Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 01.01.2026
Last Updated: 29.03.2026

1. Introduction

1.1

Kalaman (“Kalaman,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, readers, authors, members, and other users.

1.2

This Privacy Policy applies where we act as a data controller in relation to the personal data of visitors and users of the Kalaman website and services. In other words, this policy applies where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.

1.3

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, the legal bases we rely on, how long we keep it, when we share it, and what rights you have under applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related EU privacy laws where applicable.

1.4

Kalaman is an adult platform for erotic literature and related services. Our website and services are intended only for individuals who are at least 18 years old or the age of legal majority required to access adult material in their jurisdiction, whichever is higher.

1.5

Please also review our Terms of Service, Cookie Policy, and any applicable Content Guidelines, which should be read together with this Privacy Policy.

1.6

If you have questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal data, see Section 16 (Contact Details) below.

2. How We Use Your Personal Data

2.1

In this section, we describe:

• the categories of personal data we may process;
• the purposes for which we may process that personal data; and
• the legal bases for that processing.

2.2 Usage Data

We may process data about your use of our website and services (“usage data”).

Usage data may include:

• IP address;
• approximate geographic location;
• browser type and version;
• device type;
• operating system;
• referral source;
• pages viewed;
• time spent on pages;
• navigation paths;
• timestamps;
• frequency and pattern of use;
• crash, diagnostic, and performance data;
• security and abuse-prevention logs.

We may process usage data for the following purposes:

• operating, maintaining, and improving the website and services;
• monitoring performance and stability;
• analytics and product improvement;
• fraud detection, abuse prevention, and security monitoring;
• generating aggregated statistical insights.

Legal basis: our legitimate interests in administering, securing, and improving our website and services, and where required by law, your consent for non-essential analytics or tracking technologies.

2.3 Account Data

We may process information you provide when you create or maintain an account (“account data”).

Account data may include:

• username;
• email address;
• password hash;
• account status;
• age confirmation status;
• preferences and settings;
• subscription or membership information, if applicable.

We may process account data for the following purposes:

• creating and managing your account;
• authenticating users;
• providing our services;
• communicating with you about your account or the service;
• securing the platform;
• maintaining records and backups.

Legal basis: performance of a contract with you, and our legitimate interests in properly administering and securing the website and business.

2.4 Profile Data

We may process information included in your public or private profile (“profile data”).

Profile data may include:

• username;
• display name;
• avatar or profile image;
• biography;
• location, if voluntarily provided;
• profile preferences;
• links or social handles, if voluntarily provided;
• content preferences and interests.

We may process profile data for the following purposes:

• enabling profile features;
• displaying your profile according to your settings;
• facilitating community interaction;
• administering and moderating the service.

Legal basis: performance of a contract with you and our legitimate interests in operating and improving the service.

2.5 Publication Data

We may process information that you post, upload, submit, or otherwise make available through the website or services (“publication data”).

Publication data may include:

• stories;
• chapters;
• comments;
• forum posts;
• tags;
• ratings;
• reviews;
• messages submitted through platform features;
• other user-generated content.

We may process publication data for the following purposes:

• publishing and displaying your content;
• operating community features;
• moderation, trust and safety review;
• enforcing our Terms of Service and Content Guidelines;
• responding to reports, complaints, and legal requests.

Legal basis: performance of a contract with you and our legitimate interests in administering the website, community, and safety systems.

2.6 Enquiry Data

We may process information contained in any enquiry you send to us regarding our services (“enquiry data”).

Enquiry data may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• the subject of your enquiry;
• the content of your message;
• related metadata.

We may process enquiry data for the following purposes:

• responding to your enquiry;
• providing support;
• maintaining records;
• improving our service and support processes.

Legal basis: our legitimate interests in communicating with users and administering the business, and in some cases taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.

2.7 Notification Data

We may process information you provide for the purpose of subscribing to emails, alerts, newsletters, or service notifications (“notification data”).

We may process notification data for the following purposes:

• sending newsletters or updates you requested;
• sending product, feature, or account-related communications;
• managing your communication preferences.

Legal basis: your consent where required, or our legitimate interests where the communication is strictly service-related and permitted by law.

2.8 Correspondence Data

We may process information contained in or relating to communications that you send to us or that we send to you (“correspondence data”).

Correspondence data may include:

• message content;
• email metadata;
• support history;
• moderation-related communications;
• records of complaints, appeals, and reports.

We may process correspondence data for the following purposes:

• communicating with you;
• customer support;
• internal recordkeeping;
• training and improving support processes;
• compliance, legal review, and dispute handling.

Legal basis: our legitimate interests in administration, communication, recordkeeping, and legal defense.

