🧘 The Plot Abides: Privacy Policy

Because even Dudes have to respect your data, man.

Who We Are

Hey there. You’re chillin’ at The Plot Abides, the official web bungalow for storytelling wisdom, quizzes, and all-around writerly vibes. The domain you’re interacting with is: http://theplotabides.com.

Comments

If you leave a comment (which is totally cool and encouraged, man), we gather what you put in the form, along with your IP address and browser-type jazz. It’s all part of keeping things mellow and spam-free.

We might also use a little thing called Gravatar. If you’ve got it, your profile pic might pop up next to your comment after it’s approved—like a virtual headshot at the storytelling bar. Their policy lives here, if you’re curious: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Media

If you upload images, just a heads-up: maybe skip including your exact GPS coordinates in the file. Other folks could download that image and figure out where the story went down. Keep it mysterious, man.

Cookies (Not the Edible Kind, Unfortunately)

If you leave a comment, you can save your name, email, and website in a cookie jar. This way you don’t have to retype it every time. These cookies chill for about a year.

If you hit our login page, a temporary cookie will see if your browser’s cool with cookies in general. That one vanishes when you peace out of the browser.

Logging in? We’ll set a few cookies to remember you and your screen settings. These last two days unless you check “Remember Me,” which stretches things to two weeks. Logout? The cookies bounce, too.

Editing or publishing something? We drop a one-day cookie to help the site keep track of that post. No personal stuff in it, just good old post ID.

Embedded Content from Other Places

Sometimes our posts include stuff like YouTube videos, blog snippets, or other righteous content from other sites. Those embeds behave like you're hangin' out at that site directly, so they may track your vibe or set cookies of their own.

If you're logged into those sites, they might know you’re vibin’ with their content. Just so you know, man.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset (happens to the best of us), your IP address will be included in the reset email. That’s just standard practice—no funny business.

How Long We Hang Onto Your Info

If you drop a comment, we keep it around with the metadata so we can recognize and approve your future wisdom automatically (instead of tossing you in the mod queue every time).

If you’ve registered on the site, we store what you give us in your profile. You can see, edit, or delete your info anytime—just not your username, that one's locked in. Admins can edit stuff too, but they’re cool people. We checked.

Your Rights, Man

If you’ve left comments or have an account here, you can request a full data file of everything we’ve got on you. You can also ask us to delete your info, unless we need to keep it around for legal or admin reasons (like keeping the rug tied together, metaphorically speaking).

Where Your Data Goes

Sometimes your comments are run through an automated spam detection service. Gotta keep the trolls and nihilists at bay.

Final Word from the Dude

We dig your privacy, man. We're not into creepy surveillance or digital overlording. We're here to help you write stories, not become one in a cautionary data tale. If you ever have questions, just reach out.

Stay weird. Stay wordy. The Plot abides.