Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 9th December 2024

Story Treasure ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

Data Controller

The data controller for your personal information is:
Story Treasure
c/o Guilherme Coelho
Meilinger Straße 18i
87459 Pfronten
Germany
Email: privacy@storytreasure.ai

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information You Provide:

When using our app, you may provide personal information, such as:

  • Your email address.
  • Payment details (processed via Polar.sh, as described below).

1.2 Automatically Collected Information:

We automatically collect certain information when you access or use our app, including:

  • Device information (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system).
  • Usage data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on pages).

1.3 Prompt Data:

When you interact with our application (e.g., by generating content), we collect prompt data and output data to improve our services and ensure functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our services.
  • Analyze usage trends and enhance user experience.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

3. Analytics and Third-Party Services

3.1 Vercel Analytics:

We use analytics services provided by Vercel to monitor and analyze traffic to our app. This may include information such as IP addresses, browser types, and page visits. Vercel"s privacy policy is available here.

3.2 Data Sharing with AI Providers:

To provide our services, we share prompt data with the following third-party providers:

  • Replicate: For processing and improving prompt and output generation. Replicate's privacy policy can be found here.
  • OpenAI: For processing AI-generated content. OpenAI"s privacy policy can be found here.

3.3 Payments via Polar.sh:

We process all payments through Polar.sh, which acts as our payment processor and Merchant of Record. When you make a purchase, Polar.sh will handle your payment information. For more details on how Polar.sh manages your data, please refer to their Privacy Policy.

3.4 Facebook Pixel and Advertising:

We use Meta (Facebook) Pixel to track website visits and conversions for advertising purposes. This tool may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Actions taken (e.g., signups, purchases)
  • Basic device information

This information helps us:

  • Measure the effectiveness of our advertisements
  • Provide targeted advertisements on Facebook/Instagram
  • Build audiences for future advertisements

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share information with:

  • Third-party providers: To process prompt data and deliver AI-generated content.
  • Analytics services: To improve our app’s performance and user experience.
  • Legal authorities: If required by law or to protect our legal rights.

5. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the services or comply with legal obligations. Prompt data may be anonymized and used for training or improving AI models.

6. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your information:

  • Access: Request a copy of the information we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your information, subject to legal obligations.
  • Restriction: Request restriction on the processing of your data.

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@storytreasure.ai.

Additional GDPR Rights

Under GDPR, you also have the following rights:

  • Data Portability: Request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal information.
  • Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have not addressed your concerns adequately.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@storytreasure.ai. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

7. Security

We use reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

8. Third-Party Links

Our app may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be effective upon posting to our app or website. Continued use of our services constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. International Data Transfers

We process data both inside and outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place through:

  • Standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission
  • Working with providers certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
  • Ensuring our providers maintain adequate data protection measures

11.Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Contractual Necessity: To provide our services and fulfill our contract with you
  • Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, prevent fraud, and for marketing purposes
  • Consent: For non-essential cookies and direct marketing communications
  • Legal Obligation: To comply with legal requirements

13. Key Third-Party Providers

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@storytreasure.ai.