Story Threads - Writing App

1. Introduction 👋

Welcome to Story-Threads! We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. This policy applies to all information collected through our services.

2. Information We Collect 📝

We collect the following personal information to provide and improve our service:

Data Collected	Purpose of Collection
Name	To personalize your experience, such as generating ebooks with you as the credited author.
Email Address	To allow you to retrieve a lost or forgotten password. We will not send you marketing emails.
User-Generated Content	Any content you create and store on our platform.
Payment Information	Processed through our third-party payment processor, Stripe. We do not store your full credit card or payment details on our servers.
Usage Data (via Cookies)	Anonymous data for statistical analysis and to support our advertising efforts.

3. How We Use Your Information ⚙️

Your information is used solely for the following purposes:

To provide our service: We use your name for personalization and your user-generated content is stored for your use.
For account management: Your email is used for essential functions like password recovery.
To improve our service: We analyze anonymous statistics from cookies to understand how our service is used and where we can make improvements.
To process payments: We rely on Stripe to handle transactions securely.

Importantly, your user-generated content will never be shared with third parties or used to train AI models.

4. Cookies and Tracking 🍪

We use cookies for two main reasons:

Anonymous Statistics: To help us understand how users interact with our service.
Advertising: To help fund our platform.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings.

5. Data Security 🔒

We take the security of your data very seriously.

Encryption: All communication between you and our servers is encrypted using HTTPS. Your password is also encrypted before being stored in our database.
Payment Security: Payment information is handled securely by our payment processor, Stripe, a certified PCI Service Provider Level 1.

6. Your Data Rights and Control ✅

You have complete control over your personal information:

Access and Modification: You can review and change your name and email address at any time through your account settings.
Deletion: You can delete your account at any time. When you delete your account, all associated information, including your name, email, and all user-generated content, will be permanently deleted from our systems.

7. Contact Us 📬

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us at: support@story-threads.app