Our website address is https://copingcartel.com. “The Coping Cartel” is a peer-informed educational project focused on coping tools, discipline, and structured guidance.

We collect data to keep the Site functioning, protect it from abuse, and deliver content you request. Depending on how you use the Site, this may include:

• Comments: If you leave a comment on a post, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
• Contact Forms: If you contact us through forms, we collect the information you submit so we can respond.
• Email Opt-ins: If you subscribe to emails (like The Dispatch), we store your email address to send you updates.
• Technical Data: We may collect basic analytics/technical info (browser type, device, approximate location, referring pages) to improve performance and security.

We do not ask you to post sensitive personal medical information. If you choose to share it, you do so at your own discretion.

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use cookies for essential site functions and to improve your experience.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that other website. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
• Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• Email Delivery: If you opt in to emails, your address is stored with our email service provider for the sole purpose of sending you updates. We do not sell your data.

Retention depends on what you submit and what the law/security requires.

• Comments: Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments.
• Email Subscribers: We retain your email while you remain subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• Accounts (if applicable): If users register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Administrators can also see and edit that information.

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.

This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

For privacy concerns, contact The Coping Capo at: copingcartel@gmail.com