Our visitors come first. Here is exactly how we protect the privacy of everyone who reads, shares, or contributes to Stronger in the Light.
We do not store cookies on your device. Our website is designed to function without cookies or other browser-based identifiers, so you can use it without being tracked across visits.
When you make a contribution to our site, we keep a one-way cryptographic hash of the network address, but never the address itself. The hash lets us guard against abuse and spam, but it cannot be reversed to identify you or your location.
Every location on our story map is intentionally offset by a random distance within the reported region. Pins are never placed at an exact address. This protection applies equally to manual entries and locations identified automatically by our systems.
Before you submit a story, an optional check can scan your text for personal details (names, phone numbers, addresses, and other identifying information) to suggest safer replacements.
Our anonymous survey is intentionally built to be as unlinkable as possible. We only store the aggregate answers so individual responses cannot be tied back to a device or a moment in time.
The figures on our Statistics page are computed across many submissions. No individual story or survey response can be reconstructed from the numbers shown.
If you're ever in crisis, you are not alone — please reach out to one of the hotlines on our Resources page. Questions about your privacy? We're glad to help.