ChildrenBooks – AI Children's Storybook Generator

This Privacy Policy describes how childrenbooks.online ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you use our website (https://www.childrenbooks.online), applications, services, tools, and features, or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the "Service"). For the purposes of this Policy, childrenbooks.online is the data controller of your information, and "you" or "your" refers to the user of the Service.

Please read this Policy carefully. By using any part of the Service, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein. If you do not agree, please do not use or access the Service.

1. Changes to This Policy

We may modify this Policy from time to time. If we do so, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy, post the updated version on the Service, and take any other steps required by applicable law. If you do not agree to any updates, you must discontinue your use of the Service.

2. Information Collection and Use

When you use or access the Service, we collect certain information from various sources.

Information You Provide to Us

Certain features may require you to provide information directly. If you choose not to provide it, you may be unable to use those features. Information you submit through the Service includes:

Contact Information: Such as your name and email address. We collect this to provide the Service (under our contractual obligation) and based on our legitimate interest in communicating with you (including about products or services that may interest you).
Account Information: Such as username, password, security questions and answers, account nickname, avatar, and IP address. We use this to maintain your account, provide the Service (under our contract), and based on our legitimate interest in securing your account. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials. We recommend not sharing them with others. If you suspect unauthorized access, contact us immediately.
Payment and Subscription Information: Such as credit or debit card details and billing address (collected by our payment processor on our behalf), subscription tier, and transaction history. We collect this to provide the Service (under our contract) and based on our legitimate interest in offering you various account options and features.
User Input: Such as text prompts you enter, images uploaded for generating new content, and other information you post, submit, or provide through the Service, including comments, "likes" on images, follows of other users, and any other uploaded material. We use this based on our legitimate interest in administering and improving the Service, and refining our products and technology. Depending on your subscription and account settings, you may be entitled to create, re-create, or display private content.
Other Information You Choose to Provide When Contacting Us: Such as your name, email, and any details you include. We use this based on our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiries, maintaining our relationship, and improving customer service and product offerings.

Information Collected Automatically

We and third parties acting on our behalf may automatically collect certain information about your interactions with the Service and our emails through cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively, "Tracking Technologies"). We collect and use this information based on our legitimate interest in personalizing your experience, conducting data analysis, debugging, understanding user interactions, and improving the Service. We may associate this information with the device you use to access the Service or the email account with which you interact.

This includes:

Device Information: Such as device type, operating system, screen size, unique device identifiers, IP address, preferred language, and browser information.
Location Information: Such as general location; and, if you choose to provide it, precise geolocation.
Other Service Interaction Information: Such as browser type, log data, timestamps, emails you have opened, and clickstream data (e.g., page requests, page views, time spent, content viewed or interacted with, text entered, etc.).

For more on how we use Tracking Technologies and your choices, see the "Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies" section below.

Information from Other Sources

We may obtain information about you from external sources, including:

Information received when you choose to access the Service via an email account (e.g., Gmail). We use this based on our legitimate interest in maintaining your account and login information.
Information received from social media platforms (e.g., when you interact with us on Facebook or Instagram). We use this based on our legitimate interest in communicating with you and tailoring the Service.

Any information obtained from external sources will be processed in accordance with this Policy. We are not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by third parties, nor for any third party's policies or practices.

In addition to the specific uses above, we may use the information described in this section for the following purposes based on our legitimate interests in providing and improving the Service and our offerings, and maintaining business operations: enhancing Service security (e.g., troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, reporting); training models that support the Service; providing customer support; sending service-related and other communications; monitoring and analyzing trends; conducting internal research and development; complying with applicable legal obligations; enforcing applicable terms of service; and protecting the Service, our rights, and the rights of our employees, users, or others.

3. Information Disclosure

We may disclose your information for legitimate purposes as described in this Policy, including:

Through Your Use of the Service: For example, when you submit user input and generate images, those images—along with potentially identifying information like your account nickname and avatar—may become publicly available on the Service. You may also choose to interact directly with other users, thereby disclosing information. We or others may store, display, copy, publish, or otherwise use or disclose such information, with or without attribution. Details regarding the use and display of user input and other content are governed by our Terms of Service.
To Vendors and Service Providers: Such as third parties providing cloud storage, payment processing, system administration, security, customer relationship management, referral program management, marketing communications, data analysis, and deployment of Tracking Technologies to assist us in providing the Service.
At Your Request or Direction: For example, through login integrations and social media plugins, with your consent or to fulfill our contract with you.
To Users Who Referred You: If you register via a referral link or invitation, the referring user may be notified that you have subscribed and may receive information about your subscription tier, based on our legitimate interest and to fulfill our contract with that user.
To Affiliates or Others Within Our Corporate Group: Based on our legitimate interest in providing the Service efficiently.
In Connection With or in Anticipation of an Asset Sale, Merger, Bankruptcy, or Other Business Transaction: Based on our legitimate interest in operating a successful and efficient business.
For Legal and Security Reasons, to Protect the Service and Our Business: We may disclose your information to regulators, law enforcement, public authorities, or other relevant organizations to comply with applicable laws or obligations (including cooperating with law enforcement, court orders, and regulatory investigations), protect the interests and safety of us, our users, third parties, or the public, exercise or defend legal claims, or enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements, based on our legitimate interests or legal requirements.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use Tracking Technologies, including Google Analytics, to collect information about your browsing activity, including across different websites and over time. Most browsers automatically accept Tracking Technologies, but you can control how your device permits their use. You may block or delete certain Tracking Technologies through your browser settings; however, doing so may impair the functionality of parts of the Service, including login features and general operation.

