Privacy Policy

FamGlow collects the minimum information required to provide a personalized family display experience. The table below is a complete inventory of every category of personal data we collect, what we use it for, and whether it is stored in our database.

Connecting your Google Calendar to FamGlow is optional. When you choose to connect it, we request access to read your calendar events. We use this access solely to display your upcoming events on your family wall display.

What we access: Event titles, dates, times, locations, and descriptions from calendars you select. We do not access your contacts, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos, or any other Google service.

How it works: Calendar events are fetched live from Google's API when your display loads. Events are not stored in FamGlow's database — we fetch them fresh each time. The only exception is when an event description is used to generate a trip insight (see Section 6), in which case the AI-generated output (not the raw event data) is stored.

Disconnecting: You can disconnect your Google Calendar at any time from your FamGlow settings. Disconnecting immediately revokes FamGlow's access token. You can also revoke access directly from your Google Account at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

FamGlow is a family display tool designed for parents and caregivers to manage on behalf of their household. Children view the display but do not create accounts, enter data, or interact with FamGlow's services directly.

What we collect about children: First name only. We do not collect date of birth, age, last name, email address, or any other personally identifiable information about children. We removed date of birth from our data model entirely — no feature in FamGlow requires it.

School information: When a parent connects a school calendar or enters school name and district, this information is used to parse school schedules via our AI feature (see Section 6). School name and district are sent to our AI provider (Anthropic) as part of this request. The child's name is not included in any AI call.

COPPA: FamGlow is directed to adults (parents and caregivers) and is not intended for children under 13 to use independently. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information about a child without parental consent, please contact us at privacy@famglow.com and we will delete it promptly.

FamGlow allows you to upload photos to use as display backgrounds on your family screen.

On-device processing: Photo selection and any initial processing occurs on your device before upload. We receive the processed image — we do not request access to your camera roll, photo library, or any photos beyond the specific images you choose to upload.

No facial recognition: FamGlow does not perform facial geometry analysis, facial recognition, or any form of biometric processing on photos. We do not collect biometric identifiers of any kind.

Storage: Uploaded photos are stored securely on FamGlow's servers (hosted via Base44's infrastructure) and displayed on your wall screen. Photos are deleted when you remove them from the app or when you close your account.

No sharing: Your photos are never shared with third parties, used for training AI models, or accessed by FamGlow employees except in cases of a technical support request where you have explicitly granted access.

FamGlow uses your location to display accurate weather information on your wall display. Location is set manually by you — FamGlow does not request GPS or device location permissions.

What we store: Latitude and longitude coordinates at approximately city-level precision, as entered or confirmed by you during setup.

How it is used: Your coordinates are sent to OpenWeatherMap to retrieve current weather and forecasts. OpenWeatherMap receives your coordinates and is bound by their privacy policy. Your location is not shared with any other third party.

Changing your location: You can update or remove your location at any time from your FamGlow settings. Removing it disables the weather widget.

FamGlow uses AI to power specific features that add value beyond what a simple calendar or display can provide. AI calls are triggered manually — we never auto-generate AI outputs on page load, on save, or in the background without your action.

The table below documents every AI-powered feature in FamGlow v1, what data is sent to our AI provider (Anthropic), and how the output is stored.

Anthropic as a subprocessor: AI requests are processed by Anthropic PBC under their API Terms of Service. Data sent to Anthropic for inference is not used to train their models under our API agreement. See anthropic.com/privacy for details.

No AI runs without your action: FamGlow does not auto-generate AI content when you open a page, save a setting, or navigate the app. Every AI call in FamGlow is triggered by an explicit user action.

FamGlow relies on a small number of trusted third-party services to operate. Each is listed below with the data they receive and why.

We do not use advertising networks, behavioral analytics platforms, marketing automation tools, or data brokers. FamGlow does not sell your information to any third party and does not share it with any party not listed above.

We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction.

Encryption in transit: All data transmitted between your device and FamGlow's servers is encrypted using TLS (Transport Layer Security).

Encryption at rest: Your data is stored on Base44's infrastructure, which uses industry-standard encryption at rest. Authentication tokens are handled via secure cookies where possible.

Access controls: FamGlow enforces family-level data isolation at the database query level. No user can access another family's data. Internal access to production data is restricted to essential operations only.

Third-party security: Our subprocessors (Base44, Google, Anthropic, Stripe, OpenWeatherMap, Unsplash) maintain their own security programs appropriate to their role. Stripe is PCI-DSS certified for payment processing.

Vulnerability reporting: If you discover a security vulnerability in FamGlow, please report it responsibly by emailing privacy@famglow.com. We will acknowledge your report within 48 hours and work to resolve confirmed issues promptly.

Data breach notification: In the event of a security breach affecting your personal information, we will notify affected users within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. Notification will be sent to the email address on your account and, where required by applicable law, to relevant regulatory authorities.

FamGlow uses a small number of technical mechanisms to keep you signed in and the app functioning correctly. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or behavioral analytics.

Authentication cookies: When you sign in, we store an authentication token in your browser's local storage and a mirrored cookie. This is used solely to keep you signed in across sessions and on supported devices (including iOS PWA installations). It contains no personal data beyond a session identifier and expires when you sign out.

Server log data: Our hosting infrastructure (Base44) automatically collects standard server log data when you use the app, including your IP address, browser type, device type, and pages accessed. This data is used for security monitoring and operational purposes only and is not linked to your personal profile or used for advertising.

Regardless of where you live, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information held by FamGlow.

• Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You may update or correct inaccurate information directly in your FamGlow account settings, or by contacting us.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal data. You can delete your account from your FamGlow settings, which triggers deletion of all associated personal data within 7 days (see Section 11 for backup retention details).
• Portability: You may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection: You may object to certain processing of your personal data. Because FamGlow does not engage in marketing profiling or behavioral advertising, there is limited scope for this right — but we will honour any reasonable objection.
• Withdrawal of consent: Where processing is based on your consent (such as Google Calendar access), you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@famglow.com. We will respond within 30 days. For account deletion and data export requests, we may verify your identity by sending a confirmation to the email address on your account before processing your request.

California residents (CCPA): If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information), and the right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights. To exercise these rights, email privacy@famglow.com.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide the service and as required by law.

While your account is active: We retain all data associated with your account — including family profile, kids' names, schedule data, preferences, AI outputs, and uploaded photos — for the duration of your account.

Calendar events: Not retained. Google Calendar events are fetched live and are not stored in FamGlow's database. The sole exception is AI-generated trip insights derived from event descriptions, which are stored until you delete them or close your account.

Sports cache: AI-generated sports summaries are cached for 24 hours, then automatically deleted.

When you delete your account, all personal data is permanently removed from our active systems within 7 days. Residual copies in encrypted backup systems may persist for up to 30 days before being automatically overwritten as part of our standard backup rotation. Aggregated, non-identifiable operational data (e.g., total number of active families) may be retained indefinitely.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as FamGlow evolves. When we make changes, we will:

• Update the effective date at the top of this page
• Notify you by email (at the address on your account) for material changes that affect how your data is used
• Post an in-app notification for significant changes before they take effect

Continuing to use FamGlow after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree with the changes, you may delete your account before the changes take effect.

Business transfers: If FamGlow or its assets are acquired by or merged with another company, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you by email or in-app notification before your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy, and you will have the option to delete your account before any transfer takes effect.

Governing law: This Privacy Policy and any disputes arising from it are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 5 business days and to all rights requests within 30 calendar days.

FamGlow is operated by its founder as a sole proprietorship, pending LLC formation. All legal correspondence should be directed to privacy@famglow.com.