Last updated: June 18, 2026
At Cults3D Insights ("we," "our," or "us"), a service provided by Shining Muffin LLC, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use our service.
Cults3D Insights is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to Cults3D. We are a third-party analytics platform that uses the Cults3D API with permission to provide insights and analytics for Cults3D creators.
While we use the Cults3D name to describe the platform our service analyzes, we do not claim any ownership of the Cults3D brand, trademarks, or intellectual property. Cults3D is a registered trademark of its respective owners.
Our service operates independently and any issues, concerns, or questions about Cults3D Insights should be directed to us, not to Cults3D.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our service, including:
When you register for an account, we collect:
We may also collect information about how you access and use our service, including:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and store certain information. For more information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookies Policy.
When you subscribe to a paid (Premium) plan, your payment is processed by our third-party payment processor, Stripe. Your full payment card details are collected and processed directly by Stripe and are never stored on our servers. We receive and store only limited billing-related identifiers from Stripe, such as your Stripe customer identifier and your subscription status, which we use to manage your subscription and provide access to paid features. Stripe's handling of your information is governed by Stripe's own privacy policy, available at stripe.com/privacy.
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your Cults3D API key is encrypted in our database and is only used to make API calls to Cults3D on your behalf.
All sensitive data, including access credentials, are encrypted on our servers to enhance security against potential attacks. We implement industry-standard encryption protocols and security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Our service requires daily automatic data retrieval to function as expected. This synchronization fetches analytical data from the Cults platform to display relevant insights to you.
Key aspects of our data synchronization process include:
You can disable this automatic synchronization at any time through the settings panel. Please note that disabling synchronization will limit the service's ability to provide up-to-date analytics and insights.
You have full control over your data. You can request to delete all your stored information, including historical records and sensitive data, at any time via the settings panel.
When you request data deletion:
This ensures complete privacy and removes all traces of your data from our servers, with the exception of information we may be required to retain for legal or compliance purposes.
The information displayed by our tool is retrieved from the Cults platform. We only use the credentials you provide to access your personal analytics from Cults3D.
We use your data solely for the following purposes:
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy:
When retention is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymize the data.
We may disclose your personal information in the following situations:
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
California residents (CCPA/CPRA): If you are a California resident, you also have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose; the right to delete and to correct your personal information; the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information; and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we have not done so in the preceding 12 months.
If you are in the EEA or the UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@shiningmuffin.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
For material changes that significantly affect your rights, we will provide a more prominent notice, such as an in-app notification or an email to the address associated with your account, where appropriate.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data under the following legal bases set out in the GDPR and UK GDPR:
We are based in the United States, and the personal data we collect is processed and stored in the United States and other countries where we or our service providers operate. If you access the Service from the EEA, the UK, or other regions, your data may be transferred to countries that may not provide the same level of data protection as your jurisdiction.
Where we transfer personal data out of the EEA or the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and, where applicable, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Our payment processor, Stripe, implements its own transfer safeguards as described in its privacy policy.
Cults3D Insights is a service provided by Shining Muffin LLC. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@shiningmuffin.com.