ShareStoryz recognizes that privacy is important. This Privacy Policy applies to all products, services, and websites offered by ShareStoryz and its affiliates. Where necessary to explain our privacy practices in more detail, we post separate privacy notices describing how specific services handle personal information.
Please note that YourStoryz is a service provided by ShareStoryz GmbH (Munich, Germany). By using ShareStoryz GmbH products and services, such as the YourStoryz mobile app and associated website(s), you accept the terms of service, privacy policy, and disclaimer outlined here.
Collection of Information
We may collect the following types of information to provide our services:
Information Provided by You: When you register with YourStoryz by creating or using an account, or when purchasing a business service, we ask for personal information (such as your name, email address, and password). We may combine this data with information from other ShareStoryz services or third parties to deliver a better user experience and improve service quality. For certain services, we offer an opt-out option if you do not wish to have your information combined.
Cookies: When you use YourStoryz (website or management environment), we send one or more cookies—files containing a string of characters—to your computer to uniquely identify your browser. We use cookies to enhance service quality, store user preferences, and analyze user behavior trends (such as search queries). Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note that some features and services may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
Log Information: When accessing the YourStoryz app, website, or services, our servers automatically record information sent by your browser. These server logs may include your search query, IP address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies identifying your browser.
Correspondence: When you send emails or other messages to ShareStoryz, we may retain them to process your inquiries, respond to your requests, and improve our services.
Affiliate Sites: We offer some services in connection with other websites (e.g., links to publishing channels, social media, and cloud storage). Personal information provided to those sites may be sent to ShareStoryz to deliver the service. We process this information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Gelieerde/affiliate sites may operate under different privacy practices; we encourage you to review their policies.
Links: ShareStoryz may present links in a format that enables us to track whether they have been clicked. We use this information to improve search technology, tailor information, and display more relevant content or advertisements.
Other Sites: This Privacy Policy applies exclusively to websites and services owned and operated by ShareStoryz GmbH, including YourStoryz. We do not exercise control over external sites displayed as search results or links. These third-party sites may place their own cookies, collect data, or solicit personal information.
Purposes of Processing
YourStoryz processes personal information solely for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and/or specific service privacy notices. In addition to the above, these purposes include:
Providing products and services to users, including personalized content and advertising;
Auditing, research, and analysis to maintain, protect, and improve our services;
Ensuring the technical functioning of our network; and
Developing new services.
ShareStoryz processes personal information on servers located in various countries. In some cases, processing occurs on a server outside your home country. We may process personal information to deliver our own services or on behalf of and under the instruction of third parties, such as advertisers.
Choices for Personal Information
When you sign up for a service requiring registration, we ask for personal information. If we intend to use this information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, we will seek your prior consent.
If we propose using personal information for purposes outside those detailed in this policy, we will provide an effective way to opt out. We will not collect or use sensitive information for other purposes without your prior consent.
You may decline to submit personal information for any ShareStoryz service, though this may prevent us from providing that service to you.
Sharing of Information
ShareStoryz only shares personal information with external companies or individuals in the following limited circumstances:
With Your Consent: We require explicit opt-in consent for sharing sensitive personal information.
Intellectual Property Violations: If users infringe intellectual property rights by using, processing, publishing, storing, or distributing stories (photos, videos, text) via their YourStoryz account, mobile app, or website, they remain liable. Their personal data will be provided to competent authorities and/or copyright owners once legitimate claims are submitted to ShareStoryz.
Subsidiaries and Trusted Partners: We share information with subsidiaries, affiliates, or trusted business partners processing data on our behalf. We require these parties to process information strictly according to our instructions, this Privacy Policy, and appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
Legal Requirements: We share information if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests;
Enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations;
Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues; or
Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of ShareStoryz, its users, or the public as required or permitted by law.
Business Transfers: If ShareStoryz undergoes a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, notice will be provided before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We may share aggregated, non-personal information with third parties (e.g., the number of users who searched for a specific term). This data does not identify you individually.
Information Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage, and processing practices, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems storing personal data.
Access to personal information is restricted to ShareStoryz employees, contractors, and agents who require that information to operate, develop, or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may face disciplinary action, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Data Integrity
ShareStoryz processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We review our data collection, storage, and processing practices to ensure we only collect, store, and process the personal information needed to provide or improve our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure data is accurate, complete, and current, but we rely on users to update or correct their personal information as needed.
Accessing and Updating Personal Information
When using ShareStoryz services, we make good-faith efforts to provide you with access to your personal information. We will correct inaccurate data or delete it upon request if retaining it is not otherwise required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
We ask individual users to identify themselves and the information requested before processing such requests. We may decline requests that are unreasonably repetitive, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, are extremely impractical (such as requests concerning data on backup tapes), or for which access is not otherwise required.
Access and correction services are provided free of charge, unless doing so would require a disproportionate effort. Specific services may offer different procedures for accessing, correcting, or deleting personal data; details are available in their respective privacy notices.
Enforcement and Compliance
ShareStoryz regularly audits compliance with this Privacy Policy. If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy or our treatment of personal data, please contact us through our website.
Upon receiving formal written complaints via our website or postal address, ShareStoryz contacts the complaining user regarding their concerns. We cooperate with appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection regulators, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved directly between ShareStoryz and the individual.
Changes to This Policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any policy changes on this page. For significant changes, we will provide a more prominent notice (including email notifications for certain services). Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified by its effective date at the top of the page.