Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Yes Thank You ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when using our service, including but not limited to:

• Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number)
• Demographic information (such as age, gender, location)
• User testimonials and stories
• Account credentials
• Information regarding experiences with institutional abuse
• Any other information you choose to provide

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our service. This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referral sources
• Geographic location
• Other diagnostic data

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our service
• Create and maintain your account
• Process and complete transactions
• Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests
• Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Facilitate user-to-user communications with your consent
• Generate anonymized, aggregated data for research and reporting purposes
• Create data visualizations and maps of institutional abuse
• Support advocacy efforts and legislative reform
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• Protect against harmful, unauthorized, or illegal activity

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following situations:

• With Your Consent: We may disclose your information when you have given us specific consent to do so.
• For Aggregated, Anonymized Data: We may share anonymized, aggregated information for research, reporting, advocacy, and educational purposes.
• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf.
• For Legal Purposes: We may disclose your information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal processes.
• To Protect Rights: We may disclose information where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We will never sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware 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 information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any passwords associated with your account.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and store certain information. These technologies help us deliver a better and more personalized service, including remembering your preferences and analyzing how our service is used.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

7. Data Integrity and Removal Policy

Yes Thank You serves as a historical record and advocacy platform documenting institutional abuse. Our mission depends on maintaining the integrity of submitted reports and testimonies.

For Content Submitters

If you submitted content to our platform:

• You may request access to your account information and content you personally submitted
• We will consider requests to correct factually inaccurate details in your submissions
• We may grant requests to anonymize your personal identifying information while maintaining the substance of your submission

For Subjects of Reports

If you are the subject of information submitted by others:

• We have a strong presumption against removing or altering substantiated reports
• Reports submitted by credible sources will be maintained as part of the historical record
• We do not automatically process removal requests based merely on the subject's objection
• In rare cases of demonstrably false information, we may consider corrections or annotations

All removal or correction requests are subject to a thorough verification and review process. We reserve the right to:

• Deny requests we deem are attempting to suppress legitimate information
• Maintain contested information when it serves the public interest
• Consider the source reliability, corroborating evidence, and public importance of information when evaluating requests
• Prioritize our mission of documenting abuse over individual preferences for removal

By using our service, you acknowledge that removing legitimate information about abuse would undermine our core mission, and we have established these policies specifically to prevent such manipulation of the historical record.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Third-Party Links

Our service may contain links to third-party websites, services, or content that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused by use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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. 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.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@yesthankyou.org