Privacy Policy

Stethly is a nursing study website run by Bella. It was created to make nursing resources easier to understand, organize, and use.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit Stethly, read our articles, leave a comment, contact us, use our website, click an affiliate link, or view advertisements.

I’ve written this policy in simple English so you can understand what happens to your information, why it may be collected, how it is used, and what choices you have.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, you can contact us at:

Email:[email protected]

Who Is Responsible for Your Information

Stethly (stethly.com) is owned and operated by Bella.

Stethly decides how information collected directly through this website is used. Where privacy laws such as the GDPR apply, Stethly may be considered the data controller for personal information that we collect directly.

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, please contact:

Stethly
Founder: Bella
Website: stethly.com
Email: [email protected]

What Information Is Collected When You Visit Stethly

When you visit a website, some technical information may automatically be collected by the website’s hosting, security, and other technical systems.

This may include:

  • Your IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages you visit
  • Date and time of your visit
  • The website or page that referred you to Stethly
  • General technical information about your visit

This information helps us keep Stethly working properly, protect the website, prevent abuse, find technical problems, and improve website performance.

We do not normally use this basic technical information to identify you personally.

Google Analytics

Stethly uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • Pages you visit
  • How visitors arrive at Stethly
  • How long visitors generally stay on pages
  • General website engagement
  • Device type
  • Browser type
  • Approximate geographic information
  • General information about website traffic

We use this information to understand which nursing education articles and resources are useful and where we can improve the website.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies.

Information collected through Google Analytics may be processed by Google on Google’s systems and is also subject to Google’s own privacy policies.

Google Analytics information is used mainly for website statistics and analysis. We do not use Google Analytics simply to identify individual visitors by name.

Google Site Kit

Stethly uses Google Site Kit to connect the website with Google services, including Google Analytics and Google Search Console.

Through Site Kit, we may receive information about:

  • Website traffic
  • Search performance
  • Search queries
  • Search impressions
  • Search clicks
  • Pages appearing in search results
  • Website performance
  • Technical issues

We use this information to improve Stethly’s content, understand how visitors find the website, and improve the website’s technical performance.

Google may process information according to its own privacy policies and terms.

Google Search Console

Stethly may use Google Search Console through Google Site Kit.

Search Console helps us understand how people find Stethly through search engines.

It may provide information such as:

  • Search queries
  • Search impressions
  • Search clicks
  • Pages shown in search results
  • Search performance
  • Website indexing information
  • Technical search-related problems

This information is used to improve Stethly.

Search Console does not normally tell us the identity of an individual person who performed a search.

Advertising

Advertising helps support Stethly and allows us to provide nursing education content without charging readers for normal access to the website.

Stethly works with Mediavine to manage third-party advertising on the website.

Mediavine and advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to display, measure, and improve advertisements.

Depending on the advertising service and applicable law, advertising companies may process information such as:

  • IP address
  • Approximate location
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Browser type
  • Browser information
  • Website language
  • Pages or content viewed
  • Information about advertisements shown
  • Interactions with advertisements
  • Cookie identifiers
  • Other advertising or device identifiers
  • Email information in hashed form, where applicable

Mediavine and its partners may use this information to provide advertising that is more relevant to visitors.

Mediavine’s current privacy resources explain its advertising practices, privacy choices, and advertising partners. Mediavine Legal & Privacy Center

Interest-Based Advertising

Some advertisements shown on Stethly may be based on information about your interests or browsing activity.

For example, advertising partners may use information about websites, pages, advertisements, devices, or browsers to help decide which advertisements may be relevant to you.

Advertising partners may also combine information collected through different websites, devices, browsers, or applications.

This may allow advertising companies to create advertising groups or profiles based on general interests.

Stethly does not control all information collected by Mediavine or its advertising partners.

Mediavine explains that its partners may use information such as usage data, cookie information, device information, advertisement interactions, website interactions, geographic information, traffic information, and referral information for interest-based advertising. Mediavine Help Center

Cookies

A cookie is a small file that a website can store in your browser.

