Effective Date: March 3, 2026
Introduction
At The 108 Effect, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect the information you provide when submitting your story through our contact form.
Information We Collect
When you submit a story through our contact form, we collect the following information:
- Name: Your full name as provided
- Email Address: Your email address for communication purposes
- Story Content: The personal story or experience you choose to share with us
- Submission Timestamp: The date and time when you submitted your story
- Location Information (optional): Country, state, and city information if you choose to provide it.
How We Use Your Information
We collect and use your information solely for the following purpose:
Reviewing and Responding to Story Submissions: We use your information to read your story, consider it for our podcast, and communicate with you about your submission.
What We Don't Do With Your Information
We want to be clear about what we will NOT do with your information:
- We will NOT sell your information to third parties under any circumstances
- We will NOT use your information for marketing purposes or send you promotional materials
- We will NOT share your information with anyone outside of The 108 Effect team, except as required by law and as described below under Third-Party Services.
Third-Party Services
This site uses the following third-party services that may process your data:
- Supabase (database): Your submission data is stored securely
in Supabase's cloud database.
Supabase Privacy Policy - Cloudflare (hosting): This site is hosted with Cloudflare, which may log standard web traffic data.
- Resend (email services): Email is sent through resend.com to The 108 Effect team members and occasionally to users who submit information through the contact page.
Resend Security Statement
Data Retention
We retain your submitted information for a minimum of 365 days from the date of submission. This retention period allows us adequate time to review your story and respond appropriately.
Your data may be retained for up to 396 days (an additional 31 days beyond the minimum period) to allow for data cleanup processing and administrative tasks. After this maximum period, your information will be permanently deleted from our systems.
Your Data Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Right to Review Your Data
You may request to review all data we have stored that is associated with your email address. To request a review of your data, please email us at:
Right to Delete Your Data
You may request the deletion of all data we have stored that is associated with your email address. To request deletion of your data, please email us at:
Response Timeframe
We will respond to all data rights requests within 30 days of receiving your request.
Verification Process
To protect your privacy and ensure we only provide or delete data for the rightful owner, we will verify your identity by confirming ownership of the email address associated with your submission. We may send a verification email to the address on file and require you to confirm your request before proceeding.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Your data is stored securely in our database with industry-standard encryption and access controls.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
This privacy policy was last updated on March 3, 2026.