Promise
Effective: June 1, 2026
At FriendsHAUS, the way we think about privacy is less about secrecy and more about respect. This page describes how we treat yours, the choices you and we have about visibility, and the care we ask you to bring to the people you meet through us.
Three principles guide how we hold your privacy:
Privacy is the default.
Consent is the standard.
Visibility is optional.
In practice, that means FriendsHAUS does not publish client names, photographs, testimonials, event participation, or identifying information without your knowledge and explicit permission. Some clients choose to share their experience publicly. Others prefer to remain entirely private. Both choices are honored.
Anything public-facing, whether a testimonial, a photograph, a press feature, an event image, or any identifying reference, is discussed with you and agreed upon in advance. Your participation is always optional, and remains so.
This same principle extends to the press. We do not confirm, deny, or discuss any individual client with journalists or other media, even when a client’s name appears in coverage of FriendsHAUS itself. If a media inquiry concerns you specifically, we will let you decide how to respond, not us.
Some categories of information are not subject to consent at all. Even with permission, we will not share financial information, medical or mental-health details, the substance of legal matters, or anything that was shared with us in confidence and never meant for an audience. These limits hold regardless of what we are asked to do, and regardless of what is offered in exchange.
In the rare circumstance that we are legally required to disclose information (for example, in response to a subpoena or court order), we will limit any disclosure to what is required, and where lawfully possible we will notify you in advance so you have the opportunity to respond.
The people who hire us are entitled to a private life, including a private social life.
We believe that meaningful relationships are built when people feel free to be themselves rather than perform for an audience. Not every introduction, conversation, gathering, or experience needs to become content. Some of the best moments are the ones that stay between the people who lived them.
The same care we extend to you, we ask you to extend to the people you meet through FriendsHAUS.
In practice, this looks like good judgment. Treat the personal information, circumstances, and relationships of others with the thoughtfulness you would want shown to you. Not every introduction, conversation, gathering, or new friendship needs to be shared publicly. When you are not sure whether to post a photograph, mention someone by name, or share identifying information, the most considerate move is usually to ask first.
At gatherings we host, the same spirit applies between guests. We ask that you not photograph, identify, or describe other guests publicly without their consent. When we share images of FriendsHAUS gatherings ourselves, those images either have explicit permission from everyone identifiable or are framed so individuals cannot be recognized.
One clarification, because it sometimes comes up: you are always free to tell people in your own life that you work with us, including friends who might benefit from finding us themselves. The discretion runs in one direction, toward you and the people we introduce. It does not run against your ability to talk about your own life.
This is not about secrecy. It is about respect: the kind that allows real friendships to form because everyone in the room feels free to show up as themselves.
When our work together comes to a close, we retain our notes and correspondence only as long as we reasonably need them for our records or to honor any legal obligation. If you would like us to delete what we hold about you, we will, within those limits. Our care for your privacy does not end when our work together ends.
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