Privacy Policy

ScribblEssence · Last updated: 20 October 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to ScribblEssence, a platform dedicated to poetry competitions, creative writing and a community of writers. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit our website, create an account, participate in contests or interact with our community.

Website: https://www.scribblessence.com

By using ScribblEssence, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect:

• Account information: username, display name, email address and account credentials.
• Profile information: biography, profile picture and other details you choose to provide.
• Contest information: poem titles, poem text, uploaded files, contest entries and related submission details.
• Payment information: transaction references, payment status and information needed to verify contest entries.
• Community information: posts, comments, likes, follows and images you choose to share.
• Technical information: IP address, browser information, device details, logs and cookies, where collected by our website or its services.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is specifically required and requested for a legitimate purpose.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

• Create and manage user accounts.
• Verify email addresses and support login and password recovery.
• Process poetry contest registrations, submissions and payments.
• Contact participants about contest updates, results and account-related matters.
• Display community posts and public profiles according to your settings and the website's features.
• Calculate contest rankings and display winners, scores and awards.
• Maintain website security, prevent fraud and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Improve our website and comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Public Profiles, Posts and Poetry

Some information you submit may be visible to other visitors, including your public display name, profile picture, biography, community posts, comments, poems or contest achievements, depending on the feature and your settings.

If you publish content publicly, other users may view, copy or share it. Please consider this before publishing. Do not post private information in public profiles, poems, comments or community posts.

5. Poetry Contest Submissions and Intellectual Property

You retain ownership of your original poems and creative work, subject to any separate contest terms you agree to.

By submitting an entry, you authorize ScribblEssence to receive, store, review and process that entry for contest administration, judging, results and related activities described in the contest rules.

Your submission will not automatically be treated as permission for unrelated commercial use. Any additional use, publication or promotion of your work will be subject to the applicable contest terms and permissions.

6. Payments and Refunds

Contest entry fees may be collected through Razorpay or another payment service identified during checkout.

Payment providers process transactions under their own terms and privacy policies. ScribblEssence may receive transaction details and payment confirmation needed to verify your entry.

We do not intend to store complete payment-card details on our website. Please consult the payment provider's privacy policy for details about its handling of payment information.

Contest fees, cancellations and refunds are governed by the applicable contest terms and refund policy.

7. Email Communications

We may send emails for account verification, password recovery, contest submissions, payment confirmations, contest updates and other essential service communications.

If you subscribe to a newsletter, we may also send promotional updates according to your preferences and applicable law. You can unsubscribe from promotional emails where an unsubscribe option is provided.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website or its service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to support essential website functions, maintain sessions, improve performance, protect security or remember preferences.

If analytics, advertising or other non-essential tracking technologies are enabled, additional information may be collected in accordance with the applicable settings and consent requirements.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect login or other website functions.

9. Third-Party Services

ScribblEssence may rely on third-party services for payments, hosting, email delivery, website security, analytics or other features.

These providers may process information as needed to deliver their services under their own privacy policies and contractual arrangements. We encourage you to review the relevant providers' policies.

10. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate accounts, administer contests, maintain records, resolve disputes and meet legal obligations.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Children's Privacy

ScribblEssence may allow participation by individuals aged 13 and above, subject to applicable contest eligibility requirements and local law.

If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you should obtain any consent from a parent or guardian required by applicable law before using paid contest services.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable law. If you believe a child has provided information unlawfully, contact us so we can review the matter.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of or a copy of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing.

You may also request assistance with your account or withdraw consent where processing relies on consent. Some records may need to be retained for legal, security, payment or dispute-resolution purposes.

To make a privacy request, contact us using the details below.

13. International Data Transfers

Because ScribblEssence is intended for an international audience, information may be processed in countries other than your own by our hosting or service providers. Where required, appropriate safeguards will be applied to such transfers.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, services or legal obligations change. Any revised version will be published on this page with an updated date.

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