1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information in connection with the Service, including:

a. Information You Provide:

• Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and password (hashed).
• Profile Information: Any additional information you choose to provide for your user profile.
• Content Input: The text, data, and other content you input into the AI generation tools.
• Generated Content: The lesson plans and materials generated by the AI based on your inputs.
• Communications: Records of your correspondence with us (e.g., support inquiries).

b. Information Collected Automatically:

• Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Service, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and time spent on the Service.
• Device Information: Information about the device you use to access the Service, including hardware model, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and maintain our Service.
• To create and manage your account.
• To process your requests and generate lesson plans.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our Service.
• To understand and analyze how you use our Service.
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
• To communicate with you, including for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes.
• To detect and prevent fraud and other illegal activities.
• To enforce our Terms of Service.

3. Google AI Services

IMPORTANT: Our Service exclusively uses Google's artificial intelligence services to generate lesson plans, process text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and create educational content.

a. Data Processing by Google: When you use our AI features, your input data (lesson plan requests, voice recordings, text content) is sent to Google's AI services for processing.

b. Google's Privacy Policy: Google's processing of your data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. We strongly recommend reviewing Google's privacy practices at: https://transparency.google/intl/en_us/our-policies/privacy-policy-terms-of-service/

c. Data Retention by Google: Google may retain your data according to their own data retention policies. Please refer to Google's documentation for specific retention periods.

d. Your Control: By using our Service, you consent to the processing of your data by Google's AI services. If you do not consent to this processing, please do not use our AI-powered features.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following situations:

a. With Google AI Services: As described above, we share your input data with Google's AI services to provide our core functionality.

b. With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processing via Stripe).

c. For Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

d. With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.

e. For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

f. With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Specifically:

• Account Data: Retained until you delete your account or request deletion.
• Lesson Plans: Stored indefinitely unless you delete them or close your account.
• Usage Data: Typically retained for 2 years for analytics and service improvement.
• Payment Data: Retained as required by law and our payment processor (Stripe) policies.
• Voice Recordings: Processed in real-time and not permanently stored by us, but may be retained by Google according to their policies.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

a. The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.

b. The right to rectify any inaccurate information.

c. The right to object to our processing of your personal data.

d. The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

e. The right to data portability.

f. The right to withdraw consent.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@samuraihot.com.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. This includes transfers to Google's servers worldwide for AI processing. These countries may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.

We take appropriate safeguards to ensure your personal data remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy when transferred internationally.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@samuraihot.com.