Privacy Policy

EmpiresDiary ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how advertising consent works on empiresdiary.com.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Information you send directly by email
• Details you include when reporting a factual issue or requesting a correction
• Any information you voluntarily provide in support or licensing inquiries

Information Collected Automatically

• Standard server and CDN request logs, such as IP address, user agent, and requested pages
• Browser type and version
• Operating system and device type
• Pages visited, approximate time spent, and referring pages

Cookies And Browser Storage

EmpiresDiary uses limited browser storage to remember site preferences, such as your advertising consent choice and local reading interactions on your device.

• Preference storage: Used to remember your cookie setting and simple local site preferences
• Advertising cookies: Used only if advertising is enabled and you explicitly accept advertising cookies
• DART cookies: Google may use DART cookies to serve ads based on visits to EmpiresDiary and other websites when Google advertising is enabled and advertising cookies are accepted

EmpiresDiary configures Google consent mode with ad storage denied by default before any optional advertising tag can run. If advertising is enabled and you decline advertising cookies, we keep ad storage, ad user data, and ad personalization denied where supported.

Advertising And Google AdSense

EmpiresDiary is preparing to use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Auto ads are disabled until the site is ready to operate the required consent controls for visitors where they apply.

If Google advertising is enabled, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads and measure performance. Google's use of advertising cookies, including DART cookies, enables it and its partners to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to EmpiresDiary or other websites.

We keep Google's AdSense account metadata available for site verification. The auto ads script is not enabled by default; when it is enabled, we set ad storage, ad user data, and ad personalization to denied by default, then update that consent only if you explicitly accept advertising cookies.

You can learn more about how Google uses information on partner sites here: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

You may also adjust Google advertising preferences at Google Ads Settings.

How We Use Information

• Operate and maintain the website
• Respond to questions, support requests, and correction reports
• Improve content quality and site reliability
• Display advertising only when advertising is enabled and according to your advertising-cookie consent choice
• Detect abuse, fraud, or security issues

AI-Assisted Content

EmpiresDiary uses AI tools to assist with episode drafting, narration, and historical illustration generation. Those systems are part of a factual review pipeline rather than a publish-without-review workflow. For a fuller explanation, see our AI methodology and editorial policy.

Third-Party Services

• Google AdSense: Advertising services prepared for use with ad storage denied by default until explicit ad-cookie consent
• Amazon Web Services: Hosting, storage, and infrastructure
• CloudFront CDN: Fast content delivery and request handling

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or object to certain uses of your personal data. You may also withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

To make a request, contact us at contact@recoverstripe.com.

Data Retention And Security

We retain direct correspondence only as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain records, resolve disputes, or comply with legal obligations. Preference storage on your device remains until you clear it or change the setting.

We use commercially reasonable measures such as HTTPS, secure hosting infrastructure, and access controls, but no internet transmission or storage system is completely secure.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be reflected by updating the date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at contact@recoverstripe.com.