This policy covers the Dads Moving Forward website at dadsmovingforward.com and the Dads Moving Forward app (together, "DMF", "we" or "us"). Questions? Email dadsmovingforward@gmail.com.
What stays on your phone only
- Custody Journal: every entry, reminder and check-in is saved only in your phone's browser storage. It is never sent to us. If you make a backup file, it goes wherever you save it.
- Letter to my child (Message Vault): saved only on your phone.
- Fun places near me: if you tap "Use my location", your phone shares your location with the page to find nearby spots. We don't store it.
What we collect when you send it to us
- The Hangout: your nickname, email address, the comments you post, the reactions you give, and a random code that identifies your phone (used to stop spam and to block people who break the rules). Your email is never shown publicly. Your nickname and comments are public.
- Live alerts: your email (and name if you give it), so we can email you when DMF goes live on TikTok. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
- Join the community and reserve forms: your name, email, state, and the details you enter, like the item, size, color and message for a reservation.
- Share your story: your first name, state, story and email, if you choose to give them. We only share a story publicly if you give permission on the form.
- Marketing emails: only if you check the box to get DMF news, new drops and member offers. You can unsubscribe at any time.
How we use it
- To run the Hangout, send the alerts and emails you asked for, and answer reservations.
- To keep the community safe: moderating comments, stopping spam and blocking people who break the Hangout rules.
- If a Hangout post suggests someone may be in danger, it is kept private and sent only to the DMF founder so a real person can see it. We may point that person to 988 or 911.
We never sell your information. We don't run ads, and we don't use advertising trackers.
Services that help run DMF
These companies process data on our behalf, only to make the features work:
- Netlify: hosts the website and receives the join, reserve and story forms.
- Google (Workspace and Apps Script): stores Hangout and Live alert data in our private Google Sheets and sends our emails through Gmail.
- OpenStreetMap: the map and place search on Fun places near me receive your search area.
- Google Fonts and Cloudflare (cdnjs): deliver the page fonts and map code.
Links to TikTok, Cash App, Facebook and Value Shot Mobile take you to those services, which have their own privacy policies.
How long we keep it
We keep your information while your account or subscription is active. When you ask us to delete it, we remove it within 30 days, except where we must keep a record by law, or where we keep only an email address on a block list to keep someone who was blocked for breaking the rules from rejoining.
Delete your data
You can delete your Hangout account yourself, or ask us to delete everything we hold about you. See Delete my data.
Kids
DMF is made for adults 18 and older. We don't knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you think a child sent us information, email us and we'll delete it.
Security
Everything is sent over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and only the DMF founder can open the Hangout and member records. No system is perfectly secure, so please don't post private details like your children's names, the other parent's name or case numbers.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. Big changes will be announced on the site.