Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 9, 2026
Dear Daughter sends handwritten, faith-based letters to girls in 6th through 12th grade. This policy explains what information we collect through thedeardaughter.com, how we use it, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, email us at team@thedeardaughter.com.
Information we collect
Girls who sign up to receive letters. We collect her first and last name, grade, email address, and mailing address. We also collect her parent or guardian's name and email address, and their consent to the sign-up.
Writers. When a woman joins our writer waitlist or registers to write, we collect her name, email address, and the other information she provides on the form.
Donors and purchasers. When you donate or pay a fee, we receive your name, email address, and billing details. Card payments are processed by our payment processor through Squarespace. We do not see or store full card numbers.
Website visitors. Our website is hosted by Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar technologies to run the site and to give us basic visitor statistics.
How we use information
- To mail letters to girls who have signed up
- To match each girl with a writer
- To communicate with parents, writers, and donors about Dear Daughter
- To process donations and fees and send receipts
- To keep our program safe and running well
Who we share information with
Writers. To mail a letter, the writer matched with a girl receives that girl's name and mailing address. We ask writers to use this information only to write and mail Dear Daughter letters and not to share it with anyone.
Service providers. We use Squarespace to host our website and store form submissions, and a payment processor to handle donations and fees. They process information on our behalf.
When required by law. We may share information if the law requires it or to protect someone's safety.
We do not sell or rent anyone's personal information.
Children's privacy
Many of the girls we serve are under 18, and some are under 13. A parent or guardian must complete or approve every sign-up to receive letters, and must agree to the sharing described above. We collect only the information we need to send letters.
Parents and guardians can ask at any time to see the information we hold about their daughter, correct it, have it deleted, or stop letters. Email team@thedeardaughter.com and we will respond as quickly as we can.
How long we keep information
We keep a girl's information while she is receiving letters. When a parent or girl asks us to stop letters or delete her information, we delete it, except for anything we must keep by law.
Your choices
You can ask us to access, correct, or delete your information, or to stop receiving emails or letters, by emailing team@thedeardaughter.com.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will post the new version on this page and update the effective date above.
Contact
Dear Daughter · team@thedeardaughter.com