Privacy

This page describes what Afterward Guide actually does with information, feature by feature. It was written from the code, not from a template. There is no account system, no database, and no advertising. Most of what you enter never leaves your device.

On this device

The checklist at /list saves your work in your browser’s local storage under the key awg-list-v1: which tasks are checked and when, notes, the call log (who you talked to, what they said, next step), who is handling each task, tasks you added, snoozes, your state, and the “does this apply” toggles. The name you sign the list with is stored separately under awg-handle-v1.

None of this is sent to us. It is not synced between devices or browsers. If you clear the site’s data in your browser, use a private window, or press “Clear all” at the bottom of the list, it is gone. We cannot recover it.

Share links

“Share” builds a link that carries a copy of your list in the part of the address after the #. The copy is encoded (base64url), not encrypted. Anyone who has the link can read everything in it, and anyone they forward it to can too. Browsers do not send the part after # to our server, so we never see a shared list.

By default the link includes your checks and completion dates, who is handling each task, the titles of tasks you added, snoozes, your state, the toggles, and the name you signed with. Your notes and call log stay out unless you tick “Include my notes and call log” before copying. When someone opens the link, the list is saved into their own browser storage; from then on they have their own copy.

Email to yourself

“Email this to me” sends your email address, the name you signed with, and a copy of the list (including notes and call log) to our server, which renders it as an email and sends it through Resend, our email provider. We do not store the list or your address after the send; nothing is written to a database or a file. If the send fails, the error message from Resend is logged, not the list. Requests are limited to three per hour per IP address, tracked in memory only.

Resend keeps its own delivery records for messages it sends. See Resend’s privacy policy for how long and what they cover.

Getting the PDF by email

You do not need to give us an email address to get the PDF. It is at /checklist.pdf. If you use the form to have it emailed, here is what happens with what you enter:

• Your name, email address, and who the checklist is for are used to send the welcome email with the PDF attached. The relationship picks the subject line and wording; it is not stored by us.
• Your email address and name are added as a contact to our audience in Resend. That is the only list we keep, and it exists so we can remove you on request.
• Three short follow-up emails are scheduled at signup, for about 3, 10, and 29 days later. They are scheduled with Resend at the moment you sign up, not sent by a system that watches you. Every one of them, and the welcome email, carries an unsubscribe link and the standard List-Unsubscribe header. Opening the link cancels the follow-ups that have not gone out yet. If the follow-ups cannot be made cancellable, they are not scheduled at all. If you tell us the checklist is for yourself, planning ahead, no follow-ups are scheduled.
• In local development only, the server appends the signup (including your country from the request and your browser identifier) to a file on the developer’s machine. In production the site runs on Vercel, where that file location is read-only; the write fails and is skipped. No signup file exists in production.
• Signups are limited to five per hour per IP address, tracked in memory only. A hidden form field catches most bots; anything that fills it in is discarded.

There is no marketing list. The follow-ups are the only emails the signup produces.

Feedback form

The correction form at /feedback sends what you type — the task you picked (optional), your message, a source link (optional), and your email address if you want a reply (optional) — as one plain-text email through Resend to the person who maintains this guide. Nothing is stored on our server. Reports are limited to five per hour per IP address. Please don’t include names, account numbers, or details about the person who died; the form only needs to know what is wrong.

Analytics

We use Vercel Web Analytics to count page views and five named events: checklist opened, first interaction with the checklist, export requested (print or email), support link opened, and feedback submitted. Events carry the name and nothing else — no task keys, notes, names, email addresses, state, or link contents. Vercel Web Analytics does not set cookies and does not track you across other sites.

Optional support

If a “Help keep Afterward Guide free” link appears, it opens a payment page run by a third-party payment provider in a new tab. We do not see or store your payment details, and contributing does not change anything about how the checklist works for you. Everything is available whether or not you contribute.

Deleting

• Your checklist: press “Clear all” at the bottom of the list, or clear this site’s data in your browser.
• Follow-up emails: use the unsubscribe link in any email from us.
• Your contact record: email hello@afterwardguide.com from the address you signed up with and we will remove it from the Resend audience.

Questions

Email hello@afterwardguide.com. If this page and the site’s behavior ever disagree, tell us; the page is meant to be corrected in the same change as the code.