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Depression Guide

What data this site keeps

Everything this site and its host handle, why, who can see it, and for how long.

Your answers, preferences and progress

Why
So you can pick up where you left off, and see your results
Who sees it
Only you. Stored in your browser on this device.
Kept
Until you choose Erase my answers, or clear your browser data

Your ZIP code

Why
To find options near you
Who sees it
Only you. Your browser downloads every Pennsylvania listing and works out distances itself, so your ZIP code is never sent to us.
Kept
With your answers, until you erase them

Your search text

Why
To show matching options
Who sees it
Only you. Handled in your browser, never sent to us.
Kept
Until you leave the page

Event counts, such as "someone reached results at step 2" or "someone tapped I reached out"

Why
To learn whether the guide helps people reach care, and where it fails
Who sees it
Our team. Stored as daily totals only: no IP address, no cookie, no session or device ID, no answers.
Kept
Daily totals, kept to show trends

Your IP address and request details

Why
Cloudflare, our host, needs them to deliver the site and protect it from attacks
Who sees it
Cloudflare. We don't store them.
Kept
Per Cloudflare's privacy policy

What we don't do

  • No advertising, and no scripts, pixels or fonts from other companies.
  • We never sell data or share it with advertisers.
  • No accounts. Your answers are never sent to our servers.