MoonTale Privacy Policy
MoonTale is a parent-controlled bedtime story app. This Privacy Policy explains what information MoonTale collects, how we use it, and the choices available to parents and guardians.
MoonTale is intended to be used by parents or guardians. Children should use MoonTale only with permission and supervision from a parent or guardian.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use MoonTale, we may collect or process the following information:
- iCloud identity: When iCloud is available, Apple provides an opaque container identity so MoonTale can keep private synced data associated with your iCloud.
- Child profile information: Parents may create child profiles with information such as a nickname, age group, and pronoun.
- Story settings: We process settings selected by the parent, such as role, optional bedtime goal, language, story length, and voice option. MoonTale automatically chooses a compatible story setting from the role and goal.
- Generated story records: We may store story titles, summaries, story text templates, generated story metadata, and audio-related records so stories can be saved and replayed.
- Purchase records: MoonTale keeps App Store transaction identifiers, product identifiers, and point grant records needed to add purchased points.
- Technical information: We may process request logs, rate limit data, session records, security information, and diagnostic information needed to run and protect the service.
2. Local Data on Your Device
MoonTale may store child profiles, saved stories, audio files, playback position, and app settings on your device. You can delete local child profiles and saved stories from the app settings.
3. Cloud AI and Voice Generation
If cloud AI and voice generation are enabled and the parent or guardian agrees in the app, MoonTale sends selected story details to DeepSeek and Xiaomi MiMo, third-party AI services, to create story text and cloud voice audio.
DeepSeek receives the selected story settings and, when applicable, the previous story's title and short summary to create story text. Xiaomi MiMo receives the generated story text and selected voice to create cloud audio; that text may include the child's nickname. MoonTale sends this data only to generate the story and audio requested by the parent or guardian.
You can turn cloud AI and voice generation off in Settings. Cloud generation requires an iCloud-linked device identity and available story points.
4. How We Use Information
We use information to:
- Create personalized bedtime stories selected by the parent.
- Generate cloud voice audio for stories.
- Save stories, playback progress, child profiles, and point records in the user's private iCloud database.
- Process one-time point purchases through Apple's App Store systems.
- Protect the service from abuse, fraud, excessive requests, and unauthorized access.
- Provide support and respond to user requests.
- Improve reliability, safety, and app functionality.
5. Children and Parental Control
MoonTale does not require children to create accounts. Child profile information is provided and managed by a parent or guardian. Parents are responsible for choosing what information to enter and for supervising a child's use of the app.
If you believe a child provided personal information without parental permission, please contact us so we can review and delete the information where appropriate.
6. Sharing Information
We do not sell personal information. We may share or process information with service providers only as needed to operate MoonTale, including:
- Cloud hosting and database providers.
- DeepSeek for AI story text generation and Xiaomi MiMo for cloud voice audio generation. We require service providers that process information for MoonTale to provide the same or equal protection for personal data.
- Apple services for private iCloud sync and App Store purchases.
- Security, fraud prevention, and technical infrastructure providers.
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or to protect users and the service.
7. Purchases
One-time point purchases, cancellations, and refunds are handled by Apple through the App Store. MoonTale verifies the transaction on the device and records the purchased points in the user's private iCloud data.
8. Data Retention
We keep information only as long as needed to provide MoonTale, maintain purchase records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the service. Synced data can be deleted from the app and the user's private iCloud database.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. No internet service can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we work to protect story records and purchase records from unauthorized access.
10. Your Choices
- You can choose whether to use cloud AI and voice generation.
- You can delete local child profiles and saved stories in the app.
- You can manage purchases and refunds through Apple.
- You can contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of information processed by MoonTale.
11. International Users
MoonTale may process information in countries other than where you live. By using MoonTale, you understand that information may be transferred and processed where our service providers operate.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date and may provide additional notice in the app or on this page.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy request, contact us at sampson1993@zohomail.cn.