Sacred Circle is a prayer community app operated by Proleptic LLC, an Oregon limited liability company (“we,” “us,” or “our”), which is the data controller for the personal information described here. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. Sacred Circle is built for people who pray together — the content you share is deeply personal, and we take its protection seriously.
Sacred Circle is offered only to users in the United States. We do not knowingly accept registrations from outside the United States. If you are located outside the United States, please do not register for or use Sacred Circle.
By creating an account and using Sacred Circle, you acknowledge the practices described here. Questions? Reach us at proleptic_legal@goproleptic.com.
We collect personal information you voluntarily give us when you register or use the app:
We do not collect religious or denominational affiliation. We do not collect any of the categories defined as “sensitive personal information” under California, Colorado, or other US state privacy laws beyond the account login credentials listed above. See Section 9 for details.
When you use the app, certain technical information is collected automatically:
We collect personal information from three sources:
If you make a purchase, payment processing is handled entirely by the Apple App Store. We do not receive or store your payment card details. See Apple’s App Store Privacy Policy for details.
All personal information you provide must be accurate. Please notify us of any changes.
We use the information we collect to:
We will not use your personal information for purposes materially different from those above without giving you prior notice.
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you. We do not use prayer content to train artificial intelligence or machine-learning models.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share prayer content with advertisers or data brokers. We have not sold or shared personal information in the preceding twelve months and will not do so in the future.
We work with third-party companies that help us operate Sacred Circle under written agreements that restrict how they use your data. The categories of personal information we disclose to each are:
Personal data disclosed to service providers is protected in transit and at rest. These providers are contractually prohibited from using your data for their own advertising or commercial purposes.
Content you share within a Sacred Circle — prayer requests, responses, and your display name — is visible to other members of that circle. This is core to how the service works. You control what you share. Content within a circle is never visible to users outside it.
If Proleptic LLC undergoes a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We may disclose information when required by applicable law, regulation, or valid legal process, or when necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Sacred Circle, our users, or others.
Sacred Circle supports Sign in with Apple. If you use this option, Apple authenticates your identity and provides us with your name and email address (or a relay address if you choose to hide your real one). We use this information only to create and manage your Sacred Circle account.
Apple controls its own data practices. Please review Apple’s Privacy Policy for information on how your data is handled during sign-in.
Sacred Circle protects your content in transit and at rest using industry-standard technical and organizational security measures:
Sacred Circle is not end-to-end encrypted. Our operations and infrastructure providers can technically access prayer content in order to operate the service, respond to lawful requests, and investigate abuse. We do not use prayer content for advertising, profiling, model training, or commercial purposes, and we do not share it with third parties for those purposes.
If you enable push notifications, the notification payloads we send contain only the name of the circle and a brief activity description (for example, “New prayer request in Wilson Family”). We do not include the body of prayer requests or comments in notification payloads, so the content of prayer items does not appear on your lock screen.
The Sacred Circle iOS app does not use third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. The marketing site at sacred-circles.co uses no advertising or analytics cookies. Authentication may use strictly-necessary session storage to keep you signed in; nothing on the marketing site is used to track you across the web.
If we determine that a security incident has resulted in unauthorized access to your personal information, we will notify you and applicable regulators without undue delay, as required by US state law.
No system can guarantee complete security. We encourage you to use a strong, unique password and to keep your device secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately at proleptic_legal@goproleptic.com.
We retain personal information only for as long as we have a legitimate reason to. Our retention periods by category:
When we no longer have a legitimate need to retain personal information, we delete it or anonymize it so it can no longer be associated with you.
Sacred Circle is not directed to children and is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Users between 13 and 17 may use Sacred Circle only with the knowledge and consent of a parent or legal guardian, as described in our Terms of Service.
We do not serve behavioral advertising of any kind. We do not profile minors.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us at proleptic_legal@goproleptic.com and we will promptly delete the account and any associated data.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information. Many can be exercised directly within the app:
To exercise any right not available through the in-app controls, email us at proleptic_legal@goproleptic.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
If you reside in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, additional rights may apply under your state’s privacy law.
In the past 12 months we have collected:
We do not collect religious or philosophical beliefs, racial or ethnic origin, health information, sexual orientation, precise geolocation, biometric or genetic data, or other categories defined as sensitive personal information under California, Colorado, or other US state privacy laws, beyond the account login credentials listed above.
We use account login credentials only for purposes permitted by California Code of Regulations title 11, § 7027(m) — namely, to provide and maintain the service, prevent fraud and abuse, ensure security, and comply with law. We do not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you. Because of this, we are not required to offer (and do not offer) a separate “Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information” link.
We retain identifiers and sensitive personal information for the periods described in Section 6. We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a commercial purpose in the preceding twelve months, and will not do so in the future.
Depending on your state, you may also have the right to obtain a list of specific third parties to whom we disclosed data (Minnesota, Oregon); limit use of sensitive personal data (California); and opt out of profiling for automated decisions (Connecticut, Minnesota).
Email proleptic_legal@goproleptic.com with the subject line “Privacy Rights Request.” Include enough information for us to verify your identity. We will respond within the time required by your state’s law, at no charge for reasonable requests. You may designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf; the agent must provide written proof of your authorization.
We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as valid opt-out requests under applicable state laws.
If we decline your request, you may appeal by emailing proleptic_legal@goproleptic.com with the subject line “Privacy Rights Appeal — [Your State].” We will respond in writing with our decision and reasoning. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state Attorney General.
Under California Civil Code § 1798.83, California residents may request information about personal data we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information for third-party direct marketing, so no such disclosure has occurred.
Some browsers offer a Do-Not-Track (DNT) setting that signals your preference not to be tracked across sites. Because no uniform standard for interpreting DNT signals exists, Sacred Circle does not currently respond to DNT browser signals.
We do recognize and honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. If your browser or device sends a GPC opt-out, we treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising under applicable state privacy laws.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice in the app or by emailing the address on your account before the changes take effect. Your continued use of Sacred Circle after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data:
We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days.