Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how The Nursing Library website (thenursinglibrary.com) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, download free resources, submit reviews or comments, or interact with our content.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not use our website.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms & Conditions, which govern your use of the website.

Who We Are

The Nursing Library website is operated by Globoteca Multimedia Group LLC, registered in Wyoming, United States. We are the data controller responsible for your personal information.

Address: 1309 Coffeen Ave STE 18627, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States

Contact for privacy inquiries:
privacy@globotecagroup.com

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you interact with our website, you may voluntarily provide:

• Name and email address: when you submit a download request for free resources (scripts, report sheets, cheat sheets)
• Name, email, and review content: when you submit a book review
• Name, email, and comment content: when you leave a comment on an article

Information Collected Automatically

We use Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first analytics service, which collects:

• Pages visited and referral sources
• Browser type and device category
• Country-level location data (derived from anonymized IP addresses)

Fathom Analytics does not use cookies, does not store IP addresses, and does not collect personally identifiable information. All data is anonymized and aggregated.

Information We Do NOT Collect

• Payment or financial data: all book purchases happen on Amazon and other third-party retailers. We never process, store, or have access to your payment information.
• Sensitive personal data: we do not collect data about race, ethnicity, religion, health, sexual orientation, or political opinions.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Service delivery: to provide you with the free resources you requested
• Download access: to generate a secure, time-limited download link, which opens in your browser immediately after you submit the form
• Communication: to respond to inquiries submitted through our contact channels
• Book updates and review invitations: to email you occasionally about our books and new releases, and to invite you to leave an honest review of a book you have read. Every such message carries a one-click unsubscribe link.
• Content moderation: to review and publish submitted book reviews and article comments
• Site improvement: to understand how visitors use our website and improve the experience
• Fraud prevention: to detect and prevent abuse of our download and review systems through rate limiting

We do NOT sell your personal information. We do NOT use your data for advertising. We do NOT build marketing profiles about you.

Analytics (Fathom Analytics)

We use Fathom Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Fathom is a privacy-first analytics provider that is fully compliant with:

• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation, EU)
• CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act, US)
• ePrivacy Directive (EU)
• PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, UK)
• COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, US)

Key facts about our analytics:

• Fathom does not use cookies
• No cookie consent banner is required
• No personal data is stored by our analytics
• IP addresses are anonymized and never stored
• Data is processed within the EU for EU visitors

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Contract performance: processing necessary to deliver the free resources you requested (e.g., generating your download link after you provide your email)
• Legitimate interests: improving our website, preventing abuse, understanding aggregate visitor patterns through anonymized analytics, and sending you occasional information about our own books and review invitations, which you can stop at any time by unsubscribing
• Legal obligations: complying with applicable laws and regulations
• Consent: where you have provided explicit consent, such as submitting a book review or comment for publication

Cookies

We do NOT use tracking cookies on this website.

• Fathom Analytics is cookieless: no cookies are set for analytics purposes
• Session storage: used exclusively for admin authentication (not for visitors). This data is stored in your browser's session storage and is cleared when you close the tab.
• No third-party tracking cookies: we do not embed any third-party tracking scripts, advertising pixels, or social media trackers

Because we do not use cookies for tracking, no cookie consent banner is required under GDPR, ePrivacy, or PECR.

Data Sharing

We share your data only with the following service providers, strictly for the purposes described:

• Our own database and storage: we run a self-hosted Supabase instance on a private server that we operate and control directly. Supabase is the open-source software we use, not a third-party service provider, so no external company processes this data on our behalf. Your name, email, and reviews are stored there.
• Fathom Analytics: our analytics provider. Fathom only receives anonymized, aggregated data. No personally identifiable information is shared.

We do NOT share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, or any third parties for marketing purposes.

International Data Transfers

We take care to ensure your data is processed in compliance with applicable data protection laws:

• Our own database and storage: hosted on a server located in the United States. If you are in the EEA or UK, the personal data you submit is transferred to and stored in the United States.
• Fathom Analytics: processes EU visitor data within the European Union, in compliance with GDPR

Where data transfers outside the EEA are necessary, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions.

Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

• Download leads (name and email from resource requests): retained for service delivery, to provide access to updated resources, and to send the book updates and review invitations described above. Retained until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them, which you may do at any time.
• Reviews and comments: retained for as long as they are published on the website. You may request removal at any time.
• Technical/analytics data: fully anonymized by Fathom Analytics. No personal data is retained by our analytics system.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Right of access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure: request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction: request that we limit how we process your data
• Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@globotecagroup.com. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Your Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grant you the following rights:

• Right to know: request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected
• Right to delete: request deletion of personal information we have collected
• Right to opt-out of sale: we do NOT sell personal information, so no opt-out mechanism is necessary
• Right to non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@globotecagroup.com.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@globotecagroup.com and we will promptly delete such information.

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including:

• Encryption in transit: all data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS
• Secure hosting: our database and storage run on a private server we operate directly, with network-level access restrictions
• Access controls: database access is restricted through role-based permissions and API key separation (public vs. service keys)
• Rate limiting: API endpoints are protected against abuse through IP-based and email-based rate limiting

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including Amazon, other book retailers, and external resources. These websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or services. When we make changes:

• The updated policy will be posted on this page
• The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised
• For significant changes, we may provide additional notice (such as a banner on our website)

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.