Updated 11 September 2026.
Who is responsible
WebtoonHaven.com is operated by its individual domain owner, based in the United Kingdom, who is responsible for the service and its handling of personal data. WebtoonHaven Editorial Team is the contact point for privacy requests, support and legal concerns at contact@webtoonhaven.com.
The owner’s registration details are held by the domain registrar. Requests for non-public registration details are subject to the registrar’s lawful disclosure procedures. This does not limit any disclosure required by applicable law.
Reading without an account
You can read the published comics without supplying your name or email address. Public registration, comments, written reviews, newsletter subscriptions and paid services are closed. Adults can send a creator application through Submit your series. Reader ratings are open. The ratings page shows the feature’s current status.
Information used by the service
- Technical information: requests to load a page involve an IP address, browser information, requested address and connection details. Hosting and security systems may record this information to deliver the website, investigate faults and prevent abuse.
- Correspondence: when you contact us, we receive your email address and the information you choose to send. A report may include the affected page, the concern and supporting evidence.
- Reader preferences: the reader can remember selected display settings and certain reading features in your browser. See the cookie and browser-storage notice.
- Ratings: the rating system records scores and a pseudonymous browser identifier. It does not ask for a name, email address or written review.
Creator applications
If you choose to apply, we record your pen name or team name, contact email, series title, role, proposed audience, format, sample link, pitch and any optional country, update rhythm or content notes you supply. We also record your age and rights confirmations, the privacy information shown, application status, correspondence and review notes. We ask for confirmation that you are at least 18; we do not ask you to upload proof of identity.
We use these details to assess the application, check suitability and authority to submit, respond to you and keep a record of the decision. We rely on our legitimate interests in reviewing work offered to the website and communicating with its creators. The privacy acknowledgement records that information was provided; it does not subscribe you to marketing.
Applying is voluntary. The required fields let us identify and assess your application and contact you; without them we cannot process it. Your contact email and application record are not published. Access is limited to authorised Editorial Team members and the hosting, backup and email providers described below. If publication is discussed, we will agree any public credit separately. Applications are not automatically accepted or used to train models by WebtoonHaven.
We keep an application while it is being considered and while its correspondence, permissions or decision record remains needed. After withdrawal or a final decision, we delete or anonymise information when it is no longer needed for follow-up, a relevant dispute or a legal obligation. The retention and backup criteria below also apply. Contact the Editorial Team to correct or withdraw an application, request deletion or object to this processing.
Why we use information
We use information to provide and protect the reading service, respond to enquiries, investigate content and rights concerns, and meet applicable legal obligations. For necessary service administration, security and correspondence, we rely on our legitimate interests in operating a useful, secure website and responding to people who contact us, subject to their rights and interests. Where processing is necessary to meet a legal obligation, that obligation is the basis. If a feature requires consent, it must offer an appropriate choice before that processing begins.
Who may receive information
Access is limited to the operator, authorised Editorial Team members and service providers where needed for their work. These providers cover hosting, security, backups and email delivery. The current service uses Hostinger for hosting and email forwarding, and Google for receipt of forwarded support email. These providers’ systems may involve processing outside the United Kingdom; this notice does not promise UK-only storage. Contact us for information about the arrangements relevant to your enquiry.
Relevant information may also be disclosed where necessary to investigate or respond to a rights concern, obtain professional advice, or comply with a lawful request or legal obligation. We do not publish private correspondence as reader reviews or sell support messages as a marketing list.
How long information is kept
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose described in this notice, or to meet a legal obligation. Where there is no fixed period, we use the following criteria:
- Enquiries and reports: whether the matter is still open, a response or reconsideration is needed, there is a relevant dispute, or a record is necessary to explain a decision or meet a legal obligation.
- Technical and security records: whether information is still needed to operate the service, diagnose a fault, investigate abuse or preserve relevant evidence.
- Backups: whether a copy remains necessary for recovery or a legal preservation obligation. A deletion from the working service may not immediately remove information from an existing backup. Copies must be retired when no longer needed; information removed from the working service must not be reintroduced for ordinary use merely because a backup is restored.
Our retention policy is to delete or anonymise information once the relevant purpose and any lawful retention requirement have ended. A preservation requirement applies only to relevant information, not an unrestricted right to keep everything indefinitely.
Rating records and your controls
Choosing to rate creates the first-party wh_reader_ballot cookie for up to 365 days. The live rating table stores a keyed hash of its random identifier with the series, scores, moderation status and last update time. Ballots expire 365 days after their last update, are excluded from results at expiry, and are removed by daily and request-time cleanup.
Use the same browser to change or remove your ballot. Removal remains available if new voting is paused. Clearing the cookie prevents us from reconnecting you to an earlier ballot, so remove the ballot first if that is what you want. Temporary keyed network identifiers used to limit requests expire after 24 hours. The rating tables do not store raw IP addresses; hosting logs are separate. The moderation tool retains its latest 100 review actions, with internal record and reviewer identifiers, dates and reasons. Editorial test ballots do not count publicly.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to access, correct or erase personal information, restrict processing, or receive information in a portable form. You can withdraw consent where processing relies on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of earlier processing.
Your right to object
You can object to processing based on legitimate interests. Tell the Editorial Team which processing concerns you and why. We will consider the request under the applicable rules.
Send requests to contact@webtoonhaven.com. We may need proportionate information to locate a record or verify a request. Please do not send identity documents, a home address, medical records or financial details unless a specific need has been explained. You can also raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
Children and privacy
The catalogue includes All ages and Teen stories. These are content labels, not age verification. Reading does not require a public profile. Children should avoid sending private identifying details or information about other people. A parent or guardian can contact the Editorial Team with a privacy concern. Ratings do not ask for a name, email address or written comment.
Changes
We will update this notice when the service or its data practices change. A future account, newsletter or paid service will need appropriate information and controls before it opens.