Who we are
This website is operated by Courthology, Inc. (“Courthology”, “we”, “us”). You can contact us about privacy at [To be confirmed: contact email] or by post at [To be confirmed: mailing address].
Information we collect
When you search for a domain. The words you search for are sent to our registrar provider to check availability and pricing. We keep short-lived cached results for the domain names checked, without linking them to you.
When you create an account. Your name, email address and a securely hashed password. We never see or store your password in readable form.
When you apply for sponsorship. The domain and alternatives you request, your name or organization name, the description that fits you best, a description of your project and how you plan to use the domain, the kinds of support you would like, and, if you choose to answer, your country and whether cost is a barrier. We do not ask for income information, financial documents, or government identification.
When you contact us. Your name, email address, optional organization, and your message, plus any details you add, such as a domain name or pledge amount.
When your domain is registered. Registries require registrant contact information for every domain. We provide the information needed to register your domain, as described in the Domain Registration Policy, and we keep a record of the domain, its status and its expiry date.
Technical information. Our servers process your IP address to deliver the website and to protect it from abuse. For rate limiting we use a one-way cryptographic hash of your IP address that cannot be reversed, held for at most one hour. Our hosting provider, [To be confirmed: hosting provider], may keep standard server logs.
Cookies
We use only the cookies WordPress needs to keep you signed in and to remember that cookies work in your browser. These are strictly necessary for the account features you ask us to provide. We do not use analytics or advertising cookies.
How we use information
- To show search results and run the sponsorship program you apply to.
- To review applications fairly, register approved domains, and manage renewals.
- To reply to messages and send emails about your account, applications and domains.
- To keep the service secure, prevent abuse, and maintain an audit record of program decisions.
- To meet legal, accounting and registry obligations.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.
Who we share it with
- Registrars and registries, to check availability and to register and maintain domains. Current registrar integration: none is connected at present (the site is in preview mode).
- Our hosting provider, which stores the website and its database: [To be confirmed: hosting provider].
- Payment processors, only if you choose to give through one: none at present. We never collect or store card details on this website.
- Authorities, where the law requires it.
How long we keep it
Account information is kept while your account is open. Applications that are declined or withdrawn are kept for up to two years so that we can answer questions about them, then deleted. Records about active domains are kept while the domain is registered through the program and for a reasonable period afterwards for accounting and dispute purposes. Messages are kept for as long as needed to deal with them.
Your choices and rights
You can view and update your account details in your dashboard. You can ask for a copy of your data, or for your data to be deleted, by contacting us. Records about a domain that is still registered may need to be kept until the domain is transferred or allowed to expire, and we will explain this if it applies. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local law, including the right to complain to a data protection authority.
Security
We protect information with access controls, encrypted connections, least-privilege staff permissions and an audit trail. No system is perfectly secure, and we will notify affected people of a breach where the law requires.
Children
The program is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.
Changes
We will update this page when our practices change and revise the date above.