1. Purpose of Collection

The personal data provided by you (including your email address, country, and uploaded images for marking) will be used by SpellingMeow for the following purposes:

• Processing your account registration and authentication.
• Providing and personalizing the educational services of the App.
• Processing images of handwriting using secure third-party AI APIs for marking purposes.
• Communicating with you regarding updates, support, or security alerts.

2. Classes of Transferees

Your personal data and uploaded content may be securely transferred to the following authorized service providers strictly for the purpose of operating the App's core functionality:

• Google Firebase (Google LLC, United States) — database hosting, authentication, and cloud storage.
• MiniMax and DeepSeek (headquartered in the People's Republic of China) — OCR word extraction from worksheet photos and AI word enrichment. By using this App, you explicitly consent to data being processed by these providers and confirm you have no concerns regarding their operational jurisdiction.
• Google Cloud Text-to-Speech (Google LLC, United States) — generating audio pronunciation of spelling words. Text submitted for pronunciation is cached in our secure database to avoid repeated API calls.

3. Mandatory Provision of Data

Providing your email address and basic account information is mandatory for creating an account. If you do not provide this information, we will be unable to register you for the service.

4. Access and Correction

You have the right to request access to and correction of your personal data held by us. Such requests can be made by contacting our support team via the settings page in the App.