Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to StoryHoot ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and application. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our services to create AI-generated bedtime stories.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you manually provide to us when you use StoryHoot:

• Account Information: Name, email address, and authentication details when you sign up.
• Profile Information: Details you provide about the characters (e.g., child's name, age, gender, and physical appearance) solely intended to generate personalized stories.
• Content Data: Prompts, chosen themes, and images you upload to generate stories.

3. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

StoryHoot is a service designed to be used by parents and legal guardians, not directly by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal, identifiable information directly from children under 13 without parental consent. Any information provided regarding a child (such as a first name or age for story personalization) is provided by the parent or guardian for the sole purpose of generating the story.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To generate customized bedtime stories, audio narration, and illustrations using AI models (such as Google Gemini).
• To provide, maintain, and improve our application.
• To process subscription payments.
• To communicate with you regarding updates, security alerts, and support.

5. Sharing and Third-Party API Usage

We do not sell your personal information. To generate the stories, audio, and images, we securely transmit your story prompts (including the character names and parameters you provide) to our third-party Artificial Intelligence providers (e.g., Google). These providers are strictly bound to use the data only for the purpose of generating the content requested.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the integrity and confidentiality of your data. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at [email protected].