Privacy Policy

This policy applies to RuShiWoWen (rushiwowen.co, "we", "the site"), including its website, PWA app and related services. It explains what we collect, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and how you can exercise your rights. You can read every scripture without signing in; account data is only involved when you sign in to use features such as Thus I Ask, favorites or highlights.

What We Collect

• Account information: phone number, email, username, avatar; when you sign in with a third-party account, the basic profile provided by that platform (see "Signing in with Google" below)
• Usage data: reading history, favorites, bookmarks, highlights, AI Q&A history, search records
• Membership and donation information: membership or donation status, contact email or phone number (donations are made by scanning a WeChat Pay or Alipay QR code; we never see your payment account or card details)
• Device and log information: browser type, operating system, IP address, access time and pages, used for security and statistics

Signing in with Google

When you choose "Sign in with Google", we request only Google's basic scopes (openid, email, profile). The only data we receive is:

• Your Google account ID
• Your name
• Your email address (and whether it is verified)
• Your profile picture URL

We use this data only to create and identify your account on this site, to show your name and avatar in your profile, and to send you account-related service notices when necessary. We do not:

• Access your Gmail, contacts, Drive, Calendar or any other Google data
• Sell Google user data or use it for advertising or retargeting
• Use Google user data to train or improve any general-purpose AI model
• Transfer Google user data to third parties, except as necessary to provide this service (such as our database host listed below), to comply with the law, or with your explicit consent

RuShiWoWen's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

You can revoke our access at any time in your Google Account permissions. To also delete the data we store, contact us as described under "Retention and Deletion".

How We Use Your Data

• To provide, maintain and improve our services (including reading, AI translation and the Thus I Ask Q&A)
• To sync your reading progress, favorites and highlights, and personalize your reading experience
• To handle membership and donation arrangements
• To send sign-in codes, service notices and updates
• To keep the platform secure and prevent fraud, abuse and automated scraping

Who We Share Data With

We never sell or rent your personal information. To run the site, the following providers process some data within the scope of their role:

• Database and hosting: Supabase (database), Cloudflare (CDN and security) and the cloud servers we rent
• AI model services: questions you submit in Thus I Ask, together with the selected scripture passage, are sent through Cloudflare AI Gateway to model providers such as DeepSeek, Google and OpenAI to generate answers; we do not send your account details (name, email, phone) along with your questions
• Email and SMS: Resend (email) and Alibaba Cloud SMS (phone verification codes and notices)
• Third-party sign-in: Google and GitHub, only when you choose to sign in with them
• Analytics: a self-hosted Umami instance that counts page views and feature usage, never used for advertising

Beyond these cases, we disclose information only when required by law or to protect the legitimate rights of the site and its users.

Cookies and Local Storage

We use essential cookies to keep you signed in and remember your language preference, and browser local storage for preferences such as theme and reading settings. We do not use third-party advertising cookies. With cookies disabled you can still read, but you cannot sign in.

Retention and Deletion

• Your account and its usage data are kept for as long as your account exists
• You can request deletion of your account at any time by emailing [email protected]; we will delete your profile, reading history, favorites, highlights and Q&A history (including any data received via Google sign-in) within 30 days
• Information we are legally required to keep (such as donation records) is deleted once the legal retention period ends
• Security logs are kept only as long as needed to investigate issues

Information Security

• All data in transit is encrypted with HTTPS
• Database access is restricted to the maintainers
• In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users within the timeframes required by law

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other laws applicable to you, you may have the right to:

• Access a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Delete (Right to Erasure) your personal information
• Data Portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format
• Restrict Processing of your personal information
• Withdraw Consent at any time, where processing is based on your consent
• To the extent required by laws such as the CCPA, opt out of the sharing or sale of personal information and enjoy non-discrimination rights

These rights may be subject to exceptions and limitations under applicable law. You may submit a request via the contact details below, and we will handle it within a reasonable timeframe.

Children's Privacy

The site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe we have, please contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes materially, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you on the site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, or wish to exercise your data rights, email [email protected] or leave a message on our contact page.