🔒 Privacy Policy

Homelet is a homework-themed community where you can collect pages, care for pets, chat with friends, and write books. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and the choices you have. If you are under 13, please read this with a parent or guardian.

1. Information we collect

• Account information: your email address and password (passwords are stored encrypted, never visible to us).
• Profile information: your username, grade level, and the settings you choose, such as whether your email is public.
• Gameplay information: your progress in the app, including tokens, coins, pets, cards, books, and other items you earn or buy in-app.
• Content you post: chat messages, private messages, books, wiki edits, and anything else you write or upload. Images you add to books and covers are stored publicly, which means anyone with the link can open them.
• Technical information: your IP address, which we use only for safety, such as blocking ban evaders and repeated account creation.
• Purchase information: records of purchases like memberships and coin packs. Payments are processed securely by Stripe — we never see or store your card number.
• Connected accounts: if you connect services like Google, we use that connection only for the feature you chose (for example, importing your Google Docs into your books).

2. How we use your information

• To create and run your account and save your progress.
• To deliver the features you use, such as chat, books, pets, and events.
• To keep Homelet safe, including moderating chat and handling reports.
• To send you service messages, such as verification codes and account notices.
• To understand how the app is used so we can make it better.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it to show you ads from other companies.

3. What other players can see

Your username, profile, and anything you post in chat, books, or the wiki is visible to other players according to the visibility settings you choose. Your email address stays private unless you turn on the setting that makes it public. Private books and private messages are only visible to you and the people you sent them to.

4. Keeping Homelet safe

We use automatic filters and human moderators to review reported content and keep the community friendly. This means messages you send may be checked for rule-breaking language. Safety reports may include the relevant message content so our team can act on them.

5. When we share information

We only share your information with the companies that help run Homelet (such as hosting and payment providers), when the law requires it, or when we believe it is necessary to protect the safety of our players or enforce our rules. We never share your information for anyone else's advertising.

6. Children and parental consent

Homelet is designed for students, and many of our players are kids. If you are a parent or guardian and want your child's information reviewed or deleted, contact us and we will help. Parents may ask at any time for the information we hold about their child.

7. Your choices and rights

• You can keep your email private or public in your profile settings.
• You can edit or delete your books and other content you created.
• You can request deletion of your account and personal information by contacting us.
• You can disconnect a connected account (like Google) at any time.

8. Data storage and security

Your information is stored on secure servers. We use encryption in transit and access controls, but no online service can promise perfect security. Please keep your password secret and never share it.

9. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top and, for big changes, announce it in the app. Continuing to use Homelet after a change means you accept the updated policy.