Privacy Policy | The Steady Line

This Privacy Policy explains how The Steady Line ("we," "us," "the site") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit healthsteadyline.com (the "Site").

1. Information we collect

Information you provide directly. If you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us, we collect your email address and any information you include in your message.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring URL, and timestamps. This is typically collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 3).

Information from third parties. If you arrive via an advertising link (for example, from a search engine ad), the ad platform may pass along click identifiers (such as a click ID parameter) used to measure ad performance. We do not receive your name, contact details, or financial information from these platforms.

2. How we use information

To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content
To send newsletter emails to subscribers who opt in, and to let them unsubscribe at any time
To measure which articles and pages are useful, using aggregated, non-identifying analytics
To measure the performance of advertising campaigns that bring visitors to the Site
To respond to inquiries sent through our contact page
To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your data to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

3. Cookies and tracking technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

Essential functionality — remembering basic site preferences.
Analytics — understanding aggregate traffic patterns and which content performs well.
Advertising measurement — where applicable, measuring the performance of ad campaigns that referred visitors to the Site, including through URL parameters such as click identifiers from ad platforms.

You can control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them. Doing so may affect some site functionality.

4. Affiliate links and advertising

Some pages on this Site contain affiliate links, including links to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, The Steady Line earns from qualifying purchases made through these links, at no additional cost to you. Amazon and other linked retailers have their own privacy policies governing information collected on their sites; we encourage you to review those separately.

5. How we share information

We share information only with:

Service providers who help us operate the Site (e.g., hosting, email delivery, analytics), under contractual confidentiality obligations
Advertising and analytics platforms, in aggregated or pseudonymous form, for the purposes described above
Legal authorities, where required by law or to protect our rights, users, or the public

We do not sell personal information to third parties for their own independent marketing use.

6. Data retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe; you may unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@healthsteadyline.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (generally within 30 days).

If you are located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, you may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect and the right to request deletion; we do not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA.

8. Children's privacy

This Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information we hold. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International visitors

The Site is operated with servers and service providers that may be located in different countries. By using the Site, you understand that your information may be processed outside your country of residence.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

12. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: privacy@healthsteadyline.com.