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NovaTale

Animated bedtime stories for children

Privacy policy

Last updated: 5 September 2026

NovaTale collects no personal data. The app has no user account, no analytics, no advertising and no trackers. It never connects to our servers on its own — all stories, images and voices are bundled inside the app. Everything you do stays on your device.

1. Data controller

Company: Babala Özdemir (Einzelunternehmen)
Address: Unterer Rainweg 22
4414 Füllinsdorf
Schweiz
E-mail: info@babala.ch
Phone: 076 222 45 99
Company ID: CHE-322.105.560
App identifier: iOS: ch.babala.novatale
Android: ch.babala.novatale

We have not appointed a data protection officer or an EU representative because we do not reach the relevant thresholds. Please address all requests to the contact above.

2. What data we process

Data	Purpose	Stored where	Retention
Parent voice recordings	Reading a page aloud in your own voice	On the device only (app folder)	Until you delete them or remove the app
Reading progress and language setting	Resuming at the same place	On the device only	Until uninstall
Purchased story packs	Unlocking purchased content	In your app store account (Apple / Google), not with us	According to the respective store’s rules

What we explicitly do not collect

No account, no e-mail address, no name, no date of birth
No location data, no contacts, no photos
No advertising ID, no analytics, no trackers, no crash reports to us
No speech recognition and no background recording

3. Permissions on your device

The app requests only the following permissions. Each of them can be revoked at any time in your device settings; the app remains usable afterwards, with reduced functionality.

Microphone — Only while the record button is pressed, so a parent can read a page aloud. The file stays on the device.
Store billing (Android: com.android.vending.BILLING) — Purchasing additional story packs via Google Play. For technical reasons the Play Billing library adds the internet permission; it is used only for the purchase flow, never for content.

4. Legal bases

We process personal data under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP). Where the GDPR applies, we rely on:

Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — everything needed for the app to deliver the function you requested.
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — secure and stable operation, abuse prevention, troubleshooting.
Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for anything you actively enable in this app: the microphone for your own voice recording. Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future by revoking the permission in your system settings.
Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) — in particular commercial and tax retention duties for payments.

Voice recording happens solely on your own initiative (consent) and never leaves the device.

5. Recipients and third parties

We do not sell data and do not disclose it for advertising purposes. Data is disclosed only to the following parties, and only where required for operation:

Recipient	Location	Purpose
Apple Inc. / Apple Distribution International Ltd.	Cupertino (USA) / Cork (Ireland)	App Store distribution, processing of in-app purchases and subscriptions, and crash reports if you have enabled them with Apple.
Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC	Dublin (Ireland) / Mountain View (USA)	Google Play distribution, purchase processing via Google Play Billing, crash reports according to your Play settings.

Authorities and courts receive data only where we are legally obliged to provide it.

Transfers abroad

Some of the recipients listed above process data outside Switzerland and the EEA, in particular in the United States. We base such transfers on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses with the Swiss adaptations recognised by the FDPIC and, where applicable, on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. We will provide information on the safeguards in place on request.

6. Retention and deletion

We retain nothing because we receive nothing. Recordings and progress live in the protected app folder on your device and can be deleted individually in the app settings. Removing the app deletes them completely.

Step-by-step instructions are available at Delete data.

7. Children and young people

This app is expressly aimed at children. It contains no advertising, no third-party analytics or tracking components, no social media features and no unprotected outbound links. No personal data of children is collected, with or without consent. Purchases and settings sit behind a parental gate. The app therefore meets the requirements of the Apple Kids Category, the Google Play Families policy, the US COPPA rules and the GDPR/revFADP provisions on minors.

8. Data security

Wherever the app transmits data at all, connections are encrypted via HTTPS/TLS. On the server side we use access restrictions, tenant separation and regular backups. Nobody can, however, guarantee absolute security for data transmission over the internet.

9. Your rights

Access to the personal data we process
Rectification of inaccurate data
Erasure or destruction of your data
Restriction of and objection to processing
Receiving or porting your data in a common format
Withdrawal of consent with effect for the future

An informal message to info@babala.ch or a call to 076 222 45 99. We normally respond within 30 days. To verify your identity we may request suitable proof. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Switzerland: FDPIC; EU: your competent authority).

10. Changes to this policy

We may adapt this policy when the app or the legal framework changes. The version published on this page, with the date shown above, is the applicable one. We announce material changes inside the app.

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