StarAsk Privacy Policy

Who we are

StarAsk is an AI-powered bedtime story platform for parents. It is operated by an individual developer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Contact: wesion.app@gmail.com

Who can use StarAsk

StarAsk is intended for use by parents and legal guardians aged 18 or over. By creating an account, you confirm that you are 18+ and that you are operating the service on behalf of yourself and your child. StarAsk is not intended for direct use by children.

Information we collect

When you sign in with Google, we receive:

• Your email address
• Your Google account ID (a unique identifier)
• Your name (as Google provides it)

When you generate a personalized story, we collect and store:

• The child's name you entered (you may use a nickname if you prefer)
• The story parameters: age range, topic, mood, voice preference
• The generated story text and audio file
• A timestamp

We also keep a log of how many stories you have generated, for the purpose of enforcing usage limits.

How we use this information

• To generate personalized stories you can listen to and revisit later
• To enforce free-tier usage limits (so we can keep the service sustainable)
• To respond to support questions if you contact us

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with advertisers. We do not use your data to train any AI model.

Third-party services we use

To deliver StarAsk, we send your inputs to:

• Anthropic (Claude API) — generates the story text. The child's name and your topic/mood selections are sent to Anthropic to produce a story. Anthropic processes this data according to its own privacy and data-retention policies.
• ElevenLabs — converts story text into audio. The cleaned story text (without your child's name appearing separately from the story) is sent to ElevenLabs.
• Supabase — hosts our database and handles Google sign-in.
• Vercel — hosts our website and stores the generated audio files.

We do not control how these third parties handle data once we send it. We choose providers that have public privacy policies and standard data-protection practices.

Audio file storage

Generated audio files are stored in cloud storage at randomized, unguessable URLs. Although the storage is technically accessible by URL, the URLs are not listed publicly and are revealed only to you within your account. We treat audio files as personal content belonging to you.

Your rights and controls

You can:

• View your story history on the "My Stories" page after signing in
• Delete individual stories from your history at any time, which permanently removes both the database record and the audio file
• Delete your entire account and all data by contacting us at wesion.app@gmail.com. We will permanently delete all your stories, audio files, usage logs, and profile within 30 days.

If you live in California, you have rights under the CCPA. If you live in the European Union, you have rights under the GDPR. These include the right to access, correct, delete, and port your data. Use the same contact email listed above to exercise any of these rights.

Cookies and tracking

StarAsk uses cookies only for authentication (so you stay signed in) and basic functioning. We do not use analytics that track individual users across the web. We do not use advertising trackers.

AI-generated content disclaimer

Stories on StarAsk are generated by an AI model based on the inputs you provide. While we apply safety filters, AI-generated content can occasionally be unexpected or imperfect. You are responsible for previewing stories before sharing them with your child. We are not liable for any content the AI generates, beyond making reasonable safety efforts.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify signed-in users via the application. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects when changes were made.

Contact

Questions or requests related to your data: wesion.app@gmail.com