Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Email address (for login and notifications)
• Password (encrypted and securely stored)
• Account preferences and settings

Children's Profile Information

To personalize content, we collect non-identifying information about your children:

• First name or nickname (never full legal names)
• Age or age range
• General interests and hobbies
• Optional notes about personality or preferences
• Gender (optional)

Important: We never collect full names, addresses, schools, or other identifying information about children. All data is used solely to generate age-appropriate conversation starters and activities.

Delivery Preferences

• Email preferences for content delivery
• Phone number (only if you choose SMS delivery)
• Preferred delivery times and frequency
• Timezone information

Usage Information

• Content generation requests and preferences
• Feature usage and interaction patterns
• Device type and browser information (for technical support)
• IP address (for security and fraud prevention)

2. How We Use Your Information

Primary Purpose

• Generate personalized conversation starters, activities, and learning moments
• Deliver content via your preferred method (email or SMS)
• Adapt content recommendations based on your children's ages and interests

Service Improvement

• Improve AI content generation quality and relevance
• Enhance user experience and platform functionality
• Develop new features and capabilities
• Analyze usage patterns to optimize content delivery

Communication

• Send daily conversation content as requested
• Provide account notifications and updates
• Respond to support requests and inquiries
• Send important service announcements (you can opt out of promotional emails)

3. AI and Content Generation

We use artificial intelligence to create personalized content for your family. Here's how we protect your data in this process:

• AI processing uses only the minimal information needed (age, interests, general preferences)
• No personally identifiable information is sent to AI providers
• Generated content is stored securely and associated only with your account
• We use reputable AI services with strong privacy protections
• AI providers do not retain or use your data to train their models

4. Information Sharing

We only share information in these limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: Trusted partners who help us operate our service (email delivery, SMS, hosting, analytics) under strict privacy agreements
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of users
• Business Transfer: In the event of a merger or acquisition, with continued privacy protection commitments
• With Your Consent: Any other sharing only occurs with your explicit permission

5. Data Security

We implement comprehensive security measures to protect your information:

• All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
• Secure, industry-standard database hosting
• Regular security audits and updates
• Limited access controls - only authorized personnel can access user data
• Password hashing and secure authentication
• Regular backups with encryption

While we implement strong security measures, no online service can guarantee 100% security. We continuously monitor and improve our security practices to protect your information.

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

• We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13
• All children's profile information is provided by parents/guardians
• We collect only the minimum information needed to personalize content
• Parents have full control over their children's profiles and can delete them at any time
• If we discover we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately

7. Your Rights and Choices

Account Control

• Access and update your account information at any time
• Modify children's profiles, interests, and preferences
• Change delivery preferences and communication settings
• Download your data in a portable format
• Delete your account and all associated data

Communication Preferences

• Opt out of promotional emails while keeping essential service communications
• Choose your preferred delivery method (email or SMS)
• Set delivery frequency and timing preferences
• Pause content delivery temporarily without losing your data

Data Rights

• Request a copy of all data we have about you
• Correct any inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your data (right to be forgotten)
• Object to certain types of data processing
• Withdraw consent for optional data uses

8. Data Retention

• Active Accounts: We retain your data while your account is active and you're using our service
• Inactive Accounts: Data is retained for up to 2 years after last activity, then automatically deleted
• Deleted Accounts: Data is permanently deleted within 30 days of account deletion
• Generated Content: Historical content may be retained for up to 1 year for service improvement, then deleted
• Legal Requirements: Some data may be retained longer if required by law

9. International Data Transfers

Daily Dad Dialogues is operated from the United States. If you're accessing our service from outside the US, your information will be transferred to and stored in the US. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

10. Third-Party Services

Our service integrates with trusted third-party providers:

• Email Delivery: We use email service providers to deliver your content
• SMS Service: For text message delivery (only if you opt-in)
• Analytics: To understand usage patterns and improve our service
• AI Services: For content generation (with privacy protections)

All third-party providers are carefully vetted and must comply with strict privacy and security requirements. They are prohibited from using your data for their own purposes.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will:

• Notify you via email and/or in-app notification
• Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• Provide a summary of key changes
• Give you time to review changes before they take effect

Your continued use of Daily Dad Dialogues after policy changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, please contact us:

For data subject requests (access, deletion, etc.), please use our support contact form and select "Privacy Request" as the topic for fastest processing.