Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how BaxterNovel ("we," "us," "our," or "BaxterNovel") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our website and services (the "Service"). By using BaxterNovel, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
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1. Information We Collect
Account Information — When you register, we collect your email address, username, and password (stored securely, never in plain text). If you sign in via a third-party service, we may receive basic profile information from it.
Content You Provide — Novels and chapters you publish (if you are an author), comments, reviews, forum posts, and anything else you submit through the Service.
Payment Information — Purchases are processed by Stripe and PayPal. We do not store your full card number or banking details ourselves.
Usage Information — Reading history, bookmarks, pages visited, features used, device/browser type, and IP address, collected automatically to maintain the Service and improve the reading experience.
AI Feature Data — Prompts and inputs you provide to AI-powered features (Continue With Baxter AI, Ask Baxter AI, Characters, AI Story Studio) are sent to our AI provider, Google Gemini, to generate a response.
Cookies — Used to keep you logged in and remember preferences like reading theme and font settings. See our Cookie Policy for details.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
- Process transactions and manage your coin/token balance and subscriptions
- Personalize your reading experience
- Communicate with you about your account or support requests
- Monitor and prevent fraud, abuse, and Terms violations
- Improve and develop new features
- Comply with legal obligations
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with payment processors (Stripe, PayPal), our AI provider (Google Gemini), service providers who help operate the Service, law enforcement where legally required, or a successor entity in a merger or acquisition.
Public content you post — reviews, comments, forum posts — is visible to other users and, depending on the page, the public generally.
4. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, and enforce our agreements. You may request deletion as described in Section 6.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encrypted password storage and HTTPS. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information. Contact us at admin@baxternovel.com to exercise these rights. You may also update your account information directly from your profile settings at any time.
7. Children's Privacy
BaxterNovel is not intended for children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age.
8. International Users
BaxterNovel is operated from India. If you access the Service from outside India, your information may be transferred to and processed in India or other countries where our service providers operate.
9. Third-Party Links
The Service may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and encourage you to review their policies separately.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted here with a new "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.