Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 19, 2026

At Storify, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform to create illustrated storybooks from your family memories.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address, name, and profile picture through Google OAuth authentication. This information is used to identify you and personalize your experience.

Session Data

We collect technical information such as your IP address and user agent to maintain secure sessions and protect against unauthorized access to your account.

Story Content

When you create stories, we collect the information you provide, including your child's first name, age group, story preferences, and the memory descriptions you share. This content is used to generate personalized illustrated storybooks.

Stories can be set as public or private. Public stories may be viewed by other users. Private stories are only visible to you.

Engagement Data

We collect information about how you interact with stories, including likes and view counts, to improve our service and provide social features.

How We Use Your Information

  • Generate personalized illustrated storybooks
  • Create audio narration for your stories
  • Maintain and improve our services
  • Send transactional emails (account verification, etc.)
  • Protect against fraudulent or unauthorized activity
  • Comply with legal obligations

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to provide our platform:

  • Google – OAuth authentication and Gemini for story generation
  • Resend – Transactional email delivery
  • Cloudflare R2 – Secure storage for images and audio files

Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing how they handle data. We encourage you to review their policies.

Children's Privacy

Storify is designed for parents and guardians to create stories on behalf of their children. We take children's privacy seriously:

  • Only a child's first name is collected for story personalization
  • We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13 without parental consent, please contact us immediately at [email protected].

Data Retention

  • Account data – Retained until you delete your account
  • Stories and content – Retained until you delete them or your account
  • Session data – Automatically deleted after 30 days
  • Cached content – Retained for up to 1 year to improve performance

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access – Request a copy of your personal data
  • Correction – Update or correct inaccurate information
  • Deletion – Request deletion of your account and associated data
  • Export – Request an export of your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data in transit
  • Secure authentication tokens
  • Rate limiting to prevent abuse
  • Regular security reviews

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

[email protected]