PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated August 21, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Heavenly Doctrine Publishing Foundation ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:

• Visit our website at hdpf.org, or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at hdpfwebsite@gmail.com.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice — see the full sections below for details.

• What personal information do we process? Depends on how you interact with us and the Services. See "What Information Do We Collect?"
• Do we process sensitive personal information? Yes — specifically, information revealing religious or philosophical beliefs, processed with consent or as otherwise permitted by law.
• Do we collect information from third parties? No.
• How do we process your information? To provide, improve, and administer the Services, communicate with you, ensure security, prevent fraud, and comply with law.
• How do we keep your information safe? Through organizational and technical safeguards — though no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
• What are your rights? Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your personal information.
• How do you exercise your rights? Submit a data subject access request, or contact us directly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information we collect may include:

• Email addresses
• Usernames
• Passwords
• Contact preferences
• Contact or authentication data

Sensitive Information. When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we process the following categories of sensitive information:

• Information revealing religious or philosophical beliefs

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your IP address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for internal analytics and reporting.

The information we collect includes:

• Log and Usage Data. Service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect — IP address, device information, browser type, activity in the Services (date/time stamps, pages and files viewed, searches, features used), device event information, and error reports.
• Device Data. Information about the computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use — IP address, device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, ISP/mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration.
• Location Data. Information about your device's location, precise or imprecise, based on your IP address or GPS. You can opt out via your device's location settings, though some Services features may not function without it.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, including:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts.
• To request feedback and contact you about your use of our Services.
• To send you marketing and promotional communications, in accordance with your preferences. You can opt out at any time — see "What Are Your Privacy Rights?" below.
• To identify usage trends and better understand how the Services are used so we can improve them.
• To save or protect an individual's vital interest, such as to prevent harm.

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We only process your personal information when we have a valid legal reason to do so — such as your consent, compliance with law, performance of a contract, protecting your rights, or our legitimate business interests.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

The GDPR and UK GDPR require us to explain the legal bases we rely on to process your personal information:

• Consent. We may process your information if you've given us permission for a specific purpose. You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Legitimate Interests. Where we believe it's reasonably necessary to achieve legitimate business interests that don't outweigh your rights and freedoms — for example, to analyze how our Services are used so we can improve and retain them, and to understand how users interact with our products to improve user experience.
• Legal Obligations. Where necessary for compliance with legal obligations, such as cooperating with law enforcement or regulators, or defending our legal rights.
• Vital Interests. Where necessary to protect your vital interests or those of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to safety.

If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.

We may process your information with your express or implied consent, which you can withdraw at any time. In some exceptional cases, we may process information without consent as permitted by law, including for: legitimate interests where consent can't be obtained in time; fraud detection and investigation; business transactions; witness statements for insurance claims; identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons; suspected financial abuse; investigating breaches of agreements or Canadian law; complying with a subpoena or court order; information produced in the course of employment consistent with its original purpose; journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes; publicly available information as specified by regulation; and de-identified information for approved research.

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

• Business Transfers. In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business.
• Affiliates. We may share your information with affiliates, who will be required to honor this Privacy Notice. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or companies under common control with us.

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services. Some online tracking technologies help us maintain security, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save preferences, and assist with basic site functions.

We also permit third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies on our Services for analytics and advertising, including to help manage and display advertisements or tailor them to your interests. These may appear on our Services or on other websites.

To the extent these tracking technologies are deemed a "sale"/"sharing" (including targeted advertising) under applicable US state laws, you can opt out as described under "Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?" below.

Google Analytics

We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze use of the Services. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more on Google's privacy practices, see the Google Privacy & Terms page.

6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law (tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice requires us to keep your personal information longer than the period of time in which you have an account with us.

When we no longer have an ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it, or, if that isn't possible (e.g., because it's stored in backup archives), securely store and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.

7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage technology can be guaranteed 100% secure — we cannot promise that unauthorized third parties will never defeat our security. Transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk; you should only access the Services within a secure environment.

8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age (or the equivalent age specified by law in your jurisdiction).

By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18, or the equivalent age in your jurisdiction, or that you are the parent/guardian of a minor and consent to their use of the Services. If we learn that we've collected personal information from a user under 18, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to delete such data. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 18, contact us at hdpfwebsite@gmail.com.

