Privacy notice

The short version: you can use every worksheet without giving us anything. If you type answers without an account, they stay in your browser and we never see them. If you create a free account, we keep your email address and the answers you save, only to sync them to your other devices. We don't sell your data and we don't show ads.

Who we are

This site is Self Growth (selfgrowth.org). For anything about your data, email hello@selfgrowth.org.

Using the site without an account

• Your answers stay on your device. When you fill in a worksheet, your answers are saved in your browser's own storage on that device. They are not sent to us. Clear them any time from My worksheets or by clearing your browser data.
• PDFs and printing need nothing from you.

If you create a free account

An account is optional. If you choose one, we keep:

• your email address, and when you first confirmed it;
• the worksheet answers and Wheel of Life scores you save, with the time each was last changed, so they can sync across your devices;
• the dated entries you choose to save on a worksheet, stored like your other saves (on your device, and in your account if you are signed in) and deleted with your account;
• which days of a 7-day or 30-day path you've ticked off, stored like your other saves. We never email you about a path;
• whether you've turned reminder emails off, and when we last sent you one;
• the reminders you schedule yourself: which worksheet, the date you chose, and whether it has been confirmed, sent or cancelled.

We use this only to sign you in, sync your answers, and send the emails described below.

Emails we send

• Sign-in links. When you ask to sign in we email you a one-time link. It expires after 24 hours. The email also carries a 6-digit sign-in code, which we store hashed for 15 minutes and then delete.
• One reminder about unfinished work. If you're signed in and leave a worksheet unfinished for a few days, we may send one short reminder, and never more than one every 14 days. Turn these off with the link in the email or on your account page.
• Reminders you ask for. On a worksheet you can choose “remind me in 2 weeks” or 4 weeks. We email you once, on the date you chose, and never more than one reminder a week. If you're not signed in, we first email you a link to confirm, and nothing is scheduled until you tap it. Every reminder has a link that stops them all in one click, and you can cancel or switch them off on your workspace.
• The newsletter, only if you sign up for it. We keep your email address with our account records (in Turso) and, once you have confirmed, in Resend, which sends the newsletter. We email you a link to confirm first, and you aren't on the list until you tap it. We also note where on the site you signed up. After you confirm we send two more welcome emails over the next two weeks, then only an occasional newsletter. Every one has a link that stops them in one click. Deleting your account also removes you from the newsletter.

Measuring how the site is used

We use Google Analytics to understand which pages help people and how they found us. It records things like the pages you visit, the site or search engine you came from, your device and browser type, and your approximate country. We also count a few actions, such as downloading a PDF, printing, starting a worksheet, signing in or subscribing. We never send your answers or your email address to it.

Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser to tell visits apart. If you're in the UK, the EU, the wider EEA or Switzerland, we've set it not to use analytics cookies: it sends only limited, cookieless signals that Google turns into overall estimates. We switch off Google's advertising features everywhere. You can block it with your browser's privacy settings or a content blocker, and the site works the same without it.

Links to books

Some links to books are affiliate links: if you buy after clicking, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We count clicks on those links by day and page, without recording who clicked. The bookshop sets its own cookies once you are on its site.

Coach directory

• Contacting a coach. If you send a coach a message through the directory, we keep your name, email address and message and pass them on to that coach so they can reply to you. We also keep a scrambled form of your IP address to stop spam. Enquiries are deleted after 12 months, even if you later delete your account.
• Claiming a listing. If you are a coach and claim your listing, we keep the claim and any note you add with your account so we can check it. If you delete your account, your claim is deleted and your listing stays up without you as its owner until we take it down; email us to have it removed.

Who helps us run the site

These services process data for us, only to provide their service. Most are based in the United States, so your data may be handled there.

• Vercel hosts the site. Like any web host, it keeps short-lived technical logs (such as IP addresses) for security and reliability.
• Turso stores account data, saved answers and your newsletter address and choice.
• Resend sends our emails and holds the list of people who have confirmed the newsletter.
• Cloudflare runs our domain's DNS and forwards email sent to hello@selfgrowth.org.
• Google Analytics for the measurement described above.

How long we keep things

• Account data and saved answers: until you delete your account.
• Newsletter address: until you delete your account. If you only unsubscribe, we keep the address marked as unsubscribed so we don't email you again; email us to have it erased.
• “Email me this PDF”: we use the address to send you that email. If you don't also make an account or join the newsletter, we delete it after 30 days. Newsletter sign-ups you never confirm are deleted after 30 days too.
• Reminders you schedule: until the date you chose has passed or you cancel them, then they stay in your account until you delete it. A reminder request you never confirm is deleted after 30 days, along with the address if it isn't held for anything else.
• Messages to a coach through the directory: 12 months.
• Answers saved in your browser: until you clear them.

Your choices

• Delete your account any time from your account page. This permanently removes your account and every answer saved to it, straight away.
• Turn reminder emails off from your account page, from Settings on your workspace, or with the link in any reminder.
• Unsubscribe from the newsletter with the link in any newsletter, or email us.
• Download a copy of your data from your workspace (/my), or email us. The file includes the answers you saved. To correct or delete anything, email hello@selfgrowth.org.

Children

Accounts and the newsletter aren't meant for children under 13. If you think a child under 13 has given us their email address, tell us and we'll delete it.

Changes to this notice

If what we collect or how we use it changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.