Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 14, 2026
A Message From You is designed around a simple idea: you leave a private message for your future self, and we hold it until the time comes to send it back to you.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, and how we protect it when you use amessagefromyou.com.
1. Information We Collect
When you use A Message From You, we may collect the following information:
- Email address: used to deliver your future message.
- Your message: the text you choose to send to your future self.
- Delivery information: including the date your message was created, its scheduled delivery date, delivery attempts, successful delivery time, and whether the private message link was opened.
- Technical information: limited technical data may be processed by our servers for security, troubleshooting, abuse prevention, rate limiting, and normal website operation.
2. How Your Message Is Protected
Message content is encrypted before it is stored in our database. This means the message itself is not stored as readable plain text.
Your email address and certain delivery-related information must remain available to the system so that your message can be delivered at the appropriate time.
No internet service can guarantee absolute security, but we use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards intended to protect the information entrusted to us.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Store your message until its scheduled delivery date.
- Send your message to the email address you provide.
- Generate and operate the private message-reveal experience.
- Track delivery attempts and troubleshoot failed deliveries.
- Protect the service against abuse, spam, and misuse.
- Maintain, secure, and improve the website.
We do not sell your personal information.
4. Email Communications
By creating a future message, you are asking us to send an email to the address you provide when that message becomes due.
These emails are part of the service you requested and are necessary to deliver your future message.
Your actual message text is not placed directly in the delivery email. Instead, the email contains a private link that allows you to view the message.
5. Service Providers
We may use third-party infrastructure providers to operate the service, including website hosting, database hosting, email delivery, security, and related technical services.
These providers may process limited information as necessary to perform services on our behalf.
6. Data Retention
Because A Message From You is built around delayed delivery, your message, email address, and associated delivery information must be retained until the message is due.
Our current retention periods are:
- Future messages: retained until their scheduled delivery date unless you delete them earlier.
- Opened messages: normally deleted 30 days after they are first opened.
- Delivered but unopened messages: normally deleted 90 days after successful delivery.
You may also permanently delete a future message from its confirmation page or by using the private management link provided when the message is created. Once deleted, the message cannot be recovered or delivered.
Keep your private management link somewhere you can access it. If you lose the link, you may no longer be able to delete the message yourself. You may contact us for assistance, and we may need to verify that the message belongs to you before taking action.
Limited information may be retained for longer when reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, backup integrity, or resolving technical issues.
7. Disclosure of Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Operate the service through trusted service providers.
- Comply with applicable law or valid legal process.
- Protect the security, integrity, or rights of the service or its users.
- Investigate fraud, abuse, or attempted misuse of the service.
8. Cookies and Tracking
A Message From You does not currently use advertising cookies or behavioral advertising trackers.
Basic technical information may still be generated automatically by web servers, hosting providers, or security systems as part of normal website operation.
9. Children's Privacy
A Message From You is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through the service, please contact us so we can review the situation.
10. Your Privacy Requests
If you have a question about information associated with your use of A Message From You, or would like to request deletion of information, you may contact us at:
We may need to verify that a request relates to an email address or message belonging to the person making the request before taking action.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the service changes. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date shown at the top of this page.
12. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of A Message From You, contact: