Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 3, 2026

Welcome to NovelLume, accessible at https://abscond.pro.

This Privacy Policy explains how NovelLume (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you visit or interact with our website.

By accessing or using the website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please discontinue using the website.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect the following categories of information.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

  • Contact us by email;
  • Submit a form or support request;
  • Subscribe to updates or notifications;
  • Create an account, if account features are available;
  • Post comments, reviews, or other content, if these features are enabled;
  • Participate in promotions, surveys, or other website activities.

This information may include your name, email address, account details, message content, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit NovelLume, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • Internet Protocol address;
  • Browser type and version;
  • Device type and operating system;
  • Language and approximate location;
  • Referring and exit pages;
  • Pages, novels, or chapters viewed;
  • Date, time, and duration of visits;
  • Clicks and other interactions with the website;
  • Cookie identifiers and similar technical information.

This information helps us understand how visitors use the website and improve its performance, security, and content.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

NovelLume may use cookies, pixels, local storage, tags, and similar technologies to:

  • Keep the website functioning properly;
  • Remember user preferences;
  • Measure website traffic and performance;
  • Understand reading and browsing activity;
  • Prevent fraud and protect website security;
  • Display and measure advertisements;
  • Personalize content or advertising, where permitted.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of the website. Other cookies, including analytics or advertising cookies, may require your consent depending on your location.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website features.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide a cookie consent or preference-management tool.

3. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve NovelLume;
  • Deliver novels, chapters, and other requested content;
  • Remember reading preferences and website settings;
  • Respond to questions, requests, or copyright concerns;
  • Send service-related messages or requested communications;
  • Analyze website traffic, performance, and user engagement;
  • Personalize content and advertising, where permitted;
  • Detect spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats;
  • Enforce our policies and protect our legal rights;
  • Comply with applicable laws and lawful requests.

We will not use personal information for materially different purposes without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent where required.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction requiring a legal basis for processing, we may process personal information based on:

  • Consent: when you have given us permission;
  • Contractual necessity: when processing is required to provide a requested service;
  • Legitimate interests: when necessary to operate, secure, analyze, or improve the website, provided those interests do not override your rights;
  • Legal obligations: when processing is necessary to comply with applicable law;
  • Protection of vital interests: when necessary to protect someone’s health, safety, or security.

You may withdraw consent at any time, although withdrawal will not affect processing already performed lawfully.

5. Analytics and Advertising Services

We may work with third-party analytics, advertising, social-media, or technology providers. Depending on the services enabled on the website, these providers may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity.

Such providers may include web analytics platforms, advertising networks, social-media pixels, content-delivery networks, security providers, and hosting services.

These third parties may use collected information to:

  • Measure website traffic;
  • Evaluate advertising performance;
  • Detect fraud or invalid activity;
  • Personalize advertisements;
  • Understand activity across websites or devices.

Third-party services process information according to their own privacy policies. NovelLume does not control the privacy practices of independent third parties.

Where required, non-essential analytics and advertising technologies will be used only after obtaining appropriate consent.

6. How We Share Information

We may share information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share information with companies that provide hosting, analytics, advertising, email, security, technical support, content delivery, or other services on our behalf.

These providers may access information only as needed to perform their services and are expected to handle it appropriately.

Legal and Safety Requirements

We may disclose information if reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable laws or legal processes;
  • Respond to lawful government or regulatory requests;
  • Protect our rights, property, users, or the public;
  • Investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or policy violations;
  • Enforce agreements and website policies.

Business Transfers

Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, financing, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.

With Your Consent

We may share information for other purposes when you provide consent or direct us to do so.

7. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for money.

However, certain uses of advertising cookies, analytics tools, or tracking technologies may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or use for targeted advertising under some privacy laws.

Where applicable, you may request to opt out of these activities by using an available privacy-preference tool, enabling a recognized browser-based opt-out signal, or contacting us at [email protected].

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Fulfill the purposes described in this Policy;
  • Provide website services;
  • Maintain security and prevent fraud;
  • Resolve disputes;
  • Enforce agreements;
  • Meet legal, accounting, or regulatory obligations.

Retention periods may vary based on the type of information, how it is used, and applicable legal requirements. Information may be deleted or anonymized when it is no longer needed.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information and use the website at your own risk.

10. International Data Transfers

NovelLume and its service providers may process or store information in countries other than the country in which you reside.

Privacy laws in those countries may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Where required, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

11. Your Privacy Rights

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

  • Request access to personal information held about you;
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • Request deletion of personal information;
  • Restrict or object to certain processing;
  • Withdraw consent;
  • Request a portable copy of your information;
  • Opt out of targeted advertising or certain data sharing;
  • Lodge a complaint with an appropriate privacy regulator;
  • Receive equal service without unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights.

To submit a privacy request, contact [email protected].

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Certain requests may be limited or denied where permitted by law, such as when information must be retained for legal or security purposes.

Authorized agents may submit requests where allowed by applicable law, subject to appropriate verification.

12. California Privacy Rights

If applicable, California residents may have rights concerning the personal information collected about them, including the right to:

  • Know the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected;
  • Know the purposes for which information is used;
  • Know the categories of sources and recipients;
  • Request correction or deletion;
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
  • Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information;
  • Exercise privacy rights without unlawful discrimination.

Where legally required, we will treat a recognized opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, as a request to opt out for the browser or device sending the signal.

Requests may be sent to [email protected].

These rights apply only when NovelLume is subject to the relevant California privacy law, and legal exceptions may apply.

13. European and UK Privacy Rights

Users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom may have rights of access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection, and data portability.

You may also withdraw consent and submit a complaint to the data-protection authority in your country.

When we rely on legitimate interests, you may object to the processing based on your particular circumstances. You may object at any time to processing for direct-marketing purposes.

14. Children’s Privacy

NovelLume is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact [email protected]. We will review the request and delete the information where required.

If local law establishes a higher minimum age for consent to online data processing, we will apply the legally required age in that jurisdiction.

15. Email Communications

If you subscribe to promotional emails, you may unsubscribe by using the link provided in those messages or by contacting us.

We may still send non-promotional communications when necessary, such as responses to requests, security notices, or service-related messages.

16. Do Not Track and Privacy Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is no universally adopted standard for responding to all such signals, the website may not respond to every Do Not Track request.

Where applicable law requires recognition of a specific opt-out preference signal, we will process supported signals as required.

17. Third-Party Links

NovelLume may link to third-party websites, advertisements, applications, or services. This Privacy Policy does not govern those third parties.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of external services before providing them with personal information.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, or legal obligations.

The revised Policy will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the website after an update signifies acknowledgment of the revised Policy.

19. Contact Us

For questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Website: https://abscond.pro
Email: [email protected]