Privacy Policy

Who we are

The Church of Scientology of Central Ohio operates this website. Our address is 1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio. For privacy questions or requests, email columbus@scientology.net or call (614) 221-5024.

This notice describes this local website. Other websites linked from it have their own privacy notices.

Information collected

Contact requests. When you use the contact form, you provide your name, email address, message and selected areas of interest. You may also provide a phone number. These details are sent through FormSubmit to our organization’s email address.

The Toxic Test. The questionnaire asks for a name and email address and includes questions about symptoms, drugs, substances and other exposures. Phone and mailing-address fields and the current exposure questions are optional. These answers can reveal sensitive personal information. Provide only information you wish to share and skip optional fields as appropriate.

Test answers are saved as you continue through the questions, including before you finish the test. Records include the answers, draft or submission status, relevant timestamps and, when submitted, the calculated score. They are stored through our Forms system in a Supabase-hosted database. The cookie used to resume a test contains a draft reference, resume token and question position, rather than the answers themselves.

Book orders. When you make an online purchase, checkout collects the contact, billing and shipping information needed for your order, along with the books, editions, languages, quantities and delivery choices you select. Order and transaction information is used to process the purchase, send confirmations, arrange delivery and handle customer-service or refund requests.

Payments. For payments processed through Square, Square handles payment-card or digital-wallet information and payment authorization. We receive transaction confirmations and order information needed to administer the purchase. Full card numbers and card security codes are not stored in this website’s database. The information handled by Square is also subject to Square’s privacy notice (opens in a new tab).

Technical information. Hosting and service providers may process information such as your IP address, browser or device information, requested pages, request times and diagnostic information to deliver, maintain and protect their services.

How information is used

Information supplied through the site is used to respond to inquiries, discuss requested program or book information, administer the questionnaire, calculate its results and restore saved progress. Cart selections are used to display your chosen books and totals. Purchase information is used to administer payments, send order confirmations, fulfill orders and handle support, returns and refunds.

Information may also be used to maintain the site, investigate delivery or technical problems, protect the services from misuse and respond to legal obligations or privacy requests.

Access & service providers

Information is available to personnel handling inquiries and program administration and to providers supporting the functions described in this notice. Contact messages may also be retained in the organization’s email systems.

• Vercel hosts this website and the Forms application. See Vercel’s privacy policy (opens in a new tab).
• Supabase supplies the database service used for questionnaire records. See Supabase’s privacy policy (opens in a new tab).
• FormSubmit processes and delivers contact-form messages to our organization.
• Square processes payments for orders paid through Square. Payment, transaction and fraud-prevention information is handled under its privacy notice.
• Delivery services receive the shipping details needed to deliver your order.

We may disclose information when required by law or as necessary to address fraud, misuse or security incidents. Our organization is based in Ohio; service providers may process information in the locations where they operate. Contact us with questions about access to, use of or sharing of your information.

Cookies & saved progress

Test progress. A first-party cookie lets this browser resume an in-progress Toxic Test. It lasts up to seven days after its latest update. Submitting the test or choosing Start again clears that browser session. Those actions do not delete previously saved answers from our records.

Cart storage. Browser local storage holds book editions, languages and quantities. It is not a payment record and does not contain card details. Cart storage remains until updated or cleared.

Payment providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies to authenticate payments and help prevent fraud, as described in their privacy notices.

You can control cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Clearing or blocking them may prevent the cart or saved-test features from working as expected. Clearing your browser does not delete information already sent to our organization or its service providers.

Retention & security

Retention depends on the type of record, its purpose and any applicable obligations. Saved and submitted questionnaire answers may remain in our records after a browser session expires or a new test is started. Order and transaction records are retained as needed for fulfillment, refunds, bookkeeping and applicable recordkeeping obligations. Contact us for information about retention of your records or to request deletion.

The site uses HTTPS, and the questionnaire system restricts administrative access. Information is also handled within the hosting, database, delivery and email services described above. Please use the privacy contact below if you have a concern about information you have provided.

Your choices & requests

You may choose not to use the forms or questionnaire, skip optional fields, remove cart items or clear browser storage. To ask about information held about you, request access, correction or deletion, or ask us to stop follow-up contact, email columbus@scientology.net or call (614) 221-5024.

Please identify the service you used and provide enough information for us to locate the relevant record. We may need to verify your identity and consider applicable recordkeeping obligations before acting on a request. A parent or guardian who believes a child has supplied personal information can contact us to request review or deletion.

Changes to this policy

This notice will be updated when the site’s information practices change, including changes to checkout, payment providers or tracking services. The updated notice and its revision date will be posted on this page.