2.9 Transaction and Payment Data

If Kalaman offers paid features, subscriptions, or purchases, we may process limited payment-related information (“transaction data”).

Transaction data may include:

• billing name;
• billing address;
• VAT information, where applicable;
• payment status;
• transaction identifiers;
• subscription tier;
• renewal and cancellation status.

We do not store full payment card details ourselves unless explicitly stated. Payments may be processed by third-party payment service providers.

We may process transaction data for the following purposes:

• processing payments and renewals;
• providing paid services;
• fraud prevention;
• accounting, tax, and compliance obligations.

Legal basis: performance of a contract with you, compliance with legal obligations, and our legitimate interests in administering our business.

2.10 Special Categories of Personal Data

We do not intentionally request or require users to provide special categories of personal data, such as health data, political opinions, religion, or biometric data.

Because Kalaman is an adult-content platform, content you voluntarily publish may reveal highly personal or sensitive information about you. If you choose to disclose personal information in public areas of the service, you do so at your own risk.

2.11 Legal Claims and Compliance

We may process any of the personal data identified in this policy where necessary for:

• establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims;
• compliance with legal or regulatory obligations;
• responding to lawful requests from public authorities;
• protecting your vital interests or the vital interests of another person;
• enforcing our Terms of Service and other policies.

Legal basis: compliance with legal obligations, our legitimate interests, and where applicable the protection of vital interests.

2.12 No Obligation to Provide Others’ Data

Please do not provide us with another person’s personal data unless it is necessary and lawful to do so.

3. Automated Decision-Making

3.1

We may use automated tools for purposes such as spam prevention, fraud detection, abuse prevention, content flagging, security monitoring, and recommendation or ranking features.

3.2

We do not intentionally use your personal data to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal effects or similarly significant effects on you, unless such processing is permitted by applicable law and accompanied by appropriate safeguards.

3.3

If that changes, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices required by law.

4. Providing Your Personal Data to Others

4.1 Group Companies

We may disclose your personal data to members of our corporate group, where applicable, insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

4.2 Service Providers

We may disclose personal data to trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our business and services, including providers of:

• hosting and infrastructure;
• content delivery;
• analytics;
• email delivery;
• customer support tools;
• moderation and trust-and-safety tools;
• authentication and security services;
• payment processing;
• legal, accounting, and professional advisory services.

These providers may process personal data on our behalf under appropriate contractual safeguards.

4.3 Professional Advisers and Legal Necessity

We may disclose your personal data to insurers, auditors, lawyers, advisers, and public authorities where reasonably necessary for:

• obtaining advice;
• managing risk;
• insurance purposes;
• legal compliance;
• legal claims and dispute resolution;
• protecting the rights, safety, and property of Kalaman, our users, or others.

4.4 Business Transfers

We may disclose personal data in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, subject to appropriate confidentiality and legal safeguards.

4.5 Legal Obligations

We may disclose your personal data where required to do so by law, court order, regulatory requirement, or other lawful process.

5. International Transfers of Your Personal Data

5.1

Kalaman is hosted in the European Union. However, some of our service providers, partners, or support operations may be located in countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

5.2

Where we transfer personal data outside the EEA, we will do so only where there is a lawful basis for the transfer under applicable data protection law, including where:

• the destination country benefits from an adequacy decision;
• we have entered into appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses;
• the transfer is otherwise permitted under applicable law.

5.3

Content you choose to publish publicly on Kalaman may be accessible worldwide over the internet. We cannot prevent others from viewing, copying, or misusing content that you choose to make public.

6. Retaining and Deleting Personal Data

6.1

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including for legal, accounting, reporting, safety, moderation, and enforcement purposes.

6.2

Retention periods may vary depending on the category of data and the reason we hold it.

6.3

In general, we may retain personal data as follows:

• account data: for as long as your account remains active and for a reasonable period afterward to handle deletion requests, disputes, abuse prevention, backups, and legal compliance;
• publication data: until you delete it, we remove it, or it is no longer needed for service operation, moderation, legal, or safety purposes;
• support and correspondence data: for as long as needed to handle your request and maintain appropriate records;
• usage and security log data: for a limited period reasonably necessary for analytics, security, fraud prevention, debugging, and compliance;
• transaction data: for the period required by tax, accounting, anti-fraud, and legal obligations.

6.4

When you request deletion of your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data unless we need to retain some of it for:

• legal compliance;
• fraud prevention;
• security;
• dispute resolution;
• exercising or defending legal claims;
• enforcing our agreements;
• backup and disaster recovery cycles.

6.5

Even where content is deleted from active systems, residual copies may remain in backups for a limited period.

7. Amendments to This Policy

7.1

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.

7.2

You should check this page periodically to ensure you remain informed about our privacy practices.