Your browser settings may also allow you to send "Do Not Track," "opt-out preference," or similar signals when visiting multiple websites to exercise choices about information collection. Like many websites, our website is not designed to respond to such signals, and we do not use or disclose your information in a manner that legally requires us to recognize opt-out preference signals. To learn more about "Do Not Track" signals, you may visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com. To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you may download and install the relevant browser add-on available at the provided link.

5. Social Features

Certain features of the Service may enable interactions between the Service and third-party services or platforms, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and email integrations (collectively, "Social Features"). Social Features include functions that allow you to access our pages on third-party platforms and "like" or "share" our content there, or to access the Service via login integrations. Using Social Features may allow the third party to collect and/or use your information. If you use Social Features, information you post or make public may be displayed by the third-party service. Both we and the third party may obtain information about you and your use of the Service and the third-party service. For more information, see the "Third-Party Websites and Materials" section below.

6. Third-Party Websites and Materials

We may provide links to third-party websites or platforms and display or make available content, data, applications, or materials from third parties. If you click a link to a website or platform we do not control and are not affiliated with, you should review its privacy notice, policies, and other terms. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, or information on such websites, nor for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of third-party materials. Information you provide on public or semi-public platforms (e.g., third-party social networking platforms) may be viewable by other users of the Service and/or users of those platforms and may be used without restriction. The inclusion of a link does not imply our endorsement of content on that platform or its owners or operators.

7. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child, particularly under the age of 13, we will take commercially reasonable efforts to delete it from our databases. If you are a parent or guardian who believes we have collected a child's personal information, please contact us using the details below to request deletion.

8. Data Security and Retention

Please note that any information you send to us electronically, including via the Service, may not be secure during transmission. We advise against sending sensitive or confidential information through unsecured channels. While we have implemented reasonable measures, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "absolute security."

We retain your information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes outlined in this Policy. In determining retention periods, we consider various factors, including the need to maintain your account, provide the Service, resolve disputes, enforce contractual agreements, prevent harm, promote safety and integrity, and protect ourselves (including our rights, property, or products).

Your information may be stored, transferred to, and processed in countries outside your country of residence, including in countries with data privacy or protection rules different from those of your country.

9. U.S. Residents

This section applies to residents of California, Colorado, or other U.S. states that have enacted privacy laws similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and require specific privacy notice disclosures. For this section, references to "personal information" include "sensitive personal information" as defined by the CCPA.

The table below lists categories of personal information (including sensitive information, marked *) we have collected and disclosed (as applicable) in the preceding 12 months.

(Table would be inserted here in practice, listing categories such as Identifiers; Personal records; Commercial information; Internet/network activity; Geolocation data; Inferences; Sensitive personal information, etc.)

For details on the specific purposes for which we collect and disclose your information, and the categories of sources, please refer to Sections 2 ("Information Collection and Use") and 3 ("Information Disclosure") above. Information on retention is provided in Section 8 ("Data Security and Retention"). We use and disclose sensitive personal information only for purposes permitted under the CCPA or with your consent.

We do not "sell" or "share" (as defined by the CCPA) personal information and have not done so in the preceding 12 months. Furthermore, we do not have actual knowledge of having sold or shared personal information of residents under 16 years of age.

California residents under 18 who have registered for the Service and posted user input may contact us using the details below to request removal of such information. The request must state that the user input was publicly posted by the minor and specify where it was posted. We will make reasonable good-faith efforts to remove the user input from future public view or anonymize it so the minor cannot be individually identified. This removal process does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal. For example, third parties may have reposted the user input (and any resulting output), and search engines or other entities outside our control may have archived copies.

10. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information. These rights are not absolute and apply only in certain circumstances.

Right to Access/Know: You may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you, including details about how we have used or shared it.
Right to Deletion: You may have the right to request deletion of your personal information.
Right to Correction: You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Data Portability: You may have the right to receive a copy of your personal information and request its transfer to a third party.
Right to Restrict Processing: You may have the right to request that we stop, suspend, or restrict the processing of your personal information.
Right to Object: You may have the right to object to our processing of your personal information.
Right to Opt Out of Marketing: You may opt out of marketing emails using the unsubscribe instructions provided therein. Transactional emails (e.g., about your account) may still be sent.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

To submit a request to exercise any of these rights, please email us at support@childrenbooks.online.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights. We may need to collect additional information to verify your identity (e.g., email address, government-issued ID) before processing your request. You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf via written permission or power of attorney. We will require the agent to provide proof of your authorization and may need to verify your identity directly with us. If we deny your request, you may appeal by contacting us as described in Section 11.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Policy, please contact us at support@childrenbooks.online. If you believe we have violated applicable data protection laws, you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority or the authority in the jurisdiction where you believe the violation occurred. Naturally, we hope you will contact us first so we can try to resolve any concerns.

Email: support@childrenbooks.online

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use or access the Service.