Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 23, 2026

The Women Before Me Privacy Policy

The Women Before Me ("The Women Before Me," "TWBM," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect information when you use our website, mobile applications, community platform, services, events, content, and related offerings (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Name
  • Username
  • Email address
  • Profile photo
  • Biography and interests
  • Community posts and comments
  • Messages and communications
  • Journal entries and wellness logs
  • Legacy stories and submissions
  • Workshop registrations
  • Subscription and membership information
  • Customer support inquiries

Participation in certain community spaces is optional.

Sensitive Information

Some community spaces, including the Healing Room, may contain discussions regarding trauma, abuse, recovery, health experiences, or other sensitive personal topics.

Users control what information they choose to share. We encourage members not to post information they are uncomfortable sharing online.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you use our Services, we may automatically collect:

  • Device information
  • Browser information
  • Operating system
  • IP address
  • Language preferences
  • App version
  • Crash reports
  • Usage analytics
  • Session information
  • Log files

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to improve the Services.

3. Community Content

The Women Before Me is a community platform.

Content you post may be:

  • Public
  • Community-only
  • Friends-only
  • Private

The visibility of content depends on your selected privacy settings.

Please remember that information shared publicly may be viewed, copied, or redistributed by others.

4. AI Features

The Women Before Me may provide AI-powered features to enhance user experience.

AI features may assist with:

  • Journal prompts
  • Content recommendations
  • Community moderation
  • Writing assistance
  • Educational resources
  • Wellness guidance
  • Search and discovery

Information submitted to AI-powered features may be processed to generate responses and improve service quality.

AI-generated content may not always be accurate and should not be relied upon as medical, legal, financial, or professional advice.

Users remain responsible for content they create, share, or rely upon.

5. How We Use Information

We may use information to:

  • Provide and operate the Services
  • Create and manage accounts
  • Authenticate users
  • Deliver subscriptions and memberships
  • Personalize experiences
  • Recommend communities and content
  • Award Impact Points
  • Facilitate workshops and educational offerings
  • Improve platform safety
  • Detect fraud and abuse
  • Conduct analytics
  • Communicate with users
  • Comply with legal obligations

6. Impact Points and Community Participation

The Women Before Me may provide community recognition systems, including Impact Points.

Impact Points may be awarded based on community participation, helpful contributions, educational engagement, and other platform activities.

Impact Points have no cash value and may be modified or discontinued at our discretion.

7. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information with:

Service Providers

Including providers that assist with:

  • Hosting
  • Payments
  • Analytics
  • Email communications
  • Security
  • Customer support
  • Cloud storage

Community Features

Information shared publicly may be visible to other members.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when required by law or when necessary to:

  • Protect users
  • Investigate violations
  • Prevent fraud
  • Comply with legal obligations

8. Subscription Payments

Subscription payments may be processed through:

  • Apple In-App Purchases
  • Google Play Billing
  • Authorized payment providers

Payment information is processed directly by the applicable payment processor and is not stored by The Women Before Me except as necessary for transaction records.

9. Children's Privacy

The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

If we become aware that information from a child has been collected, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

10. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide Services
  • Maintain accounts
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce agreements

Inactive accounts may be reviewed and removed in accordance with platform policies.

11. User Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights including:

  • Access your information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Delete information
  • Restrict processing
  • Object to certain processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.

12. U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Montana, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Minnesota, and other applicable states may have additional privacy rights.

Eligible users may request:

  • Access to collected data
  • Deletion of data
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Information regarding disclosures
  • Opt-out of certain data uses

We do not sell personal information.

13. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and International Users

Where applicable, processing is based on:

  • Consent
  • Contract performance
  • Legal obligations
  • Legitimate interests

Users may exercise applicable rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, and similar privacy laws.

14. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information.

However, no system can guarantee absolute security.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials.

15. Account Activity Requirements

To maintain a healthy and engaged community, accounts may be required to remain active.

Inactive accounts may be subject to review, notification, restriction, or removal according to community policies.

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Changes will be posted within the Services and reflected by the updated "Last Updated" date.

Continued use of the Services following changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

17. Contact Us

The Women Before Me

Email: support@thewomenbeforeme.org

Website: thewomenbeforeme.org

For privacy-related inquiries, requests, or concerns, please contact us using the information above.