Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are and Controller Identity

My Prayer Cards (“My Prayer Cards”, “we”, “us”) is the trading name under which the website and service available at myprayercards.app (the “Service”) is provided. For the purposes of applicable data protection law, My Prayer Cards is the data controller of personal information collected through the Service. You can contact us via the Contact page.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, such as your email address when you create an account or verify as a guest user. We also collect prayer card content you create and optional profile information.

We automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device information, and usage data, to help us improve the Service.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable data protection law (such as the UK GDPR or EU GDPR) applies, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

• Performance of a contract — to create and operate your account, deliver the Service, and complete donations and purchases you initiate.
• Legitimate interests — to keep the Service secure, prevent fraud and abuse, analyse usage, and improve features. We balance these interests against your rights.
• Consent — for optional cookies, analytics, or marketing communications where consent is required. You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Legal obligation — to comply with applicable laws, including tax, accounting and responding to lawful requests from authorities.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Service
• Authenticate users and protect against fraud
• Send you service-related notifications and updates
• Understand how users interact with the Service so we can enhance the experience

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information with the following categories of recipients:

• Service providers and subprocessors — trusted providers that help us operate the Service, including hosting, database, email delivery, and analytics, subject to confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
• Paddle (Merchant of Record — payment processing) — when you make a donation or purchase, we share the information necessary to complete your transaction with Paddle.com Market Limited, which acts as Merchant of Record and processes payments, handles billing, tax compliance, invoicing, and refunds. Paddle processes payment-related personal data (such as name, email, billing address and card details) as an independent controller for those purposes. See Paddle’s privacy notice for details.
• Professional advisers — legal, accounting and similar advisers where necessary.
• Authorities — where required by law or to protect our rights, property or safety, or that of our users.

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to authenticate users, remember preferences, and analyse usage patterns. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data. Contact us to exercise these rights.

9. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the Service and fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy. You may delete your account at any time, which will remove your personal data from active systems.

10. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on the Service.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at the details provided on our Contact page.