Your shortlist
When you add a provider to your shortlist, it is saved in your browser's local storage on your device. We do not receive it. Clearing your browser data, or using "Clear shortlist" on the compare page, deletes it.
What we collect
This site has no accounts or sign-up forms. Like any website, our hosting provider keeps standard server logs, such as IP address, browser type and pages requested, for security and reliability.
Analytics
We use Google Tag Manager to load Google Analytics, which tells us which pages people visit and how they found the site, so we can improve it. Google Analytics sets cookies and receives information such as your IP address, browser, device and the pages you view. We do not send Google your shortlist or anything you type into search. You can block these cookies in your browser settings, or install Google's Analytics opt-out add-on. Google's use of this data is described in its partner sites policy.
We do not sell personal information. If we ever add advertising tags, we will update this page first and add a way to opt out, as California law requires.
The API and MCP server
The Later Stages API and the MCP server at mcp.laterstages.com are read-only and need no account. When an AI assistant uses them, they receive only the search terms and filters it sends, such as a city name or a provider's page address. We do not ask for or accept health information, payment details or identity documents, and we do not store tool requests or their results.
Like the website, these services run on our hosting provider, which keeps standard access logs (IP address, time and the address requested) for security and reliability for a limited time, generally no longer than 30 days. We do not use these logs to identify people or build profiles, and we do not share them except with the hosting provider or as the law requires.
Your choices
You can use Later Stages without giving us any personal information. To ask a question about this policy or about data we may hold, email hello@laterstages.com.
Links to other sites
We link to state and federal sources and to map services. Those sites have their own privacy policies.
Changes
If we add contact forms, advertising or other features that collect information, we will update this page first. Last updated November 14, 2026.