Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

This Privacy Policy for The Morality Waiting Room Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (Company Registration No: 17153827), doing business as The Morality Waiting Room ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we collect, store, use, and share your personal information when you use our Services at www.themoralitywaitingroom.com.

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as a data controller (ICO Registration No: ZC229508).

Summary of Key Points

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Policy.

• What personal information do we process? We collect information you provide when registering and using the Services, including your name or display name, email address, content you publish, and payment-related information received from Stripe.

• Do we process sensitive personal information? We do not require you to provide special category personal data. However, you may choose to publish information that reveals political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or other sensitive characteristics. Where you choose to publish this information, it may be visible to other users and may be processed as necessary to provide and moderate the Services.

• Do we collect information from third parties? We may receive information from Google when you choose to register or log in using Google.

• How do we process your information? We process your information to provide and improve the Services, manage your account, process payments, understand website usage where you have consented to analytics, and comply with legal obligations.

• What are your rights? Depending on the circumstances and the legal basis we rely on, you may have rights under UK GDPR including rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, or receive certain personal information. See Section 9 for full details.

• How do you exercise your rights? Contact us at contact@themoralitywaitingroom.com with the subject line "Data Subject Access Request."

 Table of Contents

1. What Information Do We Collect?

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

Further information about the cookies and similar technologies we use, including their purposes and how you can manage them, is available in our Cookie Policy.

You can change or withdraw your consent to optional analytics cookies at any time through “Cookie Preferences” in the footer of our website.

We do not currently use advertising, marketing or retargeting cookies, including advertising networks, retargeting pixels or cross-site advertising technologies. We also do not currently use any other third-party analytics services.

We also use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) as an optional analytics service. GA4 helps us understand overall website usage, such as which pages are viewed, approximately how many people visit the website, and which essays or debates generate engagement. Google Analytics is only activated after you give consent through our cookie banner. If you choose “Only Essential”, Google Analytics is not loaded.

Essential cookies and similar technologies are required for the Services to function. They support session management, authentication, security and your cookie preferences.

We use cookies and similar technologies, including browser storage such as local storage, to operate the Services, maintain security, remember your preferences and, where you consent, understand how visitors use our website.

4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

5. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?

6. Is Your Information Transferred Internationally?

7. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

8. Do We Collect Information From Minors?

9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

11. Do We Make Updates to This Policy?

12. How Can You Contact Us About This Policy?

13. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal information you provide to us

We collect the following personal information that you voluntarily provide:

• Account information — your name or chosen display name, email address, date of birth, and, where you register directly with us, a password

• Profile information — information you choose to add to your public profile, such as your pseudonym or display name, biography, profile photo, ideological or philosophical stance, current interests or topics you are exploring, books and recommendations, experience, certifications, credential links, honours and awards. These fields are optional. Where you choose to add them, the information will be visible to other users.

• Payment information — payments are processed securely through Stripe. We do not store your full payment card details. We may receive and store payment-related identifiers from Stripe, including transaction ID, customer ID, and package ID. Stripe handles your full card details in accordance with its privacy policy.

• Content you create — essays, comments, debate contributions, and votes you submit through the Services. Individual votes are linked to your account in our systems so that we can administer the debate and associated account functions.

• Communications — messages you send to us via our contact form or email

• Age verification — your date of birth, collected to enforce our minimum age requirements

Information collected automatically

When you use the Services we automatically collect:

• Technical data — IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system

• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, features used, and referring URLs

• Cookie data — as described in our Cookie Policy

Sensitive information

Our platform facilitates debate on moral, ethical, religious, political, and philosophical topics. We do not require you to provide special category personal data. However, you may choose to publish information that reveals matters such as political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or other sensitive characteristics in optional profile fields, essays, comments, or other public content. Where you choose to publish this information, it may be visible to other users. We process such information only as necessary to provide and moderate the Services and do not use it for targeted advertising.

Anonymity

You may choose to participate anonymously or under a pseudonym where the relevant feature allows this. Non-public account information, including your email address and date of birth, is not ordinarily displayed to or shared with other users. We may disclose information where required or permitted by law or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. Where legally permitted and reasonably practicable, we may notify you of such disclosure. See our Community Guidelines for further details.

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

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

We process your personal information for the following purposes, on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

We will not use your personal information for a purpose that is incompatible with the purposes described in this Privacy Policy unless permitted by applicable law. Where consent is required, we will ask for it.

3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We may share your personal information in the following specific situations:

Third-party service providers

We share data with the following third-party providers who process data on our behalf:

OpenAI is used to flag content for potential moderation issues. Our own moderation logic handles those flags and determines whether to hide, remove, or block content or take another moderation action; OpenAI does not make the final moderation decision.

