Last Updated: June 18, 2026
At Stella Self ("Stella Self", "we", "us", or "our"), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website at stellaself.com (the "Website") and our psychology testing services (the "Services"). By using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@stellaself.com.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide, improve, and secure our Services. The types of information we collect fall into the following categories:
1.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you create an account, take a test, or make a purchase, you may provide us with:
- Email Address: Used for account registration, login, and saving your test results. If you sign in using Google or Facebook, we will receive your email address from that platform.
- Basic Profile Information (OAuth Login Only): If you choose to sign in with Google or Facebook, we may receive your name and profile picture from that platform. We do not request or access any other information from your Google or Facebook account.
- Test Answers and Results: The responses you provide during our psychology tests, along with the generated results and reports. We treat this information as confidential and sensitive.
- Payment Information: When you purchase a report or subscription, your payment details are collected and processed by our third-party payment provider, Creem. We do not store your full credit card number or bank account details on our servers.
- Communications: Any messages you send to us via email or support channels.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you use our Services, we automatically collect certain technical information:
- Device and Browser Information: Such as your browser type, operating system, device type, and screen resolution.
- IP Address: Used for analytics, security, and fraud prevention.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on the Website, test completion status, and other interaction data.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to enable basic website functionality, remember your preferences, and analyze traffic patterns. We also allow third-party advertising partners (such as Google) to place cookies for advertising purposes. However, we do not share your test answers or results with advertising platforms, social media networks, or any third parties for marketing purposes. We never use your psychology test data for advertising targeting.
2. Sensitive Information: Test Answers and Results
Your psychology test answers and the resulting reports are among the most sensitive information we handle. We want to be transparent about how we treat this data:
- Confidential Treatment: We treat your test answers and results as confidential information. They are accessible only to a limited number of authorized employees who may need to access them for account assistance or technical troubleshooting purposes.
- No Advertising Use: We do not share your test answers or results with advertising platforms, social media networks, or any third parties for marketing purposes. This is a strict policy we maintain in accordance with best practices and regulatory guidance.
- No Sale of Data: We do not sell your personal information, including your test data, to anyone.
- Research and Improvement: We may use anonymized or aggregated test data (stripped of any identifying information) for internal research and to improve the quality and accuracy of our tests. This data cannot be traced back to you.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide Our Services: Creating and managing your account, delivering test results, generating reports, and processing payments.
- To Improve Our Services: Analyzing usage patterns, identifying technical issues, and enhancing the user experience.
- To Communicate With You: Sending service-related notifications (such as account confirmations, password resets, and payment receipts) and responding to your inquiries.
- For Security and Fraud Prevention: Detecting suspicious activity, preventing unauthorized access, and protecting the integrity of our Services.
- For Legal Compliance: Complying with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
We will only send you marketing communications if you have explicitly opted in. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link or contacting us at support@stellaself.com.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
4.1 Service Providers
We work with trusted third-party providers who help us operate our Services. These include:
- Creem: Our payment processor, which handles payment transactions securely. Please refer to Creem's Privacy Policy for details on how they handle your payment data.
- Supabase: Our database and hosting provider, which stores your account and test data securely. Please refer to Supabase's Privacy Policy for their data handling practices.
- Vercel: Our website hosting and infrastructure provider.
- Authentication Providers (Google, Facebook): If you choose to sign in with Google or Facebook, these platforms handle the authentication process. We receive only your email address and basic profile information (such as your name) from them. We do not share your test data or psychology information with these platforms. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy and Facebook's Privacy Policy for their data handling practices.
- Analytics Providers: We may use privacy-focused analytics tools to understand Website usage. These providers receive only anonymized or aggregated data where possible.
All service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and secure, and to use it only for the purposes we specify.
4.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, such as in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
4.3 Business Transfers
If Stella Self is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
4.4 Advertising Partners
We may allow third-party advertising partners (such as Google) to display ads on our website. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver relevant ads based on your browsing activity on our website and across the internet.
However, we do not share your test answers, results, or any psychology-related data with these advertising partners. Your test data remains strictly confidential and is never used for ad targeting.
If you wish to opt out of personalized advertising, you can visit Google's Ad Settings or use the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve our Services:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Website to function properly, such as maintaining your login session and remembering your progress through a test. Without these cookies, core features of the Website may not work.
- Functional Cookies: Help us remember your preferences and settings to enhance your experience.
- Analytics Cookies: Allow us to understand how visitors interact with our Website so we can improve it. We use these cookies only for internal analytics and do not share this data with advertising networks.
- Advertising Cookies: Third-party advertising partners (such as Google) may use cookies to deliver relevant ads based on your browsing activity. These cookies do not contain your test answers or psychology data. We never share your test data with advertising partners.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Services.
6. Data Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:
- SSL/TLS Encryption: All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using industry-standard SSL/TLS technology.
- Database Encryption: Sensitive data stored in our Supabase database is protected by industry-standard security measures.
- Access Controls: Access to personal information is restricted to authorized service providers who need it to perform their duties.
- No Password Storage (Current): Stella Self currently uses a lightweight email-based authentication without passwords. We do not store user passwords at this time.
Future Authentication Methods: We plan to introduce additional sign-in options, including:
- Email and Password: If you choose to create an account with a password, your password will be securely hashed using industry-standard algorithms (such as bcrypt) and never stored in plain text.
- Google Sign-In: If you choose to sign in with your Google account, Google will handle the authentication process. We will receive only your email address and basic profile information (such as your name) from Google, in accordance with Google's privacy practices. We do not receive or store your Google password.
- Facebook Sign-In: If you choose to sign in with your Facebook account, Facebook will handle the authentication process. We will receive only your email address and basic profile information from Facebook, in accordance with Facebook's privacy practices. We do not receive or store your Facebook password.
Your Choice: You are free to choose whichever sign-in method you prefer. All methods provide the same core functionality within Stella Self.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We encourage you to keep your password confidential and to use a strong, unique password for your account.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our Services. Specifically:
- Account Information: Retained until you delete your account or we terminate it in accordance with our Terms of Service.
- Test Answers and Results: Retained as long as your account is active so you can access your historical results. If you delete your account, your test data will be permanently deleted unless we are required to retain it for legal compliance purposes.
- Payment Records: Retained as long as necessary to comply with financial regulations, tax obligations, and dispute resolution, even after account deletion.
- Device and Usage Data: Retained for a limited period for analytics and security purposes, after which it is anonymized or deleted.
If you wish to delete your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you Services, please contact us at support@stellaself.com.
8. Data Breach Notification
In the unlikely event of a data breach that compromises your personal information, we will notify you promptly via email and post a prominent notice on our Website, in accordance with applicable legal requirements. We will take all reasonable steps to mitigate the breach and prevent further unauthorized access.
9. Children's Privacy
Our Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
- If you are under 13, please do not use our Services or provide any personal information to us.
- If you are between 13 and 18 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction), you may use our Services only with the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian.
- If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at support@stellaself.com.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We are committed to honoring these rights regardless of where you reside:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Right to Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we provide your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@stellaself.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable laws.
11. International Data Transfers
Stella Self is a global service. Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than the one in which you reside. Specifically:
- Our database and hosting infrastructure is provided by Supabase, which stores data on servers located in the United States (AWS).
- By using our Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.
- We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the use of standard contractual clauses where required.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or technology. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email (if you have provided one) and/or by posting a prominent notice on our Website before the changes take effect. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: support@stellaself.com
- Website: stellaself.com
We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry promptly and thoroughly.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 18, 2026. Please note that this document is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. We recommend consulting with a qualified attorney to ensure full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.