Privacy Policy

Bedtime Stories (Android app com.malikoglu.bedtimestories) · Last updated: September 28, 2026

In short: Bedtime Stories is designed for families with young children. We do not collect personal information from children, we show no ads, and your child's name and profile never leave your device.

Information stored only on your device

The child profile you create (first name, age, avatar, interests), favorites, reading progress and history, and app settings. This data is stored locally on your device and is never sent to us. Deleting the app removes it.
Personalized stories created with the Story Maker are generated on your device.

Information we process

Story content requests. The app downloads stories, illustrations and narration from our server (bedtime.malikoglu.az). Like any web server, it briefly processes technical data such as IP address and device type to deliver the content and keep the service secure. We do not use it to identify you.
Anonymous usage statistics. We use Google Analytics for Firebase to understand which features and stories are used (for example, "a story was completed"). Advertising ID collection and ad personalization are disabled, and we never send the child's name, age or any profile details.
Subscriptions. Purchases are handled entirely by Google Play. To confirm that a subscription is active, our server checks the purchase token with Google Play together with a random installation identifier. We never receive your payment details.

Children's privacy (COPPA)

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The app contains no advertising, no social features, no chat, and no links that lead children out of the app without a parental gate. Settings, subscriptions and ratings are behind a parental gate.

Sharing

We do not sell or share personal information. We use the following service providers only to operate the app: Google Play (purchases, app updates, ratings) and Google Firebase (anonymous analytics).

Data retention and deletion

Local data stays on your device until you delete the app or use "Replay onboarding" in the Parents section. Anonymous analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics settings (maximum 14 months). Subscription verification records are kept while a subscription is active and for up to 12 months after it ends for accounting purposes.

How to delete your Bedtime Stories data

On-device data (child profile, favorites, reading progress): open Parents → "Replay onboarding", or uninstall the app.
Server-side data (subscription verification record and the random installation identifier): email [email protected] with the subject "Bedtime Stories data deletion" and your Google Play order number (GPA.…) if you have one. We delete these records within 30 days. Records required by law for accounting may be kept for up to 12 months.
Analytics data: it is anonymous and not linked to a person; it expires automatically after at most 14 months.

Cancelling a subscription is done in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions; deleting data does not cancel a subscription.

Changes

If we change this policy we will update this page and the date above.

Questions? Contact us at [email protected].