Privacy Policy

Lasting Embers documents people, places and knowledge through stories, learning and field experiences. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect information when you browse the public site, participate in community or use your member account and private tools. We remain committed to transparency and your control over your personal data.

We collect information you provide directly to us, including account information, content you create, learning progress, community participation and experience registrations, together with technical information for security and performance.

• Email address (for account creation and communication)
• Name (optional, for personalization)
• Profile preferences and settings
• Reflections, Journal entries, Field Notes and personal insights
• Projects, tasks, goals and habits
• Course and assessment responses, learning progress and experience registrations

We use your information to provide and personalize learning, community, experiences and member tools; generate insights through our Guide features; send important notifications; improve the platform; and ensure security.

• Provide and personalize our services
• Provide personalized Guide and insight features when you use them
• Send important account notifications
• Improve our platform based on usage patterns
• Ensure security and prevent fraud

We never sell your personal data to third parties. Your reflections and personal content are yours alone.

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit and at rest, secure HTTPS connections, strict access controls, and certified cloud infrastructure.

• Encryption in transit (TLS/HTTPS) and at rest for all stored data
• Secure HTTPS connections for all communications
• Access controls protect private member content separately from public contributions
• Strict access controls for our team
• Data stored on secure, certified cloud infrastructure

You have the right to access, correct, delete, and export your data. You can also withdraw consent at any time.

• Access - Request a copy of your personal data
• Correct - Update or correct inaccurate information
• Delete - Request deletion of your data
• Export - Download your data in a portable format
• Withdraw Consent - Opt out of optional data processing

Our AI-powered features use your data securely and privately. Your data is not used to train external AI models, and AI insights are visible only to you.

• AI analysis is performed securely and privately
• Your data is not used to train external AI models
• AI-generated insights are visible only to you
• You can disable AI features at any time

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights, please contact us at: privacy@lastingembers.com