Privacy Policy

Little Library (also referred to as Litslib) is an online reading platform dedicated to stories, poems, and imaginative content for children and families of all ages. Our website is located at litslib.com, and we operate under both the "Little Library" and "Litslib" names throughout our site and communications. We are the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through the site.

This Privacy Policy applies to visitors from the United Kingdom, the United States, and other regions. It explains how we collect, use, store, and protect any personal information you provide when you visit or interact with our website. Please read it carefully alongside our Terms and Conditions.

If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, you can always reach us at contact@litslib.com or through the Contact page on our website.

We aim to collect only the information that is genuinely necessary to provide you with a good experience on Little Library (Litslib). Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following types of information:

• Account information — such as your name, email address, and password, if you choose to register for an account
• Contact information — such as your name and email address, if you reach out to us through our Contact page
• Usage data — such as which pages you visit, how long you spend on them, and which stories or categories you read
• Technical data — such as your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system, collected automatically when you visit our website
• Cookie data — small data files stored on your device that help us understand how our site is used and improve your experience (see Section 5)

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, government identification numbers, or health-related data.

We collect information in the following ways:

• Directly from you — when you create an account, submit a contact form, or otherwise interact with features on our website
• Automatically — through cookies, web analytics tools, and server logs when you browse our website
• From third parties — in limited cases, we may receive information from analytics, advertising, or technology providers who help us operate the website

We will always be transparent about why we are collecting information and will not collect more than is necessary for the stated purpose.

Little Library uses the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate the website — ensuring pages load, content is accessible, and accounts function correctly
• To respond to your enquiries — when you contact us, we use your details to reply to you promptly
• To improve our content and services — understanding how readers interact with the site helps us make it better
• To maintain security — monitoring for suspicious activity and protecting the website from misuse
• To comply with legal obligations — where we are required to retain or process data under applicable law

We will never use your personal information to send you unsolicited marketing communications without your explicit consent.

Little Library does not sell your personal information. To keep our stories free, we display advertisements provided by Google AdSense. Advertising partners may collect limited technical information through cookies, as explained in Section 6 (Advertising). We do not use children's information for advertising profiles or targeted marketing.

Little Library uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to help the website function properly and to understand how it is being used. We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies — these are necessary for the website to work and cannot be switched off. They support things like page navigation and account sessions
• Analytics cookies — these help us understand visitor behaviour in aggregate so we can improve the website. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics
• Preference cookies — these remember choices you have made, such as your preferred age group or reading category, to improve your experience on return visits
• Advertising cookies — these are placed by Google and its advertising partners to serve ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure ad performance, and help prevent fraud. On content directed at children, these cookies are not used for personalised advertising (see Section 6)

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function. For full details, please see our separate Cookies Policy.

Little Library (Litslib) uses Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display ads on our website. These ads help us keep every story, poem, and article free for families.

How advertising cookies work on our site:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Third-party vendors and ad networks may also use web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies to measure ad performance and prevent fraud.

Children and advertising:

Because much of Little Library is designed for children, we have marked our website as directed to children in our Google advertising settings. This means:

• Google does not show personalised (interest-based) ads on our site.
• Ads shown are contextual, based on the content of the page rather than on the viewer's personal browsing history.
• We do not knowingly allow advertising partners to collect personal information from children for behavioural advertising.

Your choices:

• You can manage or opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's My Ad Center: https://myadcenter.google.com
• You can learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
• You can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices (United States) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (Europe and the UK).
• You can block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Ads will still appear, but they will not be personalised.

Visitors in the UK, European Economic Area, and Switzerland:

Where required by law, we ask for your consent before advertising cookies are placed on your device. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings link on our website.

Little Library does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We may share limited data with trusted third parties only in the following circumstances:

• Service providers — companies that help us operate the website, such as web hosting, analytics, or email delivery providers. These providers are contractually required to keep your data secure and to use it only for the purpose we have specified
• Advertising partners — Google and its certified advertising partners, which may receive technical data (such as IP address, browser type, and cookie identifiers) in order to serve and measure ads, as described in Section 6
• Legal requirements — if we are required by law, court order, or regulatory authority to disclose certain information, we will comply with that requirement
• Protection of rights — if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of Little Library, our users, or the public

In the event that Little Library (Litslib) is transferred, acquired, or merged with another entity, your information may be transferred as part of that process. We will notify you of any such change and ensure your data continues to be protected.

Because Little Library is designed for young readers, we take children's privacy especially seriously. We are committed to complying with applicable laws regarding the online collection of information from minors, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the United States and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) in the United Kingdom.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental or guardian consent. If a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental knowledge, we encourage parents and guardians to contact us immediately so that we can delete the relevant data.

Parents and guardians who wish to review, update, or request the deletion of their child's information are welcome to contact us at any time at contact@litslib.com or through the Contact page on our website.

Our website displays advertisements through Google AdSense to support free access to our content. Because our site is designated as directed to children, Google does not serve personalised ads here and does not build advertising profiles from children's visits. We do not use children's data for profiling, marketing, or any purpose beyond the operation of the website and the display of contextual advertising.

We retain personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. The specific retention periods depend on the type of data and the reason it was collected:

• Account data is retained for as long as your account remains active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal information within a reasonable period, unless we are legally required to retain it
• Contact enquiries are kept for a reasonable period to allow us to follow up if necessary, and then deleted
• Analytics data is typically retained in anonymised or aggregated form and does not identify individuals

When personal information is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymise it in accordance with our internal data management practices.

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you. Visitors in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area have rights under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, and visitors in the United States (particularly California) may have rights under applicable state privacy laws. These may include the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Rectification — ask us to correct any information that is inaccurate or incomplete
• Erasure — request that we delete your personal information, subject to any legal obligations we may have to retain it
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data in certain circumstances
• Portability — request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format
• Objection — object to the processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests as our lawful basis
• Withdrawal of consent — where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@litslib.com or through the Contact page on our website. We will respond to all valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable law — typically within 30 days.

UK and EEA visitors also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority — the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the United Kingdom (https://ico.org.uk).

Little Library may include links to external websites for reference or as part of our blog and story content. These sites are independent of Little Library and operate under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party website.

We encourage all visitors — especially parents supervising young readers — to check the privacy policies of any external website before providing personal information or interacting with its content.

We take the security of your personal information seriously and have put in place appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. These include secure server infrastructure, access controls, encrypted connections (HTTPS), and regular reviews of our security practices.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we do everything reasonably within our power to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you suspect that your information has been compromised, please contact us immediately at contact@litslib.com.

If a data breach were to occur that affects your personal information, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by applicable law, and as promptly as we are able in line with the 72-hour notification requirement under UK GDPR where applicable.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website evolves or as legal requirements change. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date at the top. Where changes are significant, we will take reasonable steps to inform users — such as through a notice on the website or an email where we have your contact details.

We encourage you to revisit this page periodically so that you always have a clear and current understanding of how your information is handled. Your continued use of Little Library (Litslib) after any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how Little Library (Litslib) handles your personal information, we encourage you to reach out. We are committed to being transparent and responsive, and we will do our best to address any concerns you raise.

• Email: contact@litslib.com
• Contact form: https://litslib.com/contact-us

We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within a reasonable timeframe.

At Little Library, we believe that trust is the foundation of everything we do. Every story, every poem, every page on our website is made with care — and so is the way we handle your information.