1. Who We Are

The Voice of Women, LLC is a ceremonial movement organization founded by Essie Beamon. We are dedicated to restoring erased lineage, honoring women’s stories, and building intergenerational healing through ceremony, education, and advocacy. Our work spans storytelling preservation, restorative events, documentary efforts, memorial projects, and community-centered programming that uplifts and protects the voices of women across generations.

Our website is hosted on the Woodpress platform. This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website, our event registration processes, our storytelling submission channels, and our direct communications with you.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in three primary ways: what you choose to share with us, what you submit as part of our storytelling and archival work, and what is collected automatically when you visit our website.

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you reach out to us — through contact forms, event registration, newsletter sign-up, or direct correspondence — you may provide:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address

You are never required to provide more than is necessary for the purpose at hand.

2.2 Storytelling and Testimonial Content

Our movement centers the power of personal narrative. When you submit content for our memorial projects, documentary efforts, or ceremonial archives, that content may include:

• Personal narratives and written stories
• Photographs
• Audio and video recordings
• Testimonials and reflections

We understand that these submissions often carry the weight of deeply personal experiences. Section 5 of this policy addresses how we handle this sacred content in detail.

2.3 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, the Strikingly platform and its integrated analytics services may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device information (operating system, screen resolution)
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URLs (the website that directed you to ours)

This information helps us understand how visitors engage with our content so we can improve our website and better serve our community.

2.4 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Please see Section 7 of this policy for a detailed explanation of how cookies work and how you can manage them.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To communicate with you about events, ceremonies, movement updates, and opportunities to participate in our work.
• To process event registrations and manage your participation in our programs and gatherings.
• To honor and archive storytelling submissions with your explicit, informed consent — never without it.
• To improve our website and understand how visitors engage with our content, so we can serve our community more effectively.
• To comply with legal obligations when required by applicable law.

4. Storytelling Submissions and Sacred Content

This section exists because our work is not ordinary, and the trust you place in us is not ordinary. The personal narratives submitted to The Voice of Women often carry stories of loss, resilience, survival, harm, and healing. These are not data points. They are pieces of lived experience — offered in courage and vulnerability. We treat them accordingly.

Our commitments regarding your storytelling submissions:

• Every submission is treated as sacred trust. From the moment your story reaches us, it is handled with the reverence it deserves.
• No story will be published, shared, displayed, or used in any project — including documentaries, books, memorials, public archives, or social media — without your explicit, informed, written consent.
• You retain the right to withdraw your story at any time. If you change your mind, for any reason or no reason at all, we will honor that decision promptly and without question.
• Trauma-informed handling is our standard. Submissions are reviewed only by authorized team members who have been trained in trauma-informed care. Your story will never be treated carelessly or read by unauthorized individuals.
• We will never alter the meaning or context of your story without your knowledge and approval.

If you have submitted a story and wish to modify, restrict, or withdraw it, please contact us using the information in Section 14, and include “Story Submission” in the subject line.

5. Event Registration and Participation

The Voice of Women hosts free, invitation-only restorative events, ceremonies, and gatherings. When you register for an event, we may collect your name, contact information, and any relevant details necessary for planning and participation.

How we handle event-related information:

• Your registration data is used solely for event coordination, communication, and safety planning.
• Participant information is never shared with third parties without your consent.
• Photographs, audio recordings, or video recordings taken during events require separate, specific consent. You will always be informed before any recording takes place, and your decision not to be recorded will be respected.
• Event registration data is retained for a reasonable period following the event for follow-up communication and is then securely disposed of (see Section 12).

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

6.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer or mobile device when you visit them. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your experience. Cookies are standard across nearly all websites.

6.2 How Our Website Uses Cookies

Because our website is hosted on Strikingly, the platform uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our behalf. These include:

• Essential cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function without these cookies.
• Analytics cookies: Strikingly uses Mixpanel and similar analytics services to help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most, how long visitors stay, and how they navigate through the site. This information helps us improve our content and user experience.
• Third-party cookies: Some cookies may be set by third-party services integrated into the Strikingly platform. These are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties.

6.3 Data Transmission and Storage

Information generated by cookies — including your IP address — may be transmitted to and stored on servers in the United States operated by Strikingly and Mixpanel.

6.4 Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage or disable cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Consult your browser’s help documentation for instructions on managing cookies.

7. Third-Party Services and Platform Disclosures

Our website is hosted by Strikingly, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Strikingly provides the platform on which our website is built, and it has its own privacy policy governing platform-level data collection and processing.

Important disclosures regarding third-party services:

• Strikingly may independently collect data — including IP addresses, browser information, and cookies — as described in Strikingly’s own Privacy Policy. This collection occurs at the platform level and may be outside of our direct control.
• Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, or payment processors. These external sites are governed by their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review those policies before providing any personal information.
• We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or platforms. Our Privacy Policy applies only to information collected directly by The Voice of Women, LLC.

We encourage all visitors to review Strikingly’s Privacy Policy, available at strikingly.com, for complete details on the platform’s data practices.

8. Children’s and Minors’ Privacy

Our website and services are not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take prompt steps to delete that information.

Regarding minors ages 13 to 17:

• Storytelling submissions from minors between the ages of 13 and 17 require written parental or legal guardian consent before they can be accepted, archived, or used in any capacity.
• Youth participation in our events and ceremonies requires guardian authorization.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately using the information in Section 14.

9. Data Security

We take the protection of your personal information seriously and implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to safeguard it against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

• Strikingly, our hosting platform, maintains its own security practices, including regular security audits and industry-standard protections.
• Sacred content — including storytelling submissions, personal narratives, and testimonial materials — receives additional protective handling and is accessible only to authorized team members with a demonstrated need to review such content.

An honest acknowledgment: No method of transmission over the internet and no method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We believe honesty about this reality is part of honoring your trust.

10. Your Rights

You have meaningful rights over your personal information, and we are committed to making those rights accessible and easy to exercise.

10.1 Rights Available to All Individuals

Regardless of where you live, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request deletion of your personal data.
• Withdraw consent for storytelling use at any time.
• Opt out of communications such as newsletters and event announcements.

10.2 Additional Rights for EU/EEA Residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you also have the right to:

• Request data portability — to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Request restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence.

10.3 Additional Rights for California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
• Request deletion of your personal information.
• Opt out of the sale of personal information. Please note: we do not sell your personal information and have never done so.
• Be free from discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly using the information provided in Section 14. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

• Storytelling submissions are retained in our archives for as long as you wish them to be preserved — unless you request removal, in which case we will honor that request promptly.
• Event registration data is retained for a reasonable period after the event for follow-up communication and administrative purposes, and is then securely disposed of.
• Contact and communication records are retained as long as necessary to maintain our relationship with you and respond to your inquiries.
• Automatically collected data (analytics, cookies) is retained in accordance with the data retention policies of Strikingly and its integrated service providers.

You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us using the information in Section 14.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our services, or applicable law. When we make changes:

• The revised policy will be posted on this page.
• The “Effective Date” at the top of this policy will be updated accordingly.
• For material changes that significantly affect how we handle your personal information, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you through our website or other communication channels.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your rights, or need to reach us for any reason related to your personal information, please contact us:

The Voice of Women, LLC
Founded by Essie Beamon

Email: [[email protected] — placeholder, please update with your preferred email address]

Mailing Address: [Please insert your preferred mailing address here]

For storytelling-related requests — including story modifications, withdrawals, or consent questions — please include “Story Submission” in the subject line of your email so we can route your request to the appropriate team member promptly.