The Harder Problem Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to societal readiness for artificial sentience. We provide educational resources, professional guidance, and global monitoring to ensure that policymakers, healthcare providers, journalists, and the public are equipped to navigate the ethical, social, and practical implications of machine consciousness—regardless of when or whether it emerges.
Privacy
Privacy Policy
At The Harder Problem Project, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
Quick Summary
- We collect information you provide directly
- We use cookies and analytics
- We never sell your personal data
- You can opt out of communications
- We use industry-standard security
Introduction
In this privacy policy, the words "we," "our," and "us" refer to The Harder Problem Project.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website, located at harderproblem.org (referred to as the "Website"), or our mobile applications, and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This policy also applies to information we collect:
- When you contact us by mail, telephone, email, text, social media, or other electronic means.
- Through our mobile applications (the "Application").
- When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services.
- When you support us through donations.
- When you otherwise access our products, programs, and services or communicate with us.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with it, your choice is not to use our Website.
Are Children Allowed to Use Our Site?
Our Website and Application are not intended for children under 18 years of age. If you are under 18, you may use the Website and Application only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Website or Application.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 on our Website and Application. If you are under 18, do not use or register, make any purchases, or use any of the interactive or public comment features on this Website, or provide any information about yourself to us.
If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 on our Website or Application without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at privacy@harderproblem.org.
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website and Application, including:
Personal Information
- Name and postal address
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Other identifiers by which you may be contacted
Technical Information
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Usage details and patterns
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us.
- Automatically as you navigate through the site (cookies, web beacons, tracking technologies).
- From affiliates and third-party service providers.
What Information Do You Provide to Us?
The information we collect on or through our Website and Application may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website and Application.
- Records and copies of your correspondence with us, including email addresses.
- Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our Website or Application.
- Your search queries on the Website or Application.
- Information you provide to be posted on public areas of the Website or Application ("User Contributions").
Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website or Application, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns.
Technologies We Use
Small files placed on your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser.
Small electronic files that permit us to count users who have visited pages and for other related website statistics.
We may use Google Analytics to collect information about your visits. You can prevent recognition by disabling cookies on your browser.
We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals. The information we collect automatically is statistical data and does not include personal information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways.
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Tracking
Some content or applications on the Website may be served by third parties, including affiliates, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website.
We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") on the NAI's website.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us:
Operations
- Carry forward and manage our activities
- Present our Website and its contents to you
- Fulfill any purpose for which you provide it
Communications
- Process and confirm donations and purchases
- Inform you about our mission and activities
- Notify you about changes to our Website
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction.
As a general rule, all information about our supporters and others who access our programs, products, and services is held by us in strict confidence and, except in limited circumstances, is not revealed to anyone else unless expressly or implicitly authorized by such individuals.
We may disclose personal information:
- To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our organization.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process.
- To enforce or apply our terms of use.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Harder Problem Project, our members, or others.
Notice: Electronic records for our organization are maintained in the United States. If you have questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or storage of personal information by service providers, please contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@harderproblem.org.
Your Choices
You do have choices about how we use and disclose your information:
Opting Out
Click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any of our emails, or sign in to your account and update your email subscriptions.
You may opt out of all information collecting by the Application by easily uninstalling the Application.
Sign in to your account and update your mail preferences, or email our Privacy Officer at privacy@harderproblem.org.
How Do You Access and Correct Your Information?
If you would like to review and change your personal information, you may do so by:
- Signing in to your account and updating your information.
- Sending us an email at privacy@harderproblem.org.
To close your account, please make your request by emailing us at privacy@harderproblem.org.
Please note: we cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to delete or change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions and financial information will be encrypted using SSL technology.
The safety and security of your information also depend on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website or Application, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
Important: Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website or Application. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will post the new privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated and indicate at the top of the policy when it was most recently updated.
The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices or to submit a complaint, please contact us:
The Harder Problem Project
055 NW Yeon Ave #660
Portland, OR 97210-1519
United States