Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 01/01/2026
Last Updated: 05/08/2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how TaleSeeds AI (“Service”) is operated and managed by Jacob Wikingellis (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), and how information is collected, used, processed, stored, and disclosed.
We are committed to:
Protecting children’s privacy
Applying strict data minimization principles
Designing systems without reliance on persistent identifiers
Ensuring transparency for parents and guardians
Children’s data is treated as highly sensitive and handled with enhanced safeguards.
2. Scope and Applicability
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Service, including parents or legal guardians using the Service on behalf of a child.
The Service is designed to be used under parental supervision
Children cannot independently create accounts or submit information
The Service does not include:
Social features
Messaging
Public sharing
Open-ended AI chat
3. Definitions
Personal Information
Information that identifies or could reasonably be linked to an individual.
Child
An individual under:
13 years (COPPA, U.S.)
Applicable age under GDPR-K (EU)
User-Generated Content
Inputs provided by a parent, including:
Story prompts
Preferences
Optional name
Optional images
Processing
Any operation performed on data (collection, use, transmission, deletion).
4. Information We Collect
We collect only what is strictly necessary to operate the Service.
4.1 Parent or Guardian Information
We may collect:
Email address
Account credentials
Subscription and billing information (via third-party processors)
Communications with support
4.2 Child Information
We do not collect independent personal data about children, such as:
Full name
Address
Phone number
Email
Precise location
Government identifiers
Persistent identifiers
Biometric data
The only child-related data that may be processed is:
Optional first name (entered by a parent)
Age range category (e.g., 3–5, 6–8)
Optional images provided by a parent
This information is:
Voluntary
Parent-initiated
Not used to create profiles
4.3 User-Generated Content
Parents may submit:
Story prompts or themes
Creative preferences
Optional images
The Service does not allow:
Free-form chat
User-to-user communication
4.4 Technical Information
We may collect limited technical data:
Device type
App performance metrics
Error logs
Used only for:
Security
Stability
Debugging
4.5 AI-Related Inputs
To provide core features, the Service processes:
Story preferences (genre, language, themes)
Optional character name
Age range (non-identifying)
Generated story text
Images for object recognition
These inputs are processed in session-based, transient contexts and are not used to build persistent user or child profiles.
5. Purpose of Processing
We process data solely to:
Generate personalized stories
Analyze images for story inspiration
Generate visual story elements
Convert text into audio narration
Maintain service functionality
Process subscriptions
Ensure safety and moderation
Comply with legal obligations
We do not use data for:
Behavioral advertising
Profiling
Cross-platform tracking
6. AI Safety and Content Controls
The Service uses structured AI systems with safeguards including:
Prompt constraints
Content filtering
Restricted categories
Safety classifiers
The system is intentionally limited and does not allow open-ended AI interaction.
While no system is perfect, we implement layered protections to reduce risk.
7. Third-Party Services and AI Processing
7.1 No Sale or Advertising
We do not:
Sell personal data
Share data with advertisers
Use third-party ad trackers
Enable behavioral advertising
7.2 AI Service Architecture
We use a controlled, multi-layer AI processing system:
Rork AI Toolkit (Sub-Processor Gateway)
Acts as a proxy routing requests
Does not independently use data
Passes data to downstream AI providers
Downstream AI Providers:
xAI (Grok) – story and content generation
Google (Imagen) – image generation
Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services – text-to-speech
All providers act as data processors on our behalf.
7.3 Data Sent to AI Services
Only limited, necessary data is transmitted:
Text Prompts
Story preferences
Optional name
Age range
Images
Parent-selected photos for object recognition
Story Content
Generated text for narration
Image Prompts
Scene descriptions derived from stories
7.4 Personal Data in AI Processing
We minimize personal data exposure:
No last names
No contact details
No account identifiers
No location data
No persistent identifiers
Only the following may be included:
Optional first name
Age range category
Optional images
7.5 Data Handling and Retention
Data is processed transiently to generate outputs
Not used by us for:
Advertising
Profiling
We do not use AI providers to:
Track users
Build behavioral profiles
Photos are:
Used only for object recognition
Not retained after processing
Names and age:
Used only within a request
Not stored as profiles
7.6 Data Minimization Controls
We ensure:
Only necessary data is transmitted
No linking to account identity
Session-based processing
No hidden data collection
7.7 Image Safety Notice
If a parent uploads an image:
It is used only for object recognition
Not used for:
Facial recognition
Identification
Biometric analysis
Not used for training
We discourage uploading identifiable faces, particularly of children, to further reduce privacy risk.
8. Data Retention
We retain data only as necessary:
Parent Data
Maintained for account and subscription purposes
Child-Related Data
No independent child profiles are created
Stories
Stored to allow access by parents
Images
Retained only as needed
Deletable upon request
9. Parental Rights
Parents may:
Access their data
Request deletion of stories or images
Modify account information
Close their account
Controls are protected by child-resistant safeguards.
10. Security Measures
We implement:
Administrative safeguards
Technical protections
Access controls
We do not:
Record audio
Enable voice chat
Collect biometric data
11. International Data Transfers
Where data is processed internationally, we apply safeguards consistent with:
GDPR
Applicable data protection laws
12. Children’s Privacy Compliance
We are designed to comply with:
COPPA (U.S.)
GDPR (including GDPR-K)
Applicable child privacy laws
We collect only what is necessary to deliver a parent-requested service.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated through:
In-app notice
Email (where applicable)
14. Contact
Jacob Wikingellis
Owner and Operator, TaleSeeds
support@lovewildrivers.com