Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 26, 2026
At fictivize.com ("we", "our", or "us"), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you use our website and services (the "Website").
By using fictivize.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
a. Information You Provide
- Account Information: Username, email address, password
- User Content: Any text, media, or content you upload or submit to the site
- Communication: Messages or inquiries you send us
b. Automatically Collected Information
- Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on the site, referring URL
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyze usage.
- Session Data: Your session details such as items clicked, mouse movements, etc. are stored anonymously to help us improve the site.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Operate and improve the Website
- Provide customer support
- Personalize user experience
- Communicate with you (e.g., service messages, account notifications)
- Enforce our Terms of Service and policies
- Protect the security and integrity of our Website
3. Email Communications
We use your email address to send you important communications related to your account. Here is what you can expect:
a. Transactional Emails (Required)
These emails are necessary for account operation and security:
- Email Verification: A confirmation code sent when you register to verify your email address
- Password Reset: A code sent when you request to reset your password
- Account Security: Important notifications about your account security
By creating a Fictivize account, you explicitly consent to receive these transactional emails. These communications are essential for account functionality and security, and cannot be disabled while your account remains active.
b. Marketing Emails
Fictivize currently sends only transactional emails required for account operation. We do not send marketing or promotional emails at this time. If we introduce marketing emails in the future, you will have the opportunity to opt-in or opt-out of receiving them.
c. Managing Your Preferences
To manage your email preferences or if you have questions about emails you receive, please contact us at info@fictivize.com. Note that you cannot opt out of transactional emails as they are necessary for account security and operation.
d. Email Deliverability
To maintain the quality of our email communications, we monitor delivery status and handle undeliverable emails appropriately. If emails to your address repeatedly fail to deliver (bounce) or if you mark our emails as spam, we may remove your email address from our active mailing systems. This helps us maintain good email deliverability practices and comply with email service provider requirements.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: With third-party vendors who help us operate the Website and deliver services
- Legal Obligations: If required by law or to protect our legal rights
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:
- Access to the data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Object to or restrict certain data processing
- Withdraw consent (if processing is based on consent)
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@fictivize.com.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.
7. Children's Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have, we will delete it promptly.
8. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites. Please review their privacy policies separately.
9. Cookies and Consent
We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how users interact with our Website and to deliver relevant advertising. Specifically:
- Analytics cookies: Google Analytics (GA4) helps us understand traffic patterns and how visitors use the Website.
- Advertising cookies: Google AdSense uses cookies to display relevant advertisements and measure ad performance.
Consent for EU/EEA/UK Visitors
If you are visiting from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you will be presented with a consent banner before any advertising or analytics cookies are set. This banner is powered by Google's consent management platform, which is certified under the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) v2.3.
You may accept or decline consent. If you decline, we will not set advertising cookies and will only collect basic, cookieless analytics data. You can change your consent preferences at any time using the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of every page.
Non-EU Visitors
If you are visiting from outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, cookies are enabled by default. You can control cookies through your browser settings at any time.
10. Advertising
We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google, to display advertisements on our Website. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website and other websites on the internet. This allows Google and its partners to show you ads that may be more relevant to your interests.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing activity. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You may also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
For more information about how Google collects and uses data when you use our Website, please visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
- Email: info@fictivize.com
- Website: https://www.fictivize.com