Privacy Policy

At Byline, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we store and process it, and your rights under applicable data protection laws.

1. Data We Collect

We collect and process personal data only when necessary to deliver our services:

• Account Information: If you register a profile, we store your name, email address, password hashes, and optional profile settings securely.
• Newsletter Data: If you join our weekly subscription, we collect your email address for newsletter delivery.
• Discussion board data: Comment submissions (including names and email addresses) are stored securely on our servers to build discussion threads.

2. Analytics & Traffic Metrics

To monitor site performance and popular sections, we log anonymous page views. This includes request paths, device category tags (Desktop/Mobile), and referrer URLs. IP addresses are anonymized during processing. No individual user tracking is conducted.

3. Cookies & Local Session States

We use local storage and basic cookies solely to maintain your authentication state and persist your dark mode and design preset configurations. We do not use third-party tracking cookies or share metrics with advertising networks.