Privacy Policy

Last modified: May 20, 2025

*Introduction*

Track Your Happiness (“We,” “TYH,” “Company,") respects your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website http://www.trackyourhappiness.org/ (our "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect: - On this Website. - In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website. - Through mobile and desktop applications you may download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.

It does not apply to: - Information collected by us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party. - Information collected by any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or through the Website. - Your responses to an academic research study.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is to not use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

*Scientific Research Participation*

This website hosts one or more ongoing academic research studies on human happiness and well-being. If you choose to participate in such a study, you will be presented with a separate informed consent form that outlines the scope, purpose, risks, and other terms of your participation. These studies are conducted under Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved protocols.

When you participate in a research study, your responses are governed by the terms of that consent, not by this privacy policy. The research data you provide is used for scientific purposes as defined in the IRB protocol. Any identifying information you may provide (such as your email address) will only be linked to your survey data in order to carry out the study, such as sending study-related information to you.

*Children Under the Age of 13*

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at: contact@trackyourhappiness.org

*Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It*

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information: - By which you may be personally identified, such as email address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information"); - That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as demographic data; - About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.

We collect this information: - Directly from you when you provide it to us. - Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.

*Information You Provide to Us.*

The information we collect on or through our Website may include: - Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website or subscribing to our service. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website. - Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us. - Your responses to research surveys are governed by a separate IRB-approved informed consent process, not by this privacy policy.

*Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies.* As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including: - Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website. - Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to: - Estimate our audience size and usage patterns. - Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests. - Speed up your searches. - Recognize you when you return to our Website.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include: - Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for cookies, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.

We do not collect personal information automatically, but we may tie non-personal information collected automatically to personal information about you that we collect from other sources or that you provide to us.

*SMS Messaging*

If you provide your phone number, we may use it to send you SMS (text) messages related to your participation in the platform or research study, including survey prompts, reminders, or updates. By providing your number, you consent to receive such messages. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. Standard text messaging rates will apply as determined by your mobile carrier. We do not sell or share your phone number with third parties, except as necessary to deliver SMS services through our messaging provider.

*How We Use Your Information*

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information: - To present our Website and its contents to you. - To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us. - To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it. - To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection. - To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide through it. - To conduct product research and improvement activities using de-identified, non-research user data, as described in this policy. Research data provided under an IRB-approved study is governed exclusively by the informed consent process and is not subject to this policy. - In any other way we may describe when you provide the information. - For any other purpose with your consent.

*Disclosure of Your Information*

We may disclose aggregated, anonymized information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy: - To our subsidiaries and affiliates. - To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business. - To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of TYH's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by TYH about our Website users is among the assets transferred. - To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. - For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information. - With your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information: - To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request. - Consistent with other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes. - If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Track Your Happiness TYH, our customers, or others.

*Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information*

We provide choices regarding the personal information you submit outside of formal research participation. Research participation is governed by the separate IRB consent process, which includes its own data rights. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information: - Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

*Your State Privacy Rights*

State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information. California residents. The Company does not (1) have revenue exceeding $26.625 million annually, (2) buy, sell, receives, or share for commercial purposes the personal information of 100,000 or more consumers, households, or devices, or (3) earns 50% or more of its annual revenue from selling or sharing personal data.

*Data Security*

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

*Changes to Our Privacy Policy*

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by email to the email address specified in your account. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

*Contact Information*

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: contact@trackyourhappiness.org