Privacy Policy
This policy describes how Stories Download (“we”, “the site”) handles information when you use storiesdownload.com.
What this site does
Stories Download is a browser tool that helps you save public Instagram content you already have the right to access. We do not require an account, and we do not host photos or videos.
Information we process
- Links you paste. The Instagram URL is sent to our parser so we can look up publicly available media. We keep a short in-memory cache (minutes, not days) so a repeated request can be answered quickly. We do not build a media library from your links.
- Technical logs. Like most websites, our host may record an IP address, browser type, date, and the path you requested, for security and reliability. We do not use this to identify you.
- No Instagram login. We never ask for your Instagram password, and we do not use cookie or session pools to access private content.
Cookies and advertising
The site itself does not set advertising cookies in this version, and it does not take payments. If that changes, this policy will be updated first.
Visit counts
To count visits we use Plausible, a self-hosted visit counter, and PVUV.ai. Plausible and the self-hosted counter record page views and where visitors came from, and they do not use advertising cookies. PVUV.ai records the same kind of visit data and uses a first-party cookie (and may use localStorage) to recognize returning visitors and sessions; it is not used for advertising.
Media files
When a download is proxied, the file is passed through so your browser can save it. It is not stored on our servers for later retrieval.
Third parties
Looking up a public Instagram link requires requesting pages or media from Instagram’s servers. Their own terms and privacy policy apply to that service. We are not affiliated with Instagram or Meta. Visit-counting services (Plausible, the self-hosted counter, and PVUV.ai) also process the data described above under their own terms.
Contact
For privacy questions, email dmca@storiesdownload.com and put “Privacy” in the subject line. This inbox is a placeholder while the site is being set up and may be replaced with a dedicated address later.