Privacy policy

Effective November 17, 2026

The short version

• Starring Tonight is for parents. Parents create the account and tell us about their children. Children never use the service or give us information.
• We collect only what we need to write and send your stories: your email, your child’s first name, age and favorite things, and what you’d like the stories to help with.
• We never sell or rent your information, never advertise to children, and never put ads in stories.
• Stories are written with AI. Your details go to our AI provider only to write your stories, under terms that don’t allow it to train its models on them.
• You can see, change or delete your information anytime from your account, or by emailing hello@starringtonight.com.

Who we are

Starring Tonight is operated by [Legal business name] (doing business as Starring Tonight), based in Georgia, USA (“we,” “us”). This policy covers our website, starringtonight.com, the members area, and the emails we send. The service is for families in the United States.

Children’s privacy

Starring Tonight is a service for adults. You must be 18 or older to create an account or sign up for our newsletter. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 (or any child), and children are not meant to use the website or members area.

Parents may choose to tell us about their children so we can write stories for them. We treat that information with extra care: we ask only for what makes a story personal, we never ask for a child’s last name, photo, school, address or birthdate, we use it only to write and deliver your stories, and you can view, change or delete it at any time. If you believe a child has given us information directly, contact us and we’ll delete it.

What we collect

Information you give us

• Account details: your email address, your first name (optional), your time zone, and your plan.
• About your children (only what you choose to share): first name or nickname, age, pronouns, interests and favorite things, names of people and pets in their life, a comfort item, things they’re working on (like bedtime or sharing), topics to keep out of stories, and any special notes you add for a particular night.
• Feedback and messages: story ratings, favorites, reasons you share if you cancel, and anything you send through the Help page or by email.
• Newsletter sign-ups: your email, and if you choose, your child’s first name and an interest so we can send a sample story.

Payment information

Payments are handled by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number. We receive limited details from Stripe, such as your plan, the last four digits of your card, and whether a payment succeeded.

Information collected automatically

• Basic technical information such as your browser type, device, and pages visited, which our hosting provider records to keep the site running and secure.
• A sign-in cookie that keeps you signed in to the members area (see Cookies).
• Email delivery information, such as whether an email was delivered, bounced or marked as spam, so we can keep emails reaching your inbox.

Stories we create

We save every story written for your family, along with what it taught (the skill, words and learning moment), so we can keep stories fresh, track your child’s progress for your monthly report, and keep your story library.

How we use it

• To write, personalize and deliver your stories, your parent notes and your monthly progress report.
• To run your account: sign-in links, billing, pausing, cancelling and customer support.
• To improve story quality, for example by reviewing ratings and feedback.
• To send the free Sunday Story newsletter and occasional emails about Starring Tonight, if you signed up for them. You can unsubscribe anytime.
• To measure which of our ads and posts bring visitors to our public website (see Cookies).
• To keep the service safe, prevent fraud, and meet legal obligations.

We do not use your children’s information for advertising, and we do not build marketing profiles of children.

How stories are written (AI)

Each story is written by an AI model following a plan designed by an educator (which lesson, which words, what’s right for your child’s age). To do that, the story plan, including your child’s first name, age, favorites and any notes you’ve added, is sent to our AI provider, Anthropic. Anthropic processes it to write the story and, under its commercial terms, does not use it to train its models. We don’t send your email address, payment details or last name to the AI provider.

AI can make mistakes. We check every story automatically for safety and for anything on your “keep out of stories” list, but please read stories with your child as you would any book, and tell us if something isn’t right.

Who we share it with

We never sell or rent personal information for money, and we never share anything about your children with advertisers. We share personal information with service providers that help us run Starring Tonight, under agreements that limit their use of it to providing their service:

• Stripe: payments and billing.
• Supabase: our secure database.
• Vercel: website hosting.
• Anthropic: writing the stories (see above).
• Resend: sending our emails.
• Google Analytics and Meta (if enabled): measuring visits to our public marketing pages only (see Cookies).

We may also share information if required by law, to protect someone’s safety, or as part of a sale or merger of the business (in which case this policy would continue to apply to your information).

