Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 7, 2026 Last Updated: May 11, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Mancini Tech Solutions LLC ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use Patmos, an AI-powered Bible study companion mobile application and the website located at patmosbible.com (collectively, the "Service").

By using Patmos, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. Who We Are

Patmos is operated by Mancini Tech Solutions LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company. You can reach us at:

• Email: support@patmosbible.com
• Mailing address: 11 Culver Lane, North Haven, CT 06473, USA

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact us at support@patmosbible.com.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you create a Patmos account, we collect:

• Email address (for authentication and account recovery)
• Display name (optional)
• Subscription status and payment confirmation (handled by Apple — see Section 4)

When you use Patmos, we collect:

• Photos you take of your Bible pages (used to identify and study the passage)
• Messages you send to John, the AI Bible study companion
• Notes, journal entries, and study captures you create
• Voice input you record (if you use voice features)

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Service, we automatically collect:

• Device information (model, operating system, app version)
• Usage data (which features you use, study session frequency)
• Crash and error logs (to fix bugs and improve the app)
• IP address (for security and abuse prevention)

2.3 Information We Do Not Collect

We do not collect:

• Location data
• Contacts
• Photos other than those you explicitly capture for study
• Microphone audio outside of explicit voice features
• Browsing activity outside the Service
• Any information from third-party advertising networks (Patmos contains no ads)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide the core Service: identify Bible passages from photos, generate AI study responses, save your study history, sync your journal across devices
• Maintain your account and process subscription billing
• Improve the Service: aggregate usage patterns, fix bugs, develop new features
• Communicate with you: send transactional emails (account changes, security alerts), respond to support requests
• Protect the Service from abuse, fraud, and security threats
• Comply with legal obligations

4. AI Processing and the John Companion

The core feature of Patmos is John, an AI Bible study companion built on Anthropic's Claude language model. When you interact with John:

• Your messages and photos are sent to Anthropic for AI processing
• Anthropic does not retain your conversations to train their models
• John's responses are generated based on your input and a system prompt designed by Patmos
• Conversation history is stored in our database (Supabase) for your reference

Voice features (if enabled):

• Voice-to-text uses OpenAI's Whisper API
• Text-to-speech uses ElevenLabs API
• Voice recordings are processed in real-time and not retained beyond the immediate session

We may update voice providers in the future. We will update this Privacy Policy to reflect such changes.

5. The Patmos Commons

Every John study you complete may generate a sanitized public "breakdown" — a summary of theological insights about the verse(s) studied — that becomes part of the Patmos Commons, a public layer of biblical scholarship attached to each verse.

Commons contributions are anonymous by design. Public breakdown entries do not include:

• Your name or email
• Personally identifying information from your conversation
• Private journal content
• Voice recordings

Before publication to the Commons, breakdowns are filtered to remove personal application sections, names, and other identifying content. Commons entries are credited to "John (Patmos AI)" — never to individual users in v1.0.

If you delete your account, your private data is permanently erased. Public Commons breakdowns generated from your studies remain in the Commons (they were anonymous from creation and not associated with your account).

6. Sub-Processors

We share your information with the following service providers as necessary to operate the Service:

Each sub-processor is contractually bound to handle your data in accordance with applicable laws and our agreements with them. We do not sell your information to third parties for marketing purposes.

7. How We Protect Your Information

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including:

• Encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS) for all API communication
• Encryption at rest for stored data (handled by Supabase)
• Secure authentication via JWT tokens
• Access controls limiting who at Mancini Tech Solutions LLC can view user data
• Regular security review of dependencies and infrastructure

No system is 100% secure. If we become aware of a data breach affecting your information, we will notify you and applicable regulators as required by law.

8. Your Rights

8.1 Access and Deletion

You can:

• Access your data through the Patmos app (your studies, journal, and account information are visible to you)
• Delete your account through Settings → Account → Delete Account. This permanently erases your private data, including conversations, journal entries, and personal information. Public Commons contributions remain (they are anonymous).
• Export your data by contacting support@patmosbible.com — we will provide a copy of your stored data within 30 days.

8.2 California Residents (CCPA)

If you reside in California, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including:

• The right to know what personal information we collect and how it's used
• The right to delete your personal information
• The right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your information)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact support@patmosbible.com.

8.3 European Residents (GDPR)

If you reside in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, including:

• The right to access, rectify, or erase your data
• The right to restrict or object to processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

The legal basis for our processing is your consent (which you provide by using the Service) and our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Service. To exercise GDPR rights, contact support@patmosbible.com.

9. Children's Privacy

Patmos is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, contact support@patmosbible.com.

10. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. After account deletion:

• Private data (conversations, journal, account info) is permanently erased within 30 days
• Public Commons contributions remain (anonymous)
• Aggregate usage analytics may be retained in anonymized form for product improvement
• Information required for legal compliance (financial records, abuse logs) may be retained as required by law

11. International Data Transfers

Patmos is operated from the United States. By using the Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your country of residence. Sub-processors may also process data in regions outside the United States as part of their normal operations.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by:

• Posting the updated policy at patmosbible.com/privacy with a new "Last Updated" date
• Sending an in-app notification or email for significant changes

Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

For privacy questions, data requests, or any other inquiry related to this Privacy Policy:

Email: support@patmosbible.com Mail: Mancini Tech Solutions LLC, 11 Culver Lane, North Haven, CT 06473, USA

We aim to respond to privacy inquiries within 7 business days.

Patmos is a place to think about Scripture. We don't sell your data, we don't show ads, and we don't track you across the internet. The only thing in your way is the text.