Privacy Policy
StoryTower Ltd
Introduction
StoryTower Ltd. ("StoryTower", "we" or "us") as data controller presents this privacy policy, as may be amended from time to time ("Privacy Policy") in order to explain to our users ("User", "you" or "your") how we collect, use, disclose, and protect Personal Data (as defined below) when you use our application (web and mobile) and its associated services (the "App").
This Privacy Policy supplements our Cookie Policy: Https://Tales.Club/cookies and Terms of Service Https://Tales.Club/Terms
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]
PLEASE SEE OUR FULL PRIVACY POLICY BELOW IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR PRIVACY PRACTICES IN DETAIL.
1. Types of Personal Data We Collect and Process
Definition.
When we use the term "Personal Data" in this Privacy Policy, we mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly.
Collection of Personal Data – General Provisions.
We hereby inform you, and you hereby acknowledge that you have no legal obligation to provide us with any Personal Data when you use the App, and the provision of it is solely based on your free will. However, without receipt of data it may not be possible to operate the App and its services.
Personal Data That You Provide Us With.
We collect and process the following categories of Personal Data provided by you directly or via third-party sign-in (Google, Apple, Facebook) or via text message (phone number):
| Included Personal Data | Types of Personal Data |
|---|---|
| Name, age, photos, voice recordings | Identification data |
| Email address, phone number | Contact details |
| Number of children and their age, gender, areas of interest, preferences, dislikes, fears | Information you provide about yourself or your intended story recipients |
Personal Data That We Collect Automatically From You.
Each time you visit our App or interact with it we may automatically collect the following Personal Data through cookies and other tracking technologies:
| Included Personal Data | Types of Personal Data |
|---|---|
| Browser type, device identifiers, number of visitors, page views, session duration (time spent date and time of the visit and every page), traffic sources (where Users come from: browser, social media, direct), click paths (Users navigation through the App) | Usage data |
| IP address | Location |
| Please see our Cookie Policy | Cookies and Tracking Technologies |
2. Special Note on Personal Data in Stories
We recommend not to include Personal Data in your stories (such as full names, addresses, phone numbers, actual photos, or any other identifiable information) because of the exposure they may have based on the sharing choices you make. If you choose to include Personal Data about third parties, while updating your information on the App or in stories, you must have their explicit consent after you have shared this Privacy Policy with them (or parental consent if the individual is under 18).
We may remove content that violates these rules.
3. Purposes and EU Legal Basis
We process the Personal Data described in section 1 above for the following purposes:
| Legal Basis (for EEA Users only) | Example of use of Personal Data | Purposes |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary for the performance of a contract (i.e., Terms of Service) | You request a specific bedtime story for your child | Creating, personalizing, and delivering AI-generated stories, images, and music |
| Necessary for the performance of a contract (i.e., Terms of Service) | You narrate a story into the App so your child can listen to it later in your voice | Enabling you to record your stories in your own voice |
| Necessary for the performance of a contract (i.e., Terms of Service) | To share your stories with the other Users of the App To read stories shared by other Users of the App | Displaying your stories publicly (unless you choose private or limited sharing) |
| Necessary for the performance of a contract (i.e., Terms of Service) | You follow another parent who writes nature-themed stories, and the App recommends similar creators | Allowing you to follow other creators (Users) and receive recommendations |
| Necessary for the performance of a contract (i.e., Terms of Service) | You select specific types of stories from the parental advice library, and the App creates a story based on that advice | Providing parental guidance and allowing stories based on such advice |
| Necessary for the performance of a contract (i.e., Terms of Service) | Contacting us to fix a voice recording issue, and we use User's account details to troubleshoot Preventing and mitigating the risks of fraud, error or any illegal or prohibited activity | Providing User support and managing User requests |
| Legitimate interest in improving the App and User experience | The App reviews data to identify that stories with music are completed more often and adjusts the AI to improve such features | Analyzing App usage and improving AI models and services |
| Your consent | To send you commercial emails with tips for creating better stories and new features | Marketing and promotional purposes |
| Legitimate interest in defending our rights and interests | Taking action against any identified security breach, manage any dispute or litigation Seeking advice from lawyers, auditors, and other professional advisers | Defending rights |
| Legal obligations to which StoryTower is subject | Performing any reporting and notifications obligations we may be subject to, to competent governmental agencies and authorities Processing your requests to exercise your rights Detecting, investigating, preventing, or taking action against illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the rights | Complying with legal and regulatory obligations |
4. Sharing of Personal Data
We may share your Personal Data with third parties as detailed below:
| Shared With | |
|---|---|
| We share with the other App Users the content you have created, unless you have decided in your settings to keep it private We share with the specific App Users with whom you have requested to share the content you have created | Other App Users |
| We share Personal Data with selected third-party companies we engage to perform services on our behalf. We only provide such service providers with Personal Data so they can perform their required functions on our behalf. | Service Providers, including cloud storage, AI model hosting providers, and service providers for authentication |
| We share Personal Data with selected commercial partners for Print-on-Demand, Analytics & Optimization Services as well as Targeting Services. | Commercial partners |
| We will disclose or allow government and law enforcement officials access to certain Personal Data, exclusively in response to a subpoena, search warrant or court order (or similar requirement), or in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Such disclosure or access may occur with or without notice to you, if we have a good faith belief that we are legally compelled to do so, or that disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding actual or suspected illegal activity, fraud, or other wrongdoing. | Governmental, Administrative or Judiciary Authorities |
| We may share Personal Data in connection with any proposed or actual financing, reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings). | Corporate Transactions |
| We will share Personal Data in case of the management of possible disputes and other legal matters where appropriate, including with respect to the Services; to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights; as required to enforce agreements; to defend against legal claims or demands; to detect, investigate, prevent, or take action against illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the rights. | Lawyers and Interested Parties |
5. International Data Transfers
We may host, store, process, maintain or transfer the Personal Data to various sites worldwide, outside your jurisdiction.
