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Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 26, 2026

This policy explains what data the app stores and how your vault content is handled.

Your photos, chat, and prompt answers are encrypted on your device before they reach the server. Canvas data (text, drawings) is stored securely but is not yet encrypted in the same way.

1. Overview

Love as a Story (LaaS) is built for private use by two partners sharing one vault. Every new vault begins with a 15-day free trial.

This policy explains what data is stored, why it is stored, and how your content is protected.

2. How You Sign In

New vaults are created by signing in with Google. We receive your Google account identifier, name, email address, and profile photo, which we use to identify you and link your vault to your account.

Vaults created before public launch (and existing password-only vaults) sign in with a Vault ID, Vault Key, and shared password.

3. Data Collected

  • Vault records (vault ID and related metadata).
  • Vault Key and shared password (stored only as secure hashes, never in plain text).
  • Google sign-in profile (account id, name, email, photo) for vaults created or linked with Google.
  • Canvas data used to restore your boards and sub-canvases.
  • Uploaded photos, chat messages, and daily-prompt answers, stored encrypted (see Security).
  • File metadata such as name, type, and size.
  • A free-trial record tied to your Google account (see Free Trial & Fair Use).
  • Session and access-control data to protect your vault.

4. Where Data Is Stored

  • A hosted database for vault metadata, sessions, canvas data, and the free-trial record.
  • A cloud storage service for your encrypted images.
  • A real-time sync service for live collaboration between you and your partner.
  • A caching service used only for rate limiting. No vault content is stored there.

5. How Data Is Used

  • Identify you when you sign in with Google and unlock your vault.
  • Save and load your canvases and sub-canvases.
  • Store and deliver your encrypted images.
  • Enable real-time collaboration between you and your partner.
  • Run the free trial and keep usage limits fair.
  • Protect your vault from unauthorized access and abuse.

6. Security & Encryption

Your photos, chat messages, and daily-prompt answers are encrypted on your device before they ever leave your browser. The server only ever stores ciphertext and never sees the original files, your messages, your shared password, or your vault key.

Canvas data (text, drawings, element positions) is stored securely on the server but is not yet end-to-end encrypted in the same way. Encrypting canvas data is planned for a future update.

No internet service can guarantee absolute security. Use strong secrets and store them safely.

7. Data Sharing

  • Your vault content is never sold.
  • No advertising profiles are built from your memories.
  • Google sign-in is used only to authenticate you and identify your vault.
  • Third-party infrastructure providers host and deliver the service, but cannot read your encrypted content.

8. Free Trial & Fair Use

To keep the one-per-account free trial fair, we keep a small record that a Google account has used its free trial.

This record is retained even if you later delete your vault, so the free trial cannot be reset by signing up again. It contains no vault content.

9. Retention and Deletion

Data remains stored while your vault is active. Signing in with Google lets you find the vaults linked to your account.

Deleting a vault removes its content; the free-trial record described above is retained. For full deletion, please contact support.

10. Your Control

  • Do not store your secrets in only one place.
  • Export or back up important memories outside the app when possible.
  • Avoid uploading content that you would not want stored on server infrastructure.

11. Policy Updates

This policy may be updated as the app evolves. Continued use after updates indicates acceptance of the revised policy.