Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 27, 2025

Menstoppingviolence.org (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to transparently explaining how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to our website and services, which are accessible at menstoppingviolence.org.

By accessing or using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

a. Personal Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Name, email address you submit through support or contact forms.
  • Messages or content you submit through support or contact forms

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information.

b. Data Usage Information Collected Automatically

  • IP address, browser type, device ID, and operating system
  • Location data (approximate)
  • Access times and pages viewed
  • Referring/exit URLs
  • Cookie and pixel tracking data

c. Public Information Obtained from Third Parties

We aggregate and publish information sourced from public records and government databases, including:

  • Full names, aliases, nicknames
  • Residential address history
  • Contact numbers and email addresses
  • Age
  • Criminal records
  • Property ownership and assessor records
  • Known relatives

2. Removal of Public Information

To request the removal of public information about you from our public search results, please visit our removal page.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information (as defined in 1(a) above) only when you have proactively shared it with us for the following purposes:

  • To handle your support requests
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To fulfill removal requests

We do not use personal information for profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (as defined by applicable state privacy laws).

We use data usage information (as defined in 1(b) above) for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain our Website
  • To prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
  • To improve our Website and user experience
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use
  • To analyze usage and generate aggregated insights

4. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose or make personal information available under the following circumstances:

a. With Third-Party Service Providers

We share data with vendors and contractors who assist us in providing our Website (e.g., hosting, analytics, customer support).

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. We may share data with affiliates and partners for co-marketing or service integration.

b. For Legal Compliance and Protection

We may disclose data:

  • In response to subpoenas or legal processes
  • To protect the safety and rights of users, the public, or our company
  • To prevent or investigate fraud or other illegal activities

c. In Case of Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, sale, acquisition, or reorganization, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

5. Your Privacy Rights by State

Depending on where you reside, you may have the following rights under applicable state laws in relation to your personal information:

Right CA VA CO CT UT
Access to personal data ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Correction of inaccuracies ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗
Deletion of personal data ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Opt-out of data sales ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Opt-out of targeted advertising ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Limit use of sensitive data ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗

You can exercise these rights by contacting us as described in the “Your Choices” section below.

To submit a data subject request, please email [email protected].

To exercise your data subject rights:

  • Provide your name, email, and description of your request.
  • For deletion or corrections, include information to verify your identity.

We will acknowledge receipt within 10 business days and respond within 45 days (30 days under California law, with one 30-day extension if necessary).

You may authorize a third party to act on your behalf by submitting a signed authorization and verifying your own identity.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Analyze traffic and usage
  • Store session data
  • Remember user preferences
  • Improve functionality and performance

You may disable cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may impact your experience.

We do not respond to "Do Not Track" signals due to a lack of a uniform standard.

7. Security of Personal Information

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no system is entirely secure. You use the Website at your own risk.

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to serve the purposes outlined above or to comply with legal obligations. When no longer required, we securely delete, anonymize, or de-identify personal information.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, anyone under the age of 18. If we discover that we have collected personal data from a minor, we will promptly delete it.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites and platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be communicated via prominent notices on our website.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at [email protected].