EEA Transfers.
When we transfer Personal Data from within the European Economic Area ("EEA") to countries or international organizations that are based outside the EEA, the transfer takes place on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission, or in the absence of an adequacy decision, other legally permitted safeguards under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), such as standard contractual clauses.
Israeli Transfers.
When we transfer Personal Data from the State of Israel to a third country outside Israel, the transfer takes place on the basis of a country declared as offering equivalent level of protection by the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority; but you should be aware that in some cases we may transfer Personal Data to countries in which the level of data protection may be lower than in Israel and by using our Services you agree to such transfer.
6. Data Retention
We retain Personal Data for as long as a User is using our App, unless User chooses to delete his / her profile or delete any of his / her stories and characters during your use of the App. Other circumstances in which we will retain your Personal Data for longer periods of time include: (i) where we are required to do so in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements, or (ii) for us to have an accurate record of your interaction with us in the event of any inquiries or contact requests, or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation.
7. Data Security
We endeavor to maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures compliant with industry standards to protect Personal Data in particular, against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, harm to the integrity, disclosure or use. However, although we make every effort to protect the Personal Data which you provide to us or we generate, we cannot completely ensure the security of any Personal Data you transmit to us over the internet or guarantee that this Personal Data will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.
If you have found a vulnerability or would like to report a security incident, you may send an email at [email protected]
8. Data Rights
General Provisions.
Please note that under certain circumstances and depending on your jurisdiction, you are entitled to specific rights regarding your Personal Data (subject to some exceptions). In most cases, you can exercise such rights free of charge. When you ask us to exercise any of your rights under this Privacy Policy and the applicable privacy and data protection laws, we may need to ask you to provide us with certain credentials to make sure that you are who you claim you are, to avoid disclosure to you of Personal Data which is related to others that you are not authorized to receive, and to ask you questions to better understand the nature and scope of Personal Data that you request to access.
Please note that you can deliver your request by contacting us at [email protected]
Data Rights for Israeli Users
If you are based in Israel, you are entitled to request us to:
- review and access your Personal Data that we process
- update, amendment, and deletion of Personal Data which is incomplete, incorrect, outdated or unclear
EEA Users
If you are based in the EEA and subject to the GDPR, you are entitled to request us to:
- access your Personal Data in order to obtain clear, transparent and understandable information on how we process your Personal Data and on your rights, as well as a copy of your Personal Data
- rectify your Personal Data in case your Personal Data is obsolete, inaccurate or incomplete.
- object the processing of your Personal Data when the processing is based on StoryTower's legitimate interest. We will no longer process your Personal Data unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, such as the respect of a legal obligation (e.g., legal obligation involving the retention of documents), or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
- in certain circumstances under GDPR, you have the right to restrict the processing of some of your Personal Data during a limited period of time.
- withdraw your consent when it has been obtained and processing is based on consent.
- in certain circumstances under GDPR, you have the right to request data portability, meaning that you can receive the Personal Data originally provided by you in a structured and commonly used format or that you can request the transfer of the Personal Data you provided to another data controller.
- in certain circumstances under GDPR, you have the right to delete your Personal Data (also known as the right to be forgotten).
- if applicable, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, if such profiling produces a legal effect concerning you or similarly significantly affects you and if automated processing is used.
- lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. If you have a complaint about how we use your Personal Data, we will always prefer you to contact us first. If you are unsure which data protection authority to contact, please contact us at [email protected]
9. Children
The App may be used by parents to create content for children.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post new or updated privacy policy in our App. Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified by its effective date, which you can find at the top of this Privacy Policy. The new or updated privacy policy will be effective from the date mentioned at the top page of the new privacy policy. We strongly encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure that you understand our most updated privacy practices.
11. Contact Information and Data Controllers Details
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us as follows:
- By email: [email protected]
- By Mail: StoryTower Ltd. Ha Kishor 49, Holon.IL