Privacy Policy

Information you submit is used primarily to read and respond to your message.

Your email address, when provided, is used to communicate with you about your submission and will not be added to a marketing list unless you have specifically agreed to receive other communications.

Information may also be used when necessary to operate, protect and improve the website.

Submitting a message to Dear Someone does not automatically give permission for your story, message or identifying information to be published.

If selected stories or excerpts are ever shared publicly on Dear Someone, identifying details will be removed or changed to protect the people involved. Where appropriate, additional permission may be requested before publication.

Never intentionally include information that could identify another person if it is not necessary to your question.

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to submissions, maintaining correspondence and meeting any applicable legal obligations.

Information that is no longer needed may be deleted or anonymized.

Dear Someone may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function or that help understand how the site is being used.

Where consent is required, optional cookies will only be activated after you have made your choice through the cookie banner.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time. More information is available in the Cookie Policy.

Information that is no longer needed may be deleted or anonymized.

Dear Someone may use trusted third-party services to operate the website, process forms, provide hosting, measure website usage or accept voluntary financial support.

These providers may process limited personal or technical information when necessary to provide their services and are subject to their own privacy policies and data-protection obligations.

Payments or contributions made through an external support platform are processed by that provider. Dear Someone does not directly receive or store your full payment-card details.

Where consent is required, optional cookies will only be activated after you have made your choice through the cookie banner.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time. More information is available in the Cookie Policy.

Information that is no longer needed may be deleted or anonymized.

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you may have rights under the GDPR concerning your personal information, including the right to access, correct or delete your data and, in certain circumstances, restrict or object to its processing.

You may also withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis for processing.

To make a privacy request, use the contact information provided on this website.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority. In France, this is the CNIL.

These providers may process limited personal or technical information when necessary to provide their services and are subject to their own privacy policies and data-protection obligations.

Payments or contributions made through an external support platform are processed by that provider. Dear Someone does not directly receive or store your full payment-card details.

Where consent is required, optional cookies will only be activated after you have made your choice through the cookie banner.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time. More information is available in the Cookie Policy.

Information that is no longer needed may be deleted or anonymized.

Dear Someone is designed to give you a place to talk openly, but the internet is never the right place to share information such as passwords, financial details, identification numbers, medical records or other highly sensitive personal data.

When writing about someone else, please avoid full names, addresses, workplaces or other details that could unnecessarily identify them.

You may also withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis for processing.

To make a privacy request, use the contact information provided on this website.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority. In France, this is the CNIL.

These providers may process limited personal or technical information when necessary to provide their services and are subject to their own privacy policies and data-protection obligations.

Payments or contributions made through an external support platform are processed by that provider. Dear Someone does not directly receive or store your full payment-card details.

Where consent is required, optional cookies will only be activated after you have made your choice through the cookie banner.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time. More information is available in the Cookie Policy.

Information that is no longer needed may be deleted or anonymized.

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable privacy requirements.

The date at the top of this page will be updated when significant changes are made.