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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026  ·  operationready.org

Short version: We collect almost nothing. No accounts. No cookies for tracking. Your progress stays in your own browser. The only data that leaves your device is if you choose to send us feedback via the optional end-of-path survey, which uses your own email client.

1. What data we collect

We do not collect personally identifiable information. Operation Ready has no user accounts, no registration, and no login. You can use every part of the platform without providing your name, email address, or any other personal information.

2. Progress and localStorage

Your training progress (completed modules, quiz scores, dates) is stored in your browser's localStorage — a mechanism that keeps data on your own device. This data:

  • Never leaves your device
  • Is not transmitted to our servers
  • Is not accessible to us
  • Is deleted if you clear your browser data or use the "Reset progress" function
  • Does not persist across different browsers or devices

3. Feedback surveys

At the end of each training path, you are offered an optional feedback survey. If you complete and send the survey, it is delivered via your own email client to contact@operationready.org. We receive and read these emails to improve the platform content. We do not share survey responses with third parties. You can skip the survey entirely — it has no effect on your training progress.

4. Cookies

We use one functional cookie — your language preference (stored as or_lang) — to remember which language you've selected. This is a strictly necessary functional cookie and does not track you. We do not use advertising cookies, analytics cookies, or any third-party tracking.

We also store your preferred certificate name in localStorage (or_cert_name) so you don't have to re-enter it each time you generate a certificate. This stays on your device.

5. Analytics

We do not currently use web analytics. If we introduce analytics in the future, we will update this policy and use a privacy-respecting solution (such as Plausible Analytics, which does not use cookies and does not collect personal data).

6. Third-party services

Operation Ready loads the following third-party resources:

  • Google Fonts — DM Sans and DM Serif Display typefaces, served from fonts.googleapis.com. Google may log the request; see Google's privacy policy for details.

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other third-party tracking scripts.

7. Children

Operation Ready is designed for adults joining humanitarian SAR operations. We do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 18.

8. Your rights

Because we hold no personal data about you on our servers, there is nothing for us to provide, correct, or delete. If you have sent a feedback survey and wish to have that email deleted from our inbox, contact us and we will do so.

9. Data controller

Operation Ready is operated as a personal project from New Zealand. For data enquiries: contact@operationready.org

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the platform evolves. The date at the top reflects the most recent revision. We will note significant changes on the platform.