Privacy Policy

This explains, in plain English, what TaleMaker does with the information you give us when you join the waitlist.

Who is responsible for your data

The controller is TaleMaker (a sole trader). A company is being set up; if the business moves to it, we will update this policy and tell waitlist members. Contact: hello@talemakerstudio.com. A postal address is available on request.

What we collect

When you join the waitlist we collect:

• Your email address (always).
• Your name (on the full form; optional on the one-field sign-up in the page header).
• What you plan to make and which AI subscriptions you already have, if you choose to tell us.
• A link to your channel or work, if you choose to add one.
• Which form you used, the date and time, and the fact that you agreed to be contacted.
• Where you came from, if the link you followed had a short source tag (for example “tiktok”), so we can see which channels work.

Your IP address is used briefly by our server to limit spam (a rate limit). We do not store it with your sign-up. Our hosting provider may keep standard server logs.

This site does not use advertising or analytics cookies. Fonts are served from our own site.

Why we collect it

• To email you about the TaleMaker beta: a confirmation when you join, then when it opens and what you need to know to take part.
• To decide who to invite first, using what you told us about what you want to make.
• To keep the list free of duplicates and spam.

We will not sell your information, and we will not use it for anything unrelated to the beta without asking you.

Our lawful basis

Consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR). You tick a box, or use the sign-up notice beside the email field, to agree. You can withdraw consent at any time, and it will not affect anything we did before you withdrew.

Where it is stored and who sees it

Sign-ups are stored in a database run by our provider, Supabase, in Ireland (EU). The site, and the emails we send you, are delivered by our hosting provider, Hostinger. These providers process data for us under their own terms and only to run the service. Only TaleMaker can access the list, apart from these providers. Ireland is covered by the UK's adequacy regulations for the EEA. If any provider processes data elsewhere outside the UK, we rely on an appropriate safeguard such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK addendum to standard contractual clauses.

How long we keep it

Until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. If you have not heard from us, we will delete your sign-up after 12 months, unless you have since joined the beta.

Your rights, including unsubscribing and deleting your data

You can ask us to:

• show you the information we hold about you;
• correct it;
• delete it;
• stop contacting you and remove you from the list.

Email hello@talemakerstudio.com and we will act within one month. Every email we send also includes a way to unsubscribe: reply to the email, or use the unsubscribe option your email app shows.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk). We would appreciate the chance to put things right first.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will update the “Last updated” date above and tell waitlist members.