Privacy and Cookie Policy for Second Chance to Live
Updated: December 18, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Second Chance to Live. Your privacy, dignity, and trust are important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information — and how we honor your consent. We are committed to transparency and trauma-informed care in everything we do.
This privacy and cookie policy applies to all visitors, especially those affected by brain injury, trauma, invisible disability, or emotional pain. We aim to protect your safety and autonomy.
2. Who We Are
Second Chance to Live is a personal and educational website founded by Craig J. Phillips, MRC, BA, a traumatic brain injury survivor, mental health advocate, and educator. We offer encouragement, tools, and support to those living with brain injury and trauma.
Website: https://secondchancetolive.org
Email: secondchancetolive1@yahoo.com
Phone: 980-475-8479
3. What Personal Information We Collect (and Why)
We collect minimal personal data — only what’s needed to serve you respectfully. This includes:
- Contact forms: Your name, email, and message so we can reply to you directly.
- Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser information to help with spam detection.
- Newsletter (if applicable): We will only collect your email address if you voluntarily subscribe.
- Burst Analytics: We use a privacy-first tool that does not track individual users or set cookies.
We do not collect sensitive personal data unless you voluntarily share it in a comment or message.
4. How We Use Your Information
- To respond to your messages or comments
- To improve site content based on anonymous analytics
- To comply with legal or security requirements
- To respect your communication preferences
5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process your data based on:
- Consent: You give permission when filling out a form or commenting.
- Legitimate interest: For basic functionality and site improvement.
- Legal obligation: If required by law or to prevent abuse.
6. Cookies and Tracking Tools
We use cookies to make the website work properly and to respect your privacy choices.
For site statistics, we use Burst Statistics. Burst is a privacy-friendly analytics tool that does not track personal data, does not set cookies, and stores all data locally on our website.
For full details, see our Cookie Policy (EU).
7. How We Protect Your Data
- Secure (SSL) connection for encrypted data transfer
- Minimal data collection — only what’s necessary
- No ad networks, no intrusive tracking, no profiling
- Regular plugin and WordPress updates
8. Your Rights Under GDPR (and CCPA)
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct or delete your personal data
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- File a complaint with a data protection authority
To make a request, please email Craig at secondchancetolive1@yahoo.com
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for general audiences and may be helpful to youth and young adults recovering from trauma. However, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.
10. Third-Party Services and Embedded Content
We may embed content from trusted sources such as:
- YouTube (video embeds)
- Google Fonts (used by theme styling)
- reCAPTCHA (anti-spam protection)
These services may set cookies only with your consent, managed by our Complianz cookie banner.
11. Data Retention
We keep contact form messages or comment data only as long as necessary to:
- Respond to your inquiry
- Comply with legal obligations
- Ensure website functionality
We do not retain unused data or mailing lists.
12. Contact Us
For questions or requests related to your privacy:
Craig J. Phillips, MRC, BA
Email: secondchancetolive1@yahoo.com
Charlotte, North Carolina
Phone: 980-475-8479
This policy is intended to reflect both legal compliance and trauma-informed care.
