Privacy Policy

1) What We Collect

We collect limited information to run the site, understand usage, and improve the reading experience.

A) Basic analytics (“Footsteps” and “Story Walkers”)

When you visit, we may record:

• Pages viewed (page path and timestamp)
• Your browser user-agent (a standard browser identifier string)
• Your IP address (used to estimate unique visitors)

For uniqueness, we compute a hash based on IP + user-agent plus a server-side secret (“pepper”). This helps identify repeat visits without relying on accounts.

B) Payments (Stripe)

If you choose to support the writing, payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store your full payment details on our servers. Stripe may collect information according to their policies.

C) Advertising (AdSense or other networks)

The Site may display ads. Ad providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, or personalize ads depending on your region and settings. These cookies are controlled by third parties.

2) How We Use Information

• Operate and secure the Site
• Measure site usage (total views, per-page reads, estimated unique visitors)
• Improve pages, layout, and content discovery
• Process voluntary support payments (via Stripe)
• Serve ads (via third-party networks, if enabled)

3) Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data with service providers that help operate the Site (for example, payment processing through Stripe, or advertising through an ad network).

4) Cookies

This Site may use cookies. Some cookies may be set by third parties (such as ad providers). Depending on your region, you may see additional consent options.

5) Data Retention

Analytics logs may be retained as long as needed for site operations and trend analysis. If you want a stricter retention window (example: delete logs older than 12 months), we can add that.

6) Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect the Site. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we aim to keep data minimal and handled responsibly.

7) Your Choices

• You may use browser settings to manage cookies.
• You may use ad blocking tools (where permitted) to limit ad tracking.
• You may stop using the Site at any time.

8) Contact

Questions? Use the Contact page.