Privacy Policy for PixiePen

Last updated: September 28, 2026

PixiePen ("we," "our," or "the app") is a storytelling app for children and parents. This policy explains what the app stores and how that information is used.

1. Information We Collect

• Account details: Email address, username, password, and whether the account is a parent or a child. A child account may store a parent’s email address so stories can be sent for approval.
• Stories and activity: Story text, pictures you add, drafts, e-books, likes, comments, ratings, and badges.
• Photos: Images you choose from the photo library for a profile or a story. The app uploads those images so they can be shown with the story.
• Voice: If you dictate a story, the microphone and speech recognition are used to turn speech into text. Audio is used for that feature and is not sold.
• Technical data: Google Firebase processes the network requests needed to sign in and save stories, which can include an IP address and device information.

2. How We Use Information

We use this information to run the app: create accounts, save stories, let a parent approve a child’s story before it is shared, show the community, and build e-books. We do not sell personal information and we do not use it for third-party advertising or tracking.

3. Children

PixiePen is made for children together with a parent. A child’s story is not published to the community until a linked parent approves it. Parents can review stories from the Parent Approvals screen.

4. Third-Party Services

We use Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, and Cloud Storage) to store accounts and stories. Speech recognition on Apple devices is provided by Apple. Google’s privacy policy is at https://policies.google.com/privacy. Apple’s privacy policy is at https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/.

5. Deleting an Account

Sign in, open Profile, then Settings, then Delete Account, and confirm with the account password. Deleting an account removes the profile, that account’s stories, e-books, and uploaded photos from PixiePen.

6. Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent through the PixiePen support page.

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