Plain-language summary: You can read this site without making an account. Basic website tools may collect device and visit data. If you contact us, we receive the details you choose to send. Please do not send private benefit, health, identity, or bank records.
Information collected automatically
Our website and service providers may collect basic technical data, such as your device type, browser, general location, pages viewed, referring page, and the date and time of a visit. Security logs may also record an IP address. This information helps the site work, measure visits, and prevent abuse.
Analytics and cookies
We may use tools such as Google Site Kit and WP Statistics. These tools may use cookies or similar technology to measure site use. A cookie is a small file saved by a website. Your browser may let you block or delete cookies. Some site features may work differently if cookies are blocked.
Contact messages
If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message so we can review and answer it. Do not send Social Security numbers, benefit case numbers, bank details, passwords, medical records, or copies of identity documents.
How information may be used
- To operate, protect, and improve the website
- To understand which pages are useful
- To answer messages and correct information
- To detect spam, fraud, or security problems
- To follow the law when required
Who may receive information
Hosting, email, analytics, security, and other service providers may process limited information to perform their work. We may also disclose information if the law requires it or if needed to protect rights and safety. We do not send your information to a benefits office or apply for programs for you.
Outside links
Our guides link to government agencies and other organizations. Their websites have their own privacy rules. Review those rules before sharing personal information or starting an application.
Children’s privacy
This site is written for adults seeking family help. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly ask children under 13 to send personal information.
Your choices
You may block cookies in your browser and choose not to use the contact form. To ask about a contact message you sent, use the contact page.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the website or its tools change. The date at the top shows the latest update.
Owner review required: Privacy duties vary by location and by the tools used on the live site. The site owner should have this policy reviewed for the site’s actual hosting, analytics, advertising, email, and consent setup before launch.
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This Privacy Policy explains, in plain language, what information GrantsForSingleMothers.org (“this website,” “we,” “us”) collects when you visit, and how it is used.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our server and analytics tools automatically collect some technical information when you visit, such as your general location (city/region level), browser type, device type, pages viewed, and how long you stayed. We use this to understand which pages are helpful and to fix problems.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This website may use cookies for basic site function, for analytics (to see which pages are used), and for advertising, as described below. You can turn off cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the site may not work as well.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
This website may show ads through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses this information, and how to opt out of personalized ads, at Google’s own page: policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Analytics (Google Site Kit)
We use Google’s Site Kit plugin, which connects tools such as Google Analytics and Google Search Console, to see overall traffic patterns (for example, how many people visited a page). This data is combined across many visitors; we do not use it to identify you personally.
Information you give us directly
If you email us or use a contact form, we collect what you send us (such as your name, email address, and message) only to reply to you. We do not sell this information.
We do not sell your personal information
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your choices
- You can browse this website without giving us any personal information.
- You can control cookies through your browser settings.
- You can opt out of personalized Google ads through Google’s Ad Settings.
- You can contact us to ask what information we may have collected from a message you sent us, or to ask us to delete it.
Children’s privacy
This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will show the latest update.
Contact us
Questions about this policy can be sent to: info@grantsforsinglemothers.org
Note for the site owner: this page is a plain-language starting template, not legal advice. Depending on your traffic and location of your visitors (for example, EU/UK visitors under GDPR, or California visitors under CCPA/CPRA), you may need additional clauses and a cookie-consent banner. Consider having a professional review this page before launch.