Privacy Notice

Unfold Stories is a pre-launch service based in England & Wales. This notice explains what we collect from you today (during our waitlist period) and what will apply once the service is live.

1. Who we are

Unfold Stories Ltd. (“we”, “us”). Contact: hello@unfoldstories.to. We are in the process of registering with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

2. What we collect right now

While we're in waitlist mode, the only personal data we hold about you is:

• Your email address, submitted voluntarily via the waitlist form.
• A hashed record of your IP address (SHA-256 + secret salt). We never store your raw IP. We use this to throttle repeated submissions only.
• Your browser user-agent and referrer, to help us understand which channels people arrive from.
• Your consent to be emailed when we launch.

3. Why we collect it

Lawful basis: consent (UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)). We'll use your email for one purpose — telling you when the service opens, plus an optional early-bird offer. We will not share your email with advertisers or third parties.

4. How long we keep it

Until launch + 90 days, or until you ask us to remove it — whichever comes first. If you haven't engaged with our launch email within 90 days, we'll delete the record automatically.

5. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct, export, or erase your data, and to withdraw consent at any time. Email hello@unfoldstories.to and we'll action your request within 30 days.

6. Cookies & tracking

The waitlist page uses only technically-necessary cookies (e.g. Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection). We do not run third-party advertising cookies or cross-site trackers.

7. Complaints

If you think we've handled your data badly, please tell us first so we can fix it. You also have the right to complain to the ICO: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.

8. Changes

When the service launches we'll publish an expanded notice covering WhatsApp conversations, payments, and book production, and we'll email you before it takes effect.