ADVOCACY FOR VITAL AGING

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 29, 2025

Welcome to Advocacy for Vital Aging (“AVA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is handled responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your data when you visit our website — https://advocacyforvitalaging.com — or engage with our services.

1. Who We Are

Advocacy for Vital Aging (AVA) is a wellness and workplace consultancy that helps women and organizations rethink midlife, menopause, and vitality. We offer private consultations, workshops, retreats, and workplace education programs — online and in person — to advance midlife wellbeing.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that helps us provide, personalize, and improve our services. This includes:

a. Information You Provide

  • Name, email address, phone number
  • Professional or organizational details (for consulting clients)
  • Payment or billing information (processed securely via trusted third parties)
  • Information voluntarily shared through forms, surveys, or consultations

b. Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our site, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address and general location
  • Browser type, device information, and operating system
  • Pages viewed, time spent, and referring source

c. Sensitive Information

We may discuss topics related to menopause, health, or emotional wellbeing. However, we do not collect or store medical data. Any personal information shared during coaching or consultations remains confidential and will never be used for marketing or research without your consent.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To schedule consultations, workshops, or group programs
  • To communicate updates, confirmations, or educational materials
  • To improve our services and website experience
  • To comply with legal and professional obligations

We never sell or rent your personal data.

4. Information Sharing

We may share your information only when necessary:

  • With Service Providers — trusted tools like Calendly, Stripe, or Google Workspace, used for scheduling, communication, or payments.
  • With Consent — for testimonials, media features, or partnerships, only when you’ve given written permission.
  • For Legal Reasons — if required by law or to protect AVA’s rights.

5. How We Protect Your Data

We use industry-standard security measures including:

  • SSL encryption across our website
  • Secure, third-party payment and scheduling platforms
  • Limited internal access to personal information
  • Regular software updates and password protection

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide services or comply with legal obligations. You can request deletion of your data at any time.

7. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and analytics tools (like Google Analytics) to understand website traffic and improve functionality. You may manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access and receive a copy of your data
  • Correct or update inaccurate information
  • Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Withdraw consent for marketing
  • Request data portability

To exercise these rights, email us at hello@advocacyforvitalaging.com.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external platforms like Calendly, Instagram, or LinkedIn. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their policies.

10. International Users

By using our services from outside the U.S., you consent to your information being transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from your home country.

11. Policy Updates

We may revise this policy periodically to reflect changes in law or how we operate. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates the latest version.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Advocacy for Vital Aging (AVA)
Email: hello@advocacyforvitalaging.com
Website: https://advocacyforvitalaging.com
New York, USA

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Global Declaration for Menopause

Equity and Dignity in Health and Work

We, the undersigned, affirm that menopause is a normal life stage and a critical public health, economic, and human rights issue. Around the world, millions of women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s sustain families, workplaces, economies, and communities while navigating menopausal transition with inadequate recognition, support, or protection.

Global estimates suggest that over one billion people will be postmenopausal by 2025, representing a significant share of the global workforce and caregiving labor. Yet menopause-inclusive care, data, and workplace policies remain inconsistent and, in many countries, absent. 

Unmanaged symptoms and stigma are linked to lost income, preventable resignations, reduced hours, and increased health costs. Studies show meaningful proportions of workers consider reducing responsibilities, changing jobs, or leaving employment due to menopause-related challenges. At the same time, only a small fraction of employers provide targeted support. 

We believe this is not a “women’s wellness perk.” It is an overdue requirement of modern health systems, labor standards, and gender equity.

Our Principles

Dignity as a baseline

Every person experiencing menopause has the right to be treated with respect in clinical settings, workplaces, and public institutions, without ridicule, dismissal, or career penalty.

Recognition in global health agendas

Menopause and midlife hormonal health must be explicitly integrated into global health strategies, noncommunicable disease frameworks, universal health coverage planning, and healthy aging agendas, reflecting WHO’s acknowledgement that support in this phase is essential to long-term health.

World Health Organization

Evidence-based care for all

People in menopause are entitled to access accurate information, trained providers, and safe, evidence-based options, including non-hormonal and hormonal therapies, without discrimination based on age, race, income, geography, disability, or gender identity.

Workplaces that match reality

As global consensus statements already recommend, employers should integrate menopause into occupational health, equity, and inclusion frameworks. Menopause-responsive policies are a driver of retention, productivity, leadership continuity, and economic resilience.

PubMed +2
Australasian Menopause Society +2

No penalty for telling the truth

No one should be pushed out of work, passed over, or shamed for requesting reasonable adjustments or medical support related to menopausal symptoms.

Intersectional and lived-experience informed

Policy and practice must reflect how menopause interacts with race, class, disability, migrant status, precarious work, and unpaid care. Those most affected must have a seat at the table as experts of their own experience.

Data, research, and accountability

Governments, employers, and health systems must collect better data on menopause-related outcomes, invest in research beyond the most privileged populations, and publicly report progress.

Our Calls to Action

Global Health Leadership

We call on the World Health Organization and global health partners to:

  • Establish clear, practical guidance for integrating menopause into primary care, occupational health, and healthy aging policies in all regions.
  • Encourage member states to include menopause services, counseling, and medications in universal health coverage benefits.
  • Promote research and surveillance that capture menopause’s impact on health, employment, and economic security, with disaggregated data.

National Governments & Parliaments

We call on national governments and parliaments to:

  • Recognize menopause as a key life stage within health, labor, and equality legislation.
  • Embed protection from discrimination on the grounds of menopause-related symptoms or treatment.
  • Incentivize or require employers to adopt menopause-supportive policies, including flexible work options, access to occupational health advice, and training for managers.

Employers, Unions & Professional Bodies

We call on employers, unions, and professional bodies to:

  • Adopt written menopause policies developed with input from affected staff.
  • Provide training so leaders can respond with competence, not stigma.
  • Ensure health benefits, sick leave structures, and performance processes do not punish workers managing menopausal symptoms.
  • Recognize that retaining experienced midlife workers is a strategic advantage, not a concession.

Healthcare, Education & Regulators

We call on healthcare systems, educators, and regulators to:

  • Integrate comprehensive menopause education into medical, nursing, and allied health curricula.
  • Expand access to specialized menopause care and culturally competent services in urban and rural settings.
  • Address misinformation and commercial exploitation with clear public education.

Our Commitment

By signing this Declaration, we:

  • Affirm that menopause equity is a measurable, achievable standard of modern societies.
  • Support AVA and aligned organizations in presenting this Declaration and its signatures to WHO, UN agencies, governments, employers, unions, and health systems.
  • Commit, within our own spheres of influence, to ending the silence, redesigning systems, and honoring the expertise and labor of those in midlife and beyond.

Menopause Declaration

Menopause Declaration






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