Astoryah Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 09-28-2026
Last Updated: 09-28-2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Nova Features, LLC, doing business as Astoryah (“Astoryah,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, discloses, stores, and otherwise processes personal information in connection with Astoryah.com (the “Site”) and the services, features, content, memberships, community features, seminars, consulting services, and other offerings available through or in connection with the Site (collectively, the “Services”).

This Privacy Policy applies to visitors, Members, Premium Members, customers, seminar participants, consulting clients, and other individuals who interact with Astoryah.

By using the Site or Services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information that Astoryah collects through or in connection with the Site and Services.

It may apply to information collected when you:

• visit or use the Site;

• create or maintain an Astoryah account;

• register as a Member or Premium Member;

• purchase or use consulting or evaluation services;

• register for or participate in seminars;

• participate in forums, comments, live chats, or other community features;

• submit screenplays, films, pitch materials, or other materials for evaluation or consulting;

• subscribe to newsletters or other communications;

• contact Astoryah;

• interact with social-media or embedded features; or

• otherwise interact with Astoryah.

This Privacy Policy does not govern the independent privacy practices of third parties that Astoryah does not control.

2. Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Astoryah, we may collect categories of personal information including:

Account and Identity Information

This may include:

• name;

• username;

• email address;

• account identifiers;

• membership status;

• login and authentication information; and

• other information associated with your Astoryah account.

Contact Information

This may include:

• email address;

• mailing address, where applicable;

• telephone number, where applicable; and

• other information you provide for communications or Services.

Transaction and Membership Information

This may include:

• Services purchased;

• seminar registrations;

• membership plan;

• subscription status;

• transaction dates;

• payment status;

• transaction identifiers;

• discounts;

• account history; and

• related purchase or billing information.

Payment-card information may be processed directly by third-party payment processors rather than stored by Astoryah.

Consulting and Service Information

When you purchase or participate in consulting, evaluations, seminars, or other Services, we may collect information necessary to administer and provide those Services, including:

• appointment information;

• scheduling information;

• communications;

• project information;

• service requests;

• evaluation information;

• materials submitted for review; and

• other information you voluntarily provide in connection with the Service.

Submitted Materials

You may provide Astoryah with creative, professional, business, audiovisual, literary, or other materials in connection with consulting, evaluations, seminars, or other Services.

These may include:

• screenplays and scripts;

• treatments;

• synopses;

• loglines;

• pitch decks;

• presentations;

• story outlines;

• films;

• rough cuts;

• trailers;

• videos;

• photographs;

• artwork;

• music;

• character descriptions;

• business plans;

• budgets;

• financing materials;

• production materials;

• distribution materials;

• concepts or ideas;

• confidential or proprietary materials; and

• related documents or information.

Submitted Materials may contain personal information about you or other individuals.

Your submission and Astoryah's handling of Submitted Materials are also subject to the Terms of Use and any separate written agreement applicable to a particular Service.

3. Community and Public Information

If you participate in Astoryah forums, comments, live chats, reviews, profiles, or other community features, information you choose to publish may be visible to other users or the public depending on the feature and your settings.

This information may include:

• username;

• profile information;

• comments;

• forum posts;

• replies;

• reviews;

• chat messages;

• photographs or profile images; and

• other content you voluntarily publish.

You should not post information publicly that you do not want others to see.

Information published through community features may be copied, quoted, discussed, indexed, archived, or otherwise used by other users or third parties beyond Astoryah's control.

Requests concerning removal or deletion of User Content are addressed in the Terms of Use and may also be subject to applicable privacy rights.

4. Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Site or Services, Astoryah and service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information.

This may include:

• IP address;

• browser type;

• device type;

• operating system;

• referring URLs;

• pages viewed;

• features used;

• links clicked;

• date and time information;

• session information;

• approximate location derived from IP address;

• device or browser identifiers;

• error and diagnostic information; and

• other usage or technical information.

This information may be collected through cookies, pixels, scripts, log files, local storage, or similar technologies.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Astoryah uses or may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

• Site operation;

• account authentication;

• security;

• fraud prevention;

• remembering preferences;

• analytics;

• performance measurement;

• embedded content;

• social-media functionality;

• advertising measurement; and

• other Site functionality.

