Children’s Privacy Policy (COPPA)

This Children’s Privacy Policy explains how StoryForge Kids AI collects, uses, and protects personal information from children under 13 years of age in compliance with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

This policy is intended to be read together with our general Privacy Policy, which describes our broader data practices for adult users.

1. Parental Involvement and Consent

Our Service is designed for use by children under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. We require verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or storing personal information from a child.

In practice, this means:

• A parent or guardian must create an account and sign in using an approved method (e.g., Apple, Google, or email-based login).
• Only the parent or guardian can set up the child’s profile and configure permissions.
• Children cannot create their own accounts or provide personal information directly without parental involvement.

2. Information We Collect From Children

We only collect information from children that is reasonably necessary to provide the story generation and reading experience.

2.1 Child Profile Information

• First name or nickname
• Age or age range (e.g., “3–5,” “6–8”)
• Optional: a photo used to generate a personalized character or avatar

2.2 Story and Interaction Data

• Story prompts and themes chosen by the parent or child (e.g., “tell me a story about a tiger and the moon”)
• AI-generated stories, illustrations, and narration associated with the child’s profile
• Basic reading and interaction data (e.g., which stories are opened, page turns, time spent in the app)

2.3 Technical Information

We may collect limited technical information to ensure the app works properly, such as:

• Device type and operating system
• App version and performance metrics
• Crash logs and error reports

We do not collect precise GPS location, advertising IDs for profiling, or social media information about children.

3. How We Use Children’s Information

We use children’s information only for the following purposes:

• To generate personalized stories, images, and narration as part of the Service
• To save and display the child’s story library and reading progress
• To improve the quality, safety, and performance of the app
• To allow parents to manage and review their child’s experience

We do not use children’s information to serve targeted advertising, build marketing profiles, or contact children directly for promotional purposes.

4. How We Share Children’s Information

We do not sell children’s personal information.

We may share limited information with carefully selected service providers that help us operate the Service, for example:

• Secure hosting and databases (e.g., Supabase or similar providers)
• AI model providers (e.g., Stability AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) to generate stories, images, and narration based on prompts
• Analytics and crash reporting tools that use anonymized and aggregated data

These providers are contractually required to protect the data and may only use it to provide services to us.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to comply with legal processes, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of children, parents, or our Service.

5. Advertising and Tracking

StoryForge Kids AI does not show personalized ads to children or use third-party advertising networks that profile children’s behavior.

We do not:

• Use advertising identifiers for behavioral ad targeting
• Use tracking pixels (e.g., Facebook Pixel, TikTok pixel) for children’s activity
• Sell or rent children’s personal information to third parties

We may use privacy-focused analytics to understand general usage trends and improve the Service, but this data is anonymized or aggregated and not used to profile individual children.

6. Parental Rights Under COPPA

As a parent or legal guardian, you have important rights regarding your child’s personal information. At any time, you may:

• Review the personal information we have collected about your child
• Request that we delete your child’s personal information
• Withdraw your consent for further collection or use of your child’s information
• Delete your account and your child’s profiles entirely

To exercise these rights, you can:

• Use in-app account or profile deletion tools where available, and/or
• Contact us at [email protected]

7. Data Retention for Children’s Information

We retain children’s personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Service and for legitimate internal purposes (such as security and legal compliance).

When a parent requests deletion of a child’s information or closes the account, we delete or anonymize the associated data within a reasonable period, subject to any legal retention requirements.

8. Security of Children’s Information

We use reasonable security measures to protect children’s information, including encryption in transit, secure storage, and limited access controls. While we strive to protect all information we handle, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.

9. Changes to This Children’s Privacy Policy

We may update this Children’s Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes in how we handle children’s personal information, we will notify parents through the app, by email, or by other reasonable means, and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Children’s Privacy Policy or our practices under COPPA, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

This Children’s Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes and reflects our intent to comply with COPPA. It does not constitute legal advice.