Trust & Legal
Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Online Psychology Studies collects, uses, protects and shares information when you use the Services. The platform operates entirely online and is built around one principle: your individual responses are kept confidential and are anonymised before being used for academic research.
In short. We collect only what we need. We separate your identity from your responses. We de-identify and aggregate response data before it is analysed, compared or published. We never sell your data. The data is used to support academic study, and findings are only ever shared in a form that cannot identify you.
Contents
1. Who we are
Online Psychology Studies (the "Services") is operated by Aura Health LLC (the "Platform Operator", "we", "us" or "our"), a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America. The platform operates entirely online. For any privacy matter you can reach us at info@onlinepsychologystudies.com.
2. Information we collect
We collect only the information needed to operate the Services and to conduct the research they support:
| Category | Examples | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Account data | Name, email address, password (stored only as a salted hash — never in plain text) | To create and secure your account and to send transactional emails (verification, password reset) |
| Optional profile data | Demographic fields you choose to provide (e.g. age, gender) | To contextualise research findings at the group level only |
| Assessment responses | Answers to tests and inventories, task performance and timing data | To generate your Report and to contribute to anonymised, aggregated research |
| Technical data | Browser type, device information, and minimal logs needed for security | To keep the Services secure, available and functioning |
| Payment data | Where you purchase a paid plan, payments are handled by our payment processor | We do not store full card numbers; billing is handled by the processor |
Providing direct identifiers is not required to take part in the underlying research — they are used only to operate your account and deliver your personal Report.
3. How and why we use information
- To provide, operate, maintain, secure and improve the Services;
- To generate your personalised Report from your responses;
- To send transactional messages (such as email verification and password resets);
- To process payments and manage subscriptions where you choose a paid plan;
- To conduct academic and scientific research using de-identified, aggregated data;
- To comply with legal obligations and to enforce our Terms.
We do not use your individual responses for advertising, and we do not sell your data.
4. Legal basis & consent
Depending on your location, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases: your consent (which you give when you create an account, submit responses, or agree to a study's consent form); the performance of a contract (to provide the Services you request); our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the Services and in conducting research in anonymised form; and compliance with legal obligations. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time (see Your rights); withdrawal does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal, or anonymised data that can no longer be linked to you.
5. Confidentiality & anonymisation
Confidentiality and anonymity are central to how the platform is built:
- Separation of identity. Direct identifiers (name, email) are stored separately from your assessment responses.
- De-identification. Before response data is used for analysis, comparison or publication, it is de-identified so it is not tied to your identity.
- Aggregation. Any shared, compared or published output reflects population-level statistics only — averages, distributions and percentile bands. Individual responses are never displayed on their own.
- Access control. Access to any identifiable data is restricted to those who need it to operate the Services.
Because the platform is fully online, these protections apply to every participant regardless of where they take part.
6. Academic research use
A primary purpose of Online Psychology Studies is to support academic study into human behaviour, cognition and psychology. Data collected through the Services may be analysed for academic and scientific research, the development and validation of assessment tools, statistical analysis, and the publication of findings in academic, educational or public-interest contexts.
All such research uses de-identified, aggregated data. Where findings are published or shared externally, they are presented in aggregated or anonymised form only, in a manner that does not permit the identification of any individual participant. This research is conducted in accordance with applicable data-protection laws and recognised ethical research standards.
8. Data retention
We retain account data for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide the Services. We retain de-identified research data for as long as necessary to fulfil the research purposes described in this Policy, including the integrity of published findings. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymise the personal data associated with it, except where retention is required by law; data that has already been irreversibly anonymised may be retained in aggregated research datasets, as it can no longer be linked to you.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction — including encryption in transit, hashed password storage, access controls, and separation of identifiers from response data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; while we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Delete your account and associated personal data;
- Withdraw consent or object to certain processing;
- Port your data to another service, where applicable;
- Lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.
You can exercise these rights from your account settings where available, or by contacting info@onlinepsychologystudies.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. Note that requests cannot reach data that has already been irreversibly anonymised, because it can no longer be linked to you.
12. Children
The Services are intended for adults and are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of eighteen (18). If we become aware that we have collected such data without appropriate consent, we will delete it and terminate the associated account.
13. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page and the "Last updated" date revised accordingly. Material changes will be communicated through the Services where appropriate. Your continued use of the Services after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.
14. Contact
For any privacy question or to exercise your rights, contact us at:
Privacy & general enquiries: info@onlinepsychologystudies.com
Support: support@onlinepsychologystudies.com
Website: onlinepsychologystudies.com