Who we are
Our website address is: https://storymag.co.uk.
At StoryMag UK, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and share your data when you visit our website or interact with our content.
What information do we collect?
We collect personal information such as your name, email address, and location when you sign up for our newsletter or create an account on our website. We also collect non-personal information such as your IP address and browsing behavior when you visit our website.
How do we use your information?
We use your personal information to provide you with our services, such as sending you our newsletter and notifying you of updates to our website. We may also use your information to personalize your experience and to improve our website and content.
We do not share your personal information with third parties, except for our service providers who help us deliver our services. We may also share non-personal information with third-party analytics providers to improve our website and content.
How do we protect your information?
We take appropriate measures to ensure the security of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Your rights
You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information at any time by contacting us. You also have the right to object to the processing of your information, and to withdraw your consent for us to use your information.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or to comply with legal requirements. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, or about how we collect, use, or share your information, please contact us at info@storymag.co.uk.