At AI Story Hub, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

We may collect information from you in the following ways:

• Personal Data: If you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, and account preferences.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect data about your interactions with our site, such as the novels you read, time spent on pages, your reading progress, and browser type.
• Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies to enhance your experience, remember your login status, and analyze site traffic.

We use the collected data to:

• Personalize Your Experience: Recommend AI stories based on your reading history.
• Improve Our AI Models: Analyze aggregated, non-identifiable reading patterns to improve our story generation and curation algorithms.
• Communication: Send you updates about new chapters, features, or technical notices (only if you opt-in).
• Site Maintenance: Monitor and prevent fraudulent activity or technical issues.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share information only in the following cases:

• Service Providers: With trusted third parties who help us host our site or analyze data (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights and safety.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger or sale of the platform.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Depending on your location (such as the EU under GDPR), you may have the right to:

• Access, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you.
• Opt-out of marketing emails at any time.
• Disable cookies through your browser settings.

Our platform is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with data, we will delete it immediately.

Our website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party websites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected].