Privacy Policy

We practice what we preach about cognitive sovereignty

Our Privacy Commitment

We research digital exploitation. We don't practice it.
Minimal collection. No selling. No tracking. No manipulation.

Overview

Effective Date: November 2025

The Cognitive Sovereignty Institute 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.

What We Collect (And Don't)

Data Type Collected? Purpose
Email (if you contact us) Yes Respond to your message
Basic analytics (page views) Minimal Understand which content helps people
Browser/device type Aggregated Ensure site works on your device
Personal profiles No
Behavioral tracking No
Third-party ad tracking No
Cross-site tracking No
Data sales to third parties Never

Analytics

We use privacy-respecting analytics to understand basic traffic patterns. We do NOT:

We're researching digital exploitation. We'd be hypocrites to practice it.

Interactive Tools

Digital Toxicity Score Calculator

The assessment tool runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are:

When you close the page, your responses disappear. That's by design.

Feedback Forms

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.

Third-Party Services

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:

Cookies

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.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Children's Privacy

Our research 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.

Changes to This Policy

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.

Contact

Privacy questions: [email protected]