Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Fiolart respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you provide when using our platform.

This Privacy Policy explains what information Fiolart may collect, how that information may be used, how it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

By using Fiolart, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to review this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Fiolart, we may collect or receive the following categories of information.

Account Information

• Email address.
• Authentication information.
• Account identifiers.
• Information provided through supported sign-in providers.

Profile Information

• Pen name or display name.
• Username or account identifier.
• Biography.
• Profile picture or avatar.
• Optional social links and other profile information you choose to provide.

Content You Provide

If you use Fiolart as a creator, we may store the content you upload or publish, including artwork, illustrations, photography, comics, manga, webtoons, novels, web novels, designs, and other supported creative works.

User Interactions

We may store information associated with your activity on Fiolart, such as likes, saves, follows, comments, views, messages, and other interactions supported by the platform.

Technical Information

We may automatically receive certain technical and usage information when you access Fiolart, such as browser information, device information, IP address, approximate location derived from technical information, log information, and information about interactions with the service, where applicable.

3. How We Use Information

Fiolart may use information for purposes including:

• Creating and maintaining user accounts.
• Providing authentication and account security.
• Providing Fiolart's features and services.
• Displaying creator profiles and published content.
• Enabling likes, saves, follows, comments, messaging, and other platform interactions.
• Providing notifications and other account-related functionality.
• Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse, spam, and security threats.
• Protecting the safety and integrity of Fiolart.
• Understanding how the platform is used and improving Fiolart.
• Complying with applicable laws and legal obligations.

4. Authentication Providers

Fiolart may provide authentication through third-party providers such as Google and other supported sign-in providers.

When you choose a third-party authentication provider, that provider may process information according to its own privacy policy and terms.

5. CAPTCHA and Security Services

Fiolart uses security and anti-abuse services, including Cloudflare Turnstile, to help determine whether requests are being made by legitimate users and to protect the platform against automated abuse.

These services may process technical information necessary for security and verification purposes.

6. Analytics

Fiolart may use analytics and similar technologies to understand how users interact with the platform and to improve its performance, reliability, and user experience.

Analytics information may include information about pages visited, interactions with the service, device or browser information, and other technical usage data.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Fiolart and its service providers may use cookies, local storage, session technologies, or similar technologies when necessary to provide authentication, security, preferences, functionality, analytics, or other features of the platform.

Some technologies may be necessary for Fiolart to function properly and may not be optional.

8. How We Share Information

Fiolart does not sell your personal information as a product.

We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate Fiolart. These providers may assist with services such as authentication, hosting, storage, security, analytics, infrastructure, and other technical functions.

We may also disclose information when required by applicable law, legal process, or a valid governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, security, or property of Fiolart, our users, or others.

9. Public Information

Some information you choose to publish on Fiolart may be visible to other users or the public.

This may include your pen name, profile picture, bio, published creative works, comments, and other information that you intentionally make public through the platform.

Do not publish personal information that you do not want other people to see.

10. Creator Content

Content you publish on Fiolart may be publicly accessible depending on the features and visibility settings available on the platform.

Removing content from Fiolart may not remove copies that other users have previously downloaded, saved, shared, or otherwise obtained.

11. Data Security

Fiolart uses reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no online service or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and fulfill other legitimate operational purposes.

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

13. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your Fiolart account, subject to applicable law and legitimate data retention requirements.

Some information may need to be retained for a limited period when required for legal, security, fraud prevention, or other legitimate purposes.

14. Children's Privacy

Fiolart is not intended to be used in violation of applicable age restrictions or child-protection laws.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in circumstances where collection is not permitted by applicable law, we may take appropriate steps to delete or restrict that information.

15. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to you, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

These may include rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or other actions concerning your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements and exceptions.

You may contact Fiolart using the contact information provided on the platform to make a privacy-related request.

16. Third-Party Services

Fiolart may use third-party services to operate and improve the platform. These services may process information according to their own policies and agreements.

Examples may include authentication providers, infrastructure providers, storage providers, security services, and analytics providers.

17. International Users

Fiolart may be accessible to users in different countries. Depending on where you are located, your information may be processed or stored in countries other than your own, subject to applicable legal requirements.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as Fiolart develops, new features are introduced, our practices change, or legal requirements change.

When appropriate, we will provide notice of material changes through Fiolart or another reasonable method.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your information, please contact Fiolart through the contact information provided on the platform.