Privacy Policy for Novel Architect.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Novel Architect desktop application, related backend services, beta programs, purchase flows, AI request processing, and this website. It does not cover third-party websites or services that Novel Architect does not control.

Novel Architect stores books, chapters, versions, context entries, reviews, drafts, and other writing workspace data locally on your device. This local manuscript data is not uploaded just because you create or edit it in the desktop app.

We may collect account and contact data such as your email address, username, login identifier, beta application details, support messages, and basic account status. This data is used to create and manage accounts, contact beta testers, provide support, protect the service, and communicate important product or account information.

We may log in-app purchases, story point grants, story point usage, transaction identifiers, payment status, timestamps, and related account identifiers. These records are used to provide purchased features, prevent fraud or abuse, resolve support issues, comply with accounting obligations, and maintain accurate account balances. Payment card details are handled by the payment provider and are not stored directly by Novel Architect.

When you submit an AI request, Novel Architect may send the selected material needed for that request, such as book details, prompts, selected context entries, selected previous chapters, chapter skeletons, chapter text, revision instructions, and review focus notes. We may log AI request metadata such as user account, request type, time, status, story point cost, provider job identifiers, and processing errors. These logs are used to process the request, show job status, calculate story point usage, troubleshoot failures, prevent abuse, and improve reliability.

Writing material selected for an AI job may be temporarily stored by backend services while the request is processed. After the AI job is completed or fails, Novel Architect aims to remove the submitted request material from backend databases when it is no longer needed for processing, troubleshooting, security, or legal obligations. The completed result is returned to the desktop app and stored locally.

If you apply for the beta or contact us through a form, we may collect the information you submit, including email address, name or pen name, writing genre, current writing stage, tools used, operating system, and feedback preferences. Embedded forms may be provided by third-party services such as Google Forms, which process form data under their own terms and privacy practices.

Depending on the situation, personal data may be processed to provide the app and account services you request, fulfill purchases, comply with legal obligations, protect the security and integrity of the service, respond to support requests, run the beta program, or based on your consent where consent is required.

We may share data with service providers that help operate Novel Architect, such as hosting providers, authentication providers, payment processors, form providers, analytics or logging tools, support tools, and AI service providers. We may also disclose data if required by law, to protect rights and security, or in connection with a business transfer. We do not sell manuscript data.

Local writing data remains on your device until you delete it or remove the app data. Account, purchase, story point, AI request, support, and beta application records are kept only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including service operation, security, dispute resolution, accounting, and legal compliance.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. You are responsible for protecting access to your own device, account credentials, local manuscript files, and backups.

Depending on your location and the applicable law, you may have rights to request access to personal data, correction of inaccurate data, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, withdrawal of consent, or objection to certain processing. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Novel Architect is intended for adult writers and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us so it can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.

To ask questions about this Privacy Policy or exercise privacy rights, contact the Novel Architect developer using the contact address provided in your beta invitation, account communication, purchase receipt, or app support channel.

This policy may be updated from time to time. When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new last updated date. Material changes may also be communicated through the app, email, or other reasonable channels.