Privacy Policy

SpeechTherapyMagic (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of children who use our platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services at speechtherapymagic.com.

Because our platform is designed for use by children ages 3-12, we take extra care to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and implement strict data minimization practices. Please read this policy carefully.

Information We Collect

Account Information (Adults Only)

When a parent or speech-language pathologist creates an account, we collect: name, email address, password (stored in hashed form), and billing information (processed securely by Stripe and never stored on our servers). This information is collected directly from the adult user and is necessary to provide our services.

Child Profile Information

Child profiles are created by a parent or SLP, never by the child directly. We collect only the minimum information needed: a first name or nickname, age or grade level, and target speech sounds. We do not collect a child's full name, email address, photo, or any other personally identifying information unless voluntarily provided by the parent.

Usage and Progress Data

When a child uses our games, we collect session data including: games played, scores and accuracy, time spent, and target sounds practiced. This data is used solely to provide progress tracking to parents and SLPs and to improve the effectiveness of our games. If speech recording features are used, audio is processed for pronunciation scoring and is not stored permanently unless the parent opts in for session review.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our services, including game access and progress tracking
• Generate personalized content (AI-generated stories, word lists, and activities) based on target sounds and age level
• Allow SLPs to view progress data for students connected to their account
• Process payments through our payment processor (Stripe)
• Send account-related communications (password resets, billing notifications)
• Improve our games and services based on aggregate, anonymized usage patterns

We do not sell personal information. We do not display advertising. We do not use children's data for marketing purposes.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including: encryption in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest, secure password hashing, regular security audits, access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel, and infrastructure hosted on reputable cloud providers with SOC 2 compliance. While no system is 100% secure, we take reasonable steps to protect the information entrusted to us.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access and review all personal information we hold about you or your child
• Correct any inaccurate information
• Delete your account and all associated data at any time
• Export your child's progress data in a portable format
• Opt out of non-essential communications
• Withdraw consent for audio recording features at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information below. We will respond to all requests within 30 days.

Third-Party Services

We use limited third-party services to operate our platform: Stripe for payment processing, cloud infrastructure providers for hosting and data storage, speech recognition APIs for pronunciation scoring (audio is processed and not permanently stored by these services), and analytics tools that collect only anonymized, aggregate data. We do not use third-party advertising or social media tracking pixels.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. For significant changes affecting children's data, we will provide direct notice to parents via email and may require renewed consent.