Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 12, 2025
At Short Story Examples Library, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact us via email or contact forms
- Participate in surveys or feedback forms
- Create an account (if applicable)
This information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behavior, including:
- IP address and geographic location
- Browser type and version
- Device information (computer, mobile, tablet)
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website or source
- Date and time of visits
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our services
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new features and functionality
- Send you newsletters, updates, and educational content (with your consent)
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Monitor and prevent fraud, abuse, or technical issues
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
4. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website and provide services to you. These third parties may have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Third-party services we may use include:
- Analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Email service providers
- Hosting and infrastructure providers
- Content delivery networks (CDNs)
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Privacy Rights
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time
- Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used format
- Objection: Object to processing of your personal information
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at firenull52@gmail.com
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete such information from our records.
9. International Users
If you are accessing our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This includes the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information).
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: firenull52@gmail.com
Website: shortstoryexamples.com