Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Scripture Memory Stars is developed and operated under the StarNest Labs name. For privacy questions, contact starnestlabs@gmail.com.

2. Who the service is for

The learning experience is intended for users of different ages. Learner profiles may represent children, teenagers or adults. Profiles for children are controlled by a parent, guardian or other authorised adult, and children should use the service only with the knowledge and supervision of the responsible adult account holder.

3. Information we may collect

Depending on which features you use, we may process the following categories of information:

• Account information: email address, display name, password hash, authentication-provider identifiers and account creation details.
• Learner profile information: a learner's name or nickname, age or age group, avatar and the account that manages the profile.
• Learning and progress information: Scripture references, translations, practice mode, difficulty, score, accuracy, hints, timing, mistakes, streaks, achievements and review progress.
• Preferences and consent records: privacy acknowledgement, guardian confirmation, AI-processing choice, voice-processing choice and related timestamps.
• Invite information: invite codes, whether an invitation was accepted and whether the invited account later became active.
• Content you submit: topic-search phrases, verse submissions, notes and other information you choose to enter.
• Voice information: an audio recording when you choose Voice Recitation, together with the resulting transcript and score.
• Technical and security information: limited request, device, network and diagnostic information that may be processed by our servers or infrastructure to keep the service secure and reliable.

4. How we use information

We use information only as reasonably necessary to operate and improve Scripture Memory Stars, including to:

• create and secure accounts;
• save learner profiles and learning progress;
• provide practice, progress, review and parent-dashboard features across the supported learner age groups;
• provide optional AI explanations and optional voice recitation;
• send account, password-reset, invitation or service-related email;
• prevent abuse, diagnose failures and protect the service;
• respond to support, privacy, export or deletion requests.

We do not sell personal information and we do not use personal information for behavioural advertising.

5. Google Sign-In data

If you choose Sign in with Google, Scripture Memory Stars receives the information needed to identify and create or link your account, such as your verified email address, name and Google account identifier. We use this Google user data only for authentication, account security and account management.

We do not request access to your Google Drive, Gmail, contacts, calendar or other unrelated Google data for Scripture Memory Stars sign-in. Google user data is not used for advertising and is not sold.

6. Optional AI and voice processing

AI and voice features are optional and are controlled by the account holder. For child profiles, those choices are made by the responsible parent or guardian. When AI features are enabled, relevant prompts and Scripture context may be sent to an AI service provider so the requested explanation or learning support can be produced. When Voice Recitation is enabled, the recording is sent for speech-to-text processing so the spoken words can be compared with the selected verse.

Voice recordings are written to a temporary file on our server for processing and are deleted from that temporary location after the request completes. The resulting learning score may be saved to the learner's practice history. Third-party processors may handle transmitted data under their own service terms and data-processing commitments.

7. Scripture and search providers

Scripture Memory Stars may use external Bible-text or Scripture-search services to retrieve verse text or references. A Scripture reference, translation request or topic-search phrase may therefore be sent to a provider. We do not intentionally send the learner's name, email address or account credentials with those Bible lookup requests.

8. Service providers and sharing

We may use service providers for hosting, databases, authentication, email delivery, AI processing, speech-to-text, Bible retrieval, security and error monitoring. They may process information only as necessary to provide those services to us. We may also disclose information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to protect users, the service or legal rights.

9. Learner profiles, children's privacy and parental control

Learner profiles can represent children, teenagers or adults. Child profiles are linked to an adult-managed account. The adult account holder can manage profiles, control optional AI and voice processing, view learning progress, export account data and delete the account. We ask account holders not to enter unnecessary sensitive information into profile names, topic searches, notes or other free-text fields.

10. Retention, export and deletion

We retain account and learning information while the account is active and for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain security and meet legal obligations. Account holders can export their user-owned data and can request or initiate account deletion through the available account controls.

When an account is deleted, user-linked product data is deleted from the active application database, subject to limited retention that may be required for security, legal obligations or routine backup cycles.

11. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards, including password hashing, authenticated sessions, access controls and encrypted network connections in production. No online service can guarantee absolute security, so users should also protect their account credentials and devices.

12. Your privacy choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to certain processing of your personal information, and to request a portable copy of information you provided. Where processing relies on consent, consent can be withdrawn for future processing.

UK users may also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner's Office. We encourage you to contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

13. International processing

Some service providers may process information outside your country. Where data-protection law requires it, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the service or our data practices change. Material changes will be reflected by updating the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, by asking account holders to review the updated notice in the product.

15. Contact

Privacy questions or requests can be sent to starnestlabs@gmail.com.