Effective Date: March 27, 2025
Website: StoryOfDetectives.com

Welcome to StoryOfDetectives.com, where AI helps uncover the hidden truths behind Verrowind’s darkest mysteries. Your privacy matters. We are committed to protecting your data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant laws.

We may collect the following types of data:

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system.

• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on the site, interactions with stories or features.

• Marketing Data: Cookie IDs and advertising data used by tools such as Google AdWords.

• Contact Information: Only if provided voluntarily through a form or email subscription (via Jetpack).

• Comment Data: If you leave a comment, we collect your name, email, and comment text, as well as IP and browser information to prevent spam.

We do not collect sensitive personal information.

We may use your data to:

• Enhance and personalize your experience.

• Analyze performance through tools like Google Analytics.

• Deliver relevant advertisements via Google AdWords.

• Respond to your inquiries or form submissions.

• Manage subscriptions (via Jetpack).

• Moderate and display comments.

• Prevent spam and abuse (e.g., via Akismet or reCAPTCHA).

We do not sell or share personal data beyond what’s required for our services (e.g. Google Ads, Jetpack Subscriptions). For more, see Google’s Privacy Policy and Automattic’s Privacy Policy.

This site uses cookies to:

• Track user engagement (Google Analytics).

• Deliver tailored ads (Google AdWords).

• Power subscriptions and analytics (Jetpack).

You will be prompted on your first visit to accept or decline cookies. You can also manage or revoke consent in your browser settings at any time.

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data.

• Withdraw cookie or ad tracking consent.

• Request data portability.

• File a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: privacy@storyofdetectives.com

All stories, characters, images, and site content are original AI-generated works owned by StoryOfDetectives.com.

You may not:

• Copy, republish, or scrape story content.

• Use content for commercial gain.

• Create derivative works based on our intellectual property.

Violations may result in takedown notices and legal action.

We use:

• Google AdWords: For advertising and retargeting.

• Jetpack (by Automattic): For email subscriptions, analytics, and security.

• Google Fonts & reCAPTCHA: For display and spam prevention.

• Akismet (Automattic): To detect comment spam.

These services may process data outside the EU under appropriate legal safeguards.

• Analytics data: Retained for up to 26 months.

• Subscription data: Retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

We may revise this policy to reflect changes to our services or the law. The latest version will always be published on this page.