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    Privacy Policy

    Last Updated: April 17, 2025

    Welcome to Drowsic (“we,” “us,” “our”). Our website address is: https://drowsic.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (the “Site”) and use our services (collectively, the “Service”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

    This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Service.

    1. Information We Collect

    We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

    • Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your username, email address, and password (which is stored in a hashed format), that you voluntarily give to us when you register for an account on the Site. We also store the personal information users provide in their user profile.
    • Comments Data: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (e.g., name, email address, website if provided, comment text), and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with manual spam detection and site security. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) 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 approval of your comment, your profile picture (if using Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
    • Media: If you (as an Author or user with upload permissions) 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.
    • Contact Information: If you contact us directly via email ([email protected] or other provided addresses), we may receive additional information you provide, such as your name (if provided), email address, the contents of the message, and/or attachments you may send us.
    • Transaction Data: If you purchase our virtual currency (“Kyun”), we collect information related to the transaction, such as the amount of Kyun purchased, the date of the transaction, and your user ID. We use third-party payment processors, specifically Stripe and PayPal, to handle payments. We do not collect or store your full credit card number or other sensitive payment details; this information is provided directly to Stripe or PayPal, whose use of your personal information is governed by their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies.
    • Usage Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This is typically stored in standard server logs for security and operational purposes. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
    • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to help customize the Site and improve your experience. Specific cookies we use include:
      • Comments: 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.
      • Login: If you visit our login page, 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.
      • Editing: If you edit or publish an article (as an Author), 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.
        (If you use other plugins that set cookies, like analytics or social media, they should be listed here too). Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features of our Site.

    2. How We Use Your Information

    Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

    • Create and manage your account and user profile.
    • Provide, operate, and maintain our website and services.
    • Process your transactions related to Kyun purchases via Stripe and PayPal, and facilitate the distribution of revenue to Authors.
    • Respond to your comments, questions, and support requests via email.
    • Display comments and associated Gravatar profile pictures.
    • Help detect spam manually and maintain site security (using IP addresses, browser user agents).
    • Recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically for users whose previous comments were approved.
    • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site (primarily through basic server log analysis).
    • Facilitate password resets (by including IP address in the reset email).
    • Maintain the security and integrity of our Site, prevent fraud, and enforce our Terms of Service.
    • Comply with legal obligations, including responding to DMCA notices and counter-notices as outlined in our DMCA Policy.

    3. Disclosure of Your Information

    We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties for marketing purposes. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

    • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information for copyright protection as detailed in our DMCA Policy (e.g., forwarding counter-notices).
    • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, hosting services, and customer service. These third parties are obligated to protect your information.
      • Gravatar: An anonymized hash of your email address is sent to the Gravatar service to retrieve your profile picture if you use the service. (Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/)
      • Payment Processors: We use Stripe and PayPal to process payments for Kyun purchases. They receive payment information directly. Review their privacy policies for details.
      • Hosting Provider: Hosts the site data.
    • Authors: Your username may be visible to other users and Authors in comments sections or potentially linked to support provided via Kyun, depending on site features. Authors do not receive direct access to your email address or transaction details beyond what is necessary to confirm support levels (e.g., “User X supports Tier Y”). Website administrators can also see and edit user profile information.
    • Publicly Visible Information: Comments you leave and your Gravatar profile picture (if applicable) are publicly visible.
    • Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email sent to you.
    • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

    4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

    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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites providing embedded content.

    5. Security of Your Information

    We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. We store passwords in a hashed format and utilize secure connections (HTTPS) where appropriate. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

    6. Data Retention

    We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Specific retention periods include:

    • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment 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.
    • User Accounts: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile for as long as the account remains active. 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.
    • Other Data: We will retain and use other information (like transaction data summaries, logs) to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Server logs containing usage data are typically retained for a limited period for security and analysis purposes.

    7. Your Data Protection Rights

    Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

    • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data we hold about you, including data you provided in your profile or through comments. You can request to receive an exported file of this data.
    • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete. (You can often update account information directly through your profile settings).
    • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data we hold about you, under certain conditions. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes (e.g., transaction records needed for accounting, data required for ongoing legal compliance like DMCA records, or essential security logs).
    • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
    • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
    • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected (specifically data you provided or that was generated through your direct interaction where feasible) to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

    To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable laws.

    8. Children’s Privacy

    Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold if required by applicable law in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under this age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

    9. Links to Other Websites

    Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us and are not embedded content. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

    10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

    We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

    11. Contact Us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

    Email: [email protected]

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