How does BookWorm-Me create a personalized children's book?

Upload a clear photo of your child, choose an art style and story theme, and our AI writes a unique story and creates illustrations that look like your child. The whole process takes just a few minutes.

How much does a personalized book cost?

The digital version (PDF & Apple Books) is completely free. Printed hardcover books start at $29.99, with additional copies at $19.99. US shipping from $6.99.

What ages are these books for?

BookWorm-Me books are designed for children ages 2-8. Stories include age-appropriate life lessons like kindness, bravery, and sharing.

Do the illustrations actually look like my child?

Yes! Unlike other personalized books that use generic characters with your child's name, our AI creates illustrations based on your child's actual photo. The character looks like them throughout the entire book.

Can I include siblings, parents, or pets in the book?

Absolutely! You can add family members and pets as additional characters in the story. Everyone can be part of the adventure.

BookWorm-Me — Personalized Children's Books Starring Your Child

1. Overview

BookWorm-Me ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of your children. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you use our personalized children's book creation service.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

Name and email address (when you create an account)
Password (stored in hashed form; we never store plain-text passwords)

Photos

Photos you upload of family members for book personalization
Photos are used exclusively to generate your personalized book illustrations
Photos are stored securely in encrypted cloud storage (Cloudflare R2)

Book Creation Data

Character names and attributes you provide
Story preferences (lesson, interest, age range, art style)
Generated stories and illustrations

Payment Information

Payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe
We do not store credit card numbers or full payment details on our servers
We receive only a transaction confirmation and order reference

Shipping Information

Shipping addresses for printed book orders (US addresses only)
Used solely to fulfill your order

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Create and manage your account
Generate personalized stories and illustrations for your books
Process payments and fulfill print orders
Improve our AI models and service quality (using anonymized, aggregated data only)
Send order confirmations and shipping updates
Respond to your support requests

4. Photo Privacy

We take the privacy of your family photos very seriously:

No sharing: Your photos are never shared with other users or third parties for marketing
Limited processing: Photos are sent to our AI generation providers solely to create your book illustrations
Secure storage: Photos are stored in encrypted cloud storage with access controls
Deletion: You can delete your photos at any time from your account. Deleted photos are permanently removed from our storage
No training: Your photos are not used to train general-purpose AI models

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

BookWorm-Me is designed for use by parents and guardians, not directly by children:

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13
All accounts must be created by adults (parents or legal guardians)
Photos of children must be uploaded by their parent or guardian
If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information promptly

6. Data Sharing

We share your information only with the following service providers, and only as needed to provide our Service:

Google (Gemini AI): Story text generation and image creation
Stripe: Payment processing
Cloudflare: Hosting, storage, and content delivery
Print fulfillment partners: Printing and shipping your physical books

We do not sell your personal information to anyone. We do not share your data with advertisers.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including:

HTTPS encryption for all data in transit
Encrypted cloud storage for photos and generated content
Salted password hashing (passwords are never stored in plain text)
JWT-based authentication with token expiration
Rate limiting to prevent abuse

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access: View the personal information we hold about you
Correction: Update or correct your account information
Deletion: Delete your account and all associated data
Export: Download your book data
Withdraw consent: Stop using the Service at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@bookworm-me.com.

9. Cookies and Local Storage

We use browser local storage to save your authentication state, draft book data, and preferences. We do not use third-party tracking cookies or analytics trackers. Your book drafts are stored locally in your browser and are not transmitted to our servers until you explicitly save or generate your book.

10. Data Retention

We retain your account data and generated books for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, all personal data, photos, and generated books will be permanently deleted within 30 days. Anonymized, aggregated usage statistics may be retained for service improvement purposes.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at support@bookworm-me.com.