Summary: Liberos® does not sell your data. We do not share your personal information with third parties for commercial purposes. We collect only what is necessary to operate this website and respond to your inquiries.
1. Who We Are
This website is operated by Nicole Prause, PhD, doing business as Liberos® (hereinafter "Liberos," "we," "us," or "our"). Liberos® is a registered trademark. Our mailing address is PO Box 1318, Sacramento, CA 95812, United States.
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors to liberoscenter.com, regardless of your country of residence, including visitors from the European Union, the United Kingdom, California, and elsewhere.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways:
Information you provide voluntarily — when you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, reason for contact, and message content.
Information collected automatically — when you submit the contact form, we also automatically record technical metadata for safety and security purposes, including:
- Your IP address and approximate geographic location (city, country)
- Your internet service provider (ISP) and whether a VPN or proxy is detected
- Your browser type and version
- Your operating system and device platform
- Your screen resolution and device pixel ratio
- Your browser language setting
- Your local timezone
- The date and time of submission
- The referring URL (how you arrived at this site)
This metadata is collected because Dr. Prause receives threatening communications and requires this information for her personal safety and for law enforcement purposes if necessary.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected solely to:
- Respond to your inquiry or message
- Identify and document threatening or harassing communications
- Maintain records for potential law enforcement reporting
- Improve the security and operation of this website
We do not use your information for marketing, advertising, profiling, or any automated decision-making.
4. We Do Not Sell Your Data
Liberos® does not sell, rent, lease, or trade your personal information to any third party under any circumstances. This applies to residents of California (CCPA), the European Union (GDPR), and all other jurisdictions.
5. Third-Party Services
This website uses a small number of third-party services to operate:
- Formspree (formspree.io) — processes contact form submissions and delivers them to our email. Formspree has its own privacy policy available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.
- Google Fonts — serves typefaces used on this site. Google may collect limited usage data per its privacy policy.
- Buy Me a Coffee (buymeacoffee.com) — an independent donation platform. Any transactions occur on their platform under their own terms.
- ipapi.is — used to look up the public IP address of contact form submitters for safety logging purposes.
We do not use advertising networks, tracking pixels, or social media cookies on this website.
6. Cookies
This website does not use cookies for tracking or analytics. Any cookies set by third-party services (such as Google Fonts) are subject to those services' own policies and are technical in nature.
7. International Visitors & Legal Bases (GDPR)
This website is accessible worldwide. If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases under the GDPR:
- Consent — by submitting the contact form, you consent to the collection of your message and metadata as described in this policy.
- Legitimate interests — the collection of safety metadata is based on our legitimate interest in protecting Dr. Prause from harassment and threats.
You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact us via the contact form on this site. We will respond within 30 days.
8. California Residents (CCPA)
California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion of that information, and opt out of the sale of personal information. As noted above, we do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, please contact us through the site's contact form.
9. Data Retention
Contact form submissions and associated metadata are retained in our email system for as long as necessary for safety, legal, or operational purposes. We do not maintain a separate database of visitor data.
10. Children's Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information through this site, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of this website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please use the contact form on this website.