Where required by applicable law, Astoryah will obtain appropriate consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

Additional information is available in Astoryah's Cookie Policy.

6. Google Analytics

Astoryah may use Google Analytics or related Google services to help understand Site usage and performance.

Google Analytics may collect information concerning browser and device characteristics, interactions with the Site, pages viewed, referral information, approximate location, and other usage information.

Google may process information collected through these technologies according to its own privacy practices.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics technologies will be subject to applicable consent choices.

7. Advertising and Conversion Technologies

Astoryah may use advertising, conversion-measurement, audience-measurement, or similar technologies in connection with advertising or promotional activities.

These technologies may help Astoryah:

• understand whether advertising leads users to the Site;

• measure advertising effectiveness;

• create or measure audiences;

• understand user interactions with advertising; or

• support targeted or interest-based advertising.

Astoryah does not represent that every advertising technology described in this Policy is currently in use.

Where required by applicable law, Astoryah will obtain appropriate consent before activating non-essential advertising or targeting technologies.

8. Email and Newsletters

Astoryah may use email-service or newsletter providers, including MailPoet or similar services, to send communications.

Depending on the nature of the communication, these may include:

• account communications;

• membership communications;

• transaction confirmations;

• seminar information;

• consulting information;

• service announcements;

• newsletters;

• marketing communications; and

• other information concerning Astoryah.

You may unsubscribe from optional marketing emails using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in those communications.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent Astoryah from sending transactional, account, security, legal, or service-related communications.

9. Social Media, Embedded Content, and Social Login

The Site may contain social-media features, embedded content, social-sharing functionality, or social-login functionality.

Depending on the features enabled, third-party social-media platforms may receive information about your interaction with the Site.

If you choose to use a social-login feature, Astoryah may receive information from the applicable provider as authorized by you and the provider.

Astoryah does not represent that every social-media integration or social-login feature described in this Policy is currently enabled.

Third-party platforms process information according to their own privacy practices.

10. How We Use Personal Information

Astoryah may use personal information for purposes including:

• providing and operating the Site and Services;

• creating and administering accounts;

• administering memberships;

• processing transactions;

• providing consulting and evaluation services;

• administering seminars;

• communicating with users;

• responding to inquiries and support requests;

• processing Submitted Materials;

• operating community features;

• moderating content and enforcing community standards;

• maintaining security;

• detecting or preventing fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity;

• troubleshooting and improving the Site and Services;

• performing analytics;

• measuring advertising or promotional effectiveness;

• sending marketing communications where permitted;

• maintaining business and transaction records;

• complying with legal obligations;

• enforcing agreements and protecting legal rights;

• resolving disputes; and

• other purposes disclosed at the time information is collected or otherwise permitted by law.

11. Legal Bases for Processing in the EEA and United Kingdom

Where European Economic Area (“EEA”) or United Kingdom (“UK”) data-protection law applies, Astoryah may process personal information on one or more legal bases, including:

Performance of a Contract

Processing may be necessary to provide a membership, consulting service, seminar, account, transaction, or other Service requested by you.

Legitimate Interests

Astoryah may process information where reasonably necessary for legitimate interests such as:

• operating and improving the Site and Services;

• protecting security;

• preventing fraud or abuse;

• communicating with users;

• maintaining appropriate records;

• protecting legal rights; and

• managing business operations.

Where required, Astoryah considers whether those interests are overridden by applicable individual rights and interests.

Consent

Astoryah may rely on consent where required or appropriate, including for certain cookies, marketing communications, or other optional processing.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent as provided by applicable law.

Legal Obligations

Astoryah may process information where necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations.

Legal Claims

Astoryah may process information where necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

12. How We Disclose Personal Information

Astoryah may disclose personal information to categories of recipients including:

Service Providers

Astoryah may disclose information to companies and individuals that perform services on its behalf, such as:

• website hosting and infrastructure providers;

• payment processors;

• event-registration providers;

• email and communications providers;

• analytics providers;

• security providers;

• website-development or technical-service providers;

• community or forum technology providers;

• cloud-storage or backup providers; and

• professional advisors.

