Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 28, 2025

The Mirrorlight Institute for Aligned Intelligence (“Mirrorlight”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you use our website or services.

1. Personal Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to operate our services and respond to your inquiries. This may include:

Contact information you provide (name, email address, messages).
Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, and pages visited.
Optional information you choose to share during consultations, audits, or collaborative projects.

We do not collect sensitive personal information unless it is directly relevant to the services requested and with your explicit consent.

2. How We Use Information

We use the personal information we collect for purposes including:

Responding to inquiries and providing requested services.
Improving our website, frameworks, and resources.
Conducting consultations, research, and collaborative projects.
Sending updates, newsletters, or invitations (only if you opt in).
Meeting legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

We do not sell your data. Any sharing of data is limited to service providers operating under strict confidentiality agreements or where required by law.

3. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary:

To deliver requested services.
To comply with legal obligations in Australia, the United States, and applicable jurisdictions.
To resolve disputes and enforce agreements.

When information is no longer required, it is securely destroyed or anonymised.

4. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

Australia (Privacy Act 1988 & Australian Consumer Law): You have the right to access, correct, and request deletion of your personal information. Businesses must collect and use information fairly and transparently.
United States:
- California (CCPA/CalOPPA): You have the right to know what data is collected, request deletion, opt out of sale/sharing, and not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.
- Other States: While protections vary, Mirrorlight applies a baseline standard of transparency, limited data use, and secure handling.
EU/UK (GDPR, if applicable): You have rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, portability, and objection.

To exercise your rights, email us at: mirrorlightinstitute@gmail.com

5. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16 years of age.
If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately so we can remove it.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external sites. This Privacy Policy applies only to Mirrorlight’s website. We encourage you to review the privacy practices of any third-party sites you visit.

7. Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, personal information may be transferred to new ownership under equivalent protections.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your information.
However, no online system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You share information at your own risk, though we will take all reasonable steps to protect it.

9. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by:

Australia: Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Australian Consumer Law.
United States: State and federal laws, including CCPA/CalOPPA where applicable.

Where laws overlap, Mirrorlight applies the highest available standard of protection to safeguard user rights.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your information, please contact us at:

📧 mirrorlightinstitute@gmail.com