We practice what we preach about cognitive sovereignty
We investigate digital exploitation. We don't practice it.
Minimal collection. No selling. No tracking. No manipulation.
Effective Date: November 2025
Last reviewed: June 2026
The Institute for Cognitive Sovereignty is operated by Holistic Quality LLC. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and how we protect it. Short version: not much, for good reasons, and seriously.
| Data Type | Collected? | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Email (if you contact us) | Yes | Respond to your message |
| Basic analytics (page views) | No | — |
| Browser/device type | No | — |
| Personal profiles | No | — |
| Behavioral tracking | No | — |
| Third-party ad tracking | No | — |
| Cross-site tracking | No | — |
| Data sales to third parties | Never | — |
We do not run analytics. No analytics, tag-manager, or measurement script loads anywhere on this site. The only traffic data that exists at all is the standard server logs our host (Vercel) records automatically — described under Third-Party Services below; we do not access or analyze them to identify individuals. We do NOT:
We're investigating digital exploitation. We'd be hypocrites to practice it.
The Digital Toxicity Score Calculator runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are:
When you close the page, your responses disappear. That's by design.
If you submit feedback, we receive only what you choose to send. We use it to improve our work and delete it when it's no longer needed.
Our website is hosted on Vercel. Their infrastructure may collect standard server logs (IP addresses, request times). We don't access or analyze these logs for individual identification.
We do not use:
We use minimal, functional cookies only when necessary for site operation. We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party cookies that monitor your behavior.
You have the right to:
Our content is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we learn we have inadvertently collected such information, we will delete it immediately.
We'll update this page if our practices change. Major changes will be noted on our main site. Our commitment to privacy-respecting practices won't change.
Privacy questions: privacy@cognitivesovereignty.institute