Last Updated: May 1, 2025
At Storytime, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and website. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Storytime includes:
Demographic and other personally identifiable information (such as your name and email address) that you voluntarily give to us when choosing to participate in various activities related to the Storytime, such as creating an account, sending feedback, or responding to a survey. If you choose to share data about yourself via your profile, online chat, or other interactive areas of the Storytime, please be advised that all data you disclose in these areas is public and your data will be accessible to anyone who accesses the Storytime.
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Storytime, such as your native actions that are integral to the Storytime, including reading stories, as well as other interactions with the Storytime and other users via server log files.
Device information such as your mobile device ID number, model, and manufacturer, version of your operating system, phone number, country, location, and any other data you choose to provide.
We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or the Storytime. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Storytime to:
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
The Storytime is intended for family use, and we take special care to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.