7.3

Where required by law, we may notify you of material changes by email, on-site notice, or other appropriate means.

8. Your Rights

8.1

Under applicable data protection law, including the GDPR where applicable, you may have the following rights:

• the right of access;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restrict processing;
• the right to object to processing;
• the right to data portability;
• the right to withdraw consent;
• the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

8.2 Right of Access

You may request confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and, where we do, request access to that personal data and related information.

8.3 Right to Rectification

You may request that we correct inaccurate personal data and complete incomplete personal data concerning you.

8.4 Right to Erasure

You may request that we erase your personal data in certain circumstances, including where the data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, where you withdraw consent and no other legal basis applies, or where the data has been unlawfully processed.

This right is not absolute. We may retain certain data where necessary for legal compliance, freedom of expression and information, legal claims, safety, or other lawful reasons.

8.5 Right to Restrict Processing

You may request restriction of processing in certain circumstances, including where you contest the accuracy of the data or object to processing.

8.6 Right to Object

You may object to our processing of your personal data where the legal basis is our legitimate interests, subject to applicable law.

You also have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

8.7 Right to Data Portability

Where the legal basis for processing is consent or contract, and the processing is carried out by automated means, you may request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, where applicable.

8.8 Right to Withdraw Consent

Where we rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

8.9 Right to Complain

If you believe our processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law, you may lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country of habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

8.10 Exercising Your Rights

You may exercise your rights by contacting us using the contact details in Section 16 below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

9.1

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, plugins, or services.

9.2

We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content, or practices of third parties. You should review their privacy notices before providing personal data to them.

10. Personal Data of Children Is Prohibited

10.1

Kalaman is intended only for persons who are 18 years of age or older, or the legal age required in their jurisdiction to access adult content, whichever is higher.

10.2

We do not knowingly collect or process personal data from anyone under that age.

10.3

If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a person under the permitted age, we will take steps to delete that data and, where appropriate, terminate the relevant account.

10.4

If you believe that a minor has registered for or submitted personal data to Kalaman, please contact us immediately.

11. Updating Information

11.1

Please let us know if the personal information we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

11.2

Where account functionality allows, you may update certain profile and account information directly through your account settings.

12. About Cookies

12.1

A cookie is a file containing an identifier that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page.

12.2

Cookies may be “session” cookies or “persistent” cookies. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until deleted or until they expire automatically.

12.3

Cookies and similar technologies may also include local storage, pixels, scripts, SDKs, and other tracking tools.

13. Cookies That We Use

13.1

We may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• authentication — to recognize you when you sign in and move through the website;
• session management — to maintain secure sessions and remember login state;
• preferences — to store language, display, and content preferences;
• security — to protect accounts, prevent fraud, detect abuse, and secure the website;
• performance and diagnostics — to understand how the website functions and identify technical issues;
• analytics — where permitted and, where required, based on your consent;
• cookie preferences — to remember your cookie choices.

13.2

Some cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality.

13.3

Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

14. Cookies Used by Our Service Providers

14.1

Our service providers may use cookies or similar technologies in connection with the services they provide to us, such as hosting, analytics, security, embedded content, payment processing, or support tooling.

14.2

Where required by law, non-essential third-party cookies will be subject to your consent.

15. Managing Cookies

15.1

Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. The available controls vary by browser and device.

15.2

You may also be able to manage certain cookie preferences through our cookie banner or consent management tool, where available.

15.3

Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the website not to function properly.

16. Contact Details

This website is owned and operated by Kalaman.

You can contact us: help@kalaman.co

17. EU and UK Data Protection Information

17.1

If Kalaman is established in the European Union, Kalaman will generally be the data controller for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

17.2

If you target users in the UK, you may need to comply with the UK GDPR and related UK privacy laws in addition to EU requirements.

17.3

If you are required by law to appoint an EU or UK representative, the relevant representative details should be listed here.

18. Adult Content and Public Content Warning

18.1

Kalaman is an adult-content platform. If you choose to post stories, comments, profile text, or other content publicly, that information may be visible to other users and searchable or copied by third parties.

18.2

You should avoid including personal information in public content unless you are comfortable making that information public.

18.3

We cannot guarantee that public content will not be copied, archived, quoted, or redistributed by others.

19. Additional Privacy Questions or Concerns

19.1

If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy at Kalaman, please contact us using the details listed in Section 16.

20. Modifications and Updates to This Privacy Policy

20.1

This Privacy Policy replaces all previous disclosures we may have provided about our privacy practices relating to the service.

20.2

We reserve the right to modify, alter, and update this Privacy Policy at any time.

20.3

Any modifications will become effective when we post the revised version on the website, unless otherwise required by law.

20.4

Your continued use of the services after any update becomes effective will constitute your acknowledgement of the revised Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by law.