Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 1, 2025

🔒 Your Privacy is Critical

Dotish Philosopher is built with privacy as a core principle:

  • ✓ Conversations stored locally in YOUR browser only
  • ✓ No accounts required
  • ✓ No tracking or surveillance
  • ✓ We cannot access your conversations
  • ✓ Anonymous by design

1. Information We Collect

We Collect MINIMAL Data:

  • Anonymous Usage Statistics: Page views, features used (no personal identifiers)
  • Technical Data: Browser type, device type (for compatibility only)
  • Error Logs: Technical errors for fixing bugs (no personal data)

We Do NOT Collect:

  • ❌ Names, email addresses, or personal identifiers
  • ❌ Conversation content (stored locally only)
  • ❌ Mental health information
  • ❌ Precise location data
  • ❌ Social security numbers or government IDs
  • ❌ Payment information (we're donation-based)
  • ❌ Biometric data

2. Local Storage (Your Browser Only)

Where Your Conversations Live:

  • 🔒 Stored in YOUR web browser's local storage ONLY
  • 🔒 We CANNOT access your conversation history
  • 🔒 Not sent to our servers (only AI API requests)
  • 🔒 Does NOT sync across devices
  • 🔒 YOU control deletion through browser settings

How to Delete Your Data:

  1. Browser settings → Clear browsing data → Cookies and site data
  2. Or use browser "Inspect" → Application → Local Storage → Clear
  3. Or use our "Delete All Data" button in Settings (if available)

3. AI Processing (OpenAI API)

When You Chat with the AI:

  • Messages sent to OpenAI API for response generation
  • NO personal identifiers attached to messages
  • OpenAI does NOT store API requests for model training (per their API terms)
  • Connection encrypted (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Messages processed, NOT stored long-term

What OpenAI May See:

  • Your message content (to generate response)
  • Conversation context (for continuity)
  • NO identifying information about you

What OpenAI Won't See:

  • Your name, email, or identity
  • Your location or device details
  • Your full conversation history (only current session)

Learn more: OpenAI Privacy Policy

4. No Sharing, Ever

We NEVER:

  • ✗ Share individual conversations with anyone
  • ✗ Sell data to third parties
  • ✗ Share with employers, insurers, or advertisers
  • ✗ Use conversations for marketing
  • ✗ Track you across websites
  • ✗ Build user profiles
  • ✗ Share with law enforcement (unless legally compelled by court order)

Anonymous Aggregated Data Only:

We may analyze aggregate patterns (e.g., "50% of users try breathing techniques") but NEVER tied to individual users. Used only for service improvement.

5. NOT HIPAA-Compliant

⚠️ IMPORTANT: This is NOT a HIPAA-compliant service

What This Means:

  • Not suitable for protected health information (PHI)
  • Not integrated with healthcare systems
  • Not for clinical record-keeping
  • Not supervised by healthcare providers

Recommendation: Use general terms rather than specific diagnoses. For clinical mental health services, use HIPAA-compliant platforms.

6. Security Measures

How We Protect Your Privacy:

  • 🔒 HTTPS encryption for all communications
  • 🔒 No server-side conversation storage
  • 🔒 Regular security audits
  • 🔒 No third-party tracking scripts
  • 🔒 No analytics cookies
  • 🔒 Minimal data collection by design

Limitations:

  • We cannot guarantee 100% security (no online service can)
  • Browser vulnerabilities are outside our control
  • Shared devices may expose data to others on that device

7. Your Rights & Controls

You Have the Right To:

  • ✓ Delete all local data anytime
  • ✓ Export your data (from browser local storage)
  • ✓ Opt out of future data collection features
  • ✓ Request information about our data practices
  • ✓ File complaints about privacy violations
  • ✓ Use the service anonymously

How to Exercise Rights:

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

  • Service NOT intended for children under 13
  • We do NOT knowingly collect data from children under 13
  • Users 13-17 require parental/guardian consent
  • If we learn of data from children <13, we will delete it immediately

Parents/Guardians: If your child has used this service, contact us to request data deletion.

9. International Users & Data Transfers

Data Processing Location:

  • Data processed in United States
  • OpenAI API may process in various locations
  • Subject to U.S. privacy laws

For EU/UK Users (GDPR):

  • You have rights under GDPR (access, deletion, portability)
  • Legal basis for processing: Legitimate interest (service provision)
  • Right to lodge complaint with supervisory authority

For California Users (CCPA):

  • Right to know what data collected
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to opt-out of data sales (we don't sell data)

10. Cookies & Tracking

What We Use:

  • Essential cookies only (for site functionality)
  • NO tracking cookies
  • NO third-party analytics (Google Analytics, etc.)
  • NO advertising cookies

Cookie Controls:

  • Use browser settings to block/delete cookies
  • Note: Service may not function properly without essential cookies

11. Third-Party Services

Services We Use:

  • OpenAI API: AI response generation - see OpenAI Privacy Policy
  • AWS (CloudFront, S3, Lambda): Website hosting and backend

What They May Collect:

  • Technical data (IP address, browser type)
  • Access logs (which pages visited, when)
  • NOT conversation content (local storage only)

12. Data Retention

How Long We Keep Data:

  • Conversations: Stored locally only, YOU control retention
  • Anonymous usage stats: 90 days
  • Error logs: 30 days
  • Personal information: We don't collect it, so we don't retain it

13. Data Breaches

In Event of Breach:

  • We will notify affected users promptly
  • Report to relevant authorities as required by law
  • Take immediate steps to secure systems
  • Provide guidance on protecting yourself

Current Status: No breaches to date. Continuous monitoring and security updates in place.

14. Changes to Privacy Policy

  • We will notify users of material changes
  • Notification through service banner or email (if provided)
  • Continued use after changes = acceptance
  • Previous versions available upon request

15. Contact Us

Privacy Questions or Concerns:

Data Deletion Requests:

16. Your Privacy Best Practices

To Maximize Privacy:

  • 🔒 Use private/incognito browser window for sensitive conversations
  • 🔒 Clear browser data after sensitive conversations
  • 🔒 Don't use on shared/public devices
  • 🔒 Use VPN if desired (though not necessary with our privacy model)
  • 🔒 Avoid sharing highly specific identifying details

Remember:

  • This is wellness support and education, not clinical care
  • For clinical mental health services, use HIPAA-compliant platforms
  • Your privacy is YOUR responsibility on your device

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

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