Our Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 19, 2026

Welcome to Schizophrenia Caregiver Sanctuary. We understand that navigating care for a loved one with schizophrenia involves handling highly sensitive, personal, and medical information. Your trust is incredibly important to us, and we are deeply committed to protecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains exactly how we handle data on our website and, more importantly, how we ensure that your private family documents remain entirely yours.

  1. Our "Zero-Knowledge" Policy on Downloadable Forms

We provide downloadable tools and templates, such as the "Missing & Medical" Profile, to help you coordinate care with outreach teams.

  • Local Storage Only: When you download a fillable Microsoft Word document or PDF from our site, that file lives exclusively on your own computer, smartphone, or device.
  • We Cannot See Your Data: Any sensitive data you type into those forms—including names, diagnoses, medications, locations, or photos—is processed locally by your device. Our website servers do not track, capture, view, or store anything you write inside those downloaded files.
  • Sharing Control: You are in complete control of where that information goes. It is only shared when you choose to physically hand-deliver, fax, or email the document to an outside care team.
  1. Information We Do Automatically Collect

Like almost all modern websites, we collect basic, non-identifying technical data when you browse our pages to help us keep the site running smoothly. This includes:

  • Log Data: Your IP address, browser type (like Chrome or Safari), operating system, the pages you visit on our site, and the time/date of your visit.
  • Cookies: Small text files saved to your browser that help our website remember your preferences (like text size) and help us understand which resource pages are visited most frequently. You can disable cookies at any time in your browser settings.
  1. Information You Voluntarily Provide

If you choose to contact us directly through an online contact form, a resource request email, or by signing up for an email newsletter, we will collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Any messages or comments you voluntarily type out

We use this information strictly to reply to your inquiry or to send you the newsletter updates you requested. We will never sell, lease, or distribute your email address to third-party advertisers.

  1. Third-Party Links & Services

Our website contains links to external resources, such as the USDA SNAP Directory, state mental health boards, and advocacy organizations like NAMI. Once you click a link to leave our website, we do not have control over that external site. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

  1. Security of Your Information

We use standard website encryption (HTTPS) to protect your browsing session. While we take every reasonable measure to protect our website structure, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. Because we do not collect or store your sensitive medical records on our servers, those records are safe from any potential website security breaches.

  1. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website features or privacy laws. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Effective Date" at the top.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle data, please feel free to reach out to us at: info@schizophreniacaregiversanctuary.com