Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Anonymity

Anonymity is a foundational tradition of Narcotics Anonymous. The Twelfth Tradition states: "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." This privacy policy reflects that commitment in our digital presence, just as we honor it in our meetings.

At Step One NA, what you hear here, who you see here, stays here. Always. This policy explains how our website handles visitor information and how we protect your privacy online.

Information We Do Not Collect

Step One NA is committed to minimal data collection. Our website does not collect or store the following:

• Personal names or identities — Our website does not require you to create an account, sign in, or provide your name.
• Meeting attendance records — We do not track who attends meetings. Court and probation verification slips are signed by the chairperson on paper only and are not stored digitally.
• Contact form submissions tied to identity — If you use our contact form, the information you provide is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not stored in a database or shared with third parties.
• Health or addiction treatment information — We are not a medical facility and do not collect any health-related information.

Information That May Be Automatically Collected

Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically collect non-identifying technical information when you visit:

• IP address — Used by the hosting server to deliver pages to your browser. This is standard internet protocol and is not used to identify you personally.
• Browser type and device information — Used to ensure the website displays correctly on your device.
• Pages visited and time spent — Aggregate, non-identifying analytics may be used to understand which pages are most helpful to visitors.
• Referring website — How you arrived at our site (search engine, direct link, etc.).

This information is collected automatically by our hosting provider (Vercel) and is not associated with your personal identity. We do not use this information to identify or track individual visitors.

Cookies

Our website does not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party advertising networks. We do not use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, or any retargeting tools. If we add analytics in the future to understand which pages are most visited, we will use privacy-respecting tools that do not track individual users, and we will update this policy accordingly.

Our website may use essential cookies necessary for the site to function properly. These do not track you or identify you personally.

Third-Party Services

Our website links to external resources for the benefit of visitors seeking recovery support:

• NA.org (Narcotics Anonymous World Services) — The official NA website for meeting searches and literature.
• 988lifeline.org — The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for immediate crisis support.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) — Treatment referral service.

These are external organizations with their own privacy policies. We link to them as resources only and do not share any visitor information with them. When you click a link to an external site, you are subject to that site's privacy policy.

Hosting Provider

Our website is hosted on Vercel, a cloud hosting platform. Vercel may collect standard server logs (IP addresses, request timestamps, browser headers) as part of normal web hosting operations. This data is used solely for delivering the website and is governed by Vercel's privacy policy. We do not have access to individual visitor IP addresses or the ability to identify specific visitors.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. NA meetings are open to all ages, but minors should attend with the understanding that meetings may include mature topics related to addiction and recovery.

Changes to This Policy

If we update this privacy policy, we will revise the date below and post the updated policy on this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, you can:

• Call us at (817) 269-2171
• Visit us at 4213 Benbrook Highway, Fort Worth, TX 76116
• Use our contact page

You can also ask about privacy in person at any meeting. We believe in transparency — and we believe your recovery is your business, not ours.

Your Rights

Under applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:

• Request information about what data we hold about you (which, as stated above, is none beyond standard server logs we do not control)
• Request deletion of any personal data
• Opt out of any data collection practices

Because we do not collect personal information, these rights are largely moot. However, if you believe we hold any information about you and wish it deleted, contact us and we will comply immediately.