Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Our website address is https://www.novelreads.club/.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “we”, “our”, or “us” refers to NovelReads. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website or use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect spam.

We may also collect an anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”). This hash may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain any personal data. Visitors to the website may download and extract any location data from images on the site.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Below are the types of cookies we use:

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you do not have to fill out your details again for subsequent comments. These cookies will last for one year.

• Login Cookies: When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• Login and Display Preference Cookies: Upon logging in, we set cookies to save your login credentials and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while display preferences last for one year. If you select the “Remember Me” option, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

• Post Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data; it only identifies the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie expires after one day.

For more information on how we use cookies, you can check our Cookie Policy.

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, and articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with the embedded content, including monitoring your interaction if you are logged into their site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit via embedded content.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments, instead of keeping them in a moderation queue.

• User Registrations: For users who register on our website, we store any information provided in their user profile. All registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation):

If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right to Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.

• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.

• Right to Restrict Processing: You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

• Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Information].

CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act):

If you are a resident of California, you have the following rights under the CCPA:

• Right to Know: You can request information about the personal data we collect, including the categories and specific pieces of data, the sources of that data, and the purposes for which it is collected.

• Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.

• Right to Opt-Out: You can opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties.

• Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request to [Your Contact Information].

7. Data Transfers and Storage

If you are located outside the United States or European Union, please be aware that your personal data may be transferred to, and stored on, servers located in the United States or other jurisdictions. By using our services, you consent to this transfer and storage of your data.

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including secure transmission, encryption, and access controls.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting a prominent notice on our website or via email. Please review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your personal data.