Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2, 2026
This policy explains how Epiloguely collects and uses information when you read our book reviews, literary news and blog articles, create an account, post a comment or contact us.
1. Information we collect
- Account information: name, email address, encrypted password and account preferences when you register.
- Content you submit: comments, ratings, reviews, messages and other information you choose to send.
- Technical and usage information: IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, visited pages, timestamps, approximate location derived from IP, security logs and cookie identifiers.
- Communication information: your email address and message when you contact support, request a correction or submit a legal notice.
2. How we use information
- Operate, secure and improve the website.
- Provide accounts, comments, ratings and requested services.
- Measure readership, diagnose errors and prevent fraud or abuse.
- Respond to support, correction and copyright requests.
- Display and measure advertising, where permitted.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.
3. Google Analytics and Google AdSense
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. We may use Google AdSense to display advertising. Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers or similar technologies to serve, limit, personalise and measure ads.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use advertising cookies based on a visitor's prior visits to this or other websites. Google's advertising cookies may enable Google and its partners to show ads based on visits to Epiloguely and other sites.
You can learn about and control how Google uses information for advertising through Google's advertising and privacy controls. Where consent is legally required, advertising choices are requested through an appropriate consent-management message before personalised advertising cookies are used.
4. Cookies and consent
Essential cookies support security, login sessions and core functions. Analytics and advertising technologies may be used as described in our Cookie Policy. Visitors may reject non-essential purposes where a consent choice is presented. For visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom and Switzerland, we use a Google-certified consent-management solution when required for personalised advertising.
5. Affiliate links
Some links are affiliate links. If you make a qualifying purchase, Epiloguely may receive a commission without increasing your price. Affiliate relationships do not determine our ratings or editorial conclusions. See our Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure.
6. Sharing and service providers
We do not sell personal information. We may share limited information with hosting, security, analytics, email, advertising and other service providers that process it for the purposes described here. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect rights and safety, or as part of a business transfer.
7. Retention and security
We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose collected, legal obligations, dispute resolution, fraud prevention and security. We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
8. Your choices and rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing of personal information, and to withdraw consent. You may also request account deletion. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
9. Children
Epiloguely is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and remove it.