Effective Date: June 10, 2025
Introduction
Secular World Magazine is committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring a secure and respectful experience for all visitors and subscribers. We value your privacy and do not share your information outside of our organization without your consent.
The Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect personal information that you provide voluntarily when:
- Subscribing to the magazine
- Creating an account or logging in
- Making a donation
- Contacting us through the website
This may include:
- Full name
- Email address
- Zip or postal code
- Country of residence
- Donation amount (via Stripe or PayPal – payment information is handled securely by those services)
We do not collect location data, browsing behavior, or any other tracking information through cookies for advertising or analytics purposes.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Send magazine issue announcements and updates
- Provide access to subscriber-only content
- Process and acknowledge donations
- Respond to your messages or support requests
- Understand general trends in readership (in anonymized form)
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties. Your data is used only to operate and improve the services provided by Secular World Magazine.
How to Request Removal of Personal Data
You may request deletion of your personal information by emailing us at info@secularworldmagazine.org, using the email address associated with your account or subscription. Upon confirmation, we will promptly remove your data from our active systems unless we are legally required to retain it.
Hosting & Data Security
All subscriber and donation data is stored securely on trusted platforms and accessible only to authorized team members. Payment data is processed securely by third-party providers such as Stripe and PayPal; we do not store credit card numbers or financial account information on our servers.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at info@secularworldmagazine.org.
Summary
We collect only the information needed to manage subscriptions, donations, and communications. We never sell or share your data and do not engage in data tracking or advertising activities.