9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or region (such as the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have rights that allow greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

In some regions (EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada), you have rights including: (i) access to and a copy of your personal information; (ii) rectification or erasure; (iii) restriction of processing; (iv) data portability where applicable; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. If an automated decision produces legal or similarly significant effects, we will explain the main factors and offer a way to request human review. You may also have the right to object to processing. Contact us using the details in "How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?" below.

If you are in the UK and unhappy with how we've handled your personal information, you can complain directly to us. This is in addition to your rights under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

How to contact us:

• Online: hdpf.org/contact
• Email: hdpfwebsite@gmail.com

What happens after you complain:

• We will acknowledge your complaint within 30 days of receiving it.
• We will investigate without unjustifiable or excessive delay.
• We will keep you informed of progress and explain the outcome.

If you're not happy with our final response, you can refer your complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority:

• Website: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
• Helpline: 0303 123 1113
• Post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

If you're in the EEA or UK and believe we're unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or the UK data protection authority. If you're in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw it at any time by contacting us using the details in "How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?" below. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal, nor processing conducted in reliance on lawful grounds other than consent.

Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in emails we send, or by contacting us. You'll then be removed from marketing lists — though we may still send service-related messages necessary for your account or in response to service requests.

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

• Log in to your account settings and update your user account.

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist investigations, enforce our legal terms, and/or comply with legal requirements.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, email us at hdpfwebsite@gmail.com.

10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. We do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or similar mechanisms. If a standard is adopted that we must follow, we will inform you in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.

California law requires us to disclose how we respond to web browser DNT signals. Because no industry or legal standard currently exists, we do not respond to them at this time.

11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and details about the personal information we maintain about you, correct inaccuracies, obtain a copy, or delete it. You may also withdraw consent to processing. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

The table below shows categories of personal information collected in the past twelve months. It includes illustrative examples and does not reflect exactly what we collect from you specifically — see "What Information Do We Collect?" above for the full inventory.

We only collect sensitive personal information as defined by applicable privacy laws or the purposes allowed by law or with your consent. It may be used or disclosed to a service provider or contractor for additional specified purposes. You may have the right to limit its use or disclosure. We do not collect or process sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.

We may also collect other personal information outside these categories in the context of: receiving help through customer support channels; participation in customer surveys or contests; and facilitating delivery of our Services and responding to your inquiries.

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services, specifically:

• Category A — as long as the user has an account with us
• Category F — as long as the user has an account with us
• Category L — as long as the user has an account with us

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information to our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each provider — see "When And With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?" above.

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered "selling" your personal information.

We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve months, and we will not sell or share personal information belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers in the future.

Your Rights

You have rights under certain US state data protection laws, though they are not absolute. These rights include:

• Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• Right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
• Right to opt out of processing used for targeted advertising (or "sharing" under California law), sale of personal data, or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects

Depending on your state, you may also have the right to: access categories of personal data being processed (MN); obtain a list of categories of third parties we've disclosed personal data to (CA, DE, MD); obtain a list of specific third parties we've disclosed personal data to (MN, OR); obtain a list of third parties we've sold personal data to (CT); review, question, and correct how personal data has been profiled (CT, MN); limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (CA); and opt out of collection of sensitive data or data collected via voice/facial recognition (FL).

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise these rights, you can submit a data subject access request, or refer to the contact details at the bottom of this document.

Under certain US state laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an agent that doesn't submit proof of valid authorization.

Request Verification

Upon receiving your request, we will verify your identity to confirm you are the person about whom we have information. We will only use information provided in your request for identity verification. If we cannot verify your identity from information already on file, we may request additional information for verification, security, or fraud-prevention purposes. If submitted through an authorized agent, we may require additional identity verification and a written, signed permission from you.

Appeals

Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to act on your request, you may appeal by emailing us at hdpfwebsite@gmail.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken, including a written explanation of the reasons for our decision. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.

California "Shine The Light" Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes, and the names/addresses of all third parties we shared personal information with in the preceding calendar year. Submit such requests in writing using the contact details in "How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?" below.

12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a revised "Last updated" date at the top. If we make material changes, we may notify you by prominently posting a notice or sending you a direct notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently.

13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at hdpfwebsite@gmail.com or contact us by post at:

Heavenly Doctrine Publishing Foundation
583 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, PA, 19529

14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we've processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please fill out and submit a data subject access request.

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