Cookies and tracking

• Essential cookie: when you sign in or open a link from one of our emails, we set a secure cookie that keeps you signed in for up to 30 days. It isn’t used for anything else.
• Analytics and advertising (public pages only): our public marketing pages (the home page, sign-up confirmation and these policy pages) may use Google Analytics and the Meta Pixel to count visits and see which ads work. These tools never load in the members area, the child survey, or story pages, so nothing about your child reaches them.
• Global Privacy Control: if your browser or extension sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as your request to opt out of advertising tracking: the Meta Pixel doesn’t load, and Google Analytics runs with its advertising features turned off. You don’t need to do anything else. You can also ask us to opt you out by emailing hello@starringtonight.com.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, use an ad blocker, or use Google’s opt-out tool. Blocking the essential cookie means you’ll need a fresh sign-in link more often. Every cookie we use, and a one-click opt-out from ad tracking, is listed in our cookie policy.

Emails

Story emails, sign-in links, receipts and account notices are part of the service. Newsletter and promotional emails are optional: every one has an unsubscribe link, and you can turn them off in Account & billing. Each email includes our mailing address.

How long we keep it

• Your account, children’s details and story library: for as long as you have an account, including after you cancel, so your library stays available. Delete it anytime by request.
• Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete your information.
• Billing records: as long as tax and financial laws require (usually up to 7 years), held by Stripe and us.
• Deletion requests: completed within 30 days; removed from backups within 90 days.

Security

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), store data with providers that encrypt it at rest, limit who can access it, use expiring sign-in links instead of passwords, and require a fresh sign-in before anyone can change billing or contact details. No system is perfectly secure; if we learn of a breach that affects you, we’ll tell you promptly as the law requires.

Your choices and rights

• See and change your information: in your account under My kids and Account & billing.
• Delete your information: in Account & billing (“Delete my account and data”), or email hello@starringtonight.com.
• Get a copy: email us and we’ll send your account details, children’s details and stories.
• Stop marketing emails: use any unsubscribe link or your email settings.

Depending on your state, you may have additional privacy rights. We honor them for everyone, wherever you live in the U.S. See the next section.

US state privacy notice

Several states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas and others, give residents specific privacy rights. Rather than check which law applies to whom, we offer these rights to every family.

What we collected in the last 12 months

We don’t collect precise location, government ID numbers, or your full card number (Stripe handles payments; we see only the card type and last four digits). We don’t use personal information to make decisions with legal or similarly significant effects about anyone.

Selling, sharing and targeted advertising

We don’t sell personal information for money. When the Meta Pixel and Google Analytics run on our public pages, they collect identifiers (like cookie IDs and IP address) and internet activity so we can measure and target our ads. Some state laws call this “selling,” “sharing” or “targeted advertising.” You can opt out anytime on our privacy choices page, with a Global Privacy Control signal, or by emailing us. We never share information about children for advertising, and we don’t knowingly sell or share the personal information of anyone under 16.

Sensitive information

Some states treat information about a child under 13 as sensitive. We collect it only from a parent, with the parent’s permission, and use it only to provide the stories you ask for. We don’t use sensitive information to infer anything about you or your child.

Your rights

• Know what personal information we have about you, and get a copy in a portable format.
• Correct information that’s wrong.
• Delete your information.
• Opt out of targeted advertising, “sales” and “sharing.”
• Not be treated differently (in price or service) for using these rights.

How to make a request

Email hello@starringtonight.com with your request, or use the tools in your account. To protect your family, we confirm it’s you by sending a sign-in link to the email on your account. You can use an authorized agent; we’ll ask for your signed permission and may confirm your identity with you directly. We respond within 45 days. If we need more time (up to 45 more days), we’ll tell you why.

Appeals

If we decline a request, you can appeal by replying with “Appeal” within 60 days. We’ll respond in writing within 60 days (or sooner if your state requires) and explain our decision. If you’re still not satisfied, you can contact your state attorney general.

Changes

If we make meaningful changes to this policy, we’ll update the date above and tell members by email before the changes take effect. We’ll never use information you’ve already given us in a materially different way without your consent.

Contact us

Questions or requests: hello@starringtonight.com, or by mail:
Starring Tonight
Starring Tonight, Georgia