Effective Date: April 11, 2026
Last Updated: April 11, 2026
MyStoryList is a reading community built around book discovery, reviews, lists, profiles, and forum discussion. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have when you use the site.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you use MyStoryList, we may collect:
- Account information such as your username, email address, and hashed password when you register
- Profile information you choose to add, such as display names, avatars, bios, and other public profile details
- Community content you submit, including reviews, ratings, comments, forum posts, book list activity, reports, and messages sent through the site
- Preference data used to remember settings such as theme, view mode, and other interface choices
- Basic technical information created when you access the site, such as browser or device details needed to operate, secure, and troubleshoot the service
How We Use Information
We use this information to run MyStoryList, protect accounts, display the content you choose to publish, deliver site features, respond to reports or support requests, and improve how the site works for readers.
We may also use account and activity information to investigate spam, abuse, rule violations, security issues, and other misuse of the platform.
Public and Private Content
Reviews, ratings, comments, forum posts, public profile details, and any lists you choose to make public can be visible to other visitors. Please do not post sensitive personal information in areas that are meant to be public.
Private messages and private lists are stored so those features can work as intended, but they remain part of the site’s data and may be reviewed when reasonably necessary for safety, abuse prevention, technical support, or legal compliance.
Cookies and Local Storage
MyStoryList uses cookies and similar browser storage to keep you signed in, remember theme and display preferences, save certain interface settings, and support parts of the reading-list, forum, and messaging experience.
You can clear or block cookies in your browser, but some features of the site may not work correctly if you do.
Analytics, Advertising, and Affiliate Links
MyStoryList uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the site, such as which pages are visited, how readers move through the site, what devices and browsers are being used, and general traffic and engagement patterns. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, browser and device details, approximate location, referring pages, and activity on the site. Google handles this information under its own policies.
MyStoryList also displays ads and may work with third-party advertising partners, including Google. These partners may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to show ads, limit how often the same ad appears, measure ad performance, and in some cases personalize advertising based on your visits to this site or other sites. You can learn more about Google’s ad controls in Google Ads Settings, and some third-party advertising opt-outs are also available at aboutads.info.
Some links on MyStoryList are affiliate links, including Amazon affiliate links and links from other affiliate programs. If you click one of those links and make a purchase or complete another qualifying action, MyStoryList may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar tracking methods to attribute those referrals and measure qualifying purchases.
Some pages may also include links to outside services, retailers, or embedded content. If you follow those links or interact with third-party content, those services handle your information under their own privacy policies and terms.
Data Retention and Your Choices
We keep account and community data for as long as it is needed to operate the site, maintain community history, prevent abuse, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes. Some information may remain in backups or logs for a limited time after it is removed from the live site.
You can update some account information from your profile or account settings. If you want to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, contact [email protected]
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or a privacy-related request, contact [email protected]
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date.