FanVerse Privacy Policy

The short version

We collect as little as we can get away with: a random account identifier, and how many messages you've generated. Your story content is sent to DeepSeek, an AI provider in China, because that is what generates the characters' messages — that is the most important thing on this page. We don't sell your data, we don't run ads, and we don't track you across other apps or websites.

Your account

The app creates an anonymous account the first time it opens — a random identifier and nothing else. No email, no password, no sign-up. If you use a version of FanVerse that offers Sign in with Apple and you choose to sign in, we receive a unique identifier from Apple, plus your name and email address unless you use Apple's Hide My Email, which we fully support. We never see your Apple password.

Your stories

The universes, premises, characters and messages in your stories are stored on your device. We do not store the text of your messages on our servers. If a version of FanVerse lets you publish a story and you publish it, that story's setup is stored on our servers and is publicly visible to other FanVerse users until you unpublish it.

Where your stories go

To generate a character's message, the app sends your story — the premise, the cast, and the recent transcript — to DeepSeek, an AI provider operating in the People's Republic of China. This happens every time a message is generated. That means your story content is processed on infrastructure in China, subject to Chinese law, and DeepSeek's handling of it is governed by their privacy policy, not ours.

We think you should know this plainly rather than find it in a footnote. If you are not comfortable with it, do not use FanVerse. We send only what is needed to continue the story — never your name, your email, or your account identifier.

Usage

For each generated message we record the number of tokens used and what it cost us. That is how the daily free allowance is enforced and how we know what we're spending. The app also records which built-in stories are opened and read, so we can tell which ones are worth keeping — this is tied to the anonymous identifier, not to anything that names you.

What we do not collect

No advertising identifiers. No location. No contacts. No device fingerprinting. No third-party analytics SDKs.

Payments

If a version of FanVerse offers a subscription and you buy one, the purchase is handled entirely by Apple — we never see your card details. We receive a signed receipt from Apple confirming the subscription is active, and store an identifier from it so your subscription works across your devices.

Who else sees your data

Apple — sign-in and payments, where offered. Supabase — our hosting and database provider (servers in the United States). DeepSeek — story content, as described above. That's the whole list. We don't sell data, and we don't share it with advertisers or data brokers.

How long we keep it

Accounts: until deleted. Published stories: until unpublished or the account is deleted. Usage records: up to 24 months, for accounting. Reports of content: up to 24 months, so we can act on repeat offenders.

Deleting everything

Current versions of FanVerse run entirely on the anonymous account: delete the app and nothing we hold can be connected back to you — or email us and we'll purge the identifier and its usage records. Versions with sign-in include Settings → Delete account, which removes your account, profile, published stories, likes and following permanently and immediately. Deleting an account does not cancel a subscription; Apple manages that in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete your personal data, and to object to processing. Email us and we'll respond within 30 days.

Children

FanVerse is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has given us information, email us and we'll remove it.

Content the app generates

FanVerse generates fiction using an AI model. Output can be unexpected, inaccurate or unlike what you intended. You are responsible for anything you publish. Published content that breaks our rules can be removed, and accounts can be suspended.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app before it takes effect.

Contact

Westlight Studios LLC — james@westlight.studio