Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice explains what information the site may collect, how it may be used, when it may be shared, how long it may be retained, and what rights users may have. VictimsGuide.com is a public-interest educational website, not a legal-services portal.
What this notice covers
VictimsGuide.com respects user privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly. This Privacy Notice explains what information the site may collect, how it may be used, when it may be shared, how long it may be retained, and what rights users may have. VictimsGuide.com is a public-interest educational website, not a legal-services portal. Submitting information through the site does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Direct and automatic information
Information you provide directly
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number, if you choose to provide it
- City, state, or general location information you choose to provide
- Story submissions, messages, form responses, uploaded documents, and related communications
- Any other information you choose to send to the site
Information collected automatically
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Date and time of visits
- Pages viewed
- Referring pages or links
- Approximate location derived from IP
- Cookie, analytics, and similar technical information
How information reaches the site
Site operation, communication, and public-interest work
Cookies, analytics, and similar technologies
VictimsGuide.com may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to understand how the site is used, improve performance, remember preferences, and support embedded content. If analytics tools, video embeds, or third-party platforms are used, those services may place cookies or collect technical data according to their own privacy practices. VictimsGuide.com does not sell personal data in the ordinary commercial sense and is not designed as a targeted-advertising business. If that changes, this notice will be updated.
Service providers, legal process, and public-interest use
VictimsGuide.com may publish story information in anonymized, edited, summarized, or categorized form if consistent with site policies and any consent choices presented to the submitter.
What not to send casually
Please do not send highly sensitive personal information unless the site specifically asks for it and you are comfortable providing it.
Avoid sending this casually
- Social Security numbers
- Full driver’s license numbers
- Financial account or credit-card numbers
- Passwords or login credentials
Also be cautious with
- Full medical records unless specifically requested later
- Other information you would not want exposed if mishandled
How long information may be kept and how it is protected
Retention
VictimsGuide.com may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the site, maintain records of submissions and communications, support editorial, educational, research, and reform activities, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce site policies.
Security
VictimsGuide.com takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational steps to protect personal information. However, no website, email system, file transfer, or online storage system is completely secure, and users should use caution when sending personal information through the internet.
Rights Colorado residents may have
Colorado residents may have rights under applicable privacy law, including rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a portable copy of certain personal information, and to ask about applicable opt-out rights. If applicable law requires it, and to the extent VictimsGuide.com is subject to those requirements, Colorado residents may contact VictimsGuide.com to ask about those rights.
Future targeted-advertising changes
If VictimsGuide.com later uses targeted advertising or other practices requiring recognition of a valid universal opt-out signal under applicable law, this notice will be updated accordingly.
Third-party tools and child privacy limits
Third-party tools
This site may use third-party tools or services, including website hosting, forms and email tools, analytics tools, embedded YouTube or other video services, and cloud-storage or document-management systems. Those third parties may have their own privacy notices and terms.
Children’s privacy
VictimsGuide.com is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through ordinary site use. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the site, contact VictimsGuide.com so the information can be reviewed and, if appropriate, removed.
Updates to the notice and privacy contact
VictimsGuide.com may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date or last-updated date.
Core legal notice
Bottom line
This Privacy Notice exists to explain the site’s basic data-handling rules clearly: what may be collected, how it may be used, when it may be shared, what rights may apply, and why users should be careful about sending unnecessary sensitive information.