These providers may process information as necessary to perform services for Astoryah and subject to applicable contractual and legal obligations.

Consultants and Service Professionals

Where necessary to provide a consulting, evaluation, seminar, or other Service, Astoryah may provide relevant information and Submitted Materials to consultants, evaluators, presenters, contractors, or other professionals participating in the Service.

Legal and Safety Disclosures

Astoryah may disclose information where reasonably necessary to:

• comply with law or legal process;

• respond to lawful governmental requests;

• enforce agreements;

• investigate fraud or abuse;

• protect the security or integrity of the Site or Services;

• protect the rights, property, or safety of Astoryah, users, or others; or

• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Business Transactions

Information may be disclosed or transferred in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, sale of assets, transfer of the Astoryah business, or similar transaction, subject to applicable law.

With Your Direction or Consent

Astoryah may disclose information where you direct, request, authorize, or consent to the disclosure.

13. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

Astoryah does not operate its ordinary business model by selling personal information to data brokers or other third parties for money.

However, certain privacy laws define “sale,” “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” “cross-context behavioral advertising,” or similar concepts more broadly.

Depending on the advertising, analytics, social-media, or similar technologies Astoryah uses, certain disclosures of information may potentially fall within one or more of these statutory definitions.

Where applicable law provides a right to opt out of such processing, Astoryah will provide or honor applicable opt-out mechanisms as required.

14. International Processing and Transfers

Astoryah is based in the United States.

If you access or use the Services from another country, your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where Astoryah or its service providers operate.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from the laws of your country.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers, Astoryah will use legally recognized transfer mechanisms or other appropriate safeguards as required.

Astoryah does not claim participation in or certification under a particular international privacy-transfer framework unless such participation or certification is expressly stated and current.

15. International Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside and the law applicable to Astoryah's processing, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include rights to:

• access personal information;

• obtain information about processing;

• correct inaccurate information;

• delete certain information;

• restrict certain processing;

• object to certain processing;

• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;

• receive certain information in a portable format;

• opt out of certain advertising or data-sharing activities; and

• lodge a complaint with an appropriate supervisory or regulatory authority.

These rights are subject to applicable conditions, exceptions, limitations, and verification requirements.

Astoryah will respond to valid requests as required by applicable law.

16. EEA Privacy Rights

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) or other applicable EEA data-protection law applies, individuals may have rights including:

• access;

• rectification;

• erasure;

• restriction;

• objection;

• data portability;

• withdrawal of consent; and

• the right to lodge a complaint with an applicable supervisory authority.

Where Astoryah is required by applicable law to appoint an EEA representative, Astoryah will provide information concerning that representative through this Privacy Policy or another appropriate notice.

17. United Kingdom Privacy Rights

Where UK data-protection law applies, individuals may have rights including:

• access;

• rectification;

• erasure;

• restriction;

• objection;

• data portability;

• withdrawal of consent; and

• the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office or another applicable authority.

Where Astoryah is required by applicable law to appoint a UK representative, Astoryah will provide information concerning that representative through this Privacy Policy or another appropriate notice.

18. California Privacy Disclosures and Rights

California law may provide residents with rights concerning personal information, depending on the law applicable to Astoryah and the particular processing involved.

Where applicable, these rights may include the right to:

• know or access categories and specific pieces of personal information;

• request deletion;

• request correction;

• obtain information concerning categories of sources, purposes, and recipients;

• opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information;

• limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information where applicable; and

• receive equal service and pricing without unlawful discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

Astoryah will honor applicable California privacy rights to the extent required by law.

Astoryah does not represent that it is subject to every California privacy-law requirement merely because this Policy describes rights that may apply under California law.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals.

Because there is not necessarily a uniform legal or technical standard governing DNT signals, Astoryah does not interpret DNT as a universal opt-out request unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Where applicable law requires recognition of a valid Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) or other legally recognized opt-out preference signal, Astoryah will process that signal as required.

19. Privacy Rights in Other U.S. Jurisdictions

Residents of other U.S. states may have privacy rights under applicable state law.

Depending on the jurisdiction and whether the applicable law applies to Astoryah, these rights may include access, correction, deletion, portability, and rights to opt out of certain targeted advertising, sales, profiling, or other processing.

