Privacy Policy

Mega Story Magazine is published by [Publisher legal name], [registered address]. This policy explains what personal information we collect through the site and how we handle it. For anything not covered here, email megastorymag@gmail.com.

We collect only what you give us and what the site needs to run: your email address when you subscribe to the newsletter; your name, email, submission file and bio when you send us a story; the content of any message you send us; and basic technical data such as your browser type, pages visited and approximate location, gathered through cookies and analytics.

We use this information to send the newsletter you asked for, to read and respond to submissions and messages, to publish accepted work under the terms agreed with the author, and to understand how the site is used so we can improve it. We do not sell personal information.

The newsletter is sent through [Email provider]. Your address is stored with that provider under its own privacy terms. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email, and we will remove your address from the list.

Submissions and correspondence are kept in our email and editorial records for as long as we need them to consider, edit or publish the work, and afterwards for our archive. If you would like a declined submission deleted, ask us and we will remove it.

The site uses cookies that are necessary for it to function and, if you accept them, analytics cookies from [Analytics provider] that tell us which pages are read and for how long. You can block cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work, though some features may not.

We share personal information only with the services that help us run the site and the newsletter, such as our hosting, email and analytics providers, and only as far as they need it to do their job. We may also share information if the law requires it.

Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Submission and correspondence records are kept as described above. Analytics data is kept in aggregated form.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, to object to or restrict how we use it, and to complain to a data protection authority. To exercise any of these rights, email us and we will respond within [30] days.

The site is intended for readers aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16; if you believe we have, contact us and we will delete it.

We may update this policy as the site or the law changes. The date at the top of the page shows the latest version.