Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how God.co.uk (“we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you use this website. We are committed to handling your data responsibly and in line with UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).

Who we are

God.co.uk is a trading name of Global Online Directory Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 03053178), with its registered office at 11 Goldlay Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0TL. We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy. For any privacy questions, or to exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@god.co.uk.

Information we collect

• Questions you ask. The questions you submit are stored and processed to generate and publish answers. Please do not include personal or sensitive information in your questions, as approved questions and answers may be published publicly.
• Account information (when accounts launch), such as your name and email address.
• Usage and device data collected automatically via cookies and analytics, such as pages visited, approximate location, browser and device type.
• Payment information (for future paid features) is handled by our payment provider; we do not store full card details.

How we use your information

• To provide and improve the service, including generating answers.
• To understand how the site is used (analytics) and improve it.
• To operate accounts, process payments and respond to enquiries.
• To keep the service secure and comply with our legal obligations.

Cookies and analytics

We use essential cookies to run the site, and analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to understand usage. Analytics cookies are only set if you consent via our cookie banner, and you can decline without affecting core functionality.

AI-generated answers

Answers are generated using a third-party AI provider (Anthropic). The text of your question is sent to that provider to produce an answer. Generated answers may be reviewed by us and published on the site.

Who we share data with

We share data only with service providers who help us run the site, acting on our instructions: our hosting and database provider (Supabase), our hosting/deployment platform (Vercel), our AI provider (Anthropic), Google Analytics, and, for future paid features, our payment provider (Stripe). We do not sell your personal data.

International transfers

Some of our providers are based outside the UK (including the United States). Where data is transferred internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the providers’ standard contractual clauses.

How long we keep data

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law. Published questions and answers may remain available indefinitely.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to our use of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these, email privacy@god.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).

Children

This site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above shows when it was last revised.