Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 30, 2026 · Plain-language version for our private beta.
1. What we store
- Guest questions: your questions and the answers given, stored anonymously (no name, no email) so the site can function. Guest history is tied to your browser session only.
- Accounts (optional): if you create a free account, we store your email and a securely hashed password — never your plain password. Your question history and saved reflections are linked to your account so they persist across devices.
- Preferences: your chosen Dharma lens and answer-depth setting.
- Technical logs: basic server logs (timestamps, error messages) used to keep the site running.
2. What we never do
- We never sell your personal information or conversation content to anyone.
- We never use your questions or reflections to train AI models.
- We never share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
- Questions are sent to our AI provider (Anthropic) only to generate your answer, under their API data-use terms — they do not train on API inputs.
3. Sensitive questions
People ask deeply personal questions here — about stress, family, grief, and life decisions. Treat the chat as you would a conversation, not a confessional: avoid sharing information that could identify you or others (full names, addresses, account numbers). If you are in crisis, please contact a local helpline — for example, in the US call or text 988, in the UK/Ireland call Samaritans at 116 123, in India call AASRA at 9820466726.
4. Children & family use
Dharmaly is designed for adults and teens exploring with their families. Children under 13 should use it with a parent or guardian. A dedicated family mode with age-appropriate content is planned for a later phase.
5. Your rights
- Export: logged-in users can request a copy of their stored questions and reflections.
- Delete: you can request full deletion of your account and all associated data at any time.
- To exercise either right, email contact@dharmaly.com from your account email. We respond within 7 days.
6. AI disclosure
Answers are generated by an AI system guided by scriptural knowledge — it is a study companion, not a guru, acharya, or religious authority. Important spiritual decisions deserve a qualified human teacher. Every answer aims to cite its sources so you can verify them in traditional texts.
7. Changes
We will update this page when our practices change (for example, before public launch when we add email verification and analytics). Material changes will be announced on the site.