Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 17, 2025

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Holy Search ("Company", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us.

When you use our search engine service at holysearch.org (the "Website"), browser extensions, and more generally, use any of our services (the "Services"), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it.

Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
  2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
  3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
  4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
  5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
  6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
  7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
  8. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
  9. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. We collect names and email addresses when you contact us through our contact form.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: We do not automatically collect any personal information when you use our Services.

Unlike many search engines, Holy Search does not collect or store:

  • Your search queries or search history
  • Your IP address
  • Browser fingerprinting data
  • Usage patterns or browsing behavior
  • Location data
  • Cookies for tracking purposes

We believe your searches are private and personal. We redirect your searches to our partner search provider, and we do not store or analyze what you search for.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information only for essential service operations.

We use the minimal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To respond to inquiries: When you contact us through our contact form, we use your email address to respond to your questions or concerns.
  • To provide our service: We redirect your search queries to our partner search provider to deliver search results to you.
  • To generate support for Christian causes: Our service generates revenue through search advertisements, which is donated to support Christian ministries and organizations.

We do not use your information for advertising targeting, behavioral tracking, or creating user profiles.

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short: We only share information with our search partner to provide you with search results.

We may share your data based on the following legal basis:

  • Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

More specifically, we may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Search Partner: When you perform a search, your query is sent to our partner search provider to retrieve search results. We do not store or track these searches.
  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?

In Short: We only share information with our search technology partner.

We work with the following third-party partner to provide our search service:

  • Search Technology Provider: Yahoo Search - provides the search results and advertising that generates revenue for Christian causes.

We do not work with tracking companies, data brokers, or advertising networks that collect personal information.

5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for the minimum time necessary.

Since we do not collect search queries, browsing history, or tracking data, there is no such information to retain. Contact form inquiries are kept only as long as necessary to respond to your request and resolve any follow-up questions.

6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. The best way to protect your data is to minimize collection, which is why Holy Search collects as little information as possible.

7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: In some regions, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.

In some regions (such as the European Economic Area and United Kingdom), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right:

  • To request access and obtain a copy of your personal information
  • To request rectification or erasure
  • To restrict the processing of your personal information
  • To data portability (if applicable)
  • To object to the processing of your personal information

To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may contact us.

8. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

9. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us through our contact form.

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