Privacy Policy
The Grief Love Project
Effective Date: October 21, 2026
Grief is a reflection of Love
1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy
At The Grief Love Project, we recognize that grief, love, loss, and personal experiences are deeply meaningful. We understand that sharing your story may involve sensitive information, and we are committed to treating the information entrusted to us with care, dignity, and respect.
This Privacy Policy explains how The Grief Love Project (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information through our website, www.thegriefloveproject.org.
By visiting our website, you can learn about our work and access many of our resources without submitting your name or contact information.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
Your name and email address when contacting us.
Information you submit through our Share Your Story form.
Your selected story category and publication preferences.
Your first name as displayed publicly, if applicable.
Information you provide when making a donation.
Other information you voluntarily include in correspondence or website forms.
Information Collected Automatically
Our website platform and its service providers may collect certain technical information, including:
IP address and approximate geographic location.
Browser type and device information.
Pages visited and interactions with our website.
Referring websites and general usage information.
Cookies and similar technologies used for website functionality, security, and analytics.
The information collected automatically depends on our website settings and the services we use.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information for purposes related to operating The Grief Love Project, including:
Responding to questions and messages.
Receiving and reviewing personal story submissions.
Communicating with contributors about their stories.
Publishing stories when appropriate permission has been provided.
Processing donations and maintaining necessary financial records.
Improving website functionality and visitor experience.
Protecting our website from misuse, spam, or unauthorized activity.
Meeting applicable legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
We do not use personal stories submitted to The Grief Love Project for unrelated commercial purposes.
4. Share Your Story and Shared Stories
We recognize that personal stories may contain sensitive information about grief, loss, family relationships, mental health, and other private experiences.
When you submit a story, you will be asked whether you wish to:
Have your story considered for publication with your first name.
Have your story considered for anonymous publication.
Share your story privately without authorizing public publication.
No story will be published automatically.
Submissions are reviewed before publication, and we will honor the publication preference you select.
If you authorize publication, your approved story may appear on our Shared Stories page, together with its title, publication date, category, and your first name or an anonymous designation.
Your email address will not be displayed publicly as part of your story.
Please be aware that anonymous publication does not guarantee complete anonymity. Details included within a story may allow someone familiar with the circumstances to recognize the people involved.
We encourage contributors to consider carefully what personal information they choose to share.
5. Review, Editing, and Removal of Stories
The Grief Love Project reviews submissions for relevance, privacy, safety, and consistency with our mission.
We may contact contributors to clarify information or suggest edits before publication. We will seek approval before publishing substantive changes.
If you have submitted a story and would like to request a correction, withdrawal, or removal, please contact us using the information provided in Section 13.
We will review requests and make reasonable efforts to respond promptly.
Although we can remove information from our own website, we cannot guarantee removal of copies already saved, indexed, archived, or shared by third parties.
6. Donations and Payment Information
If you make a donation through our website, certain information may be collected to process your contribution, provide a receipt, and maintain required financial records.
Payment transactions are processed through the payment services connected to our website.
The Grief Love Project does not intentionally collect or store complete payment card numbers in its website submission forms.
Payment processors may handle payment information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.
We may retain donation records as necessary for accounting, tax reporting, legal compliance, and nonprofit administration.
7. Merchandise and Third-Party Websites
Our website may link to an independently operated merchandise store and other external websites.
When you leave thegriefloveproject.org and visit another website, that website’s own privacy practices and policies apply.
The Grief Love Project is not responsible for the privacy practices of independently operated third-party websites.
We encourage visitors to review the applicable privacy policies before providing personal or payment information to those services.
8. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website is built using Squarespace, which may use cookies and similar technologies to support website operation, security, functionality, and analytics.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Others may be used to understand how visitors interact with the website.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate choices regarding nonessential cookies.
You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or any cookie controls available on our website.
9. How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information submitted through our website.
We may share limited information with trusted service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our website and organization, such as:
Website hosting and form-processing providers.
Email and communications services.
Payment processors.
Technical support and security providers.
Professional advisers assisting with legal, accounting, or regulatory matters.
We may also disclose information when required by applicable law, legal process, or a valid governmental request.
Stories authorized for publication will be available to the public in accordance with the contributor’s selected publication preferences.
10. Information Security and Retention
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
However, no internet-based service or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.
Published stories may remain available until they are removed by The Grief Love Project or in response to an appropriate request.
We periodically review information we maintain and may delete records that are no longer needed.
11. Children’s Privacy
The Grief Love Project’s story submission process is intended for individuals who are at least 18 years old.
We do not knowingly solicit personal story submissions from children under 18 through this process.
If we become aware that a minor has submitted personal information contrary to this requirement, we will review the circumstances and take appropriate steps, which may include deleting the submission.
Parents or guardians who believe a minor has submitted personal information may contact us.
12. Your Privacy Choices
You may contact The Grief Love Project to:
Request access to personal information you have submitted.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of information, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.
Withdraw permission for future publication of your story.
Request removal or modification of an already published story.
Ask questions about how your information is handled.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
We will consider and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law.
13. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information we collect, or a story you have submitted, please contact:
The Grief Love Project
Website: www.thegriefloveproject.org
Email: hello@thegriefloveproject.org
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, services, operations, or applicable legal requirements.
When changes are made, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.
The Grief Love Project
Grief is a reflection of Love.
We believe every story deserves respect, every experience matters, and every individual should have a meaningful choice in how their personal journey is shared.