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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2025

At Doula Base, we are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring transparency about how your data is collected, used, and safeguarded. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage your data.

1. Who We Are

Doula Base LLC

Website: https://doulabase.com

Doula Base connects families with trusted, certified birth and postpartum doulas in NYC and New Jersey.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the following:

  • The information shown in the comment form

  • The visitor’s IP address

  • The browser user agent string (to help detect spam)

We may send an anonymized hash of your email to the Gravatar service to check if you use it.

Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible to the public next to your comment.

3. Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from publicly available images.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our site.

4.1 Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies.

These last for 1 year.

4.2 Login Cookies

If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies.

This contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

When you log in:

  • Login cookies last 2 days

  • Display preference cookies last 1 year

  • “Remember Me” keeps your login active for 2 weeks

  • Logging out removes login cookies

4.3 Editing & Publishing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie with the post ID will be stored (no personal data).

It expires after 1 day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Pages or articles on our site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles.

Embedded content functions as if you visited the external website directly. These sites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Include third-party tracking

  • Monitor your interaction with embedded content

This applies even if you are logged into that third-party service.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We do not sell or share personal information with third-party advertisers.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

7.1 Comments

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely.

This helps us automatically recognize follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

7.2 User Accounts

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile.

All users can:

  • View their personal data

  • Edit their personal data

  • Delete their personal data (except username)

Administrators can also view and edit user information.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

You may request:

  • An exported file of the personal data we hold about you

  • Correction or deletion of your personal data

This does not include information we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

To submit a request, email us at: info@doulabase.com

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us:

Doula Base LLC

Email: info@doulabase.com

Phone: (646) 923-5921