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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026  ·  Effective for all users
This site collects psychometric and demographic data as part of the Drowning Man Index (DMI) audit. Because some of that data touches on emotional health and personal circumstances, it qualifies as sensitive personal data under GDPR. This policy explains exactly what is collected, why, and what you can do about it.

1. Who Is the Data Controller

[OÜ NAME] OÜ is the data controller for all personal data collected through this site.
Registry code: [REGISTRY CODE]
Registered address: [REGISTERED ADDRESS]
Contact: benjamin@patriarchfoundry.com

2. What Data We Collect and Why

When you complete the DMI audit, we collect:

Some of this data — specifically information touching on emotional states, wellbeing, and neurodivergence — constitutes Special Category Data under Article 9 of the GDPR. We process it only on the basis of your explicit consent, which you provide by checking the consent box before submitting the audit.

We do not collect this data for marketing, profiling, or sale to third parties.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

4. How Your Data Is Stored

Your data is stored in Google Sheets via Google Apps Script, both operated by Google LLC. Google acts as a data processor on our behalf under a Data Processing Agreement.

Data is stored indefinitely unless you request deletion (see Section 6). We do not currently operate an automatic data expiry process, but we honour all deletion requests within 30 days.

5. Sub-Processors

We use the following third-party services that may process or interact with your data:

To be precise about what the above means: your audit data — your answers, scores, and personal details — are never shared with any of these third parties. The Google and YouTube references above relate only to incidental browser-level metadata (such as IP addresses) that may be logged by their infrastructure as a side-effect of loading page resources. We do not use analytics platforms, advertising networks, or marketing pixels.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

To exercise any of these rights, email benjamin@patriarchfoundry.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Security

Access to the Google Sheet containing your data is restricted to the data controller. We do not share raw audit data with any third party. Transmission to the Apps Script endpoint uses HTTPS.

8. Children

This site is intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

9. Changes to This Policy

If we make material changes, we will update the "last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.


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