Privacy Policy

1. What we collect

We collect only what is necessary to provide a personalized experience:

• —Device identifier: A randomly generated UUID stored in your browser that links your sessions to your account. It is not inherently identifying on its own — it becomes meaningful only in association with your Bethelia account.
• —Session inputs: What you share with us: your optional name, your emotional state, what you're seeking, follow-up context, gratitude notes, and mood at session end.
• —Chat messages: Your conversation with the AI companion during each session, stored to enable continuity and smarter responses.
• —Reactions and feedback: Cards you loved, skipped, or saved — used to improve verse recommendations.
• —Cross-session memory (signed-in): A distilled summary and optional memory notes so the experience can stay coherent over time — stored only for accounts that use this feature.
• —Account information: Your email address and profile, managed by Clerk. A free account is required to use Bethelia — no payment information is collected.

We do not collect payment card numbers (handled by Stripe), passwords (handled by Clerk), or any financial information directly.

2. Why we use it

• —To personalize scripture and AI-generated spiritual content for your specific context
• —To maintain continuity across cards and chat within a session
• —To improve which verses surface most helpfully for different emotional states (aggregated, not individual)
• —To fulfill a paid subscription if you upgrade to Pro

We do not sell your data. Ever.

We do not use your personal data to train our own models. Content is sent to third-party AI APIs (Anthropic, Groq) solely to generate responses for you, under their API terms. Embeddings sent to OpenAI are for semantic search over scripture — not for training Bethelia-specific models.

3. Third-party processors

The following companies process data on our behalf. Each is contractually bound to use your data only for the stated purpose.

• —Anthropic (Claude): Receives your session context (emotion, what you share, conversation) to generate spiritual responses. Anthropic does not use this data to train models. Stored in the US.
• —Groq: Fallback AI provider. Receives the same session context when Claude is unavailable. Subject to Groq's privacy policy.
• —OpenAI: Creates text embeddings for semantic Bible search and related retrieval. When you ask a question or we build a search from your session context, the text used for that embedding may be sent to OpenAI's API (not used to train Bethelia models). Pre-computed verse embeddings are also stored in our database.
• —Neon: Our PostgreSQL database. Personal data is stored here, in the US.
• —Vercel: Our hosting and CDN provider. Processes HTTP requests and serves media.
• —Upstash (Redis): Optional rate limiting: may store short-lived counters keyed by IP or account identifier so the service stays reliable.
• —Clerk: Manages account creation, login, and session authentication when you choose to create an account.
• —Stripe: Processes subscription payments when checkout is available. We never see your full card number.

4. Data retention

We retain your data for as long as you use the app. If you delete your data (via the Your Data page), app-side personal information in our database is removed promptly. We do not keep a separate marketing archive of deleted records.

Chat messages: Raw chat history may be automatically deleted after extended periods (for example, summarized accounts after about 30 days, and other cases up to about 90 days) as part of routine cleanup, while distilled summaries may remain where you use cross-session memory.

Anonymous, aggregated engagement signals (e.g., how often a given verse was liked across all users) are retained to improve recommendations. These contain no personal information.

Account deletion: Removing data in Bethelia does not automatically delete your login with Clerk. You can manage or delete your Clerk account from your profile when signed in.

5. Your rights

Regardless of where you are located, you have the right to:

• —Right to Access: Download a complete copy of all data we hold about you
• —Right to Erasure: Permanently delete all your data, with immediate effect
• —Right to Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format (JSON)
• —Right to Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data by contacting us
• —Right to Objection: Object to any processing not strictly necessary for the service

You can exercise the right to access, download, and delete without contacting us — visit the Your Data page. For all other requests, contact us using the information below.

6. AI disclaimer

7. Mental health & crisis

Bethelia is a spiritual companion app. It is not a mental health service, crisis intervention tool, or substitute for professional care. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please reach out immediately:

• — 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 (US)
• — Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
• — International: findahelpline.com
• — Emergency: call 911 or your local emergency number

8. Children

Bethelia is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, contact us immediately and we will delete it.

9. Cookies and tracking

We set a first-party cookie (bethelia_consent) to remember that you accepted our terms. If you create an account, Clerk sets essential authentication cookies so you can stay signed in. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party analytics for ad targeting. We do not use Google Analytics or behavioral advertising networks.

10. Updates to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated in the app. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.

11. Contact

For privacy requests, questions, or concerns, contact 01Go LLC through the contact method provided on our website. We respond to all data requests within 30 days as required by applicable law.

To exercise your rights to access or deletion without waiting: Your Data →