Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Framework

1. Information We Collect

To provide a social and collaborative experience, we collect the following:

  • Account Information: Name, email address, and professional bio.
  • Content & Intellectual Property: Drafts, published articles, comments, and questions.
  • Technical Data: IP addresses, browser types, and device identifiers used for security and analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data to:

  • Facilitate the publishing and sharing of literary content.
  • Personalize your feed based on reading interests and writing genres.
  • Protect authors from plagiarism or unauthorized scraping through monitoring.
  • Communicate updates regarding platform features or community guidelines.

3. Content Visibility & Control

As a platform for writers, we prioritize your control over your work:

  • Public vs. Private: You choose which content is visible to the public, registered users, or kept as a private draft.
  • Data Portability: You retain the right to export your published content at any time.

4. Intellectual Property & Third Parties

  • Ownership: You retain all ownership rights to the content you post. By posting, you grant the platform a non-exclusive license to host and display your work.
  • Third-Party Services: We do not sell your personal data to advertisers. We may share anonymized data with analytics partners to improve platform performance.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the safety of our community.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to remember your login session and track which genres of writing are most popular.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify users of significant changes via email or a prominent notice on the platform.