Privacy Policy
Effective July 18, 2026
This is what we collect, why, and what we never do. Short version: we collect the minimum needed to run Stepzu, we strip photo metadata, and shared guides carry no ads and no trackers.
What we collect
Account: your email address and name from Google sign-in, the username you pick, and the usage tag you choose at onboarding.
Content: the photos, voice recordings, and text you upload to make guides. Photo EXIF metadata (location, device info) is removed at upload, before storage.
Usage: basic product events (e.g. a guide was created, a shared link was viewed) so we can understand what works. View counts don't identify viewers.
Cookies: one essential session cookie to keep you signed in. No advertising or third-party tracking cookies — on any page.
What we never do
No ads and no tracking scripts on shared guides — ever. No selling or renting your data. No collecting more than the service needs.
How your content is processed
Hosting and storage run on Cloudflare.
Only when you choose the AI drafting mode, your photos, recording (or text), and their transcript are sent to AI providers to generate your draft: OpenAI for speech-to-text and Google (Gemini) for structuring. Manual guides never touch AI providers.
Signing in uses Google. We receive your Google account ID, email, and display name — nothing else.
Who can see your guides
Private guides are visible to anyone who has the link — that's how no-signup sharing works, so share links with care. Private links are excluded from search engines.
Guides you explicitly publish to your public page are visible to everyone and indexable by search engines.
Deletion and your rights
Deleting a guide removes its steps and its photos and recordings from storage. You can do this yourself, anytime.
You can ask us to access, correct, or delete your data — including deleting your whole account — at hello@stepzu.com. We answer within 30 days.
Changes and contact
Stepzu is not directed at children under 13.
If this policy changes materially, we will note it on the site. Questions or requests: hello@stepzu.com. Operator: Stepzu (stepzu.com), Republic of Korea.