Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy explains how The Empty Nest Divorce ("we", "us") collects and uses your personal data when you visit this website, buy the guide, or contact us. We follow the US General Data Protection Regulation.

1. Who is responsible for your data

The data controller is the seller identified on our Policies & legal information page, established in United States. For any privacy question or request, email theemptynest@securemarginpress.com.

2. What we collect

  • Order data: your name, email address, billing country and address, the product you bought, the price paid and order number.
  • Payment data: processed payment providers. We receive only limited details (for example, card type and last digits), never the full card number.
  • Messages: what you write to us by email or through the contact form.
  • Newsletter: your email address, if you choose to sign up.
  • Device and usage data: IP address, browser, device type, pages visited and how you interact with the site, collected through cookies and similar technologies (see section 5).

We do not ask for, and ask you not to send us, sensitive information about your health or your divorce.

3. Why we use it, and on what legal basis

  • To deliver your guide, send order emails and provide support - performance of our contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
  • To issue invoices and keep accounting records - legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
  • To prevent fraud and keep the site secure - our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • To send our newsletter and offers - your consent, which you can withdraw at any time with the unsubscribe link (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
  • For analytics and advertising cookies (for example, measuring our Meta/Facebook and Instagram ads) - your consent through the cookie banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

4. Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with providers that help us run the store, under contracts that protect it:

  • Meta Platforms (Facebook/Instagram), only if you accept advertising cookies, to measure and improve our ads.
  • Microsoft Clarity, only if you accept analytics cookies, to understand how visitors use the site.
  • Our accountant and public authorities, when the law requires it.

5. Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies keep the cart and checkout working and do not need consent. Analytics and advertising cookies are used only if you accept them in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time through the cookie settings link in the footer or by clearing cookies in your browser.

6. International transfers

Some providers (such as Shopify and Meta) may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in Canada and the United States. Such transfers rely on adequacy decisions (including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, where the provider is certified) or on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. How long we keep it

  • Order and invoice data: for as long as tax and accounting law requires (in Portugal, up to 10 years).
  • Support messages: up to 2 years after your last contact.
  • Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
  • Cookies: for the period shown in the cookie banner, at most 13 months.

8. Children

This website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

9. Security

The site and checkout use encrypted connections (HTTPS), and access to order data is limited. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong password if you create an account.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version.