Privacy Policy

27 Jul 1999

Finding about being bipolar or depression and asking questions or sharing information about yourself can be intensely personal. I respect your desire to be private and I offer the following assurances about being identified when you send e-mail or browse the site.

Information sent to me is treated confidentially. I do not talk about notes sent to me, and in the cases where I might ask for assistance I give out no more information than "someone sent me a note about...". Your name and your e-mail addresses are never revealed and I do not print out any copies of my e-mail.

I do not and will not ever make your e-mail address or e-mails available to any person or organisation regardless of the purpose.

It is strongly recommended that if you are under 18 years of age that you inform your parents / guardians (or a good friend) that you are in contact with me.

When you send me e-mail, I have no real clue to your identity or your location unless you tell me. I like knowing first names because it makes it easier to write back to you, but that is all the information I request. However, if you are uncomfortable about using your name, use a nickname or don't include one. That's ok.

Please follow the standard internet rules regarding sharing information. Do not send me information that makes you identifiable to me such as first and last names, address, telephone numbers or fax numbers. Please also have the courtesy of not sending me this information about someone else (such as a boyfriend).

This website is owned, financed, and maintained entirely by me. There are no advertising, commercial, sponsorship or other affiliations, and there will be none in the future.

All work is done from my own computer at home, which requires password access. I do not share my e-mail program with any one. I do do backups of all data relating to my web site, including e-mails, but the backed up data is not accessible to others either.