Privacy

Your Data, Clearly Explained

This is a plain-language summary of how we handle your data. It is not a legal document — it is a clear explanation of what we do and do not do.

Reports

Your intake responses and generated reports are private to you. They are not visible to other users, not displayed publicly, and not shared with third parties.

Reports are stored securely and accessible only through your authenticated account. You can download a PDF copy at any time.

Your intake data is not used to train AI models. It is used only to generate your reports.

Voice Arena

Participation in the Voice Arena is optional. Submitting an entry does not automatically make your work public.

If your entry is selected as a featured writer, your excerpt will only be displayed publicly with your explicit consent. You provide this consent at the time of submission. If you do not consent, your entry will not be featured publicly, even if it is selected.

Payments

Payment is processed through Stripe. We do not store your card details. Stripe handles all payment security and is PCI-compliant.

We store a record of your transactions (amount, date, product) for your account history and our financial records. We do not store your card number, CVV, or billing address.

Usage

Your usage data (pages visited, features used, report generation times) is used only to operate and improve the service. It is not sold or shared with third parties.

Your intake responses and report content are not used to train AI models — not ours, not our providers'. They are used only to generate your specific reports.

The blog section of this site displays third-party advertisements served by Google AdSense (publisher ID: ca-pub-3822254564817610). Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites. These are interest-based (personalized) advertisements.

You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google's Ads Settings at g.co/adsettings or by using the NAI opt-out tool at optout.networkadvertising.org. EU and UK users may also manage consent through the cookie consent banner shown on first visit.

Your personal account data, writing samples, and intake responses are never used for advertising purposes and are never shared with advertising platforms. Only anonymous usage signals (pages visited, time on page) may be observable by Google Analytics and AdSense scripts.

This is a plain-language summary. For the full legal policy, see below. Questions or deletion requests: [email protected]

Full Privacy Policy

Taciturn Studios LLC · Last Updated: March 27, 2026

Taciturn Studios respects user privacy. We collect only data necessary to operate the Service.

Data We Collect

User-provided: writing samples, email address, account details. Automatic: device type, usage interactions, performance analytics. We do not sell personal data.

How We Use Data

Data is used only to generate analysis, improve performance, and deliver results. Writing samples are not used to train external AI systems.

Data Retention

Data is retained only as needed for service delivery and legal compliance. Users may request deletion at any time by contacting [email protected].

Cookie Policy

This Service uses cookies for login sessions, performance analytics, and platform functionality. We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary: Session authentication cookies required for login and secure access. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics: Google Analytics (tag: G-LLYC44D03T) collects anonymous usage data (pages visited, session duration) to help us improve the service. No personally identifiable information is collected.
Advertising: Google AdSense (publisher ID: ca-pub-3822254564817610) sets third-party cookies to serve interest-based advertisements on the blog section of this site. These cookies track browsing behavior across websites to deliver relevant ads.

EU and UK users are shown a cookie consent banner on first visit. You may withdraw consent at any time. To opt out of personalized advertising globally, visit g.co/adsettings or optout.networkadvertising.org.

Third-Party Advertising

This site participates in the Google AdSense program. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

We also participate in the Amazon Associates affiliate program. When you click affiliate links on this site (tagged with seperts-20), Amazon may place cookies on your browser to track purchases. Amazon's privacy policy governs data collected through those links.

We also participate in the Bookshop.org affiliate program (affiliate ID: 122250). When you click Bookshop.org links on this site, Bookshop.org may place cookies on your browser to track referrals and purchases. Bookshop.org's privacy policy governs data collected through those links. Bookshop.org is an independent bookstore platform that supports local bookshops.

Security

Taciturn Studios uses secure hosting, encryption where appropriate, and controlled access systems. While safeguards exist, no system is immune from risk.

Children

The Service is not intended for users under 13. EU youth protections are respected.