Privacy Policy

Last updated July 10, 2025

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes the privacy practices of Plot My Story (collectively, “we”, “us” or “our”) and how we handle information that we collect through our websites, https://plotmystory.com/ and https://plotsyft.com/ (the “Service”).

Personal Information We Collect

Information you provide to us. Personal information you may provide to us through the Service or otherwise includes:

Contact data, such as your first and last name, salutation, email address, billing and mailing addresses, professional title and company name, and phone number.
Demographic data, such as your city, state, country of residence, postal code, and date of birth.
Communications data that we exchange with you, including when you contact us with questions or feedback, through the Service or otherwise (unless you notify us in accordance with this Privacy Policy to delete such communications, if feasible).
Marketing data, such as your preferences for receiving our marketing communications and details about your engagement with them.
Other data not specifically listed here, which we will use as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

Automatic data collection. We and our service providers may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your interaction over time with the Service, our communications and other online services, such as:

Device data, such as your computer’s or mobile device’s operating system type and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, RAM and disk size, CPU usage, device type (e.g., phone, tablet), IP address, unique identifiers (including identifiers used for advertising purposes), language settings, mobile device carrier, radio/network information (e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE, 3G), and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.
Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, the website you visited before browsing to the Service, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times and duration of access, and whether you have opened our marketing emails or clicked links within them.

Cookies and similar technologies. Like many online services, we use the following technologies:

Cookies, which are text files that websites store on a visitor’s device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser for the purpose of helping you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, enabling functionality, helping us understand user activity and patterns, and facilitating analytics and online advertising. Our sites may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them). Some of these cookies are served by third party service providers or business partners and can be used by these parties to recognize your computer or mobile device when it visits the Service and other online services.
Local storage technologies, like HTML5 and Flash, that provide cookie-equivalent functionality but can store larger amounts of data on your device outside of your browser in connection with specific applications.
Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, which are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email address was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked.
Software Development Kits (SDKs), which are used to incorporate third party computer code into the Service that allows our third party service providers or advertising partners to collect data directly from the Service for a variety of purposes, including to provide us with analytics regarding the use of the Service, to integrate with social media, add features or functionality to the Service, or to facilitate online advertising.

These technologies may be employed for the following purposes:

Advertising. Used by advertising companies to collect information about how you use our websites and other websites over time. These companies use this information to show you ads they believe will be relevant to you within our services and elsewhere, and to measure how the ads perform.
Analytics. Help us understand how our services are performing and being used. These cookies may work with web beacons included in emails we send to track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand user activity on the Service. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies at https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies and about how Google protects your data at http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our sites by downloading and installing a browser plugin available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Essential. Necessary to allow the technical operation of our services (e.g., remember preferences you set or information you entered on a previous page).

Retention Periods

We retain your information until you request that we delete it.

Business Purposes

We may use your information for the following purposes.

Service delivery. We may use your personal information to:

Provide, operate and improve the Service and our business;
Communicate with you about the Service, including by sending announcements, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
Understand your needs and interests, and personalize your experience with the Service and our communications; and
Provide support for the Service, and respond to your requests, questions and feedback.

Research and development. We may use your personal information for research and development purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and our business. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified or other anonymous data from personal information we collect. We make personal information into aggregated, de-identified, or other anonymous data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this aggregated, de-identified, or other anonymous data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and promote our business.

Marketing and advertising. We, our service providers and our third-party advertising partners may collect and use your personal information for marketing and advertising purposes:

Direct marketing. We may send you direct marketing communications as permitted by law. You may opt-out of our marketing communications as described in the “Opt-out of marketing” section below.
Interest-based advertising. We may engage third-party advertising companies and social media companies to display targeted ads based on your interactions with our Service and other online services. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your activities over time to serve ads they believe will interest you. You can learn more about limiting interest-based advertising in the “Your Rights” section below.

To manage our recruiting and process employment applications. We may use personal information, such as information submitted to us in a job application, to facilitate our recruitment activities and process employment applications, such as by evaluating a job candidate for an employment activity, and monitoring recruitment statistics.

Compliance and protection. We may use your personal information to:

Comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities;
Protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims);
Audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies;
Enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Service; and
Prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.

How We Share Your Personal Information

Your personal information may be transferred to third parties when required for the purpose of providing the services or to fulfill our statutory tasks, or if you have expressly consented to this. In addition, personal information may be transferred to third parties to provide proof in case of a payment dispute or if we are under obligation to do so by law or by an enforceable official or court order. We may share your personal information with the following parties and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:

Service providers. Third parties that provide services on our behalf or help us operate the Service or our business (such as hosting, information technology, customer support, email delivery, marketing, and website analytics).
Professional advisors. Professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
Authorities and others. Law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, as we believe in good faith to be necessary or appropriate for the “compliance and protection purposes” described above.
Business transferees. Acquirers and other relevant participants in business transactions (or negotiations and diligence for such transactions) involving a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the business or assets of, or equity interests in, us or our subsidiaries (including, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings).

