Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to SY-Novel, an online digital fiction and web novel reading service provided by Shenzhen Siyue Future Information Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市思悦未来信息科技有限公司) ("Company", "we", "our", or "us"). We respect your privacy and are dedicated to protecting the personal information of our readers, authors, and partners globally. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices concerning data collection, usage, disclosure, and security.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on your interactions with the SY-Novel website and chapter reader, we may collect the following information:

• Technical & Device Identifiers: IP address, device type, operating system version, browser attributes, language settings, and screen resolution.
• Reading & Usage Data: Pages visited, reading duration, chapter bookmarks, font scaling preferences, and reading theme selections.
• Direct Communications: Information submitted when reaching out to our official support team at support@gether.top.

3. Purpose and Legal Grounds for Processing

We process personal data strictly in accordance with applicable global privacy frameworks (including GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA) for legitimate purposes:

• To maintain, deliver, and optimize our web novel reader functionality.
• To remember user-specific display configurations (e.g. Sepia/Dark mode, font sizes).
• To analyze aggregated platform performance metrics, troubleshoot technical errors, and optimize reader engagement.
• To ensure platform security, defend against unauthorized automated scrapers, and comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

4. Cookies & Browser Local Storage

SY-Novel utilizes browser cookies and HTML5 Local Storage solely to store your client-side reader preferences (such as last-read chapter bookmarks, font sizes, and color palettes) to give you an uninterrupted reading flow across visits. You can control or clear cookie and storage preferences via your web browser settings.

5. Third-Party Analytics & Advertising Services

We may work with reputable third-party analytics and advertising networks (such as Google Analytics and Meta Business Tools) to measure aggregate website traffic and present relevant promotional campaigns. These providers operate under their respective privacy policies and may employ standard cookies and web beacons.

6. Data Protection Rights (GDPR / CCPA / Global)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you possess legal rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of processing. To exercise any of these statutory rights, please submit a written request to our Data Protection Officer at support@gether.top.

7. Official Contact Information

For questions, notices, or privacy-related requests, please contact our compliance department: