DailySobrietyReflections.com ("we," "us," or "our") is a free, ad-supported website providing daily recovery reflections and inspirational tools for people in recovery from alcohol. We are not a medical provider, counseling service, or treatment facility. We are not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
We take privacy seriously — particularly given the sensitive nature of recovery. We have designed this site to collect as little personal information as possible.
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Advertising revenue allows us to keep this site free for everyone. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect data about your browsing behavior across websites in order to serve relevant advertisements.
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Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
California residents have the right to know what personal data we collect, request deletion of your data, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
EU residents have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of personal data. You also have the right to data portability and to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
You may request a copy of any personal information we hold about you (limited to contact form submissions, as we hold no other personal data).
You may request that we delete any personal information we hold. Submit requests via our contact form. We will respond within 30 days.
To exercise any of these rights, use our contact form. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing requests.
This site may contain links to third-party websites including AA.org, SAMHSA.gov, and others. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit. The presence of a link does not constitute an endorsement.
This site does not currently use affiliate links. If affiliate links are added in the future (for example, links to recovery books), this policy will be updated and affiliate relationships will be clearly disclosed in accordance with FTC guidelines. Any such disclosure will appear on the relevant pages.
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information to this site, please contact us immediately and we will delete it promptly.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information we hold. Contact form submissions are transmitted securely through our web hosting provider (SiteGround). However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. We encourage you never to share sensitive personal or medical information through online contact forms.
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, typically no longer than 90 days unless ongoing correspondence requires it. Server log data is retained for up to 30 days for security purposes. We do not retain journal entries — they are never transmitted to us.
This website contains content related to recovery from alcohol use disorder. This content is provided for inspirational and educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nothing on this site creates a patient-provider relationship. Always seek the advice of a qualified physician, mental health professional, or addiction specialist regarding any medical or psychological condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you read on this site.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
We aim for our site to be usable by everyone, including people using assistive technology. See our full Accessibility Statement for our WCAG 2.1 AA target, the steps we've taken, and how to report an issue.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please use our contact form. We do not publish a direct email address to prevent spam, but all messages submitted through the contact form are received and reviewed by the site owner.
We will respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.
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