Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-22
This Privacy Policy describes how Best Boy handles information when you use our tools.
Free and independent
Best Boy by Hessa Al Hammadi is a 100% free, independent service. Donations are welcomed to help keep it running, but they are never expected, encouraged, or required. We do not sell the work you create with our tools, and we do not use it to train machine learning models. The providers named below handle it only so the service can run.
Information we store
Unlike our local-only tools, Best Boy saves your work so it survives across devices and browsers. That means we do store two things:
- Your account. Your email address, and your name and profile picture if you sign in with Google. This identifies your account and nothing else.
- Your project content. Screenplays, breakdowns, shot lists, storyboards, schedules, budgets, call sheets, locations, directories, and files you upload.
The data sits in our own application database and syncs between your devices. It runs on a private server we operate rather than a managed cloud service, and everything that touches your work is bound by contract to use it only to run Best Boy for you. The application also keeps a copy in your browser so it stays responsive; clearing your browser data removes that local copy without affecting the copy on the server.
Google sign-in
If you sign in with Google, we receive your email address, name, and profile picture. We request no other permissions and cannot read your Gmail, Drive, Calendar, or contacts. Google’s own handling of your data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
Analytics
We run no analytics or advertising scripts. Server logs are kept for security and troubleshooting. Nothing you write in a project is used to build a profile of you.
Cookies
We use minimal cookies and local storage strictly necessary for the app to function, such as keeping you signed in and remembering your workspace layout. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
Third parties
We do not sell your information. It goes to the outside services described below, who process it only on our instructions, and to anyone you choose to share it with yourself.
Service providers
A few outside services help run Best Boy: sign-in, storage and syncing, email delivery, optional AI suggestions, and donations. Each receives only what it needs to do its job and is bound by contract to use it for nothing else.
Donations
Best Boy is free. Donations are optional and happen entirely on Ziina’s own payment page at pay.ziina.com. Your card details never reach us and we do not store them. Ziina handles the payment under its own privacy policy.
Your rights
You may request a copy of your data, correct it, or have your account and all associated content permanently deleted. Submit the request through the contact form and it will be actioned within 30 days. Deletion is irreversible; residual copies may persist in encrypted server backups for up to 30 days before being overwritten. Messages you send through the contact form are kept for up to 24 months for support, then deleted.
Security
All traffic is encrypted in transit. Access to project data is enforced at the database level, so one account cannot read another account’s content. No system is perfectly secure, and no guarantee of absolute security is offered.
Contact
For privacy questions, use the contact form or reach the project owner at hessa.space. You can also write to hello@hessa.space.