Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

At Self Talk Studio, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use our mobile application.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Profile Information: Name, pronouns, experience level, mood, and focus areas during onboarding
  • Generated Content: Topics you enter for self-talk generation
  • App Settings: Voice preferences, notification settings, and session length preferences

Automatically Collected Information

  • Usage Data: App usage patterns, session frequency, and feature usage
  • Device Information: Device type, operating system version, and app version
  • Analytics Data: Anonymous usage statistics to improve our service

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Generate personalized self-talk sessions tailored to your preferences
  • Provide and improve our app's functionality
  • Send you app notifications (only if you opt-in)
  • Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience
  • Provide customer support when needed

3. Data Storage and Security

Local Storage

Most of your data is stored locally on your device, including:

  • Your saved self-talk sessions
  • Personal preferences and settings
  • Profile information

Cloud Services

We use secure third-party services for:

  • OpenAI: To generate personalized self-talk content (your topics are processed but not stored)
  • Analytics: Anonymous usage data to improve our service

Security Measures

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encryption for data transmission and secure storage practices.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except:

  • With your explicit consent
  • To comply with legal requirements
  • To protect our rights and safety
  • With service providers who help us operate our app (under strict confidentiality agreements)

5. Your Rights and Choices

Data Access and Control

  • Access: You can view all your data within the app
  • Modification: You can edit your profile and preferences at any time
  • Deletion: You can delete your sessions or reset your profile through app settings
  • Data Export: Contact us to request a copy of your data

Notifications

You can control notification settings within the app and can opt-out at any time through your device settings.

6. Children's Privacy

Our app is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

7. International Users

If you are using our app from outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located.

8. 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 within the app and updating the "Last Updated" date above.

9. Third-Party Services

OpenAI

We use OpenAI's services to generate personalized content and convert text to speech. Your input topics are sent to OpenAI for processing but are not stored by OpenAI according to their privacy policy.

App Stores

When you download our app through app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play),