Privacy Policy

At Real Twisted Stories (accessible from https://realtwistedstories.com), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Real Twisted Stories and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Information We Collect

  • Data Provided by You: When you use our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or submit a story, we may ask for personal information such as your name and email address.
  • Log Files and Browsing Data: Real Twisted Stories follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website;
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website;
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website;
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website;
  • Find and prevent fraud.

3. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Real Twisted Stories uses “cookies”. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

4. Third-Party Privacy Policies (Advertising Partners)

Real Twisted Stories may use advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) that use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit. Note that Real Twisted Stories has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

5. Data Protection Rights (GDPR / LGPD)

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: contact@realtwistedstories.com.

6. Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. Real Twisted Stories does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13.