Who helps us make your book
Last updated: November 1, 2026
These companies process information for us, only to make and deliver your order. None of them may use your photos, your child’s information or your voice to train AI or for their own purposes. We’ll update this list before we add anyone new.
| Company | What they do | What they receive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Draws the illustrated portrait and book pages from the photo. | Photo, child's first name, age band | Paid API, zero data retention, never used for training. Our primary illustrator. |
| Google (Gemini API, paid tier) | Backup illustrator if OpenAI is unavailable. | Photo, child's first name, age band | Paid tier only; not used for training. Only switched on after legal review. |
| MiniMax | Turns finished illustrated pages into gentle motion for the video. | Illustrated pages only. Never the photo. | Never receives a real photo of a child. |
| ElevenLabs | "Our storyteller" narration. | The story text (with the child's first name) | Adult stock voices only. Never a child's voice. Training turned off. |
| Stripe | Payments, sales tax, receipts. | Your name, email, billing/shipping address, card | We never see your card number. |
| Cloudflare | Database (D1) and private file storage (R2). | Order details, photos (until deleted), books, recordings | Private buckets, encrypted at rest, short-lived signed links. |
| Vercel | Hosts this website and its servers. | Requests to our site | |
| Resend | Sends our emails (receipts, approval links, your book). | Email addresses, email content | |
| RPI Print (backup: Lulu) | Prints and ships the Heirloom Hardcover. | Finished book files, shipping name and address | Receives the finished book only, never the photo. |
Questions: hello@storiesforgrandkids.com.