GDPR Compliance
Quick Summary
- We only collect data necessary to operate the platform or those you want to share.
- We do not sell your data.
- You may access, edit, export, or delete your data at any time.
- We apply industry-standard security to protect your data.
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a data protection law from the European Union that regulates how personal data is collected, processed, stored, and protected. GDPR exists to ensure that every user knows what data is being collected, understands how it is used and has full control over their personal information.
Although LiteraryUniverse operates globally, we apply GDPR principles as a standard of trust and transparency for all users.
What Data we collect
Besides the data you put into your profile or generated through your interaction (messages, stories, etc.) we try to collect as little as possible. We collect Technical Information, such as IP address, browser type, and operating system, to ensure the security and functionality of our platform. In limited fashion we log your actions on our platform for security and functionality purposes. Occasionally we might collect data for marketing purposes, these will be through third party services which respect GDPR and you will always have option to opt-out.
How we use Your Data
Your data is used for the following purposes:- Providing core platform features (e.g., accounts, content publishing, messaging)
- Security, abuse prevention, and fraud detection
- Functional analytics to improve performance and user experience
- Legal compliance and responding to valid requests
- Internally, we share anonymized data with our authors when you read their stories
- We provide your email and country to Stripe for payment processing and fraud protection
- For marketing purposes, we might use your data, but you will always have option to opt-out (cookie banner, etc.)
Data storage & security
- All data (except non-sensitive audio visual data) is stored using secure encrypted systems
- Access is restricted to authorized personnel only utilizing industry standard secure access
- We regularly perform security audits and updates to ensure the safety of your data
- All internal communication is over encrypted channels
Your rights under GDPR
Under GDPR you have the following rights. You can find options to perform these in your user settings or at the given content:- Right to access - Request data we store about you
- Right to erasure - Delete all your data from our servers (limits apply due to applicable laws and our agreement with you - when it comes to stories)
- Right to restriction of processing - Limit how your data is used
- Right to data portability - import/export your data
Data retention
We store your data:- As long as your account is active
- Or as long as required for legal, security, or operational purposes
- In case of published creative works, we store them idenfinitelly unless agreed to otherwise
Contact
We are only human, so if you have any requests, questions, concerns or we missed something, please don't hesitate to contact us.Email: privacy@literaryuniverse.com