Effective Date: June 2025

The Nursing Lens (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit https://the-nursing-lens.ghost.io (the “Site”), subscribe to our newsletter, or contribute content.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information you choose to share with us:

  • Email address – when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us.
  • Submitted content – if you volunteer to write or submit media to The Nursing Lens.
  • Basic analytics – we may use tools like Plausible or Google Analytics to track anonymous site usage (e.g., page views, traffic sources). No personally identifying data is collected unless you explicitly provide it.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Send periodic newsletters or updates (if you’ve subscribed).
  • Review and possibly publish submitted stories, articles, photos, or media (with your consent).
  • Improve the quality, accessibility, and relevance of our site content.

3. Content Submissions

By submitting any writing, photography, video, or other media to The Nursing Lens, you consent to its publication on our platform. We may lightly edit for clarity, grammar, or formatting. Attribution will always be given unless anonymity is requested.

We do not sell your submissions, and contributors retain ownership of their original work. If you’d like your content removed, just reach out to us.

4. Third-Party Tools

We use:

  • Ghost CMS to host and manage our content and membership system.
  • Vimeo and YouTube to embed videos.
  • Form tools or email clients (e.g., Buttondown, Mailchimp, etc.) to manage newsletter subscriptions.

These third-party services may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

5. Cookies

This site may use minimal cookies for basic functionality. We do not use them to track you across the web or sell your data.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Unsubscribe from emails at any time.
  • Request removal of your content or data.
  • Contact us with questions or concerns.

To do any of the above, email us at: eric@thenursinglens.org

8. Policy Updates

We may update this policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be posted here, with the updated effective date.