Privacy
Privacy policy
What this site collects, why, and what you can ask us to do with it.
When you send in a creation
We ask for your name and email so we can reach you about your entry. Those stay private. Everything else you send, such as the title, the link, the pictures, the story and a maker's first name and age, is what we publish if your entry goes up.
The newsletter
If you sign up, we keep your email address, when you signed up and the words you agreed to. Our emails note when they are opened and which links are clicked, so we can tell what readers find useful. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe link. The list is kept on this site, not with a third-party mailing service.
If you create an account
We keep your email address, the name you chose for comments, that you confirmed you're 13 or older (and when), and your last 20 sign-ins: the time, a shortened IP address and the kind of browser. We don't keep your birth year. If you turn on two-step sign-in, the key for your authenticator app is stored encrypted. Your comments, star ratings and the things you Love are linked to your account, and you can see them in My account.
Comments and the AI check
Before a comment appears, we send its text, your comment name, the entry's title and the comment it replies to (if any) to the AI service we use for this check (Anthropic, OpenAI or Google). We don't send your email address. A person reviews anything the check holds back. Comments that are clearly abusive are hidden, and commenting is paused on that account.
Children
We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. A parent or guardian posts for them, and we show only a first name and age. If you think a child has sent us their details, tell us and we'll delete them.
Spam checks and email delivery
Messages sent through the forms on this site are checked for spam by SpamBorg. Emails from this site are sent through an email delivery service.
Cookies and your browser
The site remembers whether you chose the light or dark look, and the things you've Loved, in your own browser. If you log in, a sign-in cookie keeps you logged in, and a short-lived cookie makes the code we email you work only in the browser that asked for it. We don't use advertising cookies.
Who sees your information
John Kirker, who runs the site. We don't sell or rent it to anyone.
Changes and requests
To see, correct or delete what we hold about you, or to take down an entry, write to us through kirker.com/contact. You can also delete your account yourself, in My account.