Stethly and third-party services may use cookies and similar technologies for several reasons.

Necessary Cookies

These cookies may be needed for basic website functions, security, and technical operations.

Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics may use cookies to help us understand how visitors use Stethly.

Advertising Cookies

Mediavine and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver, measure, and personalize advertisements.

Affiliate Cookies

Affiliate networks and retailers may use cookies to record that you arrived at their website through an affiliate link from Stethly.

Comment Cookies

WordPress and related services may use cookies or similar technologies to support comments and website functionality.

You can usually block, delete, or manage cookies through your browser settings.

If you block cookies, some parts of Stethly may not work exactly as intended.

What Happens If You Disable Cookies

You can usually change your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

However, blocking cookies does not necessarily mean that you will stop seeing advertisements.

If you opt out of personalized advertising, you may still see advertisements on Stethly. The advertisements may simply be less personalized.

Mediavine also explains that rejecting cookies does not necessarily remove advertising from a website. Mediavine Help Center

Browser Privacy Signals

Stethly may support applicable browser privacy signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC) where supported by the website’s privacy and advertising systems.

Where applicable, a recognized privacy signal may be treated as a request to opt out of certain forms of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising.

The exact treatment of privacy signals may depend on your location, applicable privacy laws, and the services operating on the website.

Comments

Comments are enabled on Stethly.

When you leave a comment, certain information may be collected.

This may include:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Website address, if you provide one
  • Comment content
  • IP address
  • Technical information used to prevent spam or abuse

Your email address is not normally displayed publicly with your comment.

Comment information may be used to:

  • Publish your comment
  • Moderate comments
  • Prevent spam
  • Prevent abuse
  • Protect the website
  • Respond to your comment when appropriate

Comments may also be checked by spam-prevention or security services.

Please do not include private patient information, medical records, or other confidential information in a public comment.

Nursing and Healthcare Information

Stethly is a nursing education website.

Our content may discuss nursing, healthcare, clinical concepts, medications, patient care, nursing procedures, laboratory values, assessments, and other healthcare-related subjects.

The information published on Stethly is provided for general educational and informational purposes.

It is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical judgment.

Always follow current clinical guidelines, institutional policies, and advice from qualified healthcare professionals when making clinical decisions.

Please Do Not Submit Confidential Patient Information

Stethly does not ask ordinary visitors to submit confidential patient information.

Please do not send or publish information such as:

  • Patient names
  • Medical record numbers
  • Patient identification numbers
  • Private medical records
  • Confidential clinical documentation
  • Photographs containing identifiable patient information
  • Other information that could identify a patient

Do not include this information in comments, contact forms, or emails.

Sensitive Personal Information

Stethly does not intentionally ask ordinary visitors to provide sensitive personal information through general website features.

If you voluntarily provide sensitive information in an email, contact form, or comment, we will handle it according to applicable privacy requirements.

For your own protection, please avoid sharing sensitive personal information publicly.

Educational Tools and Resources

Stethly may provide educational resources, quizzes, reference materials, calculators, or other interactive features.

The information collected by a particular tool depends on how that tool works.

Some tools may process information directly in your browser without sending it to Stethly.

Other tools may require information to be sent to a server or third-party service.

If we introduce a tool that collects personal information in a substantially different way, we may update this Privacy Policy.

Affiliate Links

Some Stethly articles may contain affiliate links.

An affiliate link means that if you click the link and later make a qualifying purchase or complete another qualifying action, Stethly may receive a commission.

The price you pay normally does not increase because the link is an affiliate link.

Affiliate networks and retailers may use cookies or similar technologies to determine that you arrived at their website through Stethly.

They may collect information such as:

  • Referral information
  • Click information
  • Affiliate identifiers
  • Cookie identifiers
  • Product or transaction information

The retailer or affiliate network handles the actual purchase and payment.

Stethly does not receive your credit card number simply because you click an affiliate link.

