Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Privacy

At innerquests.app, we believe privacy is a fundamental right. We have designed our service to be GDPR compliant by default — not because we have to, but because we believe it is the right thing to do.

What We Do Not Collect

We do not collect or store:

• Personal identifying information (name, email, address) unless you explicitly opt in to marketing communications
• Browsing history or tracking cookies
• Device fingerprints or persistent identifiers

What We Process

Quiz Responses

Your quiz answers are stored temporarily in your browser session and sent to our AI analysis service (Anthropic Claude API) when you purchase an analysis. The answers are not stored on our servers and are discarded by Anthropic immediately after generating your results.

Philosophical Profile Analysis

When you purchase an analysis, we generate a philosophical profile based on your quiz responses. This profile may contain information about your philosophical and religious views, which constitutes special category data under Article 9 of the GDPR.

Your explicit consent is required before we process this data. EU/EEA visitors provide this consent before starting the quiz. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at privacy@bigawerk.com.

Your analysis results are stored on our servers for 7 days to give you time to access and download your PDF report. After 7 days, the results are automatically and permanently deleted. During this period, the data is stored on Vercel's infrastructure within the European Economic Area and protected by encryption at rest and in transit.

Payment Information

Payment is processed securely by Paddle, our merchant of record. We never have access to your credit card or payment details. Paddle collects and processes your payment data (including email, country, and billing information) independently as a data controller for payment processing purposes.

Marketing Communications (Optional)

During checkout, you may choose to opt in to marketing communications from us. If you do, Paddle shares your contact details (email address) with us for this purpose. The legal basis for this processing is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or contacting us at privacy@bigawerk.com.

Third-Party Services

Paddle (Payment Processing)

Paddle acts as our merchant of record and is an independent data controller for payment data. Paddle is PCI-DSS compliant and handles all payment processing. We never have access to your credit card information. Paddle may retain transaction records as required by applicable financial regulations. See Paddle's Privacy Policy.

Anthropic Claude API (AI Analysis)

Your multiple-choice quiz responses are transmitted to Anthropic's Claude API to generate your philosophical profile. No name, email, or other identifying information is included in this transmission. Anthropic does not use API inputs or outputs to train its models and does not retain your data beyond the duration of the API call. We are the data controller; Anthropic acts as a data processor on our behalf under appropriate data processing terms. Anthropic's servers are located in the United States. This transfer is covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as approved by the European Commission. See Anthropic's Privacy Policy.

Vercel (Hosting)

Our website is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect standard web server logs (IP addresses, browser information) for security and performance purposes. Vercel's infrastructure may process data in the United States, covered by Standard Contractual Clauses. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.

Amazon Associates

We participate in the Amazon Associates Program. When you click book recommendation links, you are redirected to Amazon's website where Amazon may track your activity according to their own privacy policy. We do not use any cookies or tracking mechanisms in connection with these links on our website. We earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. See Amazon's Privacy Policy.

Bookshop.org

We are an affiliate of Bookshop.org. When you click Bookshop.org links, you are redirected to their website where they may track your activity according to their own privacy policy. We do not use any cookies or tracking mechanisms in connection with these links on our website. We earn a commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. See Bookshop.org's Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Where GDPR applies, we process personal data on the following legal bases:

• Explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)) — Processing your quiz responses through the Anthropic Claude API to generate a philosophical profile that may reveal your philosophical or religious views. EU/EEA visitors provide this consent before starting the quiz and may withdraw it at any time.
• Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)) — Delivering the analysis service you have purchased, including temporary storage of your results for 7 days.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — Sending marketing communications, if you have opted in.
• Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)) — Paddle may retain transaction records as required by applicable financial regulations.

We do not process your data for profiling or automated decision-making purposes beyond generating the philosophical analysis you have purchased.

International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA):

• Anthropic (United States) — quiz response processing
• Vercel (United States) — website hosting and server logs

These transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as approved by the European Commission, ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Analytics

We do not currently use any analytics or tracking tools on our website.

Cookies

We do not use any tracking or marketing cookies. The only cookies used are:

• Paddle's secure payment session cookies (necessary for checkout)
• Session storage in your browser (cleared when you close the tab)

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — You may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — You may request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure — You may request deletion of your data at any time. Analysis results are automatically deleted after 7 days.
• Right to restrict processing — You may request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — You may request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object — You may object to our processing of your data.
• Right to withdraw consent — You may withdraw your consent for processing of special category data or marketing communications at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
• Right to lodge a complaint — You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority for the data controller is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych, UODO), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw, Poland, uodo.gov.pl. You may also contact your local supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@bigawerk.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Age Restriction

Our service is intended for users aged 16 and over. Users under 16 may only use the service with verifiable parental consent. We do not knowingly collect or process data from users under 16 without such consent. If you believe a user under 16 has used our service without parental consent, please contact us at privacy@bigawerk.com and we will promptly delete any associated data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. If we make material changes that affect how we process your data, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected users.

Data Controller

Supervisory Authority

Contact

Questions about privacy? Contact us at: privacy@bigawerk.com