Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 24 February 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Causal Blog collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website and services, including the AI content analysis feature.

1. Who We Are

Causal Blog is an AI-powered blogging and knowledge platform operated by Causal Blogs. The platform provides users with curated editorial content across topics such as technology, current affairs, science, and culture — alongside an AI feature that lets readers explore possible outcomes and deeper implications of published articles.

Causal Blogs also develops Orion, a desktop application. Orion operates entirely locally on your device — it does not transmit any personal data, usage data, or telemetry to Causal Blogs servers. This Privacy Policy does not apply to Orion. Orion's data practices are described in its End User License Agreement provided at the time of installation.

For any privacy-related concerns, you may contact us at support@causalblogs.com.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

Full name and email address when creating an account
Payment and billing details when subscribing to a paid plan (processed securely via our payment provider — we do not store raw card details)
Queries and prompts submitted to the AI content analysis feature
Messages submitted via our Contact form
Content you publish on the Platform as a registered contributor
Affiliate links submitted to your Store, which are processed through Google Safe Browsing API and our AI moderation system for spam and safety verification

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

Authentication and session-related data stored in your browser so you can remain signed in and use account features
Log data such as IP address, browser or device information, referring pages, and time of visit
Store click-tracking data when a user clicks an affiliate item, including the destination item clicked, timestamp, referrer, and hashed technical identifiers used for abuse prevention and reporting

2.3 AI Interaction Data

When you use the AI content analysis feature, your queries are transmitted to Google Gemini for processing. Google's privacy policy governs their handling of this data. We additionally log your queries and the AI responses generated on our own systems for the purposes described in Section 3.

Query logs are associated with your account if you are logged in, or stored anonymously if you are not. We do not use your queries or AI interaction data to train any AI models. AI query history is retained for 12 months from the date of interaction, after which it is permanently deleted.

For details on how Google handles data submitted to Gemini, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve the Causal Blog platform and AI feature
To process subscription payments and manage your account
To send transactional emails such as account confirmations and subscription receipts
To operate writer stores, measure affiliate-link clicks, and prevent abuse or unsafe outbound links
To respond to your contact form submissions and support queries
To comply with applicable legal obligations

We will not use your personal data for purposes materially different from those listed above without notifying you and, where required, obtaining your consent.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (EEA & UK Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data under the following legal bases as required by the GDPR and UK GDPR:

Contract performance: Processing necessary to provide the services you have signed up for, including account management and subscription billing
Legitimate interests: Preventing fraud, securing the platform, measuring store-link activity, and improving our services — where these interests are not overridden by your rights
Consent: Marketing communications or non-essential tracking where consent is legally required — you may withdraw consent at any time
Legal obligation: Retaining payment records and complying with applicable law

EEA and UK users have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data protection supervisory authority. UK users may contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk. EEA users may contact their national data protection authority.

5. Cookies

Causal Blog may use browser storage and limited cookie-based functionality where needed to support core product features.

Essential session technology: Required for the platform to function, including authentication and security-related state. Disabling these browser features may affect core functionality.
Optional analytics or similar tools: If we introduce non-essential analytics, advertising, or measurement tools in the future, we will update this policy and obtain consent where required by law before enabling them.

You may control cookies and browser storage through your browser settings, although doing so may affect sign-in and other account features.

6. Third-Party Services

Causal Blog integrates with the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

Google Gemini AI — for powering the AI content analysis feature
Payment gateway partners — for processing subscription payments securely
Google Safe Browsing API — for verifying affiliate links submitted to user Stores against known malicious and spam URLs

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to any third party for their marketing purposes. We do not share your data with third parties except as necessary to provide our services or as required by law.

7. Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it, including:

Encryption of data in transit using HTTPS/TLS
Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
Secure third-party payment processing — we never store raw card details on our servers

While we take reasonable steps to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security and encourage you to use a strong, unique password for your account.

8. Data Retention

Account data is retained for as long as your account is active
AI query and conversation history is retained for 12 months from the date of interaction
Payment records are retained as required by applicable law (typically 7 years)
Contact form submissions are retained for 2 years
Security and operational logs, including store click events, may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for reporting, abuse prevention, and legal compliance

You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at support@causalblogs.com. Deletion requests will be processed within 30 days. Note that we may retain certain data where required by law or for legitimate business purposes such as fraud prevention.

9. Your Rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) and, where applicable, the GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Right to correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data
Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements
Right to data portability (GDPR/UK GDPR): Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for data processing where consent is the legal basis, at any time
Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Right to grievance redressal (DPDPA): Raise a complaint with us and we will respond within a reasonable period
Right to nominate (DPDPA): Nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of your death or incapacity

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@causalblogs.com. We will respond within 30 days.

10. Children's Privacy

Causal Blog is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal data, please contact us at support@causalblogs.com and we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

11. International Users

Causal Blog is operated from India. If you access our platform from outside India, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in India, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. By using our platform, you consent to this transfer. We will always handle your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy regardless of where it is processed.

12. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns, please contact:

Platform: Causal Blog

Operated by: Causal Blogs

Email: support@causalblogs.com

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. For material changes — such as new types of data collection or new third-party sharing — we will notify registered users by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. For minor updates, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this document.

Continued use of Causal Blog after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically.