Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 4, 2025
Welcome to BranchOff (https://branchoff.me), a platform for collaborative storytelling with advanced branching and AI-assisted features. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.
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1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We collect the following personal data when you register or interact with our services:
• Name
• Birthdate
• Email address
• Payment information
Story and Metadata Content
When using BranchOff, you may create or interact with:
• Stories, chapters, branches, and comments
• Custom tags, character profiles, settings, objects, and timelines
• AI-assisted content, autocomplete inputs, and generated suggestions
• Story metadata (e.g. world rules, knowledge states, fanfiction templates)
Non-Personal Data
We collect cookies and usage analytics for performance and product improvement. This includes:
• Device/browser type
• Usage patterns within the app
• Aggregated behavioral data (e.g. time spent on stories, metadata usage depth)
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
• To provide and maintain our core services (story creation, branching, AI assistance)
• To personalize user experience based on preferences and behavior
• To process payments and manage subscriptions
• To analyze usage patterns and improve platform features
• To enable community features such as voting, commenting, and collaboration
• To ensure security and integrity of published content
3. AI and User-Generated Content
Some BranchOff features use AI to generate or suggest content based on your input and metadata.
We do not use your stories, metadata, or writing history to train external AI models. Content is processed only to power on-site AI features.
We will ask your permission before using your content for AI.
4. Data Sharing
We do not share or sell your personal or non-personal information with any third parties.
5. Data Storage and Security
Your data is stored securely using modern best practices.
Access is limited to essential personnel and protected by authentication and encryption technologies.
6. Children’s Privacy
BranchOff is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or process personal data from children. If such data is discovered, it will be deleted promptly.
7. Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience, maintain sessions, and track usage analytics.
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.
8. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect new features or legal requirements.
You will be notified of any significant changes via the email associated with your account.
9. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
adrian@tpot.group
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Thank you for using BranchOff.
