This privacy policy document explains the way that personal data is collected, processed, protected or otherwise handled in our Software Application (App) EmStory. We highly value your privacy and therefore want to be transparent on how we comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). In terms of concepts like "personal data" or "processing" we point you to the definitions in GDPR Article 4.

I. Who are we?

The App EmStory including this privacy policy is maintained by emspire Group Corp. 1455 Orchard Villas Ave. Apex, NC 27502 If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us via email at support@emstory.com.

II. What information does EmStory collect?

EmStory helps you to easily create picture stories from the content (images, voice recordings) you provide. We also collect and receive the following types of information:

Account information

EmStory is a collaborative application that allows you to create picture stories together. Therefore you need to create an user account by providing your email address, a username and a password. You can optionally set your name and upload a profile image. If you create an account using your Google Apps credentials via single sign-on, we will have access to certain information such as your name and email address as authorized in your Google Apps profile settings.

Analytics data

We collect data on how people use EmStory. From this analytics data we get insights that help us to continuously improve the user experience. For example, we are interested in knowing which features are used often and which are rarely used. We use aggregated statistics and do not track individuals. The data does not contain personal information and is not shared with third party services. The events we collect may contain these types of data:

III. How do we share your information?

We are not in the business of selling or renting your information. There is one third party service we offer our users for publishing and sharing their stories via URL. We call this the story server. If you chose to, the EmStory App uploads the assets of a story (images, voice recordings) and the provided metadata (preview image, author, title) to a system developed and operated by a partner company.

IV. Where is my personal data stored?

The data you provide is stored on your devices (iPhone/iPad) and synced to servers maintained in the United States (USA). We do not operate these servers ourselves but based on our legitimate interest of providing services to you we use a Google Cloud service called Firebase for e.g. database, file storage, user management, analytics data etc. We have signed a Data Processing Agreement based on GDPR Article 28.

V. How long do we store personal data?

Your personal data is stored as long as you operate your account. You have full control over data, i.e. you can permanently delete content (e.g. story projects, images, voice recordings). You can also delete your account including all the personal information you may have provided (e.g. email, full name).

VI. What happens if I want to stop using EmStory?

You have the right to be forgotten (GDPR Article 17). As described above you can delete your account at any time from within the App. You also have the right to transfer your data (GDPR Article 20). You can easily export every story you wish from within the App creating a zip file that contains all files (images, voice recordings) and texts.

VII. Changes to this document

We may update the Privacy Policy from time to time. The links to this document from the App and the App Store will always point to the most up to date version.

Last Edited on 2020-12-21