Privacy Policy

The Widow Speaks

Last updated: 22nd September, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how THE WIDOW SPEAKS ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit www.thewidowspeaks.com (the "Site") or purchase the In Case of Emergency Planner (the "Product").

We are based in Woolwich, London, United Kingdom / Edmonton, Canada and this policy is written to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU GDPR (for visitors in the EU), and Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). If you are located elsewhere, additional local laws may also apply to how your data is handled.

1. Who We Are

THE WIDOW SPEAKS

Woolwich, London

Contact: thewidowspeaksup@gmail.com

If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at the email address above.

2. What Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

Information you give us directly:

Name and email address (e.g., when you make a purchase, sign up for updates, or contact us)
Payment and billing information (processed by our third-party payment provider — see Section 4; we do not store full card details ourselves)
Any information you submit through a contact form, comment section, or story-submission form, if offered on the Site

Information collected automatically:

Basic technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited, typically collected through cookies or similar technologies (see Section 5)
Analytics data about how visitors use the Site (if we use an analytics tool — see Section 4)

We do not knowingly collect any special category data (such as health information) about you through the Site's forms. If you choose to share personal experiences with us — for example, through a comment, message, or story submission — please only share what you're comfortable being read by us and, where relevant, potentially featured publicly with your consent.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Process and fulfil your purchase of the Product
Send you order confirmations and, if you opt in, updates, new content, or promotional emails
Respond to questions or messages you send us
Maintain and improve the Site
Comply with our legal and tax obligations
Moderate any public-facing comments or submissions, if that feature is enabled

Where required under UK/EU GDPR, our legal bases for processing are: performance of a contract (fulfilling your order), consent (e.g., email marketing, comments), and legitimate interests (improving the Site, preventing abuse).

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party services to help run the Site and Product. These providers may process your data on our behalf, under their own privacy policies:

Payment processing: Wix Stores
Website hosting: Wix.com Inc.
Email/newsletter platform: Google / Gmail
Analytics: Google Analytics

Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases, and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

5. Cookies

The Site may use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, understand how visitors use the Site, and, if applicable, support advertising or social media features. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings; doing so may affect how parts of the Site function. [Add a cookie consent banner and more detail here once your final platform/cookie setup is confirmed — this is required for UK/EU compliance.]

6. Data Retention

We keep your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy — for example, order and payment records may be kept for as long as required by tax law, and marketing email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe.

7. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your information
Object to or restrict certain processing
Request a copy of your data in a portable format
Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from emails)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: thewidowspeaksup@gmail.com – UK/EU visitors also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office — ico.org.uk). Canadian visitors may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

8. International Transfers

Because we may use service providers based outside your country (for example, US-based payment or hosting platforms), your information may be transferred to and processed in other countries. We take steps to ensure such providers offer an appropriate level of data protection.

9. Children's Privacy

The Site and Product are not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us at:

thewidowspeaksup@gmail.com

This document is a general template and has not been reviewed by a lawyer. Please have it reviewed by a qualified solicitor or data protection professional before publishing, particularly given cross-border operations between the UK, Canada, and international customers.