Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how VellaShort ("we", "us", hbo88.net) collects, uses and protects your information when you visit or use our website and services. By using VellaShort, you agree to the practices described here.
1. Information We Collect
- Account information — when you register, we collect your username, email address and a securely hashed password.
- Sign-in with third parties — if you sign in with Google or another connected provider, we receive your profile identifier, name and email address from that provider to create and link your account.
- Usage information — pages and dramas you view, episodes you watch and similar interactions, collected through cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the service.
- Device and log data — IP address, browser type, device type and access times, used for security, abuse prevention and aggregated statistics.
- Payment data — when you make a purchase, payment details are processed by third-party payment processors (such as PayPal or Stripe). We do not store your full card numbers.
2. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is used (for example, a channel code or referral parameter you arrived with may be stored to attribute your visit). You can disable cookies in your browser settings; some features may then not work.
3. Advertising
VellaShort displays advertising, including ads served by third-party vendors. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, and you can manage cookies for many vendors at aboutads.info/choices.
4. How We Use Information
- Provide, operate and improve the service, including free episodes and unlock options you choose;
- Personalize content and advertising;
- Communicate with you about your account, transactions and service changes;
- Detect, prevent and address fraud, abuse and technical issues.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with service providers that help us run the site (hosting, analytics, payment processing, advertising partners as described above), and when required by law or to protect our rights.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, export or delete your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing (for example under the GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act). To exercise these rights, contact us using the details on our Contact page. You may also decline personalized advertising as described in Section 3.
7. Data Retention
We keep account and usage information only as long as needed for the purposes above, to comply with legal obligations, or to resolve disputes, after which it is deleted or anonymized.
8. Children
VellaShort is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.
10. Contact Us
Questions about this policy? Reach us via the Contact page.