Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 29, 2025

1. Introduction

MidnightAI.org ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at midnightai.org.

MidnightAI.org is operated by Beckham Labs. For any questions about this policy, please contact us at privacy@midnightai.org.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address (anonymized for analytics)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring website
  • Date and time of your visit

2.2 Donation Information

When you make a donation, payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe, our payment processor. We do not store your credit card information on our servers. Stripe may collect:

  • Payment card details
  • Billing address
  • Email address (if provided)

Please review Stripe's Privacy Policy for more information on how they handle your data.

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not:

  • Require user accounts or registration
  • Store personal identification information
  • Track users across other websites
  • Sell or share personal data with third parties for marketing

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our website
  • Improve user experience and site performance
  • Analyze site usage patterns (in aggregate, anonymized form)
  • Process donations through Stripe
  • Detect and prevent technical issues or abuse

4. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly. These include:

  • Session cookies for site functionality
  • Cookie consent preference storage

If you consent to analytics, we may use privacy-focused analytics to understand how visitors use our site. You can decline analytics cookies through the cookie consent banner.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

  • Supabase: Database hosting for our research data (no personal user data stored)
  • Stripe: Payment processing for donations
  • Vercel: Website hosting and delivery
  • Sentry: Error tracking and monitoring (no personal data collected)

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data in transit
  • Secure hosting with industry-standard protections
  • Regular security updates and monitoring
  • Limited data collection (privacy by design)

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of processing your data
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@midnightai.org. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data for analytics purposes for a maximum of 12 months. Donation records are retained as required by law for tax and accounting purposes.

9. International Data Transfers

Our services are hosted in the United States. If you access our website from outside the US, please be aware that your information may be transferred to and processed in the US. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any international transfers.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

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