Terms and privacy

Plain and simple.

kidney4watkins.com is run by friends of John Watkins and his family to share his story, gather prayer and help him find a kidney. Here is what you agree to when you share something, and what happens with your information.

Last updated November 8, 2026

This is a public website

Anything that appears on kidney4watkins.com can be seen, saved and shared by anyone on the internet. Once something is shared publicly, it may be copied by others even after it is taken down here.

When you send a video, photo or note

• You confirm you have permission. You made it, or you have the right to share it, and everyone who appears in it has agreed. For anyone under 18, a parent or guardian has agreed.
• "John only" stays private. John and his family can see it. It is not posted on the website.
• "OK to share" may go public. You let John and the people who run this site show your video, your first name and your message on kidney4watkins.com and let others share it, without payment. An automated safety check reviews shared videos first, and anything it is unsure about waits for John.
• Prayer notes. John and his family read every note. If you check the box, John may choose to show your note and first name on the website.
• Keep it kind. No cursing, nudity, hate, ads or anything hurtful. We can remove anything at any time, for any reason.
• Changed your mind? Use the contact form and we will take it down from this site.

What information the site keeps

• What you type in. Your name, email, phone and message when you fill out a form, so the right person can follow up with you.
• Prayer taps. A count of "I prayed" taps, tied to a random code stored on your phone, so the count is honest.
• Reminders. If you turn on reminders, the time you picked and the address your phone gives us for notifications. If you choose weather in your reminder, the city you picked.
• Basic visit records. Like nearly every website, our host keeps short-term records of visits (such as which pages loaded and your internet address) to keep the site running and stop spam.
• Settings on your phone. The site saves a few settings on your own device, like your weather city and which prayer day you are on. They stay on your phone.

We do not sell your information, we do not show ads, and we do not use advertising trackers. Your information is shared only with the Watkins family and the small team helping them, and with the services that run the site.

Not medical advice

Nothing on this site is medical advice. If you are thinking about being a living donor, talk with a transplant center. They will walk you through testing and answer your questions, and talking with them never commits you to anything.

Questions

Reach us anytime through the contact form.