Effective 24 September 2026
Talewick is a parent-facing app for creating and reading personalised children’s stories. The parent or guardian operates the app and controls the information used to make each story.
Information Talewick processes
- Account information: if you choose Sign in with Apple, Talewick stores Apple’s app-specific account identifier. Talewick does not receive or store your Apple ID password.
- Child profile settings: a display name, broad age band, preferred language, interests and familiar words chosen by the parent. Guest profiles stay on the device; signed-in profiles are stored with the parent’s Talewick account so they can be restored after reinstalling.
- Story content: the choices used to create a story, and the resulting title, narration, illustrations and favourites saved in the private story library.
- Purchase information: App Store product and transaction identifiers, subscription status and renewal dates. Apple handles payment details; Talewick does not receive card numbers.
- Device and service information: privacy-preserving installation hashes, Apple DeviceCheck and App Attest results, request identifiers, error details and performance information used to prevent repeated trial abuse, secure the service and keep it reliable.
How the information is used
Talewick uses this information only to provide the app: create age-appropriate stories and illustrations, keep a private library, restore signed-in family settings, verify subscriptions, provide the free trial, prevent fraud, troubleshoot failures and protect the service. Talewick does not sell personal information or use it for third-party advertising.
Story generation and service providers
Story choices, including a child’s display name and familiar words when supplied, are sent securely to OpenAI to generate and safety-check story text and illustrations. They are not sent with Apple sign-in credentials or payment details. Google Cloud hosts Talewick’s API, database and private illustration storage. Apple provides Sign in with Apple, in-app purchases, DeviceCheck and App Attest. These providers process information on Talewick’s behalf or under their own terms as needed to deliver those services.
Retention and deletion
Saved stories and signed-in family settings remain until the parent deletes a story or account. The child’s display name and familiar words held for a generation job are cleared after that generation reaches a final state. Selecting Settings → Privacy → Delete account removes the account, stories, illustrations, family settings and active sessions. Limited purchase records or a one-way device trial marker may be retained where needed for accounting, security, fraud prevention or legal obligations.
Children’s privacy
Talewick is designed for parents and guardians, not for children to operate independently. It does not provide public profiles, messaging, social sharing or behavioural advertising. Parents should enter only the limited information they are comfortable using to personalise a story.
Your choices
Parents can use the three-story trial without signing in, edit or remove profiles, delete individual stories, manage narration preferences, sign out, and delete the Talewick account from inside the app. App Store subscriptions can be managed in Apple’s subscription settings.
Changes
If this policy changes materially, the effective date above will be updated and the app or product page will provide appropriate notice.