Privacy Policy

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and (if you register with a password) a securely hashed password. You may optionally add a profile picture and bio.

Activity Data: We record your reading history, library saves, comments, likes, and any reports you submit — only for users who are logged in.

Technical Data: We collect hashed (anonymised) IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and referring URLs for security and analytics purposes. Raw IP addresses are never stored.

Cookies: We use cookies for authentication sessions, your theme preference (dark/light mode), and your cookie-consent choice. Advertising cookies are only set after you give explicit consent.

• To provide, operate, and improve the website and its features.
• To authenticate you and keep your account secure.
• To remember your reading progress and library.
• To moderate comments and prevent abuse.
• To analyse aggregate site usage and improve content.
• To serve advertising via Google AdSense only after you consent via our cookie banner.
• To communicate important service updates (we do not send marketing emails).

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to Manga & Manhwaand/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

We also use the NAI opt-out tool and the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool are available to manage ad preferences. For more information about how Google uses data, visit Google's privacy & terms.

• Google AdSense — serves and personalises advertisements. May set its own cookies subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
• Google OAuth (Sign in with Google) — only active if you choose to sign in with Google. We receive your name, email, and profile picture from Google.
• Cloudinary — stores cover images and banners uploaded by our team. Your personal photos are not uploaded to Cloudinary unless you set a profile picture.
• YouTube & Facebook — embedded video players may set their own cookies when you play a video. We use youtube-nocookie.com where possible to reduce tracking.

When you first visit Manga & Manhwa, a cookie consent banner is displayed. The categories of cookies we use are:

• Essential cookies — required for login sessions and security. These cannot be disabled.
• Preference cookies — store your theme choice (dark/light mode). These load automatically.
• Advertising cookies — loaded by Google AdSense only after you click "Accept" on our cookie banner.

You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and reloading the page.

• Account data is retained while your account is active.
• If you request account deletion, we will remove your personal data within 30 days.
• Hashed IP analytics are automatically deleted after 12 months.
• Password reset tokens expire after 1 hour.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate information in your profile.
• Delete your account and associated data.
• Restrict or object to certain processing.
• Data portability — request a copy of your data.
• Opt out of personalised advertising at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Manga & Manhwa is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.

We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, hashed passwords (bcrypt), hashed IP addresses, rate limiting, and Content Security Policy headers. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of Manga & Manhwa after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach us via our Contact page. Or email us directly at themanhwamaven@gmail.com.