How Story Mimic uses your content and workspace data

What we store

Story Mimic stores the information needed to make your workspace useful and available when you return.

This may include uploaded manuscript text, chapter and section structure, notes, workflow status, pronunciation entries, recorded pronunciation audio, character voice reference metadata and files, markup, speaker assignments, cues, settings, collaborator seats, account records, billing records, and related activity logs.

Why we store it

We store this data so your narration prep does not have to be rebuilt every time you return.

For example, sections stay connected to notes, pronunciation entries can be reused, character voice references can be replayed, collaborators can access the work they are permitted to see, and billing or support issues can be resolved.

When processing happens

Processing happens when you use Story Mimic features, such as uploading a manuscript, editing prep data, recording or uploading reference audio, inviting collaborators, managing billing, or using collaboration features.

We process workspace content only as needed to provide the features you request, maintain the service, protect the platform, and support your account.

Processing partners

We use trusted service providers to operate Story Mimic, including Clerk for authentication, AWS for storage and infrastructure, Stripe for billing, PostHog for product analytics, and Google (Google Analytics and Google Ads) for traffic measurement and advertising.

Other infrastructure providers may help us host, monitor, secure, and operate the service.

Collaborator access

If you invite collaborators, they can access the projects, chapters, notes, workflow information, and reference data allowed by their workspace seat.

Only invite collaborators who should be allowed to see the project material connected to that seat.

Model training

We do not use your manuscripts, notes, pronunciation entries, voice references, markup, or other private workspace content to train models.

Retention overview

Manuscripts, prep data, notes, pronunciation entries, markup, and character profiles are retained even if your subscription becomes inactive, unless you delete them earlier, so you can pick up where you left off when you subscribe again.

Saved audio references — such as voice references and pronunciation audio — are removed after 14 days without an active subscription. The underlying entries and profiles are kept; only the attached audio is removed. Subscribe again before then and nothing is deleted. This audio cleanup runs through an explicit scheduled job, never as a side effect of loading your dashboard or account.

Some account, billing, support, fraud-prevention, security, tax, legal, and backup records may be retained for longer when required or reasonably necessary.

Retention timelines may vary depending on the type of data and the systems involved.

Deleted data

When you delete workspace content, reference audio, or your account, Story Mimic removes that data from active systems according to the deletion action you choose.

Deleted content is no longer available in your workspace and is not used to operate your active projects.

Some deleted data may remain for a limited time in backups, security logs, billing records, or legal/compliance records before it is overwritten, deleted, or no longer needed. We do not keep deleted workspace content in active systems for continued product use.

What we do not do

We do not sell your data.

We do not use your private workspace content for model training.

We do not alter your canonical manuscript text after ingest.

We do not give collaborators access to project material unless they are invited and permitted through their workspace role.

Your control points

You decide when to add pronunciation entries, upload or record voice references, invite collaborators, mark up sections, assign speakers, lock sections, remove saved assets, or delete your account and content.

Deleting reference audio removes the saved audio file without changing the original manuscript text or chapter/section structure.

You can also choose “delete everything” to delete your account and workspace content from active systems. Some records may be retained for legal, tax, fraud-prevention, billing, security, and backup-recovery purposes.

For deletion, privacy, or data questions, contact support@storymimic.com.

Analytics and advertising

Story Mimic uses PostHog (product analytics), Google Analytics, and the Google Ads (Google tag) to measure site traffic, track conversions such as account creation and subscriptions, and analyze the performance of our marketing campaigns.

These tools run only on our public marketing pages. They are not loaded inside the signed-in app, and we do not apply session recording or autocapture to your private workspace. They may set cookies or similar identifiers and collect usage and device information from the public pages you visit. They are not applied to your private manuscript text, notes, pronunciation entries, or voice references. We do not sell your personal data.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies required for authentication, security, billing, and core app functionality, as well as analytics and advertising cookies described above.

More context

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