🔒 Privacy Policy

📊 Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Contact forms: When you contact us, we collect your name, email address, and message content
• Tool usage data: Some tools may temporarily store your inputs (like meditation session logs) locally in your browser
• Voluntary feedback: Any feedback or suggestions you choose to share with us

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (anonymized data only)
• Technical information: Basic technical data like browser type, device type, and IP address for security and functionality
• Cookies: Essential cookies for site functionality and anonymous analytics cookies

🎯 How We Use Your Information

Primary Uses

• Provide our services: To deliver and improve our meditation tools
• Respond to inquiries: To answer your questions and provide support
• Improve user experience: To understand how our tools are used and make improvements
• Security: To protect against fraud, abuse, and security threats

We Will Never

• ❌ Sell your personal information to third parties
• ❌ Send you unsolicited marketing emails
• ❌ Share your data with advertisers
• ❌ Track you across other websites
• ❌ Require unnecessary personal information

🛡️ Data Storage and Security

Local Storage

Most of our tools store data locally in your browser using localStorage or sessionStorage. This means:

• Your meditation data stays on your device
• You can clear this data anytime by clearing your browser data
• We cannot access this local data
• Data is not backed up or synced across devices

Server Storage

Information stored on our servers (like contact form submissions) is:

• Encrypted in transit using SSL/TLS
• Stored on secure, reputable hosting platforms
• Protected by access controls and regular security updates
• Retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes

Data Retention

• Contact inquiries: Retained for up to 2 years for support purposes
• Analytics data: Anonymized data retained per Google Analytics settings (up to 26 months)
• Local tool data: Retained until you clear your browser data or we update the tool

🔗 Third-Party Services

We use a limited number of third-party services to operate our website:

⚖️ Your Rights and Choices

You Have the Right To

• Access: Request information about what personal data we have about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal information

How to Exercise Your Rights

• Contact us: Email hello@meditationsphere.com with your request
• Clear local data: Use your browser's clear data function to remove local storage
• Opt out of analytics: Use browser settings or Google's opt-out tools
• Cookie preferences: Adjust your browser cookie settings

👶 Children's Privacy

Our services are designed for general audiences and do not specifically target children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will delete it immediately.

Parents who believe their child has provided personal information to us should contact us immediately at hello@meditationsphere.com.

🌍 International Users

MeditationSphere is operated from the United States. If you are accessing our services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States.

By using our services, you consent to this transfer. We take appropriate steps to ensure that international transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.

GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Union, we comply with GDPR requirements:

• We have a lawful basis for processing your data
• We minimize data collection and retention
• We respect your data subject rights
• We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures

📝 Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable laws. When we make changes:

• We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• For material changes, we may display a notice on our website
• We will maintain previous versions for your reference
• Continued use of our services constitutes acceptance of the updated policy

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.