Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 2026

Breast Connect (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website at https://breastconnect.org. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Who We Are

Breast Connect is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Knoxville, TN, dedicated to supporting breast cancer patients and survivors. Our website is located at https://breastconnect.org. If you have questions about this policy, please contact us through our website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to check whether you have a profile picture. You can review Gravatar’s privacy practices at https://automattic.com/privacy/. If your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside it.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to our website, please remove any embedded location data (EXIF GPS) beforehand. Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from images posted on the site.

Contact Forms

Information submitted through our contact forms is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties except as described in this policy.

Cookies

We use cookies in the following ways:

Comment cookies: If you opt in when leaving a comment, your name, email, and website are saved in cookies for your convenience for up to one year.
Login cookies: When you log in, cookies are set to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login to two weeks.
Session cookies: A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
Edit cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie containing only the post ID is saved for one day.

Embedded Content

Pages on this site may include embedded content (such as videos or articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you had visited those sites directly, and they may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the content.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Operate and improve the Breast Connect website
Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
Detect and prevent spam or fraudulent activity
Maintain the security and integrity of our site

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments from the same person can be recognized and approved automatically.

For registered users, personal information is stored in your user profile for as long as your account remains active. You may request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 6).

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with trusted service providers only as needed to operate our website, including:

Automated spam detection services that screen visitor comments
Gravatar, for profile picture lookup via an anonymized email hash

We do not share your data with advertisers or unrelated third parties.

6. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may contact us to request that we delete your personal data or account information. Please send an email to contact@breastconnect.org and we will do our best to assist you. Note that we may retain certain data where required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

7. How We Protect Your Data

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will take appropriate steps to notify affected users as required by applicable law.

8. Third-Party Data Sources

We may receive limited information about you from third parties, such as spam detection services that verify user activity on our site. We do not purchase or acquire personal data from data brokers.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Breast Connect, Inc.
PO Box 9688, Knoxville, TN 37940
contact@breastconnect.org
https://breastconnect.org