Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 28, 2025

YourBen.ch provides a quiet space for private reflection. Your conversations stay yours. This policy explains how we protect your privacy.

1. What We Collect

We collect minimal information to provide your bench:

• Email address: For account access and essential communications
• Conversation fragments: Abstract contextual patterns (themes, not personal details or identifiable information)
• Technical data: Basic information needed to keep the service running (timestamps, session data)

Important: We do not store complete conversation histories or personally identifiable details from your conversations. After conversations are processed, only abstract fragments (thematic context, not specific facts about you) are retained. Full conversation content, including names, places, dates, and personal information, is purged.

2. Where Your Data Lives

Everything stays in Switzerland:

• Your conversations are stored on Swiss servers
• Protected under Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP)
• Subject to Swiss jurisdiction and privacy standards
• We do not transfer your data outside Switzerland

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data only to:

• Provide your quiet space
• Keep your conversations accessible to you
• Ensure the service functions properly
• Communicate essential service updates

We do not:

• Sell your data
• Share your conversations with third parties
• Use your data for advertising
• Track you across other websites
• Analyze your conversations for commercial purposes

4. Your Rights

Under Swiss and EU data protection law, you have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your account and conversations
• Correction: Update your information
• Export: Receive your data in a portable format
• Object: Object to processing of your data

To exercise these rights, contact us at thebench26@gmail.com

5. Data Security

We protect your information through:

• Encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS)
• Secure Swiss hosting infrastructure
• Access controls and authentication
• Regular security reviews

No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your privacy.

6. Data Retention

We minimize data retention:

• Email and account data: Kept while your account is active
• Conversation fragments: Abstract thematic context (patterns, not personal identifiable details)
• Full conversations: Purged after processing—including all names, dates, places, and specific personal information

When you delete your account, we remove all your data (email, fragments, and session information) within 30 days.

What are fragments? Think of them as themes or patterns, not a transcript. They provide continuity without storing what you actually said or specific details about your life.

7. Cookies and Tracking

We use minimal technical cookies necessary for:

• Keeping you logged in
• Remembering your preferences
• Ensuring the service functions

We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking.

8. Third-Party Services

We use limited third-party services to operate YourBen.ch:

• Email delivery: For account verification and essential communications (Swiss or EU-based providers)
• Infrastructure: Swiss hosting providers

These services are bound by strict data protection agreements and do not access your conversations.

9. Changes to Privacy

During beta, we may update this policy as we refine the service. Significant changes will be communicated via email. Continued use after changes means acceptance.

10. Beta Notice

YourBen.ch is currently in beta. While we take privacy seriously, the service may change as we improve it. We will maintain our commitment to Swiss data protection throughout.

11. Legal Basis

We process your data based on:

• Consent: You choose to use YourBen.ch
• Contract: Necessary to provide the service you requested
• Legitimate interest: To maintain and improve the service

12. International Users

If you access YourBen.ch from outside Switzerland, your data will still be stored in Switzerland under Swiss privacy law. By using the service, you consent to this.

13. Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights:

Email: thebench26@gmail.com

For complaints about data processing, you may contact:

• Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC): www.edoeb.admin.ch
• Your local data protection authority (if in EU)