Privacy Policy

1. Overview

AKTales is an independent publishing website created and operated by AK02 (AKAuthor). This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit AKTales, why it is used, and the choices available to you.

2. Information collected

AKTales may collect technical and usage information such as IP address, approximate country/region/city, browser, operating system, device type, pages visited, referring page, and visit time. This information is used for security, analytics, troubleshooting, and understanding site usage.

AKTales does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through ordinary reading of the site. Do not submit passwords, financial information, medical information, or other sensitive information through public contact forms or messages.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

AKTales may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies for essential site functionality, preferences, analytics, security, and—after advertising is enabled—advertising measurement and personalization.

4. Third-party services

AKTales uses third-party infrastructure and services, which may process technical information needed to operate the website. These currently include Cloudflare for website delivery and security and Supabase for database and application infrastructure.

If Google AdSense is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure advertisements. Google provides information about its advertising practices and controls in its own policies and settings.

5. Analytics and visitor logs

AKTales records visitor information for site analytics and security. IP addresses may be stored in visitor logs. IP-based geographic information is approximate and should not be treated as a precise physical location.

6. Data retention and security

Reasonable technical measures are used to protect information handled by the site. No internet service can guarantee absolute security. Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, subject to applicable law and the capabilities of the services used by AKTales.

7. External websites

AKTales may link to services such as Patreon, Royal Road, Scribble Hub, Webnovel, Instagram, and other third-party websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

8. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact AKTales at akauthor02@gmail.com.

9. Changes

This policy may be updated when the website, services, or legal requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page.