At #istory, we are committed to providing our users with an entertaining and enjoyable mobile application while also prioritizing the protection of their privacy and personal data. This privacy policy outlines the measures we have implemented to ensure the confidentiality of user information and the steps we take to provide a secure and safe environment for our users. We recognize the importance of privacy and aim to provide a transparent and informative guide for our users to understand how their data is collected, used, and shared.
This privacy policy describes how #istory ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information in relation to our mobile application ("App").
We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Information you provide to us: When you create an account or use certain features of our App, you may provide us with personal information, such as your email address, username, and profile picture.
Information we collect automatically: We may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage of our App, such as your IP address, device type, operating system, and usage information.
Information from third-party sources: We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as Google or Facebook, if you use these services to sign up for or log into our App.
To provide and maintain our App, including to authenticate users, display stories, and store user-generated content.
To personalize your experience, including to suggest stories you may be interested in and to personalize the content of stories based on your reading history.
To communicate with you, including to respond to your inquiries, provide support, and send you notifications related to your use of our App.
To improve our App, including by analyzing usage data and improving the design and functionality of our App.
To comply with legal obligations, including to respond to legal process or requests from government authorities.
With service providers who assist us in providing our App, such as hosting and data storage providers. (It is Google that we use all these services from)
With other users of our App if you create and publish a story.
With third parties, if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our App, our users, or the public.
In connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
With your consent or at your direction.
We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. We may also retain certain information for a longer period of time if necessary for legal or regulatory purposes, such as to comply with a government request or investigation.
Our App is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.
Our App is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for our authors. We strictly prohibit any form of discrimination, hate speech, and pornography-related content. We do not allow any content that contains offensive language or discriminates against people groups. We also do not allow any sexual or pornographic content or content that infringes on others' intellectual property rights or spreads false or misleading information. Furthermore, we do not promote any illegal activities or harm others.
When you write a story in our App, you can trust that it will comply with our content policy and will not contain any offensive language, hate speech, or discriminatory content. It will also not contain any sexual or pornographic content, infringe on others' intellectual property rights, spread false or misleading information, or promote any illegal activities or harm others.
We may update this policy from time to time by posting a new version within our app or on our website. Your continued use of our app after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy or content policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at https://groups.google.com/g/istorysupport/.