Privacy Policy

1. Information You Provide

When you use our Story Sharing Platform, we collect the following information:

• Account Information: When you sign in with Google, we receive information from your Google account including your email address and name.
• Story Content: Any content you submit as stories, including titles, text content, and uploaded images.
• Contact Information: Information you provide when contacting us, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with our website, including:

• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, and device type
• Usage Information: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and browsing patterns
• IP Address: Used to determine approximate location and for security purposes

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Process and display the stories you submit
• Verify your identity when you sign in
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Detect and prevent fraud and abuse
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
• Personalize your experience on our website

Stories and images you submit are stored in Google Drive. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

We retain your information as long as necessary to provide our services and for legitimate and essential business purposes, such as maintaining the performance of our services, making data-driven business decisions about new features and offerings, complying with our legal obligations, and resolving disputes.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• Public Content: Stories you submit will be visible to all visitors of our website.
• Service Providers: We may share your information with service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., Google for authentication and storage).
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access personal information we hold about you
• The right to rectify any personal information we hold about you that is inaccurate
• The right to request the deletion of your personal information in certain situations
• The right to restrict processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to our processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@storysharing.example.com

Postal Address: Story Sharing Platform, 123 Main Street, Suite 456, Anytown, ST 12345, United States

You can also visit our Contact Us page to send us a message directly.