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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information LowVisionGuide.org collects, how it is used, and the choices available to you. It applies to LowVisionGuide.org.

Who we are

LowVisionGuide.org is published by Visible Living LLC, a Washington State company. Visible Living LLC also operates VisibleLiving.org. See our About page for more on how the two properties relate.

Information we collect

LowVisionGuide.org runs on the Ghost publishing platform. We collect information in these ways:

  • Newsletter and account signup: If you sign up for updates or create an account, we collect your email address. Signup is open to anyone, and you agree at signup to receive emails from us — you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email.
  • Email engagement: Like most publishers, we use Ghost's built-in tools to see whether emails we send are opened and whether links in them are clicked. This helps us understand which content is useful.
  • Signup source: We record which page or link led to a signup, so we can understand how readers find the site.
  • Session cookies: If you create an account, Ghost uses a cookie to keep you signed in. This is required for the account feature to work and is not used for advertising.
  • Analytics and advertising data: We use analytics services and display advertising on this site. Both involve cookies and similar technologies set by third parties. The two sections below explain exactly what that means and how to opt out.

What we do not collect

We do not ask you to submit information about your own eye condition, diagnosis or medical history anywhere on this site, and we do not currently offer paid subscriptions or process payments — no payment or financial information is collected by LowVisionGuide.org.

We never provide your email address or account information to advertisers or ad networks.

Analytics

We use analytics to understand which articles are useful and how readers find the site. We look at this information in aggregate and do not use it to identify individual readers.

  • Google Analytics: Google Analytics sets cookies and collects information including your IP address, browser and device type, approximate location derived from your IP address, the pages you view, and how you arrived at the site. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing Google's browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
  • Ghost analytics: Our publishing platform records basic first-party statistics — page views, referral sources, and whether the emails we send are opened or clicked. This information stays within our Ghost account.

Advertising

We display advertising on this site through Google AdSense. Advertising helps cover the cost of researching and publishing this site and keeps it free to read. Here is what that means for your information:

  • Third-party ad serving: Google is a third-party vendor that serves ads on this site. Google and its partners may set and read cookies on your browser, or use similar technologies such as web beacons and device identifiers, when you view a page that contains ads.
  • Personalized advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet. The ads you see may reflect interests inferred from that browsing activity.
  • Information involved: Ad serving may involve your IP address, browser and device type, approximate location derived from your IP address, the pages you view on this site, and identifiers stored in cookies.
  • We do not choose the ads: We do not select which specific advertisements appear, and the presence of an ad is not a recommendation or an endorsement. Advertising has no influence on our editorial coverage — see our Editorial Independence Charter for how commercial relationships are disclosed and governed.

Your advertising and tracking choices

How we use information

We use the information above to:

  • Send the newsletter and updates you signed up for
  • Maintain your account, if you have one
  • Understand which content and referral sources are useful to readers
  • Display advertising that supports the cost of publishing the site
  • Respond to messages you send us
  • Maintain the security and functioning of the site

Selling and sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information for money, and we do not provide your email address or account information to advertisers.

We want to be straightforward about one point: California law defines "selling" and "sharing" personal information broadly. The advertising cookies described above may be considered "sharing" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising under the California Consumer Privacy Act, even though no money changes hands and we receive no personal information about you in return. You can stop this at any time using the opt-out choices listed under Your advertising and tracking choices.

Affiliate links and third-party sites

Some links on this site are affiliate links, and some point to sponsor, manufacturer or retailer websites, including VisibleLiving.org. See our Editorial Independence Charter for how these relationships are disclosed and governed editorially. When you follow an outbound link, you leave LowVisionGuide.org and become subject to that destination's own privacy practices, which we do not control.

How long we keep information

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed or hold an account. If you unsubscribe or request deletion, we remove or anonymize your information within a reasonable period, except where we need to retain limited records for legal or security purposes.

Information collected by Google Analytics and Google's advertising services is retained according to Google's own retention policies, which we do not control.

Your choices

  • Unsubscribe from emails at any time using the link included in every email we send.
  • Opt out of personalized advertising and analytics using the methods listed above.
  • Request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you by emailing support@visibleliving.org.
  • Ask questions about this policy by emailing editorial@lowvisionguide.org.

We will respond to privacy requests within a reasonable time and may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

California residents

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, to request deletion or correction of that information, to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined under California law, and not to be treated differently for exercising these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, email support@visibleliving.org. To opt out of advertising-related sharing directly, use the choices listed under Your advertising and tracking choices.

Children's privacy

LowVisionGuide.org is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and this site is not designated as child-directed for advertising purposes.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our practices, services or applicable law change. Material changes will be reflected by updating the effective date below.

Policy information

  • Organization: Visible Living LLC
  • Website: LowVisionGuide.org
  • Initial effective date: August 2026
  • Last updated: August 28, 2026
  • Review cycle: At least annually and whenever our data practices materially change
  • Privacy questions: editorial@lowvisionguide.org
  • Account and data requests: support@visibleliving.org