Privacy Policy

Porn Addiction Solution is operated by Angus Munro Psychology, located in Sydney, Australia. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website (pornaddictionsolution.com) and our learning platform (learn.pornaddictionsolution.com).

We comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Given the sensitive nature of this program, we apply additional care to the handling of your information.

1. Information we collect

Account information

• Name and email address (provided at registration)
• Password (stored securely using industry-standard hashing)

Payment information

• Payment is processed entirely by Stripe. We do not store your credit card number, CVC, or full card details on our servers.
• We retain a Stripe customer ID and transaction record for billing purposes.

Program usage data

• Module progress and completion status
• Questionnaire and self-assessment responses
• Your email address and overall result level from the free self-assessment (your individual answers stay on your device), and what you write on the scholarship form or the enrolment-update list

Technical data

• Browser type, device type, and operating system
• IP address (used for security and fraud prevention only)
• Pages visited and general usage patterns

2. How we use your information

• To create and manage your account
• To deliver the program content and track your progress
• To process your payment
• To send essential account communications (purchase confirmation, access expiry notices)
• To improve the program based on aggregated, anonymised usage patterns
• To respond to support enquiries
• To comply with legal obligations

We will never use your information for marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We will never sell your data to third parties.

The free self-assessment emails you a copy of your result. If you choose to get emails from Angus, by ticking the box or with the button on the results screen, we send a short welcome series over about three weeks, then an occasional email with useful information about porn use, including news about the course. Every email has a link to unsubscribe, and unsubscribing stops them straight away. We send nothing else unless you ask.

3. Third-party services

We use the following third-party services to operate the program. Each has been selected for its security standards and data handling practices:

We do not share your personal information with any other third parties. We do not use advertising networks or tracking pixels.

4. Cookies and local storage

Our website uses minimal cookies required for the site to function (authentication tokens, session management). We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

The course site may use your browser's local storage to remember your progress and preferences on your device. Your progress is also saved to your account so you can pick up on another device. We do not use any artificial intelligence services to process your information.

5. Data retention

We retain your account data and program progress for as long as your account is active. After your access period expires, we retain your data for an additional 12 months to allow for account reactivation.

If you take the free self-assessment, we keep your email address and overall result level for 12 months, then delete them. If you have chosen to get emails from Angus, we keep your email address and a record of that choice until you unsubscribe, but your result level is still deleted after 12 months. You can ask us to delete any of it sooner at any time.

After this retention period, your data will be permanently deleted unless we are required by law to retain it for longer (for example, financial transaction records as required by Australian tax law).

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us (see below).

6. Data security

We take the security of your information seriously, particularly given the sensitive nature of this program. Measures include:

• All data transmitted over HTTPS (TLS encryption)
• Passwords hashed using industry-standard algorithms
• Database access restricted with row-level security policies
• Payment information handled exclusively by Stripe (PCI-DSS compliant)
• Regular security reviews of our infrastructure

No system is completely secure. If you become aware of any security issue, please contact us immediately.

7. Your rights

Regardless of where you are located, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct any inaccurate or outdated information
• Request deletion of your personal information and account
• Data portability: receive a copy of your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time by closing your account
• Complain to a supervisory authority if you believe your privacy has been breached

To exercise any of these rights, email us at admin@paddsol.com. We will respond within 30 days.

For EU/UK residents (GDPR)

We process your data on the following lawful bases under the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Contract: to deliver the program you purchased
• Consent: for optional questionnaires and progress tracking
• Legitimate interest: to improve the program and prevent fraud

Your data is transferred to and processed in the United States, the European Union and Australia (Supabase and Stripe are US-based services, and Bunny is based in Slovenia). These transfers are necessary to deliver the service and are protected by the providers' data processing agreements.

You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. The UK supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

For California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

We do not sell, share, or rent your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data for cross-context behavioural advertising. You have the right to know what data we collect, request deletion, and not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

For Australian residents

We comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

8. Children

This program is intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that a user is under 18, we will delete their account and associated data.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you by email or by placing a notice on our website. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.

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