Privacy Policy.

# Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how The Chapbook (www.popularusastory.com, “we,” “our”) collects, uses, and discloses information about visitors to our website.

Information we collect

**Automatically collected information.** When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information through standard web logs and analytics tools. This includes your IP address (anonymized where possible), browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and the date and time of your visit.

**Information you provide.** When you contact us by email, we collect the information you choose to provide (your name, email address, the content of your message).

**Cookies and similar technologies.** We use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes. Please see our Cookie Policy for details.

How we use information

We use collected information to: - Operate, maintain, and improve our website - Understand how readers use our content (aggregated analytics) - Respond to email correspondence - Serve advertising through Google AdSense - Comply with legal obligations

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information about your visit: - **Google Analytics (GA4)** — for traffic analytics - **Google AdSense** — for display advertising - **Cloudflare** — for content delivery and security

Each of these services has its own privacy policy, which we encourage you to review.

Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display ads on our pages. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address on our Contact page.

**California residents (CCPA):** You have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

**EU/UK residents (GDPR):** You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection. Our legal basis for processing is legitimate interest and, where applicable, consent.

Data retention

We retain analytics data for 14 months. Email correspondence is retained as long as is reasonably necessary for editorial purposes.

Children’s privacy

The Chapbook is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.

Contact

Privacy questions: editor@popularusastory.com, with Privacy in the subject line.