Privacy

This page says what IntroStory collects, why, and what you can do about it. IntroStory is run by Andrew Vu, an individual in the United States. Contact: andrewvu0203@gmail.com.

If you make a story

• Your account: your email address, and your name if you sign in with Google. Used to sign you in and to contact you about your account.
• Your story: the link name, text, photos, videos, and links you add. While your story is private, only you can see it. When you publish it, anyone with the link can see it, and photos and videos can be opened by anyone who has their web address.
• Your numbers: counts of visits, card views, likes, and link taps on your story. Only you can see them.

If you visit a story

• We count the visit, which cards were opened, and which links were tapped, so the story's owner can see what people read. These counts are tied to a random id, not to your name, email, or account.
• By default that id lives only in memory and is gone when you close the page. If you accept analytics in cookie preferences, it is remembered in your browser so a return visit counts as the same visitor.
• If you like a card, a separate random id is saved in your browser so the like can be shown and undone.
• If you report a story, we keep the reason and note you wrote, with a random id.
• To stop abuse, we count how often each network address uses the site in short time windows. We keep only a scrambled form of the address that cannot be turned back into it, and delete it within a day.

What we do not do

• We do not sell personal information.
• We do not show ads or use advertising trackers.
• We do not show a story's owner who liked or visited.

Who helps us run the service

• Supabase stores accounts, stories, photos, videos, and counts (in the United States).
• Vercel serves the website.
• Google serves the fonts, and handles sign-in if you choose "Continue with Google".

Like any website host, these providers process technical data such as your IP address to deliver pages and keep the service secure.

How long we keep things

Your story and account stay until you delete them. Deleting a story removes its cards, likes, and counts. Deleting your account in Settings removes everything, including your photos and videos.

Your choices

• Unpublish or delete your story at any time from "Your stories".
• Download your data or delete your account in Settings.
• Change your analytics choice at any time in cookie preferences.
• Ask for a copy of your data, a correction, or deletion by writing to andrewvu0203@gmail.com.

Age

IntroStory is not for children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has made a story, write to andrewvu0203@gmail.com and we will remove it.

Changes

If this page changes in a way that matters, we will update the date at the top and tell account holders by email.