Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 28, 2026
Last Updated: September 28, 2026

After Awareness, Inc. (“After Awareness,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us.

After Awareness is a nonprofit organization that unifies legal, emotional, and financial resources to assist individuals and professionals in successfully navigating the legal maze. Our website, afterawareness.org, provides information about our organization, programs, resources, events, and ways to contact us. Disclaimer: We are not a crisis center or hotline. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911. For 24-hour confidential domestic violence support, contact The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit thehotline.org..

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we may use it, when we may share it, and the choices you may have regarding your information.

By using our website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with After Awareness.

Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

First and last name
Email address
Telephone or mobile phone number
Mailing address
Information submitted through contact forms
Information submitted through an intake or inquiry form
Information you provide when requesting resources or assistance
Information you provide when registering for an event
Information you provide when volunteering or seeking to participate in our programs
Information you provide when making a donation
Communications you send to us by email, text message, telephone, social media, or other methods

If you voluntarily provide information about your circumstances, legal situation, family situation, financial circumstances, experiences with abuse, or other sensitive matters, we may receive and process that information for the purpose for which you provided it.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically by our website hosting provider, analytics services, security services, or other technology providers.

This information may include:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Referring website
General geographic information
Website interactions and usage information
Technical information necessary to maintain website security and functionality

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate, secure, analyze, and improve our website.

2. How We Use Information

After Awareness may use information we collect to:

Respond to inquiries and requests
Provide information and resources
Conduct intake and determine appropriate resources or referrals
Communicate with individuals who contact us
Provide and administer our programs and services
Register individuals for events or activities
Communicate with volunteers, partners, donors, and supporters
Process donations and maintain appropriate donation records
Send newsletters, educational materials, announcements, and organizational updates when permitted
Improve our website, programs, services, and educational materials
Maintain website security and prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized access
Comply with applicable legal obligations
Protect the rights, safety, and security of After Awareness, our users, and others
Carry out other purposes disclosed at the time information is collected or with your consent

We do not use information submitted through our confidential or intake processes for unrelated advertising purposes.

3. Sensitive Information

Some individuals who contact After Awareness may voluntarily provide information concerning legal disputes, domestic abuse, family circumstances, financial matters, emotional experiences, or other sensitive personal circumstances.

We recognize that this information may be highly personal.

We seek to limit access to sensitive information to individuals, contractors, service providers, or organizations that reasonably need the information to perform an authorized function or provide a requested service, subject to applicable law and our contractual or organizational obligations.

However, no website, email system, text-message service, telephone system, or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please use appropriate caution when sending highly sensitive information electronically.

Unless specifically requested, please do not send passwords, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, medical records, or other highly sensitive identifying information through a general website contact form.

4. Confidentiality and Intake Information

If you participate in an After Awareness intake, consultation, program, or other service, information you provide may be used to understand your situation, provide educational information, identify resources, coordinate appropriate services, and communicate with you.

A request for assistance through our website does not necessarily create an attorney-client, therapist-client, doctor-patient, or other legally protected professional relationship.

After Awareness is an educational and nonprofit resource organization and does not provide legal representation merely because an individual contacts us or participates in an intake.

Information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to provide requested services, coordinate resources, protect safety, comply with legal obligations, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

5. Information We Share

After Awareness does not sell your personal information for monetary consideration.

We may share information in limited circumstances, including with:

Service Providers

We may use third-party companies to help operate our organization and website, such as providers of:

Website hosting
Email
Online forms
Scheduling
Donation processing
Payment processing
Website analytics
Cloud storage
Communications
Text messaging
Video conferencing
Cybersecurity and fraud prevention
Information technology

These providers may have access to information only to the extent reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf.

Community Partners and Referral Organizations

When appropriate, we may provide information to a community organization, service provider, professional, or other resource when:

You request or authorize the referral;
Disclosure is necessary to provide a service you requested; or
Disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by law.

We will not represent that a third-party organization is affiliated with After Awareness unless such an affiliation actually exists.

