Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Catholic Academy ("we," "us," or "our") is a free Catholic educational website. This Site does not require you to create an account, and we do not ask you to submit personal information to read, browse, or study any of its content. This policy explains the limited information the Site does collect and how it is used.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

We do not require registration or login to use the Site. We do not operate a database of user accounts, and we do not collect names, mailing addresses, or payment information, because the Site has no e-commerce or membership functionality.

3. Information Stored in Your Browser

Certain features — such as course progress tracking, quiz results, and the optional name and parish/community fields used to generate a printable course certificate — are saved using your browser's local storage (localStorage). This information:

• Stays on your own device and is never transmitted to, or stored on, our servers;
• Is not visible to us, is not shared with any third party, and cannot be seen by other visitors;
• Persists only until you clear your browser's site data, use a different browser or device, or remove it yourself;
• Is entirely your choice to provide — the name and parish/community fields on the certificate tool are optional.

4. Analytics

Like most websites, we use Google Analytics (via Google's "gtag.js") to understand aggregate site usage — for example, which pages are visited and how often — so we can improve the Site's content and design. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect standard information such as your approximate location, device and browser type, and pages viewed. This data is aggregated and is not used by us to identify you individually.

You can learn more about how Google collects and processes this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using tools such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by adjusting your browser's cookie and tracking settings.

5. Cookies

Beyond the cookies set by Google Analytics described above, the Site does not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other websites. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings; doing so should not affect your ability to read or use the Site's core content.

6. Information You Send Us Directly

If you choose to email us — for example, at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] — we will receive whatever information you include in that message (such as your email address, name, and message contents). We use this information only to respond to you, and we do not sell, rent, or use it for marketing without your consent.

7. Children's Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because no account or personal information is required to use the Site, and any certificate data is stored only in the user's own browser, we do not knowingly gather personal data from anyone, including children under 13.

8. Third-Party Links

The Site links to third-party resources — such as a parish and Mass-time finder, source archives, and reference material — for your convenience. These third parties have their own privacy practices, which we do not control. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site you visit.

9. Data Security

Because the Site does not collect or store personal information on our servers in the ordinary course of use, there is little personal data at risk in our systems. Any email correspondence you send us is handled with reasonable care, but no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Choices

You may clear your browser's local storage at any time to remove any course progress, quiz results, or certificate information saved on your device. You may also use standard browser settings, extensions, or opt-out tools to limit or disable analytics cookies as described in Section 4.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Site or in applicable law. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how the Site handles information, please contact us at [email protected].