Last updated: June 17, 2026
PublishMap ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.
When you create a PublishMap account, we collect your email address and authentication provider details. If you sign in with Google OAuth, we receive your email address and basic profile information from Google.
Your email address is used for account identification, important service notifications, and (optionally) marketing communications. We do not share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.
We support Google sign-in via OAuth 2.0. When you authenticate with Google, we receive only the information you authorize Google to share with us. We do not store your Google password.
We collect anonymous usage data to improve the platform, including feature interactions, page views, and error reports. This data does not personally identify you. We may use third-party analytics services that process data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Manuscript privacy: PublishMap may use anonymized product usage data and submitted feedback to improve the platform. We never send the body of your manuscript, chapter drafts, editor autosaves, or AI chat content to analytics or third-party services. We track behavior and metadata only (which features you use, when, on what device) — not the words you write.
Subscription payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers. Stripe handles payment data in accordance with PCI-DSS standards. We retain billing records, subscription status, and payment history for account management and tax purposes.
Content you create on PublishMap — including publishing roadmaps, project dashboards, editor documents, progress tracking data, and other manuscript-related information — is stored securely and associated with your account. You retain ownership of all content you create.
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or for legitimate business purposes (such as billing records).
User-generated content is retained according to your account status. Deleted projects and documents are permanently removed from our active systems.
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including:
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.
We use the following third-party services:
These services have their own privacy policies and data practices. We only share the minimum information necessary for each service to function.
PublishMap is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by email or through the platform. Your continued use of PublishMap after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
support@writefromyou.com
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