Mother's Monologue

Last updated: October 27, 2026

At Mother's Monologue, we value the trust you place in us when sharing your stories and experiences. We are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring transparency in how we collect, store, and process your data.

1. Data We Collect

We collect personal information directly from you when you interact with our website, specifically:

Newsletter Subscription: We collect your email address when you sign up to receive the Tuesday Monologue.
Story Submissions: We collect your first name, email address, location (optional), current motherhood stage, and the story text you provide.
Community Forum: We collect your chosen display name, forum thread titles, and post/reply content when you participate in community conversations.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is processed only for the core functionalities of the site:

To distribute editorial content and newsletters you explicitly subscribed to.
To review, moderate, and publish submitted essays.
To host and display community discussions by stage of motherhood.
To monitor and maintain site performance, security, and traffic patterns.

3. Database Security & Storage

All form submissions, stories, and forum entries are stored securely in a dedicated PostgreSQL database hosted through Supabase. We enforce strict database-level security policies (Row Level Security) ensuring that public users cannot retrieve, inspect, or modify other users' private data submissions.

4. Saved Items & Private Tools

Your reading list, finished marks, journal entries, time-capsule letters, mental-load checklist, and explicitly saved postpartum plan draft use browser storage on this device. They do not sync to your account or other devices. Saving a resource to your reading list saves its link, not the answers you enter in that tool. The postpartum planner saves answers only when you choose Save draft.

Anyone using the same browser profile may be able to read these saved items. Private browsing, browser cleanup, or clearing site data can remove them. Use the available removal controls to delete individual saved items or a planner draft; clearing this site's browser data removes local saves. A downloaded export or printed plan is a separate copy under your control. Personal tool answers and private writing are not included in our analytics events.

5. Analytics & Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze traffic patterns and user behavior to help improve the site. GA4 uses cookies to track anonymous navigation details (such as page views, session durations, and browser types). No personally identifying information is combined with this analytical data.

6. Your Rights & Data Deletion