1. Information We Collect
When you traverse NovelTales, we collect minimal information necessary to deliver a seamless literary experience:
- Account Data: Username, email address, password hash, and optional profile portrait.
- Reading Analytics: Bookmarks, chapter progress, reading history, and unlocked library titles.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and anonymous session telemetry.
2. How We Use Reader Data
We employ collected information exclusively to:
- Synchronize your bookmarks and reading positions across all devices.
- Personalize recommendations based on your favorite genres and authors.
- Facilitate secure transactions for Reader Pass tokens and premium subscriptions.
- Prevent unauthorized distribution, plagiarism, and platform abuse.
3. Reader Privacy & Zero Data Selling
NovelTales does not sell, barter, or monetize your personal reading habits to advertisers or third-party data brokers. Your reading sanctum remains strictly private.
4. Cookies & Local Storage
We utilize session cookies and local browser storage to keep you securely signed in, preserve your dark reading theme settings, and remember your last read chapter offset.
5. Your Legal Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Regardless of where you reside, you retain complete sovereignty over your information. You may at any time request an export of your personal data or demand the complete erasure of your account and associated history by reaching out to privacy@noveltales.com.