1. Introduction

Stroke Sisters ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website strokesisters.com and the Stroke Sisters mobile application. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our app. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of our site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, including:

Personal Data: Name and email address you voluntarily provide when signing up for our newsletter, contacting us, or creating an account.
Usage Data: Information your browser or device sends automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on those pages.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our site and improve your experience. See Section 5 for full details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Send our newsletter and community updates to subscribers who have opted in
Respond to your inquiries and contact form submissions
Improve our website content and user experience
Monitor and analyze usage trends via Google Analytics
Process donations and supporter transactions via Stripe
Display relevant advertising through Google AdSense (see Section 5)
Comply with legal obligations

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in limited circumstances:

Service Providers: We share data with trusted third-party service providers (such as Stripe for payment processing, Resend for email delivery, and Google for analytics and advertising) solely to perform services on our behalf.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Stroke Sisters or others.

5. Cookies and Advertising

We use cookies — small data files stored on your device — to improve your experience, analyze site traffic, and serve advertising.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the site and what pages they visit. We use this data to improve the site. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Managing Cookies

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, some portions of our site may not function properly.

6. Affiliate Links

Our website participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products we genuinely believe are helpful for stroke recovery.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.

8. Children's Privacy

Our site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

9. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of any inaccurate personal data
Request deletion of your personal data
Opt out of marketing communications at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at partners@strokesisters.com.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Stroke Sisters
Email: partners@strokesisters.com
Website: strokesisters.com