PRIVACY POLICY
For the website: chrcelwor.com
Last Updated: January 6, 2026
1. Who We Are
The address of our website is: https://chrcelwor.com.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
a) Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
b) Reviews
The Site offers the possibility to leave a review of the novel or other works by the authors. We collect the data you provide in the review form. This typically includes your name, contact details (email), and the text of the review itself.
Important: Your name and the text of your review may be published publicly on the Site (e.g., in the “Reviews” section) after our moderation. Your email address will not be published and is used solely to contact you regarding the review (e.g., for confirmation or clarification). By submitting a review, you consent to such publication.
c) Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
d) Contact, Registration, and Order Forms
When you fill out forms on the Site (e.g., “Contact Us,” “Order a Service,” “Registration”), we collect the data you voluntarily provide. This may include your name, email address, phone number, and other information necessary to process your request or provide the service. We use this data solely for the purposes for which you provided it.
e) Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
f) Analytics
We use web analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics, Yandex.Metrica) to collect anonymized data about visitor behavior on the Site. This helps us understand how users interact with the Site and improve its performance. The data collected includes your IP address (which is anonymized), browser type, internet service provider, pages visited, and time spent on the Site.
g) Email Newsletters (Marketing)
If you voluntarily subscribe to our email newsletter (e.g., for news, promotions, updates), we collect and store your email address for the purpose of sending you such information. Every commercial email contains an unsubscribe link, which you can use to opt-out of receiving further emails at any time.
h) Social Login
You can create an account on our Site or log in using third-party provider services such as Google. This service will authenticate your identity and provide you with the option to share certain personal information from your account with us (e.g., name and email address). Data processing for this feature is based on your consent. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of the relevant service provider.
i) Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
Auxiliary Services: We may share your data with third-party services that assist us in operating the Site and conducting our business (e.g., hosting providers, email delivery services, CRM systems, mailing services). These third parties are obligated to protect your data in accordance with our privacy policy and only for the purposes we have specified.
Authentication Providers: When you use social login (e.g., Google), we share information with that provider for authentication and receive your profile data from them to create an account.
Spam Check: User comments and reviews may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
Publication of Reviews: As stated above, your review (name and text) may be published on the Site.
Password Reset: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment or review, the comment/review and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue, and to display the history of reviews.
For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Data provided through other forms (orders, contacts) is retained for the time necessary to process your request and fulfill our contractual and legal obligations.
Data collected for newsletter subscriptions is retained until you unsubscribe.
5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, you can request to:
•  Receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
•  Request the erasure or correction of the personal data we hold about you in your profile. This right does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Regarding user-generated content (comments, reviews):
•  Reviews: Our readers’ reviews are an important and valuable part of the site’s content. If you wish to have your personal data removed, we typically do not delete the review itself to preserve the integrity of the discussion, but we will fully anonymize it. This means we will remove your name and any other direct identifiers, making the review anonymous.
•  Comments: A similar approach of anonymization upon request applies to comments.
To exercise your rights, particularly to request the anonymization of a review or comment, please contact us using the contact email provided on the Site.
6. Where We Send Your Data
User comments and reviews may be checked by an automated spam detection service. Data collected for analytics and newsletters may be processed on our partners’ servers (e.g., Google, Yandex, email marketing services) in various countries around the world. We ensure that the transfer of data to such partners is carried out with the necessary safeguards required by law.
7. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy. All changes become effective upon their publication on this page. We will notify you of significant changes by placing a prominent notice on our Site or by sending a direct notification, if possible.
We recommend periodically reviewing this page for any changes. Continued use of the Site after any changes are made constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
8. Our Contact Information
For any questions regarding your personal information and this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by email or through the contact form on the Site.