Effective Date: 12/30/2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to AIstorycreation.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share the information you provide when you access or use our website, AIstorycreation.com (the “Site”), and any related services or tools (collectively, the “Services”).
2. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from and about our users, including:
- Account Information: When you register for an account, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and IP address.
- Content/Story Data: When you create or generate stories, we collect the data you submit (e.g., text prompts, story details, images).
- Payment Information: For purchases, payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store your payment information on our servers.
- Usage Data: We collect data on how you interact with our Site, including navigation, clicks, and general usage patterns. This helps us improve our Services.
- Voice Data (Optional): In the event our Services include voice generation or playback, any voluntarily provided voice sample or audio input will be stored separately and used only for personal playback or generation purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and Maintain Services: To operate and improve our AI story generation platform, including story customization and user account management.
- Payment Processing: We work with Stripe to securely process payments for premium or paid features.
- Analytics and Site Improvements: We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for understanding user interaction with our Site so that we can enhance your experience.
- Security and Anti-Fraud: We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our Site against spam and abuse.
- Marketing and Communications: With your consent (when required), we may send you promotional emails about new features, updates, or related products and services. You can opt out at any time.
- Integration with Third-Party Services: We rely on OpenRouter and Runware to deliver AI-based services such as content or image generation.
4. Third-Party Services
We share data with certain third parties to help us operate our business and provide our Services:
- Stripe: For secure payment processing.
- OpenRouter and Runware: For AI-related content and image generation services.
- Google Analytics: For tracking user behavior and usage data.
- Google reCAPTCHA: For preventing spam and fraudulent activity.
- Microsoft Clarity: For collecting user session data and improving user experience.
- Complianz: A WordPress plugin that assists with cookie consent management and related legal compliance.
These third-party services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them to understand how they handle your personal data.
5. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as it is needed to provide you with our Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements. User-generated content and activity data may be stored indefinitely for analytical and operational purposes unless you request deletion.
6. Data Sharing and Selling
AIstorycreation.com does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We only share your data with trusted service providers as outlined in this policy, and only as necessary to operate our Services or fulfill our legal obligations.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:
- Access: You can request a copy of the information we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that inaccurate data be corrected.
- Deletion: You can request the deletion of your data, subject to legal or operational constraints.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@aistorycreation.com.
8. Security
We implement a range of technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your data. However, no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Cookies and Local Storage
We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., local storage) to enhance user experience, manage sessions, and provide certain features. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse some or all cookies. However, this may affect the functionality of the Site.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not intended for individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we learn we have collected information from a minor, we will promptly delete it.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The “Effective Date” at the top indicates when the policy was last revised. Changes become effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Site after updates have been posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at:
Email: support@aistorycreation.com