How Beit Midrash collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information.
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Beit Midrash ("we", "us") handles personal information when you use our learning platform, create an account, participate in community features, or contact us.
We process data to provide the Service, keep accounts secure, improve features, and comply with law. Please read this policy together with our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy.
2. Who is responsible
The operator identified on our website is the data controller for personal information processed through the Service, unless we state otherwise for a specific feature.
3. Information we collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
- Account data: name, email address, password hash, profile bio, avatar, role, and account status
- Study data: saved texts, notes, highlights, playlists, study sessions, Hebrew progress, and workspace preferences
- Community data: feed posts, comments, likes, follows, group membership, classroom participation, and direct messages
- Communications: feedback submissions, support requests, and moderation reports
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, session cookies, and usage logs
- AI interactions: prompts and responses you submit to study assistants, stored when you save conversations
4. How we use information
We use personal information to:
- Create and manage your account and authenticate sessions
- Provide study tools, library, calendar, audio, community, and classroom features
- Send service emails (verification, password reset, optional holiday reminders you enable)
- Send in-app notifications based on your preferences
- Moderate content, investigate abuse, and enforce our policies
- Improve reliability, security, and product design
- Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests
5. Legal bases (EEA/UK users)
Where GDPR or similar laws apply, we rely on: (a) contract — to provide the Service you requested; (b) legitimate interests — security, fraud prevention, and product improvement balanced against your rights; (c) consent — for optional emails and non-essential cookies where required; and (d) legal obligation — where we must retain or disclose data.
7. Data retention
We retain account and study data while your account is active. If you delete your account or request deletion, we will remove or anonymize personal data within a reasonable period, except where we must retain records for security, dispute resolution, or legal compliance.
Backup copies may persist for a limited time before being overwritten.
8. Security
We use administrative, technical, and organizational measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and audit logging for administrative actions.
No online service can guarantee absolute security. Please use a strong, unique password and report suspected breaches promptly.
9. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your personal data, and to object to certain processing. You may also withdraw consent where processing is consent-based.
You can update profile and notification settings in the app. For other requests, contact us via the Feedback page. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have handled your data unlawfully.
10. Children
The Service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us so we can delete it.
11. International transfers
Your data may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers.
12. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page indicates when it was last revised.
13. Contact
Privacy questions and data subject requests can be submitted through our Feedback page or the contact email in the site footer.
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