At SFYRB.com, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website sfyrb.com, mobile site, and any other online products and services offered by SFYRB.com (collectively referred to as the “Site”) or when you otherwise interact with us.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time, and your continued use of the Site after any modifications constitutes acceptance of those modifications.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of the Site, including:

  • Personal Information: This is information that identifies you or relates to you as an individual. Examples include your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, payment information, and any other identifier that permits physical or online contact with you.
  • Submissions Information: We collect the short stories, creative writing, and other content and materials you submit to our Site for publication, as well as any information about you contained in those submissions.
  • Usage Information: We collect information about how you use the Site, your browsing actions and patterns. This includes information about the device and browser you use to access the Site, IP addresses, unique device identifiers, cookie data, browsing pages and areas of the Site, date/time stamps, and other navigation data.
  • Community Discussion Information: We collect personal and other information you provide when you participate in Site forums, comment threads, and other community discussions and submissions on the Site.

How We Collect Information

We collect information in several ways:

  • Directly From You: We collect information directly from you when you submit your writings, participate in community discussions, fill out forms on the Site, communicate with our staff, register for services, or otherwise provide information directly to us through the Site.
  • Automatically Through Technology: We automatically collect certain information through server logs and by using cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. A “cookie” is a small data file transferred to your device that enables the Site to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. Web beacons (also called pixel tags, web bugs, tracking pixels, and clear gifs) are tiny graphics with unique identifiers that provide web analytics and tracking capabilities.
  • From Third Parties: We may collect information about you from third parties who have obtained information in accordance with their own privacy policies. Examples include our partners, service providers, advertisers, and other parties that integrate into the Site.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for several essential purposes and legitimate interests, including to:

  • Operate the Site: To provide the Site’s functionality and publishing services, fulfill submissions and requests, process payments, address technical issues, and ensure security.
  • Personalize and Improve the Site: To personalize your experience on the Site, enhance performance and features, analyze traffic and use data, conduct research and testing, and develop new products and services.
  • Community Discussions: To enable community discussions, collaborations, interactions, and submissions between authors and users of the Site.
  • Marketing and Promotions: To send promotional materials, updates, and other marketing communications that may be of interest. You can opt out of such communications at any time.
  • Legal and Safety Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, legal processes, and protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of SFYRB.com, our users, or the public.
  • With Your Consent: For other purposes disclosed at the time we collect your information or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

How We Share Information

We do not share or disclose personal information except in the limited circumstances described below:

  • On the Site: We may share and display the creative writing submissions and content you post publicly on the Site, including attributing such content to you as the author.
  • Service Providers: We may share information with our trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, payment processing, order fulfillment, information technology services, email delivery, auditing, and marketing assistance.
  • Legal Requirements: We may share information when we believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order, or legal process; to prevent or investigate a possible crime or other violation of laws; to protect the rights, property, or safety of SFYRB.com, our users, or others; or to enforce our policies or other agreements.
  • With Your Consent: We may share information for other purposes when we have your consent to do so.
  • In an Aggregated or Deidentified Form: We may share information in hashed, aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified form that cannot reasonably identify any specific individual.

In the event of a corporate transaction involving SFYRB.com’s business (e.g., a sale, merger, consolidation, asset acquisition), we may transfer or disclose personal information as part of that transaction, but will require the acquirer to honor the commitments in this Privacy Policy.

Your Choices and Rights

You have choices regarding the information collected and how it is used and shared.

  • Email Preferences: You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from SFYRB.com by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each email or by contacting us using the information provided below.
  • Cookie Preferences: Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you may be able to adjust your browser settings to remove or reject cookies. Please note that blocking cookies may affect the availability and functionality of the Site.
  • Do Not Track Preferences: We do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals sent from browsers.
  • Access, Correction, Deletion: You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information collected by SFYRB.com by contacting us using the contact information provided below.
  • Account Closure: If you close your account with the Site, we will retain certain information about you for legitimate business interests, such as preventing identity theft and other misconduct and in accordance with applicable law.

Information Security

We use reasonable security measures to safeguard the personal information we collect and to help prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no system can be completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to SFYRB.com. You use the Site and provide us with information at your own risk.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for use by anyone under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete it.

External Links

The Site may contain links to other sites operated by third parties not affiliated with SFYRB.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party sites, and the privacy policies described herein do not apply to any information you submit or share on those sites.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have certain additional privacy rights. Please see our Privacy Statement for California Residents for more information.

International Visitors

The Site is hosted and operated in the United States. If you visit the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our service providers operate. The data protection laws of the United States may not provide the same level of protection as those in your home country.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. You should periodically review this page to be informed of any changes.

Last updated: March 23, 2024