We do not sell or share your personal information with any other third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use.

Your Rights

You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

Opt-out of marketing communications or automated decisions regarding your personal information. You may opt-out of marketing-related emails or of automated decisions regarding your personal information by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email, or by contacting us at [email protected]. Please note that if you choose to opt-out of such marketing-related emails or automated decisions, you may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.

Cookies. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. Please note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, the Service may not work properly. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your browser and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Advertising choices. You can opt out of the use of your information for cross-context behavorial advertising and/or on the use of your sensitive personal information by clicking on our “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link. You can also limit use of your information for interest-based advertising by:

Browser settings. Blocking third-party cookies in your browser settings.
Privacy browsers/plug-ins. Using privacy browsers or ad-blocking browser plug-ins that let you block tracking technologies.
Platform settings. Using Google and Facebook’s opt-out features that let you opt-out of use of your information for interest-based advertising:
Google: https://adssettings.google.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/ads
Ad industry tools. Opting out of interest-based ads from companies participating in the following industry opt-out programs:
Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info
AppChoices mobile app, available at https://www.youradchoices.com/appchoices, which will allow you to opt-out of interest-based ads in mobile apps served by participating members of the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Mobile settings. Using your mobile device settings to limit use of the advertising ID associated with your mobile device for interest-based advertising purposes.

You will need to apply these opt-out settings on each device from which you wish to opt-out.

Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

Declining to provide information. We need to collect personal information to provide certain services. If you do not provide the information we identify as required or mandatory, we may not be able to provide those services.

Updating and correcting information. You can remove, correct, or update your information, withdraw consent to the processing of your information, or object to our processing of your information, and we will process your request promptly after receipt. We will also direct third parties who previously were provided your information to remove your information unless such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort or unless you submitted your personal information to any such third party directly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists of any third party.

Accessing your information. You have the right to access your personal information. You may request a copy of the personal information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format for the purpose of transfer to another company without restrictions from our side (known as data portability), if technically feasible. Please note, however, that we reserve the right to enforce the restrictions required by law in cases where we are obliged to store or process certain personal data, have an overriding interest to do so, or require it to assert claims. Data access request fees may be charged if your requests are repetitive, excessive, or unfounded. We will inform you if your request may incur any costs for you. Please note also that the exercise of such rights requires that you clearly prove your identity (e.g. with a copy of an identification card, if your identity cannot otherwise be clearly verified).

Notifications for Breach. In the event of an actual or suspected data breach, we will: (i) use our best efforts to promptly notify you, where technically feasible, and cooperate with you to investigate and resolve the data breach, and (ii) notify the competent authorities in accordance with applicable law.

Other Sites and Services

The Service may contain links to websites, mobile applications, and other online services operated by third parties. In addition, our content may be integrated into web pages or other online services that are not associated with us. These links and integrations are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. We do not control websites, mobile applications or online services operated by third parties, and we are not responsible for their actions. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites and mobile applications and online services you use.

Security

We employ a number of technical, organizational and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect. However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.

International Data Transfer

We are headquartered in the United States and may use service providers that operate in other countries. Your personal information may be transferred in countries other than the country in which the data was originally collected and where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country, including destinations outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) such as the United States or Switzerland. When your data is transferred to countries outside of the EEA or Switzerland, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, we comply with applicable legal requirements providing adequate protection for the transfer of data to countries outside the EEA and/or Switzerland, and we enter into agreements with any subprocessors designed to ensure an adequate level of protection.

Children

The Service is not intended for use by children under 18 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal information through the Service from a child under 18 without the consent of the child’s parent or guardian as required by law, we will delete it.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the Service. If required by law, we will also provide notification of changes in another way that we believe is reasonably likely to reach you, such as via email or another manner through the Service. We will disclose updates in the categories of personal information collected from you or our intended uses of such personal information if such new categories or uses are incompatible with the ones that were previously disclosed in this Privacy Policy. Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the modified version (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your use of the Service after the effective date of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy.

How to Contact Us

Email: [email protected]

Your California Privacy Rights Notice

Your California privacy rights. Under California’s Shine the Light law (California Civil Code Section 1798.83), the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, California residents may ask companies with whom they have formed a business relationship primarily for personal, family or household purposes to provide the names of third parties to which they have disclosed certain personal information (as defined under the Shine the Light law) during the preceding calendar year for their own direct marketing purposes and the categories of personal information disclosed. You also have a right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights. You may send us requests for this information to [EMAIL]. In your request, you must include the statement “Shine the Light Request” and provide your first and last name and mailing address and certify that you are a California resident. We reserve the right to require additional information to confirm your identity and California residency. Please note that we will not accept requests via mail or facsimile, and we are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, or that do not have complete information.