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Privacy Policy

Effective September 29, 2026

Plain-language summary: This website does not create user accounts and does not store microphone audio or recognized speech. Optional Google Analytics measurement will activate only after an adult visitor grants permission.

Information this website handles

The interactive stories can use your device’s microphone only after you choose to start listening and grant browser permission. The page receives recognized words from the browser to follow the reader’s position and trigger sounds.

Microphone and speech recognition

This website does not record, upload to its own server, or store microphone audio or recognized text. Speech recognition is supplied by your browser. Depending on the browser and device, microphone audio may be sent temporarily to the browser or operating-system provider’s speech-recognition service for conversion to text. That processing is governed by the provider’s privacy terms.

Recognized words are used temporarily in the open page. They are not written to this website’s storage and disappear when the page is closed or reloaded. You can stop listening at any time or deny microphone permission and still read the story and play sounds by touching marked words.

Device storage, analytics, and cookies

The website stores a light/dark theme preference and your analytics choice in local browser storage. These preferences are not used to identify you.

If you choose “Allow analytics,” this website uses Google Analytics 4 to measure page visits and general interactions such as selecting a story, starting voice tracking, playing a sound, or reaching the end of a story. The website does not send microphone audio, recognized words, names, email addresses, or a child’s profile to Google Analytics. Analytics remains off when permission is declined. Google may process device, browser, approximate location, referral, and usage information under its own privacy terms. You can change your choice using the Privacy button.

Children and parents

The stories are intended to be enjoyed with a parent or guardian. This website does not knowingly request a child’s name, email address, account, location, photograph, or other personal information. Parents should control microphone permissions and any interaction with external links.

Hosting, advertising, and external services

The hosting provider may process basic technical information necessary to deliver and secure the site, such as IP address, browser information, request time, and security logs. Google Analytics is used only after consent as described above. If advertising, payment, or affiliate services are activated later, this policy will be updated before or when those services are activated. External sites have their own privacy practices.

Changes and contact

This policy may be updated as the website grows. The effective date above will change when material revisions are made. Questions may be sent through the contact page.