PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: October 7, 2026
Last Updated: October 7, 2026
Welcome to Open the Door Podcast. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you choose to share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how Open the Door Podcast (“we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, protect, and disclose information when you visit our website, interact with our social-media pages, contact us, participate in our podcast, submit information through our website, or otherwise interact with our services.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with Open the Door Podcast, we may collect information such as:
Your name
Email address
Telephone number
Social-media username or profile information
Information you voluntarily provide through a contact or guest form
Information you provide when contacting us about the podcast
Information you voluntarily provide when sharing your story or requesting resources
Information related to donations or sponsorships, when applicable
Photos, videos, audio recordings, or other content you voluntarily submit
Website usage information, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and general website activity
Please do not submit confidential, highly sensitive, medical, financial, legal, or personally identifying information through our website unless it is specifically requested and appropriate for the purpose of your communication.
2. Information You Voluntarily Share
Open the Door Podcast discusses sensitive subjects, including mental health, addiction, abuse, violence, grief, homelessness, suicide prevention, disabilities, family struggles, and other difficult issues.
If you voluntarily contact us, submit your story, request to be a guest, participate in an interview, or provide information for consideration on the podcast, you understand that we may use the information you provide for the purposes described to you at the time of submission.
We will not assume that submitting information to us automatically gives us permission to publicly identify you or share your story.
When appropriate, we may request separate consent before publicly identifying you, publishing your story, using your photograph, or including your submitted content in podcast or promotional materials.
3. How We Use Information
We may use information we collect to:
Respond to questions and messages
Communicate with potential and confirmed podcast guests
Schedule interviews or other podcast activities
Consider stories, topics, and submissions
Provide requested information or resources
Operate and improve our website
Promote the podcast
Send communications you have requested
Manage donations, sponsorships, fundraising, or partnerships
Protect the security and integrity of our website and services
Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
We do not sell personal information simply because you contact us, follow our podcast, or submit a message.
4. Podcast Guests and Public Content
Open the Door Podcast may record audio, video, photographs, interviews, conversations, and other content involving guests or participants.
Before recording or publicly using a person’s identifiable interview, story, photograph, video, or other submitted material, we may obtain appropriate permission or a release.
Once content is voluntarily made public through our podcast, website, YouTube, social-media platforms, streaming services, or other public channels, it may be viewed, shared, downloaded, reposted, or otherwise distributed by other people.
We cannot control how third parties may use content after it has been publicly released.
5. Sensitive Topics and Personal Stories
Because Open the Door Podcast focuses on real-life issues, people may voluntarily provide sensitive personal information.
We encourage anyone contacting us to share only information they are comfortable providing.
We do not provide medical, mental-health, legal, financial, or emergency services through this website or podcast.
If you are experiencing an immediate emergency or believe you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact appropriate emergency services or a qualified professional.
6. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website or third-party services we use may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or similar technologies to:
Keep the website functioning
Understand how visitors use the website
Improve website performance
Measure traffic and engagement
Understand how our content is being accessed
Support certain website features
Third-party services may have their own privacy policies and may collect information according to their own practices.
The FTC notes that websites may use cookies, pixels, device information, and other technologies for analytics, personalization, and advertising purposes. (Consumer Advice)
7. Third-Party Services
Open the Door Podcast may use third-party services, including website hosting providers, email providers, podcast hosting and distribution platforms, payment processors, analytics services, social-media platforms, video platforms, and other technology providers.
These third parties may receive information necessary to provide their services.
Their use of information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
Examples may include platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, website providers, payment processors, and email services.
8. Donations and Payments
If Open the Door Podcast accepts donations, sponsorships, or payments, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor.
We generally do not directly receive or store complete payment-card information unless specifically stated.
Payment processors may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.
9. Information Sharing
We may share information when reasonably necessary to:
Provide services or operate the podcast
Work with service providers
Facilitate podcast production
Process donations or payments
Respond to your request
Protect our rights, property, or safety
Prevent fraud or misuse
Comply with legal obligations, court orders, or lawful requests
We do not sell your personal information simply for the purpose of making money from your information.
10. Children’s Privacy
Open the Door Podcast is not specifically directed toward children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental involvement or consent where required by law.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us in a manner that should not have occurred, please contact us so we can review the situation.
Federal children’s privacy rules can impose additional requirements when a website knowingly collects personal information from children under 13. (Federal Trade Commission)
11. Information Security
We take reasonable measures designed to protect information we maintain from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no website, internet transmission, electronic storage system, or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the ability to:
Ask what personal information we maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Withdraw certain permissions
Opt out of certain communications
Ask questions about how your information is used
Some privacy laws provide additional rights to residents of particular states. For example, California privacy law provides certain consumers with rights involving access, deletion, correction, and opting out of certain uses or sharing of personal information. (California DOJ Attorney General)
To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the information below.
13. Email Communications
If you voluntarily provide your email address, we may use it to respond to your request or provide communications you have requested.
If we send promotional or newsletter communications, you may unsubscribe using the available unsubscribe option or by contacting us.
14. Links to Other Websites
Our website, podcast, and social-media pages may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website, podcast, services, or applicable legal requirements change.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to request access to or deletion of information, or have a privacy concern, please contact:
Open the Door Podcast
Website: OpenTheDoorPodcast.com
Email: contact@openthedoorpodcast.com
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to legitimate privacy inquiries.
Open the Door Podcast
Real conversations. Real people. Real issues. Opening the doors to the conversations that need to happen.