Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1/27/2026

1. Introduction

Sapling Story ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclosure, and safeguard your information when you use our desktop application and website.

2. Data We Collect

• Usage Data: We may collect anonymous usage statistics to help us improve the application's performance and stability.

3. Local Storage

Your Story Data remains local. Sapling Story is designed as an offline-first desktop application. Your stories, characters, worlds, and plot lines are stored locally on your device. We do not transmit your creative content to our servers ("cloud") unless you explicitly choose to use a future cloud backup feature.

4. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services for specific functions:

• Lemon Squeezy: For processing payments and handling tax compliance. We do not store your credit card information.

5. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, including:

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

To exercise these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within one month.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Discord community or at saplingstoryapp@gmail.com.