Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 18, 2026

Introduction

Welcome to My Parenting Book ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of your children. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account using Google Sign-In, we collect the following information from your Google account:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Profile picture (if available)

We do not have access to your Google account password or any other Google services.

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:

  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referring website
  • IP address (anonymized for analytics)

AI Tools Data

When you use our AI-powered tools, we may collect:

  • AI Chat: Your conversation history is stored for registered users to provide continuity. Guest conversations are not stored.
  • Story Generator: Child names entered for story generation are processed but not permanently stored.
  • Activity Generator: Age ranges and preferences are processed but not permanently stored.

Drawing Insights Tool

Important: This section specifically addresses how we handle images in our Drawing Insights tool.

Image Processing

  • No Storage: Images uploaded to our Drawing Insights tool are NOT stored on our servers. Images are processed in real-time and immediately discarded after analysis.
  • No Logging: We do not log, cache, or retain any uploaded images.
  • Temporary Processing: Images are sent to our AI provider (Google Gemini) solely for the purpose of generating an analysis, after which they are deleted.
  • No Database Storage: No image data is written to our database.

What the Tool Does NOT Do

Our Drawing Insights tool:

  • Does NOT make psychological or diagnostic claims
  • Does NOT analyze or diagnose emotional states
  • Does NOT provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice
  • Does NOT replace professional evaluation by qualified experts

The tool provides educational observations about visual elements such as colors, shapes, and composition for entertainment purposes only. For important health-related limitations of our tools, please see our Health Disclaimer.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our services
  • Personalize your experience
  • Improve our website and tools
  • Respond to your inquiries and support requests
  • Send important notices (account security, policy updates)
  • Analyze usage patterns to enhance functionality
  • Prevent fraud and abuse

Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

We take children's privacy seriously and comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Our Commitments

  • We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age without verifiable parental consent.
  • Account registration requires users to be at least 13 years old.
  • Our parenting tools are designed for use by adults (parents, guardians, educators), not children.

Drawing Insights and Children's Art

When parents use the Drawing Insights tool to analyze their child's artwork, we want to clarify:

  • The drawing is submitted by the parent/guardian, not the child directly. Therefore, we are processing the parent's submission, not collecting data from a child.
  • No identifying information about the child is collected beyond the optional age range (which helps contextualize developmental observations).
  • As noted above, images are not stored and are deleted immediately after analysis.

Parental Rights

Parents and guardians have the right to:

  • Review any personal information we have collected about their child
  • Request deletion of their child's personal information
  • Refuse further collection of their child's personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.

Your Rights Include

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure (Article 17): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

Google Services

AI Services

  • Google Gemini API: Powers our AI chatbot, story generator, activity generator, and drawing insights tools. Data sent to this API is subject to Google's Privacy Policy. We do not enable data logging with Google for these API calls.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  • Keep you signed in to your account
  • Remember your preferences (such as dark mode)
  • Understand how you use our website

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function (e.g., authentication).
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences.
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

  • All data transmission is encrypted using SSL/TLS (HTTPS)
  • Passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text
  • Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel only
  • Regular security audits and updates
  • Rate limiting to prevent abuse

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide you with our services
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements

Retention Periods

  • Account Data: Retained until you delete your account
  • AI Chat History: Retained for 90 days or until you delete it
  • Uploaded Images (Drawing Insights): Not retained - deleted immediately after analysis
  • Security Logs: Retained for 90 days

Account Deletion

You can delete your account at any time from your profile settings. When you delete your account:

  • All your personal information is permanently deleted
  • Your AI chat history is deleted
  • Your bookmarks and preferences are deleted
  • Comments you have made may be anonymized but not deleted (for content integrity)

Account deletion is irreversible. Please download any data you wish to keep before deleting your account.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:

  • Posting the new Privacy Policy on this page
  • Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
  • For significant changes, sending an email notification to registered users

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

For GDPR-related inquiries or to exercise your data protection rights, please include "GDPR Request" in your email subject line.