Privacy Policy

Service name: Budibooks Contact email: info@budibooks.com Location: European Union (Italy) If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us at the email address above.

When you use Budibooks, we may collect the following information: a) Parent / Guardian data Email address Shipping address (only if a printed book is ordered) b) Child data (provided by the parent or legal guardian) First name, Age, Gender (if provided), Uploaded photo c) Payment data Payment information is processed securely by our payment provider (Stripe). We do not store or have access to your full payment details.

We collect and process data only for the following purposes: - To create a personalized children’s book - To generate illustrations based on the uploaded photo - To process and fulfill your order - To print and ship the book (if a printed version is selected) - To deliver the digital product - To communicate with you about your order - To provide customer support - To comply with legal obligations

Uploaded photos are handled with special care. - Photos are used solely to create the personalized illustrations for your child’s book. - To generate illustrations, photos may be securely processed by trusted AI service providers (such as OpenAI or Google). - Photos are not used for advertising, marketing, or training of public AI models. - Photos are not shared publicly or sold. - Photos are retained only for the time necessary to generate the book and are deleted afterwards or within a limited period. By uploading a photo, you confirm that you are the child’s parent, legal guardian, or an authorized adult (such as a family member or close friend), and that you have the right and permission to provide this data.

If you order a printed book: Your shipping information (name and address) is shared only with our printing and fulfillment partners (such as print-on-demand providers) for the purpose of printing and delivering your order. These partners are authorized to use the data exclusively to fulfill your order and are contractually required to protect your data in compliance with GDPR.

We process personal data on the following legal bases: - Consent – when you voluntarily provide data and upload a photo - Contract performance – to create, print, and deliver the product you purchased - Legal obligation – for accounting or compliance purposes You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

We rely on trusted third-party providers to operate our service, including: - Stripe – payment processing - AI service providers (e.g. OpenAI, Google) – image and content generation - Printing and fulfillment providers – book printing and shipping - Hosting provider (e.g. Vercel) – website hosting and infrastructure These providers process data only as necessary to provide their services and in compliance with GDPR.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to: - Fulfill your order - Provide customer support - Meet legal and accounting requirements You may request deletion of your data at any time.

As a user located in the EU, you have the right to: - Access your personal data - Request correction of inaccurate data - Request deletion of your data - Restrict or object to processing - Request data portability To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@budibooks.com

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will always be available on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle data, please contact: Email: info@budibooks.com