Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 30, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to InPlay (hereinafter referred to as "InPlay," "we," "us," or "our"). InPlay is an AI-powered interactive story community: you watch cinematic AI stories, change the plot through your choices, chat with characters, and remix stories into your own versions. This Privacy Policy is intended to explain how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you access or use the InPlay app, website, and any related services (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please discontinue your use of our Services.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that you voluntarily provide, information collected automatically by our systems, and information obtained from third-party sources.
2.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide
- Registration Information: When you register for an account, we may collect your username, email address, password, and date of birth.
- Profile Information: Your display name, avatar, and bio.
- User Content (AI Inputs and Outputs): We collect all content you create, upload, generate, or otherwise provide through the Services. This includes story choices, chat messages with characters, text prompts, images, audio, remixes, and comments, together with the story content generated from them and associated metadata (e.g., titles, tags, descriptions).
- Payment Information: If you purchase premium features or subscriptions, we (or our third-party payment processors) collect the payment data necessary to complete the transaction. We do not directly store your full payment card details.
- Communications: When you contact us for support or provide feedback, we collect the content of your inquiry and your contact details.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you interact with InPlay, we automatically record certain technical data:
- Device and Technical Information: Including IP addresses, browser type, device model and identifiers, operating system, and screen resolution.
- Usage Data: Information about your activity within the Services, such as stories viewed, choices made, duration of use, navigation paths, and interaction records with AI characters.
- Log and Diagnostic Data: Crash reports, performance data, and error logs.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the Services and to enhance your user experience.
2.3 Information from Third-Party Sources
If you register using a third-party account (e.g., Google, Apple, Facebook), we may obtain your username, public profile information, and other data from that service provider.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to operate, provide, and improve InPlay. Specific purposes include:
- Providing Services: Creating and managing your account, generating and delivering story content, processing your choices, chats and remixes, and fulfilling your orders.
- Personalization: Recommending stories and creators that match your interests.
- Service Improvement and AI Training: Analyzing usage to optimize the platform. Where permitted by applicable law, we may use user-shared content (such as prompts, choices and story data) for the research, development, and training of our algorithms and AI models.
- Communications and Notifications: Sending you account notifications, service updates, or notices regarding policy changes.
- Security and Compliance: Verifying user eligibility, ensuring account security, preventing fraud, and fulfilling legal obligations.
4. How We Share Your Information
With your consent or at your direction, we may share your data with third parties for other purposes. Where required by law, we will obtain your explicit consent before such sharing. We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our business, such as cloud hosting providers (for story generation, media rendering and storage), payment processors, and data analytics providers.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred to the successor entity as part of the assets.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights and safety of InPlay, our users, and the public.
- Publicly Shared Content: If you choose to publicly share your stories, remixes, or profile on the platform, this content will be visible to other users.
5. Third-Party SDKs
The apps covered by this Privacy Policy are operated by InPlay. We use third-party software development kits ("SDKs") to support the features and services described in the list below. The list specifies which apps and platforms each SDK applies to.
Depending on the SDK and its configuration, personal data may be collected directly by the SDK provider or shared by us with that provider. The list below identifies each SDK and its provider, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data involved, the circumstances in which collection or sharing occurs, and a link to the provider's privacy policy.
The linked privacy policies provide additional information about the relevant providers' data practices. They do not replace our responsibilities under this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
Where required by applicable law or platform rules, we will provide additional notice and obtain your consent before the relevant collection or processing begins. Available privacy choices and instructions for managing them are described in the relevant list entries or elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about our use of third-party SDKs or their handling of personal data, please contact us at [email protected]. Details of the third-party SDKs used in our apps are set out below.
Facebook SDK
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
Used for user login.
Firebase SDK
https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
Used for push messages, collecting and analyzing application crashes, collecting and analyzing application logs, and Google login.
AppLovin MAX SDK
https://www.applovin.com/privacy/
Used for commercial monetization.
AppsFlyer SDK
https://www.appsflyer.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Used to analyze the effectiveness of product placements.
ThinkingData
https://docs.thinkingdata.cn/ta-manual/latest/installation/installation_menu/privacy_policy.html
Used for behavior analysis and automatic collection of launch, exit, install, crash, click and page-view events.
Adjust
https://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/
Used for install attribution, deferred deep links, ad attribution, and event/revenue reporting.
Google
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Used for Google third-party login, ad loading and display, rewarded ads, and ad revenue statistics.
Expo SecureStore
https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/securestore/
Used for local secure storage of login state, tokens, or sensitive configuration.
6. Cross-Border Data Transfers
InPlay is a global service. Your personal information may be stored and processed on servers located outside your country of residence, including in the United States or other jurisdictions. We will take appropriate security measures in accordance with applicable laws to ensure your information remains adequately protected during cross-border transfers.
7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access and Update: You can view and update your personal information by logging into your account.
- Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal information or account, subject to legal retention requirements.
- Opt-out: You may opt out of receiving marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the emails.
- Regional Rights (e.g., GDPR/CCPA): Users in Europe or specific U.S. regions may have specific rights regarding data portability, restriction of processing, or the right to opt out of the sale of personal information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
8. Data Retention
We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy or as required to comply with our legal obligations. When data is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize it.
9. Information Security
We have implemented reasonable legal, technical, and administrative measures to protect your personal information. However, no transmission over the internet can be guaranteed 100% secure; please use the Services with an awareness of the associated risks.
10. Protection of Minors
The Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required by local law). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we discover that we have collected such data without parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete it.
11. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If significant changes are made, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page or by posting a notice within the Service.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://inplay.art