Once you leave Stethly and visit another website, that website’s privacy policy applies.

Links to Other Websites

Stethly may contain links to other websites.

These may include:

  • Nursing organizations
  • Healthcare organizations
  • Universities
  • Educational websites
  • Retailers
  • Social media platforms
  • Other informational websites

When you click an external link, you leave Stethly.

We do not control how other websites collect, use, store, or protect your information.

We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Social Media

Stethly may link to social media platforms such as Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or other services.

If you click a social media link, you will be subject to that platform’s privacy policy.

Social media companies may collect information about your activity according to their own policies.

United States Privacy Rights

Depending on the state where you live, you may have privacy rights under U.S. state privacy laws.

These rights may include:

  • The right to know what personal information is collected
  • The right to access your personal information
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion
  • The right to receive a copy of certain personal information
  • The right to opt out of certain targeted advertising
  • The right to opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information
  • The right to appeal certain privacy decisions

The rights available to you depend on the law that applies to you.

To make a privacy request concerning information controlled by Stethly, contact:

Email: [email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

Privacy Choices for Advertising

Because Stethly uses Mediavine for advertising, advertising-related information may be processed directly by Mediavine and its advertising partners.

Mediavine provides privacy controls for applicable visitors.

For example, certain U.S. visitors may have access to a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” option where required by applicable law.

Visitors may also have access to privacy controls such as “Update Privacy Settings” in certain regions.

Mediavine explains that these controls are available through the privacy settings associated with its advertising services. Mediavine

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

If you live in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland and applicable data protection laws apply to you, you may have rights including:

  • Access to your personal information
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of personal information
  • Restriction of processing
  • Objection to certain processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdrawal of consent

The exact rights available to you depend on the applicable law.

Legal Reasons for Processing Information

Where applicable, Stethly may process personal information on the following legal bases.

Consent

We may rely on your consent where the law requires consent, such as for certain non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

Legitimate Interests

We may process information when reasonably necessary to operate and secure the website, prevent abuse, respond to messages, improve our content, and maintain the website.

Legal Obligations

We may process or retain information when required by law.

International Data Transfers

Stethly uses third-party services that may process information outside your country.

These services may include Google, Mediavine, hosting providers, security providers, analytics providers, affiliate networks, and other technology providers.

This means your information may be processed in a country different from the country where you live.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards may be used for international transfers.

How Long We Keep Information

We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required by law.

Website and Server Information

Technical logs may be kept for a limited period by our hosting or security providers.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics information is kept according to the retention settings and policies associated with the Google Analytics service.

Comments

Comments may remain on Stethly while the relevant article remains published.

Comments may be removed because of a deletion request, moderation decision, spam, abuse, or another legitimate reason.

Contact Messages

Contact messages may be kept for as long as necessary to respond to your request, maintain relevant records, or resolve an issue.

Affiliate Information

Affiliate networks and retailers determine their own retention periods for information collected through affiliate tracking.

Advertising Information

Mediavine and its advertising partners determine retention periods for information they process according to their applicable policies and legal requirements.

How We Protect Information

Stethly takes reasonable steps to protect information under our control.

These measures may include:

  • HTTPS encrypted connections
  • Website security tools
  • Strong passwords
  • Access controls
  • WordPress updates
  • Plugin updates
  • Spam protection
  • Security monitoring
  • Limited administrative access

No website or internet connection can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We therefore cannot promise absolute security, but we take reasonable measures to protect information that we control.

Children’s Privacy

Stethly is primarily intended for nursing students, nurses, healthcare learners, educators, and other people interested in nursing education.

The website is not intentionally directed toward children under 13, or a higher minimum age where local law requires one.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to Stethly, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Your Right to Access, Correct, or Delete Information

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Ask what personal information we have about you
  • Request a copy of your information
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Ask us to delete certain information
  • Object to certain processing
  • Restrict certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Opt out of certain advertising activities

To make a request, contact:

Email:[email protected]

We may ask for reasonable information to confirm your identity before completing your request.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website.

Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website. This advertising may use first-party and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your computer or mobile device by a web server. It allows a website or service to remember certain information about your browsing activity.

First-party cookies are created by the website you are visiting.

Third-party cookies are created by a company other than the website you are visiting. They are commonly used for advertising, analytics, and other services.

Mediavine and its advertising partners may also use tags, pixels, beacons, and similar technologies to understand interactions with advertising, measure advertising performance, and provide or improve targeted advertising.

You can use your browser settings to block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive warnings when cookies are being used, or clear your browser’s stored data.

For information about managing cookies, you can visit All About Cookies.

If you reject or disable cookies, you may not be able to use all features of the Website as intended.

Rejecting cookies does not mean that you will stop seeing advertisements on Stethly. You may still see advertisements, but the advertisements may not be personalized based on your browsing activity.

When personalized advertisements are served, information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies. This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Operating system type
  • Operating system version
  • Device type
  • Website language
  • Web browser type
  • Email information in hashed form, where applicable

Mediavine Partners may also use this information together with information they have independently collected.

Mediavine Partners may collect information from other sources, including advertising identifiers or pixels, and may connect that information with information collected through Mediavine publisher websites.

This may be used to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including across different devices, browsers, and applications.

Information may include:

  • Usage information
  • Cookie information
  • Device information
  • Information about interactions with advertisements
  • Information about interactions with websites
  • Geographic information
  • Traffic information
  • Information about how a visitor arrived at a website

Mediavine Partners may also create unique identifiers or audience groups to help provide targeted advertising.

You can learn more about interest-based advertising and available choices through the following industry resources:

National Advertising Initiative Opt-Out

Digital Advertising Alliance

Network Advertising Initiative

For mobile applications, you can also use the Digital Advertising Alliance AppChoices tool or use the privacy and advertising controls provided by your mobile device.

You can learn more about the companies that work with Mediavine, the information they may collect, and their privacy practices through the Mediavine Partners page.

This Mediavine advertising section is based on the Mediavine privacy language provided for publishers. Mediavine states that publishers should keep the required advertising language in their privacy policy and link the Privacy Policy directly from the website’s homepage. Mediavine Help Center

Information Mediavine May Collect

Mediavine and its advertising partners may collect information when advertisements are displayed or when visitors interact with advertising.

Depending on the advertising service being used, this may include:

  • IP address
  • Device information
  • Browser information
  • Operating system
  • Operating system version
  • Website language
  • Approximate location
  • Cookie information
  • Advertising identifiers
  • Website activity
  • Advertisement interactions
  • Traffic information
  • Referral information
  • Email information in hashed form where applicable

Mediavine may use this information to deliver, measure, improve, and personalize advertising.

Mediavine may also work with advertising partners that independently collect information from other websites, applications, or services.

Mediavine Advertising Partners

Mediavine works with advertising partners to provide advertising services.

These partners may receive certain information needed to participate in advertising auctions, display advertisements, measure performance, prevent fraud, and provide interest-based advertising.

The list of Mediavine advertising partners can change over time.

For the current list and information about individual partners, please visit:

Mediavine Advertising Partners

Each advertising partner may have its own privacy policy and privacy choices.

How to Opt Out of Mediavine Interest-Based Advertising

You can use several tools to limit interest-based advertising.

You may:

  • Adjust privacy settings through the advertising privacy controls displayed on the website
  • Use Global Privacy Control where applicable
  • Block or delete cookies in your browser
  • Use the National Advertising Initiative opt-out tools
  • Use the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tools
  • Use AppChoices on supported mobile devices
  • Adjust advertising settings through your device

For visitors in certain U.S. states, Mediavine provides a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” option where required.

For visitors in the EU, UK, and certain other regions, Mediavine may provide an “Update Privacy Settings” option for managing applicable advertising choices.

Mediavine explains that these privacy controls are connected to the advertising services it provides to publishers. Mediavine

What Happens After You Opt Out

Opting out of interest-based advertising does not necessarily mean that advertisements will disappear from Stethly.

