Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5 October 2026
1. Who is responsible for your data
This website, marianightingale.com, is run by Maria Nightingale (“I”, “me”).
Postal address: 360 W Hubbard St, Unit 3903, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Contact for any privacy question: [email protected]
2. What I collect, and why
| When | What I collect | Why | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| You request a free resource (bonus chapter, profile cheat sheet, “5 things to show your kid”) | Email address, name (optional), which resource, and the source of your visit (e.g. “instagram”) | To send you the resource you asked for | Performance of your request (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| You tick “Also send me occasional updates” | The same data + your consent and its date | To email you occasional updates (new chapters, launches) | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw it any time. |
| You unlock the bonus chapter with a photo of your book or receipt | The photo and your email | To check you have the book; the photo is deleted within 30 days of review | Your request (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| You choose topics (book / AI & research / AI for kids) | Your topic choices | To send only the updates you asked for | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| You use “Ask me anything” | Your question, email address, source of visit | To read and answer your message | Performance of your request / legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f)) |
I do not sell your data, use it for advertising profiles, or share it with anyone except the service providers listed below.
3. Where your data is stored (service providers)
- Website hosting and database (incl. form submissions and uploaded photos for the bonus chapter): Abacus.AI, Inc. (United States)
- Occasional update emails (only if you opted in): EmailOctopus. Your email and topic choices are imported there when I send an update.
- Email replies: Gmail (Google)
- Analytics: none
Some providers may process data outside the EU/EEA (for example in the United States or the UAE). Where they do, transfers rely on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision, as offered by each provider.
4. How long I keep it
- Resource requests without update consent: up to 12 months, then deleted.
- Update subscribers: until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.
- “Ask me anything” messages: up to 24 months after my last reply.
5. Cookies and analytics
This site uses no advertising, tracking or analytics cookies, so there is no cookie banner. The only cookies are the strictly necessary ones that keep the site working (for example, the admin login).
Links to Amazon, IngramSpark, Goodreads, AI First Club and social networks take you to other websites with their own privacy policies.
6. Your rights
You can ask me to access, correct, delete, restrict or export your data, object to its use, or withdraw consent at any time (every update email has an unsubscribe link). Write to [email protected]. I will reply within one month.
If you are in the EU you may also complain to your data-protection authority (in France: the CNIL, www.cnil.fr).
7. Children
This website is intended for adults. Resources about AI for kids are addressed to parents. Please don’t submit forms if you are under 16.
8. Changes
I will update this page if anything changes and show the new date at the top.
See also the Legal notice.