Legal and Safety Requirements

We may disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena, or court order;
Protect the rights or property of After Awareness;
Protect the safety of an individual or the public;
Investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or unlawful activity; or
Respond to a legitimate governmental or law-enforcement request.

6. Donations and Payments

If you make a donation through our website, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor.

After Awareness generally does not need to receive or store your complete credit-card or debit-card number when a third-party payment processor handles the transaction.

Payment processors may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

We may retain information such as your name, contact information, donation amount, transaction date, and other information necessary for organizational, accounting, tax, legal, and administrative purposes.

7. Email Communications

If you voluntarily provide your email address, we may use it to respond to your inquiry or provide requested information.

Where permitted, we may also send newsletters, educational information, event announcements, organizational updates, or other communications.

You may unsubscribe from non-essential marketing or newsletter communications by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication or by contacting us.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we may continue sending transactional or service-related communications that are necessary to respond to your request or administer a service.

8. Telephone and Text Communications

If you voluntarily provide a telephone or mobile number, we may use it to respond to your request or communicate regarding services, appointments, events, or other matters for which you have contacted us.

If you opt in to receive text messages, message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier.

You may opt out of non-essential text communications by following the instructions provided in the applicable message, such as replying STOP where supported.

After Awareness does not require consent to receive marketing text messages as a condition of receiving unrelated nonprofit services.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, or similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

Keep the website functioning properly;
Remember preferences;
Understand website traffic;
Improve website performance;
Protect the website from security threats; and
Understand how visitors interact with our content.

Some third-party services integrated into our website may also use cookies or similar technologies.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

10. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including government agencies, nonprofit organizations, legal resources, service providers, social-media platforms, and other organizations.

After Awareness is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

11. Social Media

After Awareness may maintain accounts or pages on third-party social-media platforms.

If you interact with us through a social-media platform, information you provide may be visible to us and may also be subject to that platform’s privacy policy and terms of service.

We encourage you to avoid posting confidential or highly sensitive personal information publicly on social-media pages.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically is completely secure.

Accordingly, while we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide requested services, maintain appropriate organizational records, comply with legal and accounting requirements, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and protect our rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type and sensitivity of the information and the reason it was collected.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal and organizational requirements.

14. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can evaluate and, where appropriate, delete the information.

15. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the ability to:

Request information about personal information we maintain about you;
Request correction of inaccurate information;
Request deletion of certain information;
Request information about how personal information is collected or used;
Opt out of certain communications;
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
Exercise other rights provided by applicable privacy laws.

These rights may be subject to legal exceptions and limitations.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact us using the information provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

16. California Residents

California residents may have additional privacy rights under applicable California privacy laws.

Depending on the circumstances, those rights may include rights concerning access, correction, deletion, and certain disclosures or uses of personal information.

After Awareness does not sell personal information in the ordinary sense of selling information to data brokers or advertisers.

If our data practices change in a way that creates additional obligations under applicable California privacy laws, we will update this Privacy Policy and our practices as appropriate.

California residents may contact us using the information below to submit a privacy request.

17. Florida Residents

After Awareness is based in or operates in Florida, and certain Florida privacy laws may apply depending on the nature and scope of our organization and its activities.

Where applicable, we will provide privacy rights required by Florida law.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our organization, website, services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When we update this policy, we will change the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Your continued use of the website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted means that you acknowledge the updated policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact After Awareness.

After Awareness, Inc.
Email: info@afterawareness.com
Phone: (386) 349-9048
Website: afterawareness.com

You may also contact us through the contact information provided on our website.

20. Important Notice

After Awareness provides educational information, resources, and support-oriented services concerning legal abuse.

Information provided through our website is for educational and informational purposes and should not be interpreted as legal advice, legal representation, medical advice, mental-health treatment, or a guarantee of any particular outcome.

If you require legal, medical, mental-health, or emergency assistance, you should contact an appropriately qualified professional or emergency service.

386-349-9048

info@afterawareness.org