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. We will notify you of any such transfer that materially affects your personal information.

Legal requirements

We may disclose your information where required to do so by law, court order, or at the request of a regulatory authority. Where possible and legally permitted, we will notify you before making such a disclosure.

4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

In short: We currently use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functionality and to support our cookie preferences. We do not currently have analytics or other non-essential tracking implemented.

We use essential cookies and similar technologies where needed to maintain the security and functionality of the Services, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save preferences, and support basic site functions. No non-essential analytics or advertising tracking is currently implemented.

We do not currently use Google Analytics. If we introduce non-essential analytics or advertising technologies in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy and obtain consent where required by law.

Specific information about how we use cookies and how you can manage your cookie preferences is set out in our Cookie Policy. You can withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie settings on our website.

5. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?

Our Services allow you to register and log in using Google. Where you choose to do this, Google provides us with your name, email address, and profile picture. You do not provide us with your Google password.

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We do not control, and are not responsible for, how your social media provider uses your personal information. We recommend that you review their privacy policy to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information.

6. Is Your Information Transferred Internationally?

The Morality Waiting Room Ltd is based in the United Kingdom. We use third-party service providers whose infrastructure may process or store personal information in the United Kingdom and other countries. The exact location of some processing depends on the provider and the infrastructure configured for our Services. Some infrastructure used by our Services is located in the United States.

Where personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we use a transfer mechanism permitted by UK data protection law where required, such as UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as applicable.

The Services are available internationally. We primarily market in the United Kingdom and may also market to users in countries including the United States, Canada, and Australia. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local privacy or data protection law. Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits rights that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable law.

7. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. Specific retention periods are as follows:

 When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymise it securely. Where immediate deletion is not possible (for example, where data is stored in backup archives), we will securely isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.

8. Do We Collect Information From Minors?

Our Services are available to users aged 16 and over. Members aged 16–17 may use the Services in a read-and-vote capacity only. They may read all content and vote in debates, but cannot publish essays, lead debates, post comments, or purchase a membership. Features available to users aged 18 and over are not available to members aged 16–17.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If we become aware that a user is under 16, we will deactivate their account and delete their personal information promptly.

We take account of the ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) when designing the experience for users aged 16–17. These users are restricted to a read-and-vote capacity: they may read all content and vote in debates, but cannot publish essays, lead debates, post comments, or purchase a membership. We keep our age-appropriate privacy and safety measures under review and will update this Privacy Policy where those measures materially change.

If you believe a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at contact@themoralitywaitingroom.com.

9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

 To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@themoralitywaitingroom.com with the subject line "Data Subject Access Request." Please include your username and email address associated with your account. We will respond within one calendar month in accordance with UK GDPR.

Account deletion

Account deletion is subject to a 30-day recovery period. Upon requesting deletion, a recovery link will be sent to your registered email address. After the recovery period, identifying account information will be deleted or anonymised except where we are required to retain information by law. Public essays and comments may remain on the platform and will be attributed to “Former Member”, in accordance with our Terms of Use.

Withdrawing consent

Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us at contact@themoralitywaitingroom.com. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Right to complain

10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised, and we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals.

If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must comply with in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly. For information about managing cookies and tracking technologies, please refer to our Cookie Policy and the ICO's guidance at ico.org.uk.

11. Do We Make Updates to This Policy?

Yes — we will update this Privacy Policy from time to time to stay compliant with relevant laws and to reflect changes to our Services or data processing practices.

The updated version will be indicated by an updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you either by prominently posting a notice on the Services or by sending you a direct notification to your registered email address. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

12. How Can You Contact Us About This Policy?

If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us:

The Morality Waiting Room Ltd

Suite RA01, 195-197 Wood Street

London, E17 3NU

England

contact@themoralitywaitingroom.com

ICO Registration No: ZC229508

Company Registration No: 17153827

We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within one calendar month in accordance with UK GDPR.

13. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. To submit a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR):

• Email us at contact@themoralitywaitingroom.com with the subject line "Data Subject Access Request"

• Include your name, display name or other account identifier, the email address associated with your account, and details of your request

• We will verify your identity before processing your request

• We will respond within one calendar month of receiving your request

• There is no charge for making a request unless it is manifestly unfounded or excessive

You may also update your account information directly through your account settings on the platform. To request deletion of your account, go to Settings — Danger Zone — Delete Account. Please note that account deletion is subject to a 30-day recovery period as described in Section 9.

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