Privacy Policy

Who we are

astonish·ly (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is operated by Sage & Sage, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company. You can reach us at hello@astonishly.com.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through the astonish·ly mobile app and the astonishly.com website (together, the “Service”), how we use it, and the choices you have. Our approach is simple: we collect as little as we can, we never sell your information, and we collect nothing about children under 13.

By using the Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.

Information we collect

Information you give us

• Account information: your email address and password when you create an account. Your password is stored in a protected, hashed form that no one on our team can read.
• Support messages: anything you choose to include when you email us.

Information created as you use the app

• Subscription status: which plan you’re on and whether it’s active. Payments are handled by Apple or Google; we never see or store your card number or payment details.
• Reading progress: your place in the sequence of posts, which posts are in your library, and which Adult posts you’ve read or saved, so they carry over to your other and future devices. Reading and saving in Kids posts stays on your device and is never sent to us.
• Family plan information: which family plan you belong to, who invited you, and whether you’ve chosen to match the plan owner’s daily post.
• Devices: a device identifier (on iPhone and iPad, a random identifier the app creates and keeps on the device; on Android, the identifier Android gives this app on this device, which other apps can’t see; never a hardware serial number), the device model, and the date it was last active. We use this to enforce device limits and to let plan owners tell their devices apart.
• Notification tokens: if you turn on reminders, a token that lets us send notifications to that device.
• App performance and errors: how long the app takes to start and each screen takes to load, crashes and errors, the app version, and the conditions on the device at that moment (such as network type, battery level, and memory). It’s tied to a random identifier for this installation of the app, not to your account, email, or name, and it doesn’t include which posts you open. The identifier resets if you reinstall the app. We use this only to find and fix slow screens and bugs.
• Website analytics: on astonishly.com, privacy-friendly analytics (Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights) show which pages are viewed, roughly which country and type of device visitors use, and how fast pages load. They don’t use cookies or follow you across other sites.

Information we don’t collect

• Your name, phone number, address, contacts, photos, or precise location.
• Your age or birth date. When you create an account, we ask for your month and year of birth only to confirm you’re 13 or older. That check happens on your device, and the date is never sent to us or saved.
• Your quiz answers. They’re remembered only on your own device so you can look back at them, and they’re never sent to us.
• What you read or save in Kids posts. That stays only on your device.
• Your language choice and other app settings. These stay on your device.
• Anything about children under 13 (see “Children” below).
• Advertising identifiers, or analytics about what you read. The app doesn’t track you across other apps or websites, and doesn’t show ads today.

How we use information

We use the information above only to:

• Create and secure your account, and let you reset your password.
• Deliver your daily posts and library, keep your place in the sequence, and keep your read and saved Adult posts in sync across your devices.
• Provide your plan, including Family plan membership, device limits, and the “Match my family” setting.
• Confirm your subscription with Apple or Google.
• Send reminders you’ve turned on, and service messages about your account or these policies.
• Answer your questions, prevent abuse, and keep the Service working.
• Measure how fast the app starts and loads, and find and fix crashes and errors.
• Comply with the law.

We don’t use your information for profiling or automated decisions about you.

Advertising

astonish·ly doesn’t show ads today. If we ever add ads to the Free plan, paid plans will stay ad-free, and we’ll update this policy and notify Free plan users before the change.

How we share information

We never sell your personal information, and we never share it with advertisers or data brokers.

We share information only with service providers that help us run the Service, and only as needed for them to do that work:

Each provider processes data under its own privacy policy and our instructions. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect the rights or safety of our users or others, or as part of a merger, sale, or transfer of our business, in which case this policy will continue to apply to your information.

Children

astonish·ly offers a Kids version of every post, and we’ve designed the Service so that we collect no personal information from children under 13.

• You must be 13 or older to create an account. Account creation includes an age check (month and year of birth) that happens on the device and isn’t saved.
• A child under 13 can use the app only on a device that a parent or guardian has signed in to with the parent’s own account. We don’t know the child is there and collect nothing about them. That device’s place in the posts, any reading or saving in Adult posts, notification token, and device information belong to the parent’s account. App performance and error data from that device is tied only to the installation, as described above.
• Quiz answers, reading and saving in Kids posts, and other settings on a child’s device stay on that device and are never sent to us.
• If we learn that a child under 13 has created an account, we’ll delete it. If you believe this has happened, email hello@astonishly.com.

In some countries the age of digital consent is higher than 13. Where that applies, users below that age need a parent’s or guardian’s permission to create an account.

How long we keep information

We may keep limited information longer if the law requires it.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account anytime in the app (Settings > Delete account) or at astonishly.com/delete-account. Deletion permanently removes your email, password, reading progress, read and saved posts, library, family membership, devices, and notification tokens. If you own a Family plan, deleting your account ends your family members’ access; they move to the Free plan and keep their place.

Deleting your account or the app doesn’t cancel a subscription. Cancel it in the App Store or Google Play first.

Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, including encryption in transit, hashed passwords, and limited access for our team. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong password that you don’t use elsewhere, and tell us right away if you think your account has been compromised.

Your rights and choices

You can:

• Access or correct your information, including your email address, in the app or by emailing us.
• Delete your account and data, as described above.
• Get a copy of your information by emailing us.
• Turn off reminders in Settings or in your phone’s settings.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights, such as the right to object to or restrict certain processing, to withdraw consent, or to appeal a decision we make about your request. We honor these rights for everyone regardless of location. To make a request, email hello@astonishly.com. We may need to confirm your identity before responding, and we’ll respond within the time the law requires. We won’t treat you differently for exercising your rights.

U.S. state privacy rights: We don’t sell or “share” personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we don’t use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you.

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and similar laws: Sage & Sage, LLC is the data controller. We process your information to provide the Service you’ve asked for (performance of a contract), for our legitimate interests in securing and improving the Service, with your consent for reminders, and to meet legal obligations. You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

International transfers

We’re based in the United States, and our service providers may store and process information in the United States and other countries. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, for these transfers.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes, we’ll notify you in the app or by email before they take effect and update the “Last updated” date above.

Contact us

Sage & Sage, LLC
3319 Hollis Circle
Naperville, IL 60564
United States
hello@astonishly.com