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Privacy Policy

Last Revised: 27 March 2023
  • By accessing and using our website you acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy.
  • Use of this site means that you give us permission to collect and use personal information as described in this policy as required for site operation.
  • We are committed to keeping your privacy safe. As such, we only ask for minimal information, and store this securely.
  • In this policy: “we”, “us” and “our” “our site” and “Outfox” refers to Outfox Stories Online Story Services PTY LTD website, management and staff.
  • “You” or the “user” refers to you, the reader of this privacy policy, and any users or visitors of Outfox Stories.
  • “Others” or “other users” refers to any other users, whether visitors or account holders, of our site and services.
  • Our “services” refer to our existing and future content, everything accessible on this site, and any facilitated communication with us or other users.
  • “Personal information” is any information unique to you and can be used for identification, including your username, email, payment details, fingerprint information (used to count AI usage when logged out), analytics while on the website, and authentication information (such as cookies). We do not sell any information to any third party.
  • Any data collected may be used for legal purposes - including in court or out of court proceedings - for our, your and other users’ legal rights. We avoid collecting any information that is not required for site operation.
  • Any information you provide is voluntary. You have the right to access, change, delete or withdraw consent to our use of your information at any time -- you can easily clear cookies on your own device and delete your data from our site on your own, but feel free to contact us if this if there are any problems with doing so, or if you want to ensure your data is fully deleted.
  • We do not have access to your password. All passwords are encrypted before being stored on our database, and we do not have the ability to unencrypt them.
What do we collect and why do we collect it?
What do we collect? Why do we collect it?
We track basic activity across the site, such as page views, and the time spent on each page. This occurs whether or not you have an account. This information is used for site improvements.
Any information you provide in your communications with us (correspondence data) via emails, or other social media sites, such as Discord.
Username and encrypted password, and other account information you provide, such as your email address and date of birth. We also collect your IP address, and browser fingerprint -- this allows us to offer AI services to logged out users, and to keep you logged in between visits.
Payment information, such as credit card information, is collected if you provide it to us, and is done so securely via Stripe, a trusted third party payment provider. We also collect your paypal email if provided.
Any comments, or written contributions to the site, generated stories, and anything you can see which is associated with your profile is also obviously collected and stored by us.
A HTTP cookie is a small text file that a website stores on a user's computer or device when the user visits the website. It's how we know whether to keep someone signed in, and so we know who you are (called a fingerprint). We also use cookies to store chapter drafts and story preferences.
What Can Other Outfox Users See?
  • Your chosen username, everything you have published, who are your supporters and who you support. They can also see your contributions and your “favourited” stories.
  • Your bio/description (written by you and able to be changed at any time by you).
Do We Share Your Personal Information?
  • Any information shared to trusted 3rd parties is due to the necessity of this for the running of our site.
  • We use the secure site Stripe for payments and Google Analytics to track usage.
  • If you have consented/requested for us to share your information with 3rd party websites or platforms, such as social networking sites- we may do so.
  • We may share your stories to promote them - these will link back to our site and your profile.
  • We do not sell your data to advertisers, or to any third party.
Where Do We Store Your Personal Information?
  • Your personal information is protected under Australian law, and we will keep it safe to the best of our ability on our secure servers.
  • We store the data on third party servers, which have their own responsibilities and privacy policies. We work with providers to make sure the information is as safe as reasonably possible.
Access to Your Personal Information
  • You can access your personal information by going to account and account details, and via your browser's cookies.
What Happens to Your Personal Information When You Leave Outfox Stories?
  • We can delete your account if you ask us to, otherwise it stays indefinitely. Cookies may remain stored on your device, via your browser, but you can clear these at any time via your browser's settings.
Changes
  • We retain the right to update this policy at any time.
  • Significant changes may be communicated to you via our site, socials and/or communication channels such as email.
  • Please check this often- if there are any changes you do not consent to, please contact us or stop using our site.
How to Contact Us
Contact us with any concerns at support@outfoxstories.com