Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 23, 2026
At Be Proud of Yourself, we respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use our website, how we use it, and how we protect it.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit our website, you may choose to submit a Proud Moment through our submission form.
When you submit a Proud Moment, we may collect:
Providing your name is optional. If you choose the “Share anonymously” option, your name will not be displayed publicly with your Proud Moment.
We may also collect limited technical information necessary to operate and secure the website. The exact information collected may depend on the services used to operate the website.
When you interact with a Proud Moment by selecting the blue heart (💙), the website may store a small browser-based identification token. This token is used to help recognize your browser and prevent the same browser from repeatedly adding hearts to the same Proud Moment. The token is not designed to identify you by name and does not contain your Proud Moment or other personal information.
2. How We Use Your Information
Information submitted through the Proud Moments feature may be used to:
We do not use submitted Proud Moments for unrelated purposes.
3. Proud Moments and Public Content
Proud Moments are reviewed before they are published on the website.
If your submission is approved, your Proud Moment may be displayed publicly.
If you provide your name and do not select “Share anonymously,” your name may appear alongside your Proud Moment.
If you select “Share anonymously,” your submission will be displayed as “Anonymous.”
Visitors may also be able to add a blue heart (💙) reaction to publicly displayed Proud Moments. The total number of hearts associated with a Proud Moment may be displayed publicly.
Please do not include information in a Proud Moment that you do not want to potentially appear publicly.
We may reject or remove submissions at our discretion, including submissions that contain inappropriate, harmful, or private information.
4. Pending Submissions
After submitting a Proud Moment, your browser may store a small identification token in local storage.
This token allows the website to recognize your pending submission and show you its status while it is awaiting review.
The token does not contain your name or Proud Moment itself.
You can clear locally stored information through your browser settings.
5. Cookies and Local Storage
Our website may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies.
Some technologies may be necessary for the website to function properly, while optional technologies may be used to understand website traffic, measure website usage, improve the website and its features, remember preferences, or support website functionality.
The website may use local storage to:
Local storage information remains on your device unless you clear it through your browser or device settings.
We use a cookie notification that allows visitors to accept or decline optional cookies where applicable. Your cookie preference may be stored so that the website can remember your choice.
6. Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to help us understand how visitors use Be Proud of Yourself and to improve the website and its content.
Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, interactions with the website, approximate location, device and browser information, and other technical information associated with website usage. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to provide these analytics services.
Analytics information is used for purposes such as understanding website traffic, measuring engagement, identifying which content is useful to visitors, and improving the website.
Where applicable, analytics cookies or similar optional technologies are subject to your cookie preferences and applicable privacy requirements.
Google may process analytics information in accordance with its own privacy policies and terms. For more information about how Google handles information collected through Google Analytics, please refer to Google’s privacy documentation.
7. Third-Party Services
Be Proud of Yourself uses third-party services to help operate the website.
This may include services used for website hosting, database storage, website functionality, email notifications, security, and analytics.
Currently, Proud Moments are stored and processed using Supabase. We also use Google Analytics 4 to help us understand website traffic and usage.
Third-party service providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to provide their services. Their handling of information may also be subject to their own privacy policies.
8. Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with service providers that help us operate and maintain the website.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the security, rights, or safety of Be Proud of Yourself, our visitors, or others.
Publicly approved Proud Moments may be displayed on the website in accordance with the choices made when the Proud Moment was submitted.
If a Proud Moment is submitted anonymously, the submitter’s name will not be displayed publicly with that Proud Moment.
9. Retention of Information
We retain submitted information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the Proud Moments feature, maintain website records, fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or comply with legal obligations.
Heart reaction information may be retained as necessary to maintain accurate reaction counts and operate the heart reaction feature.
Browser-based identification tokens used for pending submissions or heart reactions may remain in a visitor’s browser until they are cleared or otherwise expire or become unusable.
We may delete or remove submissions or associated information at our discretion.
10. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through our website against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
You may also clear locally stored browser information, including browser-based identifiers used by the website, through your browser or device settings.
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information below.
12. Children’s Privacy
Be Proud of Yourself is not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would be contrary to applicable law.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, or legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:
Be Proud of Yourself
Email: info@beproudofyourself.org
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy inquiries in a timely manner.
Terms of Use
Effective Date: August 23, 2026
Welcome to Be Proud of Yourself.
By accessing or using our website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
1. Using Be Proud of Yourself
Be Proud of Yourself is a wellness-focused website created to encourage self-gratitude, personal growth, and recognition of life’s accomplishments, both big and small.
You may browse the website and use its features for personal, non-commercial purposes.
2. Proud Moments Submissions
Our website allows visitors to submit their own Proud Moments.
By submitting content, you confirm that:
3. Review and Moderation
All Proud Moments may be reviewed before being published.
Be Proud of Yourself reserves the right to approve, reject, edit, or remove submissions at our discretion.
We may remove content at any time if we believe it is inappropriate, violates these Terms of Use, creates a privacy or safety concern, or otherwise does not fit the purpose of the website.
4. Anonymous Submissions
If you choose “Share anonymously,” your name will not be displayed publicly with your Proud Moment.
However, choosing to submit anonymously does not necessarily mean that the submission is completely untraceable or that no technical information may be associated with it.
Please avoid including personally identifying information in an anonymous submission if you do not want that information to become public.
5. Content Ownership
You retain ownership of the content you submit.
By submitting a Proud Moment, you give Be Proud of Yourself permission to store, review, reproduce, and publicly display that submission as part of operating and promoting the website.
This permission is intended to allow us to operate the Proud Moments feature and does not transfer ownership of your content to us.
6. Website Content
The text, graphics, logos, design, and other original materials created for Be Proud of Yourself are owned by or licensed to Be Proud of Yourself unless otherwise indicated.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or commercially exploit our original website content without permission.
7. Proud Moment Hearts
Be Proud of Yourself allows visitors to react to publicly displayed Proud Moments by selecting the 💙 heart button.
The heart feature is intended to provide a simple way for visitors to show encouragement and support for Proud Moments shared by others.
By using the heart feature, you agree that:
Be Proud of Yourself reserves the right to modify, restrict, suspend, or remove the heart feature at any time.
8. Third-Party Services
The website may rely on third-party services to provide certain functionality, including hosting, database storage, email, analytics, and security.
Your use of those features may also be subject to the terms and policies of the applicable third-party service providers.
9. No Guarantee
We make reasonable efforts to keep Be Proud of Yourself available and functioning properly, but we cannot guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
Website content is provided for general informational and wellness purposes and is not intended to replace professional medical, psychological, financial, or other professional advice.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Be Proud of Yourself and its operators will not be responsible for losses, damages, or other consequences arising from your use of the website or reliance on information provided through the website.
11. Changes to the Website or These Terms
We may change, update, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website at any time.
We may also update these Terms of Use from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms of Use.
12. Applicable Law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws applicable in the Province of Ontario and the applicable laws of Canada.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us:
Be Proud of Yourself
Email: info@beproudofyourself.org
Last Updated: August 23, 2026
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