Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 19, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how PSYCHE PROJECT PBC ("Psyche," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our psychological assessment platform at psyche.you (the "Platform").

By using the Platform, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

  • Account Information: Email address used for authentication and account recovery
  • Profile Information: Optional display name you may choose to set
  • Demographic Data: Optional information you choose to share (such as age, biological sex, education level, and country) to improve assessment accuracy and enable normative comparisons
  • Assessment Responses: Your answers to questionnaires and your performance data on cognitive tasks

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Platform, we automatically collect:

  • Device Information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device identifiers
  • Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, session duration, and interaction patterns
  • Performance Metrics: Response times, accuracy scores, and task completion data
  • Log Data: IP address, access times, and referring URLs

1.3 Information from Third Parties

We use third-party services that may collect information about you:

  • Supabase: Authentication and database services
  • Google Analytics: Website analytics and usage patterns
  • Vercel: Hosting and performance monitoring
  • Resend: Transactional email delivery

2. How We Use Your Information

2.1 To Provide Our Services

  • Generate your personalized psychological profiles and insights
  • Track your assessment progress over time
  • Display normative comparisons when you provide demographic information
  • Send transactional emails (welcome emails, account notifications)
  • Provide customer support

2.2 To Improve Our Platform

  • Analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
  • Develop and refine assessment accuracy
  • Fix bugs and technical issues
  • Conduct internal research and development

2.3 For Research (With Your Consent)

If you opt in to research contribution through your account settings, your de-identified data may be used to:

  • Build and improve normative datasets for psychological assessments
  • Enhance assessment validity and reliability
  • Contribute to aggregate research findings
  • Train machine learning models to improve assessment accuracy and generate insights

Research participation is entirely voluntary. You can change your preference at any time in your profile settings, and your individual data will be excluded from future research activities.

3. Data Licensing and AI Use

If you consent to research contribution:

  • Aggregated Data Licensing: Fully anonymized, aggregated data may be licensed to academic institutions and research organizations to advance psychological science. This data cannot be traced back to any individual.

  • AI Model Training: Anonymized response patterns may be used to train and improve AI models for assessment accuracy and insight generation.

  • AI-Powered Insights: We use AI to generate personalized narratives, recommendations, and insights based on your assessment results and anonymized patterns from our user base.

Important: Individual responses are never sold, shared with advertisers, or disclosed in any way that could identify you personally.

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only in these circumstances:

4.1 Service Providers

We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including:

  • Cloud Infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud): Hosting and processing of encrypted application data
  • Authentication & Database (e.g., Supabase): Secure account management and data storage
  • Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics): Understanding how users interact with our platform (anonymized)
  • Email Services: Delivery of transactional emails
  • Hosting & Performance: Website delivery and monitoring

We may change service providers as needed to improve our platform. All providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.

4.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or government request, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

4.3 Business Transfers

If Psyche is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:

  • All data is encrypted in transit (TLS/HTTPS) and at rest
  • Authentication is handled through secure third-party providers (Supabase)
  • Access to personal data is limited to authorized personnel
  • We conduct regular security reviews of our systems

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

  • Active Accounts: We retain your data while your account is active
  • Deleted Accounts: Upon account deletion, we delete your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or for legitimate business purposes (such as resolving disputes)
  • Anonymized Research Data: If you consented to research, previously anonymized data may be retained indefinitely as it cannot be linked back to you

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated data
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw research participation consent at any time
  • Data Export: Export your assessment data in a portable format

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@psyche.you or use the relevant features in your account settings.

8. International Users

Psyche is operated from the United States. If you access the Platform from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

By using the Platform, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

9. Children's Privacy

The Platform is intended for users who are 13 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a user under 13, we will delete that information promptly.

10. Third-Party Links

The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by:

  • Posting the updated policy on this page with a new effective date
  • Sending an email to the address associated with your account (for significant changes)

Your continued use of the Platform after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:

Email: support@psyche.you

Entity: PSYCHE PROJECT PBC, a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation

Last Updated: January 19, 2026