ZealPlane Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Updated: September 2026
Welcome to ZealPlane (accessible at https://www.zealplane.com/). ZealPlane operates as an open digital comic reading and creator self-publishing platform. We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency regarding how your data is collected, used, and safeguarded.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide, maintain, and improve our services for readers and creators:
- Voluntary Account Information: When you register on ZealPlane, create a creator profile, or subscribe to newsletters, we collect voluntary information such as your name, username, and email address.
- Usage & Device Data: Information automatically provided by your browser when navigating our platform, including browser type, device specifications, IP address, referral URLs, pages visited, time spent reading comics or articles, and timestamp data.
- Cookies & Local Storage: Small text files and browser storage utilized to remember your reading preferences, preserve login sessions, track chapter progress, and serve relevant advertisements.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To operate, maintain, and optimize the ZealPlane comic discovery catalog and reading experience.
- To provide creators with analytics regarding comic views and reader engagement.
- To monitor platform health, prevent automated spam or fraudulent abuse, and uphold server security.
- To display advertisements and commercial monetization that keep ZealPlane free for readers.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures
We partner with third-party advertising vendors, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website:
- Third-Party Vendor Cookies: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads on ZealPlane based on your prior visits to our website and/or other websites across the Internet.
- Personalized Advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to our site and other sites on the web.
- User Opt-Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. Cookies and Web Beacons
ZealPlane uses cookies to store reader preferences, record user-specific information on which pages users access, and customize content based on browser type. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
5. Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. ZealPlane does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child has provided personal information on our website, please contact us immediately at teamzealplane@gmail.com and we will promptly remove such records.
6. Contacting Us Regarding Privacy
If you have any questions, inquiries, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact our privacy compliance desk directly at teamzealplane@gmail.com.