Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how realspanishstories.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you use the site.

2. Information We Collect

a. Personal Information

• Email address (for account creation and subscriptions)

b. Usage Data

• Anonymous analytics data collected via Umami (e.g., page views, referrers)

c. Authentication Data

We use JSON Web Tokens (JWT) stored in your browser (e.g., cookies or local storage) to manage user authentication and sessions.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Provide and manage user accounts
• Process subscriptions and payments
• Send transactional emails (e.g., account or subscription-related)
• Analyze site usage and improve performance

4. Payments and Subscriptions

Payments and subscription management are handled by Polar. We do not store payment details. Polar may collect and process your data in accordance with its own privacy policy.

5. Third-Party Services

• Umami (analytics)
• YouTube (embedded video content)
• Polar (payments and subscriptions)

These services may collect data according to their own privacy policies.

6. Cookies and Storage

We use browser storage mechanisms (such as cookies or local storage) to maintain login sessions and ensure proper functionality of user accounts.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We only share data with service providers necessary to operate the site (e.g., analytics, payments) or when required by law.

8. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide the service or comply with legal obligations.

9. Your Rights

If you are located in regions with data protection laws (such as the European Economic Area), you may have rights including access, correction, deletion, and restriction of your personal data.

To exercise your rights, please contact us via the contact form at /contact.

10. Security

We implement reasonable technical measures to protect your data, but no system is completely secure.

11. Changes

This policy may be updated from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us via our contact form at /contact.