Privacy Policy

Welcome to MangaBuddy: We know that privacy policies can be about as exciting as watching paint dry, but stick with us this is important stuff. At MangaBuddy (that’s us), we’re committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we handle your information.

What Information Do We Collect?

Information You Provide Us

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your username, email address, and password. Don’t worry, we’re not asking for your life story.

Profile Information: If you add more details to your profile, like a bio or profile picture, we’ll store that too.

User-Generated Content: We collect and store any comments, forum posts, or other content you create on our site.

Information Collected Automatically

Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our site, like the pages you visit and the time you spend on each page. It’s not because we’re nosy – it helps us improve your experience.

Device Information: We collect information about the device and browser you use to access our site, including your IP address, browser type, and operating system.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to remember your preferences and keep you logged in. For more details, check out our Cookie Policy section below.

How Do We Use Your Information?

We’re not collecting your data for the fun of it. Here’s what we do with it:

• Provide and improve our services
• Personalize your experience (like remembering your reading preferences)
• Communicate with you about your account or our services
• Analyze site usage to make MangaBuddy even better
• Prevent fraud and ensure the security of our site

How Do We Share Your Information?

We’re not in the business of selling your data. Here’s who we might share your information with:

Service Providers: We work with companies that help us operate our site (like hosting providers). They only access your data to perform specific tasks for us.

Legal Requirements: If we’re required by law to disclose your information, we’ll do so.

With Your Consent: We’ll ask for your permission before sharing your information in any way not covered by this policy.

Your Rights and Choices

You’re not just along for the ride – you have control over your data:

Access and Update: You can access and update your account information at any time.

Delete Your Account: If you want to part ways, you can delete your account. We’ll miss you, but we respect your decision.

Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: Don’t want to hear from us? You can unsubscribe from our emails anytime.

Do Not Track: We honor Do Not Track signals from your browser.

Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously. We use industry-standard measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, so we can’t guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

MangaBuddy is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you’re a parent and you think your child has given us their personal information, please contact us.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make MangaBuddy work better for you. Here’s what you need to know:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the site to function properly.
• Preference Cookies: These remember your settings and preferences.
• Analytics Cookies: These help us understand how visitors use our site.

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but keep in mind that disabling some cookies might affect your experience on our site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

Email: mangabuddy.blog@gmail.com

Address: 123 Manga Street, Anime City, AC 12345, Japan

For Our Friends in the EU (GDPR Compliance)

If you’re in the EU, you have some additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Right to Access: You can request a copy of your personal data.

Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate data.

Right to Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data.

Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to restrict how we process your data.

Right to Data Portability: You can ask for a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in the Contact Us section.

For Our California Pals (CCPA Compliance)

If you’re a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives you some additional rights:

Right to Know: You can ask us what personal information we’ve collected about you in the past 12 months.

Right to Delete: You can request that we delete your personal information.

Right to Opt-Out: You can opt-out of the sale of your personal information (but don’t worry, we don’t sell your information anyway!).

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the Contact Us section.