Privacy
Last updated 6 August 2026.
This explains what WritersBox collects, why, and who else can see it. It's written to be read rather than skimmed, because the short version is unusual enough to be worth saying plainly.
The short version
Your writing never reaches me. Your scripts, beat sheets, treatments, worlds, characters and notes are saved on your own computer. They aren't uploaded, not backed up to me, and not readable by me. There is no column in my database for a screenplay. If I disappeared tomorrow, your work would still be sitting on your machine exactly where you left it.
What I do hold is the small amount needed to email you, sign you in, and know what you bought.
Who I am
WritersBox is made and run by Logan Brander, a sole trader based in Ontario, Canada. You can reach me at [email protected], and I read and answer everything myself.
Postal address: available on request by emailing the address above.
What I collect
If you join the waiting list
Your email address, and the date you joined. That's all. No name, no password, no payment details, no analytics, no advertising cookies, no tracking across other websites.
If you make an account
- Your email address and the name you choose to give.
- Your password, stored scrambled and never in readable form. I can't see your password, and neither could anyone who stole the database.
- Which plan you're on, whether your email is confirmed, and when you signed up.
- A code identifying each computer you sign in on, so the three-machine limit can work. It's a one-way scramble of two identifiers your operating system already has; it can't be turned back into anything about you or your computer.
If you buy
I never see your card. Payments are handled by Paddle, who are the seller of record. They hold the payment details; I'm told only that a purchase happened and which plan it was for.
Why I collect it
- Waiting list: to tell you when WritersBox is available to buy, and to send occasional news about what is being built. It is used for nothing else, it is never shared or sold, and every message carries a one-click link to come off the list.
- Accounts: to sign you in, let you reset a forgotten password, and apply the licence you bought.
- Machine codes: to enforce the three-machine limit, so one licence isn't shared with the whole internet.
Who else sees it
- Cloudflare host this site and the database your details are stored in. The account is mine.
- Resend send the emails, so they handle your address in order to deliver them. Their infrastructure runs on Amazon Web Services in the United States.
- Paddle handle payment, if and when you buy.
This means your email address is processed outside Canada, in the United States, and is subject to the laws there. I'm telling you because you should know, not because anything unusual is happening. This is true of most services you use.
Nobody else sees it. I don't sell data, share it with advertisers, or hand it to anyone unless a court requires it.
How long I keep it
- Waiting list: until you unsubscribe, or twelve months after WritersBox goes on sale, whichever comes first. If it never goes on sale, the list is deleted within twelve months.
- Accounts: for as long as your account exists, and up to twelve months after you close it, after which it's deleted. Records of a purchase may be kept longer where tax law requires it.
What you can ask me to do
You can ask me to tell you everything I hold about you, correct anything wrong, or delete it entirely. Email [email protected] and I will do it. There's no form and no fee.
Every email I send carries an unsubscribe link that works in one click.
If you delete your account, your writing is unaffected. It was never mine to delete. It stays on your computer.
Cookies
This website sets no advertising or tracking cookies. If you sign in, a single cookie keeps you signed in. That's its only purpose, it isn't readable by other websites, and it isn't used to follow you anywhere.
Children
WritersBox isn't aimed at children and I don't knowingly collect anything from anyone under 16.
If something goes wrong
If there's ever a breach that could put you at real risk, I'll tell you and I'll report it as the law requires.
If you're unhappy with how I've handled your information, please email me first, because I would rather fix it. If that doesn't resolve it, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Changes
If this changes in a way that matters, I'll update the date at the top and, for anything significant, email account holders. Older versions are available on request.