiv Publishing Company
#1528, Sector-38-B, Chandigarh, India - 160014
Email: [email protected]
https://www.shortstorylovers.com

Last changes done: Aug 2, 2024

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