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Privacy Policy

posted on
January 29, 2025

Who we are

Welcome to Fanfic Novel (https://fanficnovel.com). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your data, your rights regarding your information, and important information including our DMCA notice.

1. About Fanfic Novel

Fanfic Novel is a platform for readers and writers to discover, share, and enjoy fan fiction stories across a wide range of fandoms. Our mission is to create a vibrant community where stories can thrive and evolve. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information:

  • When you create an account, comment, or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and other information you choose to provide.

Usage Data:

  • We automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages you visit, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies:

  • We use cookies and similar technologies to store preferences, analyze site traffic, and personalize your experience. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Provide and maintain our website.
  • Personalize and improve your user experience.
  • Communicate with you about your account, content updates, and important notices.
  • Monitor usage and analyze trends to improve our services.
  • Comply with legal obligations or protect our legal rights.

4. How We Share Your Information

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with vendors or partners who help us operate our website (e.g., hosting providers, analytics tools), but only to the extent necessary for them to perform their services.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights, users, or others.
  • We will never sell your personal data to third parties.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access, update, or delete your personal information.
  • Object to or restrict our processing of your data.
  • Withdraw consent if processing is based on consent.
  • File a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@fanficnovel.com.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will remove it.

8. DMCA Notice

Fanfic Novel respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your copyrighted work has been posted without authorization, please send a DMCA takedown notice including:

  1. A description of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed.
  2. The URL of the infringing material on our site.
  3. Your contact information (name, address, phone, email).
  4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorized.
  5. A statement under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate and you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Send your DMCA notice to:

Email: dmca@fanficnovel.com
Subject: DMCA Takedown Request

We will promptly remove the infringing material upon receipt of a valid notice and notify the user who posted it.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing personal information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of our site after changes are posted indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or other concerns, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@fanficnovel.com
Website: https://fanficnovel.com

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.