Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 25, 2026
1. Introduction
The Secular Toolkit ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website seculartoolkit.com.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
- Contact Information: When you submit content, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us, we may collect your name and email address.
- User Contributions: Any fallacies, contradictions, or other content you submit for review.
- Donation Information: If you make a donation via our third-party payment processor (Paystack), we do not store your payment card details.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and referral sources.
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address (anonymized where possible).
- Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and improve our website and services
- Respond to your inquiries and provide support
- Send newsletters (if you've subscribed)
- Analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
- Process and acknowledge donations
- Moderate user-submitted content
4. AI-Powered Features
Our Practice Arena and Ethics Lab features use third-party AI services (Google Gemini). When you use these features:
- Your conversation inputs are sent to Google's API for processing
- We do not store conversation logs after your session ends
- See our AI Disclosure for more details
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics (see Google's Privacy Policy)
- Paystack: For processing donations (see Paystack's Privacy Policy)
- Google Gemini API: For AI features
6. Data Retention and Deletion
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.
- Account Deletion: You may permanently delete your account and all associated personal data from your billing dashboard at any time. This action is irreversible.
- Financial Records: Transaction records may be retained for accounting and tax purposes as required by law, even after account deletion.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of marketing communications
- Withdraw consent where applicable
To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@seculartoolkit.com.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@seculartoolkit.com