Privacy Policy
Privacy policy on communications with the NA service structure is an important aspect of our Twelfth Tradition of anonymity. The Website Subcommittee will apply all of the Traditions and the Twelve Concepts of Service in developing and implementing a “Privacy Policy” for the Western Massachusetts Narcotics Anonymous website. This privacy policy will evolve as needed and be approved by the Website Subcommittee before posting on the website.
The following is the current “Privacy Policy” as posted on the Western Massachusetts Narcotics Anonymous website:
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Our Twelfth Tradition states, “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.”
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Cookies: We believe in supporting the spirit of our tradition of personal anonymity on the Internet by stating clearly that we do not employ any technical means to track or identify any visitor to this website. You may take this promise of anonymity for granted as an NA member and wonder why we need to bring this issue up. We do so because of our experience with a few NA related websites that use “cookies” to track your usage of their websites. Even more objectionable is the use of cookies by outside organizations on these NA websites. For further information on “cookies”, consult your Internet browser’s help utility or other Internet resource.
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Communications: Any communication submitted to westernmassna.org will be treated with confidentiality and anonymity in mind. We will delete all communications received on a regular basis. We do not guarantee total anonymity in all circumstances. We suggest that the senders of e-mail or feedback forms take their own precautions if they desire to remain anonymous.
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All communications are considered to be official NA business requiring some level of identification for the purposes of responding to those communications. All efforts will be made to pass on communications in a timely manner to a responsible and trusted servant.
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There are alternative methods for communicating with service committees within the Western Mass Area. These alternatives are listed on the committee’s individual pages.
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Personal Requests: Under no circumstances will we forward email of a personal nature to any NA member here in the Western Mass Area. This is an official website of the Western Mass Area and we do not acknowledge anyone’s membership in Narcotics Anonymous. Thank you for respecting this policy.
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Policy Changes: The policy outlined here will evolve in the future as the guidelines and policies for our website are changed at the direction of the Western Mass Area Service Committee and/or the Website Subcommittee. Your comments are welcome on this topic so please use our feedback form.