Your data, your story.
Future Vibrant Self ("FVS", "we", "us", "our") provides an app that turns your recorded answers into a personal story and a short film. This policy explains what we collect, why, who processes it on our behalf, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights you have.
FVS is currently operated by its founder as an individual / sole proprietor based in California, USA. We intend to form a Delaware corporation and re-assign this policy to it; we will update this page when that happens. This policy is governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, except where mandatory local law applies to you.
01What we collect and why
| Data | Source | Why we collect it |
|---|---|---|
| Face video and voice audio recordings | your camera / microphone | to create your story and film — the core function of the app |
| Transcripts of your answers | derived from your audio | to write your story |
| Email address | when you create or link an account (Apple, Google, or email) | to identify your account so your library survives reinstalling the app |
| Account / user identifier | created automatically at first launch | to associate your content with you |
| Photos and videos from your library (optional) | only what you choose to add | woven into your film as supporting visuals |
| Crash and performance diagnostics | automatically (Sentry) | to detect and fix problems — not linked to your identity |
| App install identifier and device platform | automatically (Expo / EAS) | to deliver over-the-air app updates |
Location: the app can match your photos to places, but this happens on your device only. Your location is not collected or transmitted to us.
We do not use your data for advertising, and we do not track you across other apps or websites (no IDFA / App Tracking Transparency tracking).
02How we use your information
We use your information to:
- Provide the service — create your story and film from your recordings and the materials you add;
- Maintain your account — sign you in and keep your library available across devices and reinstalls;
- Keep the service secure and reliable — detect, prevent, and fix errors, abuse, and technical problems;
- Comply with the law — meet legal obligations and respond to lawful requests.
We rely on the following bases for processing, as applicable to you: performing our contract with you (providing the app you asked for), our legitimate interests in operating and securing the service, your consent (for optional features such as adding photos from your library), and compliance with legal obligations.
03Sharing and sub-processors
We do not sell your data, and we do not share it with third parties for their own purposes. We use service providers who process data on our behalf to run the app:
| Sub-processor | What it processes | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | account, recordings, transcripts | authentication, database, storage |
| Anthropic | answer transcripts (text) | story generation (AI) |
| OpenAI | audio and/or text | transcription / AI processing |
| Groq | audio and/or text | transcription / AI processing |
| Fly.io, Railway | media and transcripts | film assembly / story processing (our compute) |
| Resend | email address | transactional email (e.g. sign-in codes) |
| Sentry | crash and performance diagnostics | error monitoring |
| Expo / EAS | app install identifier, device platform | over-the-air app updates |
| Firebase (FCM) | push notification token (Android) | notifications |
| Apple / Google | sign-in identity token | account sign-in (only if you choose to link one) |
AI providers do not train on your data. Anthropic does not use data submitted through its API to train its models and retains it only briefly (about 7 days) before deletion; OpenAI does not train on API data by default; Groq does not train on, and does not retain by default, data submitted through its API.
04International transfers
We and our sub-processors may process your data in the United States and in other countries where they operate. Where data is transferred across borders, we rely on appropriate safeguards (such as recognized standard contractual clauses) to protect it.
05Data retention
We keep your content while your account is active. When you delete a film, or delete your account, we delete the associated content; copies remaining in backups are purged within 30 days. Crash and diagnostic logs are kept only briefly.
06Your rights — including account deletion
- Delete your account and all your data from within the app — this permanently removes your account, recordings, story, and film, and cannot be undone.
- Delete an individual film at any time.
- Depending on where you live, you also have the right to access, correct, port, or object to the processing of your personal data, and to withdraw consent for optional features. To exercise any of these, email us at the address in Section 9.
If you are in the EU / UK (GDPR): you have the rights described above and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority. If you are a California resident (CCPA/CPRA): you have the right to know, delete, and correct your personal information, and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights; we do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
07Children
This app is intended for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.
08Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit and access controls on our first-party infrastructure. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and to address issues promptly.
09Contact
Questions or privacy requests: support@futurevibrantself.com.
10Changes to this policy
If we make changes, we will post the updated policy on this page and revise the "Last updated" date above. For material changes, we will provide additional notice in the app or by email where appropriate.