Privacy Policy

Welcome to Storylk (www.storylk.com), operated by Team Dulan from Sri Lanka. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

By using our website you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

We do not require you to create an account. However, we automatically collect certain information when you visit our site:

• Usage data — Pages visited, time spent, referral source, browser type, and device information.
• IP address — Collected anonymously to understand geographic distribution of our audience.
• Cookies — Small text files stored on your browser by us and third-party services (see Section 5).
• Interaction data — Story likes and dislikes stored locally in your browser via localStorage. This data never leaves your device.

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information unless you contact us directly.

We use the information we collect to:

• Understand how visitors use the site and improve our content
• Measure the performance of pages and stories
• Serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
• Maintain site security and prevent abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymised usage statistics. GA4 may use cookies to track sessions across pages. The data collected by Google Analytics is subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info/choices.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website and/or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

We use the following types of cookies:

You can control or delete cookies via your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features.

Our site uses the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — Analytics
• Google AdSense — Advertising
• Sanity.io — Content management (our headless CMS)
• Vercel — Website hosting

Storylk is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Analytics data is retained in Google Analytics for 14 months. Interaction data (likes/dislikes) is stored only in your local browser and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser's site data.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to request correction or deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of personalised advertising
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email address below.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact: