YOUR INFORMATION

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 6 November 2026

This policy explains how UntoldWhispers handles information on untoldwhispers.com, including After Dark. For privacy requests, contact support@untoldwhispers.com.

1. Information you provide

  • Accounts: email address, username, display name, password credentials and account activity such as your recorded last login. Passwords are stored using WordPress password hashing, not as readable passwords.
  • Submissions: story titles, content, categories, language, story labels, pen name, content warnings, guideline confirmations, submission reference and review status.
  • Drafts and interactions: saved drafts, likes associated with your account and comments you submit.
  • Support: information included in messages, reports, rights requests and correspondence with us.

Please do not submit identification documents, private contact details, precise addresses or identifying information about another person. Stories may reveal intimate experiences or other sensitive information: share only what you are comfortable having reviewed and, if approved, published.

2. Information collected through site operation

Our hosting and technical services may process IP addresses, browser and device information, requested URLs, access times and error/security logs. We use WordPress and Hostinger infrastructure to operate the site. Where enabled, comments and security services may also record technical information for spam prevention. Our site currently uses externally hosted Google Fonts; loading them can send your IP address and browser information to Google.

3. Anonymous publishing is not anonymous storage

Choosing Anonymous or a pen name controls the public name shown with a story. Administrators can still associate a submission with your account. Comments currently use the public label “Reader”; site administrators can identify the submitting account. Do not interpret these labels as a promise that no identifying information is stored.

4. How we use information

We use information to create and secure accounts; save drafts; review, categorise and publish submissions; maintain likes and discussions; respond to reports and requests; prevent abuse; troubleshoot the service; and meet applicable obligations. We do not use private drafts as public stories without publication through the review process. We do not promise that every submission will be published.

5. What becomes public

Approved stories, their public names, categories, dates and visible activity counts can be read by visitors. Approved comments can also be public. Public content may be indexed by search engines, copied or shared by others. Removing it from our site cannot guarantee removal from screenshots, third-party copies or search-engine caches.

6. Cookies and browser storage

  • Sign-in cookies: WordPress uses cookies to maintain authenticated sessions and related preferences. Their duration depends on the session and whether you choose to remain signed in.
  • Adult-entry declaration: After Dark remembers an affirmative 18+ declaration in a browser cookie for up to 30 days. This is self-declaration, not identity-based age verification.
  • Saved stories: the general story archive uses browser local storage for bookmarks. These may be specific to that browser and disappear if its storage is cleared.
  • Technical services: hosting and security tools may use necessary storage to deliver and protect the service.

You can clear or restrict cookies and local storage through your browser. Doing so may sign you out, remove bookmarks or make the adult-entry screen reappear.

7. Service providers and disclosure

Authorised administrators and technical providers may access information needed to run, maintain and moderate the service. Providers can include hosting, email delivery and security services. We may disclose information where required by applicable law, to respond to valid legal requests, protect people or investigate misuse. We do not sell account details or private submissions. If ownership changes, information may transfer with the service subject to applicable safeguards and notice requirements.

8. Advertising and analytics

This policy does not represent that an advertising or analytics programme is already active. Before introducing additional advertising, analytics or other non-essential tracking, we will identify the providers and purposes, update the relevant notices and obtain consent where required. We will not treat your decision to submit a personal story as permission to use it as a paid endorsement.

9. Retention

Account information is generally retained while an account is active. Stories, drafts, comments and moderation records may remain stored until removed through administrative processes. Rejected stories are currently retained privately as drafts; rejection does not automatically delete them. We have not implemented automatic deletion after a fixed period. Limited records may be retained for security, disputes or legal obligations. Backup copies may persist under the hosting provider’s backup schedule.

10. Access, correction and deletion requests

Contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, account or submitted content. Identify the relevant account or story reference without sending your password. We may ask for proportionate verification before acting. We will explain any information we must retain and handle requests in accordance with applicable law. Where processing relies on consent, you may request withdrawal; this does not invalidate processing that already lawfully occurred.

11. Age and children

After Dark is exclusively for people aged 18 or older. It must not contain sexual content involving minors. The general site is not designed as a children’s service and is not monitored as a safeguarding or counselling service. If you believe a child has provided personal information or accessed restricted content, contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action. An adult-entry declaration is not proof of a visitor’s age.

12. Security and international processing

We use access controls and technical safeguards, but no website or transmission method is completely secure. Protect your password and do not share credentials. Hosting and other service providers may process information outside your country, subject to applicable requirements. We do not guarantee that all information is stored in India.

13. Policy changes and contact

We will update the date above when this policy changes and provide additional notice where appropriate. Questions, privacy complaints and removal requests may be sent to support@untoldwhispers.com. See also our Terms and Conditions and the relevant submission guidelines.