Addiction Check

1. What We Don't Collect

To be perfectly clear:

No personal information – We don't ask for your name, email, address, or any identifying details

No account creation – No signup, no login, no passwords

No tracking of individuals – We cannot identify you as a person

No storage of your answers – Your test responses exist only in your browser session

No connection to your identity – We have no way to link your test results to you

2. What Actually Happens When You Use Our Site

Anonymous Visitor Statistics

We maintain simple page view counters (visible in our footer) that show:

Total visits to the site and visits today

These are completely anonymous aggregate numbers. We cannot see who visited, when specific individuals visited, or what they did on the site.

Browser Session Data

When you take a test:

Your answers stay in your browser's memory – Results are calculated locally on your device

Everything disappears when you close the tab or browser – We never receive, see, or store your answers

No Cookies Used

We do not use any cookies on this website:

No session cookies – Test progress is not saved if you navigate away

No tracking cookies – We don't track you across the web

No advertising cookies – We don't serve ads or use ad networks

No analytics cookies – We don't use Google Analytics or similar tracking

3. Third-Party Services

Donation Processing

If you choose to donate, you'll be redirected to NowPayments.io. We never see or handle your payment information. Please review NowPayments' privacy policy for their data practices.

External Resource Links

Our test results include links to external support organizations (AA, GA, ITAA, etc.). Clicking these links takes you to their websites, which have their own privacy policies.

4. Legal & Compliance

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

Although we don't collect personal data, we designed AddictionCheck.com to exceed GDPR requirements:

Data Minimization: We collect the absolute minimum necessary (anonymous page views)

Purpose Limitation: Data serves only to show site usage statistics

Storage Limitation: We don't store personal data because we don't collect it

Integrity & Confidentiality: Our simple systems are inherently secure

COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

Our site is intended for adults (18+). We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. Since we don't collect age information, we rely on users to self-determine appropriateness.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

California residents have specific rights under CCPA. Since we don't collect personal information, these rights don't apply, but we're happy to confirm we have no data about you to share, correct, or delete.

5. Security Measures

While we don't store sensitive data, we still prioritize security:

HTTPS encryption on all pages – Regular security updates

Minimal server logging – No databases containing user information

6. Our Philosophical Approach

AddictionCheck.com was built on these principles:

Radical Privacy

We believe addiction awareness tools should be completely private. The stigma around addiction means people need absolute confidentiality to explore these questions honestly.

Educational Purpose

We're an educational self-awareness tool, not a medical service. This distinction allows us to focus purely on awareness without medical data collection requirements.

Barrier-Free Access

By eliminating data collection, we eliminate barriers. No accounts mean no forgotten passwords, no email verification, no hesitation about privacy.

7. Changes to This Policy

If we ever change our data practices (which would be a fundamental shift in our philosophy), we will:

Update this policy with a clear revision date – Explain what changed and why

Maintain our commitment to transparency

8. Contact & Questions

If you have questions about our privacy practices:

Email: Click here to send us a message