Privacy Policy for GriefGorilla.com

Last Updated:  December 31, 2025

At Grief Gorilla, we understand that your privacy is as sacred as a quiet clearing in the woods. This policy explains how we handle the information you share with us.  We promise to treat your data with the same respect and tenderness we give to every leaf and stone in Gus’s world.

1. The Information We Collect

We only collect the information that you choose to give us. This usually happens in three ways:

  • Contact Information: If you send a message to Gus or Willow Stone via our contact form, we collect your name and email address so we can reply to you.

  • Newsletter/Updates: If you sign up for Gus’s updates, we store your email address to send you letters from the jungle.

  • Purchases: If you sign up for a course or make a purchase through our store, we collect your name, address, and email address so we can ship to you.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used solely to:

  • Respond to your questions or reflections.

  • Send you content related to Gus, grief support, and poetry.

  • Improve the website experience so it remains a helpful place for everyone.

We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. Gus doesn’t like clutter, and he certainly doesn’t like spam.

3. Secure Payments & Financial Data

If you choose to purchase something from the jungle—such as a book or a print—or if you choose to support our mission with a donation, your payment is handled with the highest level of security.

  • Payment Processors: We use PayPal and Stripe to process payments. These are industry-leading services that encrypt your financial information.

  • What We See: When you make a transaction, Grief Gorilla never sees or stores your full credit card number or bank details. We only receive the information necessary to fulfill your order, such as your name, shipping address, and the confirmation that the payment was successful.

  • Their Policies: Because these services handle your data on their own secure platforms, we encourage you to peek at the PayPal Privacy Statement and the Stripe Privacy Policy for more details on how they protect you.

4. Cookies and Tracking

Like most websites, we use small files called “cookies” to help the site run smoothly (for example, to see which pages are most helpful to our visitors). These don’t tell us who you are; they just help us tend to the jungle and keep the paths clear.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information you share with us. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While Gus is a strong protector, we encourage you to be mindful of what personal details you share in digital spaces.

6. Third-Party Links

Our jungle may contain links to other “forests” (websites), such as Maryann Manelski’s film or poetry sites. Once you leave our site, their privacy policies apply, not ours.

7. Children’s Privacy

Gus is a friend to everyone, but our website is intended for adults and grieving teens.  We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

8. Your Rights

You are the master of your own path. You can ask us to see what information we have about you, or ask us to delete it entirely at any time. Just send a message through our contact page.