Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 17, 2025
Definition
- Vactors refers to the Vactors Home Page (www.vactors.club), the Vactors Web App (app.vactors.club), and the Vactors Pod Page (podcast.vactors.club).
- Content means anything you create, upload, or share on Vactors, including scripts, audio recordings, sound effects, background music, images, cover art, podcast episodes, comments, and other media.
1. Information We Collect
- Personal Information: Name, email address, profile photo (if provided), school/class details (for school accounts), and login credentials. We do not collect addresses, phone numbers, ID numbers, or other sensitive personal data.
- Device & Technical Info: Device type, OS version, IP address, browser type, and similar technical data.
- User-Generated Content: Scripts, voice recordings, cover images, sound effects, background music, podcast episodes, descriptions, and comments.
- Usage Data: Features used, session duration, and crash/error reports.
2. How We Collect Information
- When you create an account
- When you create or upload content
- When you interact with Vactors services
- Automatically from your device (for analytics and performance monitoring)
3. Why We Collect Information
- To provide and improve the Vactors experience
- To enable podcast creation, management, and publishing
- To allow teachers to manage and view student work (for school accounts)
- To support collaboration and friend connections (for non-school accounts)
- To provide technical support and respond to requests
- To understand usage trends and improve our platform
4. How We Use Your Information
- To store and protect your scripts, recordings, and other content
- To enable collaboration with other users (as allowed by your account type)
- To allow teacher access to student work in school settings
- To respond to support requests
- To analyze usage trends in an anonymized form
- To promote your published podcasts on the Vactors Pod Page (for non-school accounts)
5. Who Can See Your Information
- You: You can see your own content and account data.
- Friends: For non-school accounts, other users you befriend can collaborate on your projects (if you allow it).
- Teachers/Parents: For school accounts, teachers can access and manage student content.
- Authorized Vactors Staff: May access your data only to provide support or maintain services.
- No Advertisers: We do not sell your data or show targeted ads.
6. Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party providers to help run Vactors, such as:
- Cloud storage and hosting (e.g., AWS, Heroku)
- Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Authentication and security services
7. Data Retention
- We keep your data while your account is active.
- Inactive accounts may be deleted after 12 months.
- You may delete your account at any time — this will permanently erase your personal data and uploaded content from our systems.
8. Children’s Privacy
- We comply with laws such as COPPA.
- For school accounts, data is collected only through teachers or schools.
- We do not directly contact children.
- Parental or school consent is required for users under 13.
- No personal data from children is used for marketing.
9. Your Rights
- View your personal data
- Update or correct your data
- Delete your data
10. How We Protect Your Data
- We use secure cloud services and encryption where appropriate.
- Access to personal data is restricted to authorized support staff.
11. Updates
- We may update this policy from time to time.
- Major updates will be communicated through the Vactors Web App or email.
12. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions, please contact us through our Contact Us page.