Privacy policy
What we collect, what we do not, and what you can ask us to do about it.
Introduction
Welcome to The AA Directory. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Personal Information Collection
We do not collect personal information about site visitors without their knowledge. While our AA meeting directory processes your searches and location queries, we maintain visitor logs containing information such as IP addresses, operating system, and browser information. This information is used solely to analyze visitor demographics and implement security measures to protect site content.
To provide a better user experience, our site may attempt to detect your current time zone and general location (with your browser's permission) to show relevant meetings in your area and display meeting times in your local time zone. This location detection is optional and can be declined through your browser settings.
We do not store or collect any personal recovery information, meeting attendance records, or any sensitive health data. Our service is designed to help you find meetings while maintaining your privacy and anonymity.
Cookies and Web Beacons
We use cookies and local storage for several purposes:
- To save your search preferences and recently viewed meetings locally on your device for convenience (non-identifying)
- For Google Analytics to help us understand site usage patterns and improve our services
- For Google AdSense to deliver targeted advertising
- Third-party advertisers may use cookies and web beacons to provide relevant advertisements
You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Services
Our website uses several third-party services:
- Privacy-focused Analytics: For website performance monitoring and visitor statistics using non-identifying analytics services
- Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis and visitor statistics (configured for non-identifying data collection) - Privacy Policy
- Google AdSense: For displaying targeted advertisements based on visitor demographics - Privacy Policy
- Amazon Affiliate Program: We may earn commissions through qualifying purchases from affiliate links - Privacy Notice
These services collect only anonymous, non-identifying data about your browsing behavior. No personally identifiable information is transferred to these services unless explicitly provided by you. Our analytics are specifically configured to protect your privacy and anonymity.
Data Security
We understand the sensitive nature of seeking recovery support. We implement appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. These ads may be selected using your approximate location, your language, and your browsing activity.
You can turn off personalised advertising at any time:
- Opt out of personalised ads from Google through Google Ads Settings.
- Opt out of cookies used by other participating vendors at aboutads.info/choices or the Network Advertising Initiative.
- You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may then work less well.
Advertising is how this directory stays free to use. We do not sell listings, we do not accept payment from treatment providers, and an advertisement is never an endorsement. Clicking an advertisement takes you to a third-party website that we do not control and are not responsible for.
We do not use your meeting searches to target advertising, and we do not pass information about which meetings you view to any advertiser.
Meeting Information
The meeting information displayed on our site is sourced from publicly available directories and local AA groups. We try to provide accurate and up-to-date information as best as possible, but we recommend verifying meeting details directly with local AA groups or intergroups before attending. We do not track or store information about which meetings you view or attend.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
Disclaimer
The AA Directory is provided as a free service and is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (AAWS) or any official AA organization. We do not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of meeting information and assume no responsibility for any effects or consequences of using our service. Use at your own discretion.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at contact@theaadirectory.com