Privacy Policy

Overview

Selah is designed to provide you with a meaningful devotional experience while respecting your privacy. We collect only the minimal information necessary to deliver our services and enhance your spiritual journey.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

• Contact Information (Name, Email) - when you create an account
• Display name or profile information (optional)
• Reading progress and bookmarked content
• App preferences and theme settings

Usage Information

• Reading habits and session duration (for analytics)
• Device and browser information
• Pages visited and features used
• Error reports and performance data (via Sentry)

Third-Party Content

Scripture text is provided by the ESV Bible API. No personal information is shared with the ESV API beyond necessary verse requests.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information solely to provide and improve the Selah devotional experience:

• Account Management: To create and maintain your account
• Progress Tracking: To save your reading progress and bookmarks
• Personalization: To remember your theme preferences and settings
• Cross-Device Sync: To sync your data across multiple devices
• Analytics: To understand usage patterns and improve the app (anonymized)
• Error Monitoring: To identify and fix technical issues
• Communication: To send important updates about the service (with your consent)

Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

Information Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. Your devotional journey is private and personal. We only share information in these limited circumstances:

Service Providers

• Supabase: Database hosting and authentication (data encrypted)
• Sentry: Error monitoring and performance tracking (anonymized)
• PostHog: Product analytics and usage tracking
• Google Analytics: Usage analytics (anonymized and aggregated)
• ESV Bible API: Scripture text retrieval (no personal data shared)

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of our users.

Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services:

• Account Data: Kept while your account is active
• Reading Progress: Preserved to maintain your devotional journey
• Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized, retained for 26 months
• Error Logs: Automatically deleted after 90 days
• Deleted Accounts: All personal data removed within 30 days

Your Privacy Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Portability: Export your data in a readable format
• Restriction: Limit how we process your data
• Objection: Object to processing for legitimate interests
• Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent for data processing

Cookies and Local Storage

Selah uses minimal cookies and local browser storage to enhance your experience:

• Essential: Authentication tokens and session management
• Preferences: Theme settings and app configuration
• Analytics: Google Analytics cookies (can be disabled)
• Performance: Error tracking and app performance monitoring

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]