Privacy & Cookies Policy
Effective Date: February 28, 2025
Welcome to Audiostory.pro! Your privacy is important to us, and this Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
By using Audiostory.pro, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of this website.
1. Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our website, we only collect anonymized visitor behavior through Google Analytics via Google SiteKit. This data includes:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- General location (country-level)
- Device type (desktop/mobile)
- Referring websites
This information is anonymous and cannot be linked to any specific individual.
Contact Form Submissions
When you submit a message through our Contact Us page, we collect the following:
- Name (as provided)
- Email address
- IP address (only stored if required for security reasons)
- User agent (browser & OS type) (only stored if required for security reasons)
This information is only used to respond to inquiries and to prevent harassment and spam. It is stored in our email system and deleted within 30 days after correspondence has ended.
Quick AI Story Outline Tool
Our AI-powered story outline generator uses session cookies to prevent abuse. These cookies:
- Do not store personal data
- Expire after 1 day
- Limit tool usage to once every 60 seconds per user
2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We only use essential cookies required for our website to function properly, including:
- Session cookies (for AI tool usage control)
- WordPress and plugin-required cookies
We do not currently use Google Ads or Facebook Pixel but plan to display ads in the future.
Third-Party Cookies:
Certain third-party services used on our website may set their own cookies. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies:
3. How We Use Your Information
We use collected data for the following purposes:
- To respond to inquiries submitted via our contact form
- To prevent harassment, spam, or abuse (IP addresses and user agents are only stored in these cases)
- To analyze website traffic trends via anonymized visitor data
- To improve user experience and website performance
4. Data Storage and Retention
- Contact form submissions are stored in our email system and deleted within 30 days after correspondence ends.
- Session cookies used for our AI tool expire after 1 day.
- Google Analytics data is stored by Google according to their policies.
5. Affiliate Links and Advertising
We may include affiliate links on our website, which are links that allow us to collect a commission, should you chose to purchase through that link. Clicking these links may allow third-party services to track user behavior for commission-based earnings.
In the future, we may display Google AdSense ads, which use cookies to serve relevant advertisements. If implemented, you can manage your ad settings via Google’s Ad Settings.
6. Data Protection and Security
We take reasonable measures to protect any data collected. However, please note that no internet transmission is completely secure.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
7. Your Rights and Choices
If you have submitted a message through our contact form, you may:
- Request a copy of the data we have on file, note that information is routinely deleted to further limit chances of exposure, and to free up server resources.
- Request deletion of your personal information (unless retained for security reasons).
8. Children’s Privacy
Audiostory.pro does not knowingly collect or process data from visitors under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us for removal.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date” at the top of this page.