You may continue to see advertisements.

The main difference is that advertisements may not be selected using certain information about your interests or online activity.

Essential cookies and technologies needed for the website to function may continue to operate.

Mediavine and U.S. Privacy Rights

Certain U.S. state privacy laws provide residents with rights concerning the collection, use, sale, sharing, or processing of personal information.

Where applicable, Mediavine provides privacy controls for certain advertising-related processing.

If you see a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link on the website, you can use it to exercise applicable opt-out rights.

Mediavine’s privacy guidance explains that its advertising privacy controls apply to Mediavine’s advertising services and do not automatically cover other information collection or processing performed by Stethly. Mediavine Help Center

Mediavine and International Data Transfers

Mediavine and its service providers may process information in the United States and other countries.

Where applicable privacy laws require safeguards for international transfers, Mediavine may use recognized legal mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

Mediavine’s Data Processing Agreement identifies privacy and compliance contacts and describes its data processing relationship with publishers. Mediavine

How Mediavine Protects Information

Mediavine uses technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or other risks.

However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

For this reason, neither Stethly nor Mediavine can guarantee absolute security of information transmitted over the internet.

How Long Mediavine Keeps Information

Mediavine and its advertising partners may keep personal information for different periods depending on:

  • The type of information
  • The reason it was collected
  • Advertising requirements
  • Legal requirements
  • Security requirements
  • Applicable privacy laws
  • The policies of the relevant advertising partner

Information may continue to be processed for advertising purposes until applicable privacy choices or deletion rights are exercised, where such rights apply.

For more information about Mediavine’s current data practices, please review its Legal & Privacy Center. Mediavine

Your Privacy Rights Regarding Mediavine

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding personal information processed by Mediavine.

These may include rights to:

  • Access information
  • Request a copy of information
  • Request deletion
  • Correct information
  • Object to certain processing
  • Restrict certain processing
  • Opt out of certain advertising activities

Mediavine’s current Legal & Privacy Center explains that privacy rights relating to Mediavine services can be exercised through its Privacy Request Center where available, or by contacting Mediavine’s legal/privacy team. Mediavine

How to Contact Mediavine About Privacy

If your question concerns Mediavine’s advertising services or information processed by Mediavine, you may contact Mediavine directly.

Mediavine currently provides the following privacy contact:

Mediavine Privacy / Legal Contact:
[email protected]

Mediavine’s advertising Data Processing Agreement also identifies:

Director of Privacy and Compliance
[email protected] Mediavine

For general privacy rights and privacy information, you can visit:

Mediavine Legal & Privacy Center

For general publisher support, Mediavine currently lists:

Publisher Support: [email protected]

Mediavine also provides a Help Center for existing publishers. Mediavine

How to Contact Stethly About Privacy

For information collected directly by Stethly, including comments, contact messages, and other information controlled by Stethly, please contact:

Bella
Founder, Stethly
Website: stethly.com
Email: [email protected]

For information specifically related to Mediavine’s advertising services, you may contact Mediavine using the information provided above.

Data Protection Complaints

If you believe that Stethly has not handled your personal information correctly, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

Email:[email protected]

Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to contact your local data protection or privacy authority.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Stethly may update this Privacy Policy when:

  • Website features change
  • New tools are added
  • New third-party services are used
  • Advertising arrangements change
  • Our information practices change
  • Privacy laws change

When we update this policy, we will change the Last Updated date at the top of the page.

If a significant change affects how personal information is handled, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

Getting in Touch

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, want to request access to or deletion of your information, want to correct information, or have another privacy concern, please contact us:

Bella
Founder
Stethly
Website: stethly.com
Email: [email protected]

For questions specifically about Mediavine’s advertising services or information processed by Mediavine:

Mediavine Privacy / Legal: [email protected]
Mediavine Privacy: [email protected]
Mediavine Publisher Support: [email protected]

Mediavine Legal & Privacy Center

Mediavine Contact Page

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