Privacy Policy

Your stories are your legacy. We are committed to protecting them with the highest standards of privacy and security.

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Katha Setu ("we," "our," or "us"). When you use our services to preserve your life stories, write blogs, or transform memories into books, you trust us with your most personal moments. We take this responsibility seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclosure, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our application.

By accessing or using Katha Setu, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

2. The Data We Collect

We collect information to provide you with a seamless storytelling experience. This includes:

  • Personal Identity Information: Name, email address, and profile pictures when you register via Clerk.
  • Story Content: The text, audio recordings, images, and life stage details you input into the platform. This is the core of your legacy.
  • Family Connections: If you choose to share your story with family members, we store their email addresses to send invitations.
  • Payment Information: We use third-party processors (like Razorpay) for print orders. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you navigate the site, story progress, and interaction with AI features to improve our service.

3. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used primarily to build your story and legacy book. Converting your memories into a tangible format requires us to process this data. Specific uses include:

  • Service Delivery: To provide, operate, and maintain our website and the story generation tools.
  • AI Assistance: To offer grammar suggestions, style improvements, and question prompts.
  • Communication: To send you updates, security alerts, and support messages.
  • Print Fulfillment: To generate high-quality PDFs and physical books when you place an order.

AI & Privacy

Katha Setu uses advanced AI models to help structure and polish your stories. We do not use your personal life stories to train public AI models.Your data is processed ephemerally to generate suggestions and is not retained by the AI providers for their own model improvement.

5. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners.

We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services for us (e.g., cloud hosting, email delivery, print partners for book orders).
  • Legal Obligations: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

6. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. Your stories are encrypted at rest and in transit. However, please be aware that no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
  • Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal data ("Right to be Forgotten").
  • Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@kathasetu.app.