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Privacy Protected

Privacy & Security First

We're designing Primary Story with privacy-first foundations, guided by COPPA and GDPR principles as we roll out new features.

🛡️ Privacy & Security Certified

Primary Story maintains the highest standards of privacy protection for children

COPPA Aligned
Designed to follow Children's Online Privacy Protection Act guidelines
GDPR Compliant
General Data Protection Regulation compliant
Data Encrypted
AES-256 encryption for all sensitive data
Privacy by Design
Privacy protection built into every feature
Today: TLS encryption & data minimization
Next: independent privacy reviews

✅ Data encrypted in transit with limited data stored.

In development: Age verification with parental consent workflow.

Roadmap: Encryption at rest and automated retention policies.

Roadmap: Self-serve export/deletion and GDPR rights tooling.

Roadmap: Security monitoring and incident response playbooks.

Where We're Investing in Privacy

TLS enabled
Transport encryption
Parent & story prefs
Data we store
In progress
COPPA readiness
Planning
GDPR roadmap

Our path to compliance readiness

COPPA-Aligned Safeguards

Following COPPA best practices
Parental consent & age verification onboarding (in development)
Parent-managed accounts and story preferences only
No advertising pixels or third-party behavioral tracking
Parent dashboard for reviewing child data (roadmap)

GDPR Readiness Plan

Preparing for GDPR requirements
TLS encryption protects traffic between browsers and our servers today
Self-serve data export & deletion workflow (in progress)
Formal data processing agreements with vendors (roadmap)
Security logging & incident response playbooks (roadmap)

AI Content Safety & Filtering

AI Content Moderation

Every story is reviewed by our team today while we layer in automated safety filters.

Human Review

Age-Appropriate Content

Prompts are crafted for elementary readers; automated reading-level checks are in development.

Age Guidance

Parental Controls

Parents choose themes and can reset stories today; granular controls are on our roadmap.

Parent Managed

Content Reporting

We handle safety reports via support today and are adding in-app flagging soon.

Reporting Roadmap

How we think about safety

What we check today

During early access, stories are skimmed by the team before we share them with families.
We avoid violent, frightening, or adult-only themes in our prompts.
Stories focus on curiosity, creativity, and positive lessons.
We highlight caring characters and growth mindsets.
Family feedback helps us improve cultural sensitivity.

What we're building next

Layered AI filters to complement human review.
Clear in-app reporting so parents can flag concerns faster.
Automated reading-level detection for tighter age ranges.
Deeper parental controls for themes and tone.
Scheduled safety reviews with external advisors.

🔒 Advanced Security Implementation

How we protect your data

Data Encryption

TLS keeps data encrypted in transit today; managed at-rest encryption is on our roadmap.

TLS Enabled

Security Monitoring

We monitor system logs now and are implementing automated alerts for unusual activity.

Monitoring Roadmap

Data Retention

We store only what's needed and are drafting formal cleanup and retention schedules.

Retention Plan

What privacy looks like today and what's next

Secure infrastructure basics

We use industry-standard encryption, access controls, and regular reviews to keep family data safe.

Clear, parent-managed data

Parents create and manage accounts today while we build a self-serve deletion and export flow.

No ads or third-party tracking

We only collect what's needed to personalize reading practice - no advertising pixels or behavioral tracking.

Privacy reviews for new features

Every release goes through a privacy checklist so defaults stay safe without extra work from families.

Learning with experts

We follow guidance from child-privacy advisors and update our policies as regulations evolve.

Roadmap for ongoing audits

As our product grows, we'll schedule formal audits and public updates so families can track our progress.

Ready to Trust Us with Your Child's Learning Journey?

Be part of our early access group helping us build a privacy-first reading experience.