Confidentiality Agreement

Last updated: July 2026

This agreement exists to protect one thing above all: the anonymity of the fellowship members whose names, schedules, and notes pass through this App.

Anonymity is a founding principle of 12-step fellowships. Anyone who signs in to the 12 Steps Meetings Tracker as a Meeting Manager or Editor — anyone who can see or edit meeting schedule data — agrees to the terms below.

1. What this covers

Schedule data may include speaker names or initials, reading titles, session notes, and other details entered by managers and editors. Some of this data can reasonably identify a member of the fellowship, even if only a first name or initial is used.

2. Enter the minimum necessary

When adding or editing schedule data, use the minimum identifying detail needed — typically a first name and last initial, never a full name, and never personal details like a phone number, address, or health/recovery history. This mirrors the reminder shown in the App itself every time you view a schedule.

3. Don't share or disclose it further

You agree not to:

• Share, forward, screenshot, print, or export schedule data to anyone who doesn't already have legitimate access to that meeting.
• Use any information you see in the App for any purpose other than maintaining the meeting schedule.
• Discuss, outside the fellowship's own meetings and traditions, who you've learned attends or speaks at a given meeting.

4. This obligation doesn't expire

Your responsibility to protect this information continues even after your manager or editor access to a meeting ends, is revoked, or you stop using the App.

5. If you're not sure

If you're ever unsure whether something is safe to enter or share, leave it out and ask the meeting's other managers first. It's always easier to add detail later than to take back something that shouldn't have been shared.

6. What happens if this is broken

A meeting's managers, or the App's operator, can revoke your access at any time if this agreement is broken — regardless of your role or how long you've had access.

7. Contact

Questions about this agreement, or want to report a concern? Reach out at contact@12stepsmeetings.org.

See also our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.