Astoryah will process valid requests as required by applicable law.

20. Data Retention

Astoryah retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed, including to:

• provide Services;

• maintain accounts;

• administer memberships;

• maintain transaction and business records;

• preserve community discussions where appropriate;

• process Submitted Materials;

• provide consulting or evaluations;

• maintain security;

• prevent fraud or abuse;

• comply with legal obligations;

• enforce agreements;

• resolve disputes;

• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims; and

• maintain backups and appropriate records.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the nature of the relationship, legal requirements, operational needs, and applicable limitation periods.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, Astoryah may delete, anonymize, aggregate, or otherwise dispose of it as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.

21. Security

Astoryah uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

These measures may include security tools, access controls, authentication measures, backups, monitoring, and other safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information and Services.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and Astoryah cannot guarantee absolute security.

You are responsible for protecting your account credentials and should promptly notify Astoryah if you believe your account or information has been compromised.

22. Hosting and Infrastructure

Astoryah may use Hosting.com or other hosting, infrastructure, content-delivery, security, or related service providers to operate the Site and Services.

Such providers may process technical, account, usage, or other information as reasonably necessary to provide their services to Astoryah.

23. Payment and Registration Providers

Astoryah may use third-party providers including Stripe for payment processing and Ticket Tailor for seminar or event registration and related functionality.

These providers may collect and process information directly from users according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Astoryah may receive transaction-related information from these providers, such as:

• transaction identifiers;

• payment status;

• amount;

• date;

• registration information; and

• limited billing-related information.

Astoryah does not necessarily receive or store complete payment-card information processed directly by a payment provider.

24. Community and Website Technology Providers

Astoryah may use third-party technologies to provide community features, membership functionality, website security, forms, spam prevention, communications, backups, content delivery, analytics, and other Site functions.

These providers may process information as reasonably necessary to provide their services.

The particular providers used by Astoryah may change over time as the Site and Services evolve.

25. Automated Decision-Making

Astoryah does not currently intend to use personal information to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning individuals unless disclosed as required by applicable law.

If Astoryah introduces such processing and applicable law requires additional disclosures or rights, Astoryah will provide them as required.

26. Adults and Minors

The public portions of the Site may be viewed by general audiences.

However, Astoryah's accounts, memberships, community participation, purchases, consulting and evaluation services, seminars requiring registration or payment, submission of materials, and other transactional or interactive Services are intended solely for persons who are at least 18 years old.

Astoryah does not knowingly permit persons under 18 to use those Services and does not knowingly collect personal information from persons under 18 through those Services.

If Astoryah learns that a person under 18 has created an account, used a transactional or interactive Service, or submitted personal information through such a Service, Astoryah may take reasonable steps to restrict or terminate access and address the information as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.

Parents or legal guardians who believe that a minor has provided personal information to Astoryah through a Service intended for adults may contact Astoryah at legal@astoryah.com.

27. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may contain links to, embeds from, or integrations with third-party websites, applications, platforms, or services.

Astoryah does not control and is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of those third parties.

You should review the privacy policies of third-party services you choose to use.

28. Your Choices

Depending on the Service and applicable law, you may have choices concerning your information, including:

• updating account information;

• changing certain account preferences;

• unsubscribing from optional marketing emails;

• managing cookie preferences;

• adjusting browser privacy controls;

• exercising applicable privacy rights; and

• requesting account closure.

Certain information may need to be retained after account closure where reasonably necessary for legal, security, contractual, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, recordkeeping, backup, or other lawful purposes.

29. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Astoryah may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Site, Services, technologies, legal requirements, business practices, or other circumstances.

When appropriate, Astoryah will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Policy.

Where applicable law requires additional notice or consent concerning a material change, Astoryah will provide such notice or obtain such consent as required.

30. Contact Us

For general questions concerning Astoryah or the Services:

Astoryah

Email: info@astoryah.com

For privacy requests, requests to exercise applicable privacy rights, legal notices concerning privacy, or other legal matters:

Astoryah

Email: legal@astoryah.com

Astoryah is operated by Nova Features, LLC, doing business as Astoryah.