Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 1, 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how the Eamon Blackthorn website (eamonblackthorn.com) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, download free resources, submit reviews or comments, or interact with our content.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not use our website.
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms & Conditions, which govern your use of the website.
2. Who We Are
The Eamon Blackthorn website is operated by Globoteca Multimedia Group LLC, registered in Wyoming, United States. We are the data controller responsible for your personal information.
Address: 1309 Coffeen Ave STE 18627, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
Contact for privacy inquiries:
privacy@globotecagroup.com
3. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you interact with our website, you may voluntarily provide:
- Name and email address — when you submit a download request for free resources (scripts, frameworks, action plans)
- Name, email, and review content — when you submit a book review
- Name, email, and comment content — when you leave a comment on an article
Information Collected Automatically
We use Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first analytics service, which collects:
- Pages visited and referral sources
- Browser type and device category
- Country-level location data (derived from anonymized IP addresses)
Fathom Analytics does not use cookies, does not store IP addresses, and does not collect personally identifiable information. All data is anonymized and aggregated.
Information We Do NOT Collect
- Payment or financial data — all book purchases happen on Amazon and other third-party retailers. We never process, store, or have access to your payment information.
- Sensitive personal data — we do not collect data about race, ethnicity, religion, health, sexual orientation, or political opinions.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Service delivery — to provide you with the free resources you requested
- Download access — to generate secure, time-limited download links sent to your email
- Communication — to respond to inquiries submitted through our contact channels
- Content moderation — to review and publish submitted book reviews and article comments
- Site improvement — to understand how visitors use our website and improve the experience
- Fraud prevention — to detect and prevent abuse of our download and review systems through rate limiting
We do NOT sell your personal information. We do NOT use your data for advertising. We do NOT build marketing profiles about you.
5. Analytics (Fathom Analytics)
We use Fathom Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Fathom is a privacy-first analytics provider that is fully compliant with:
- GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation — EU)
- CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act — US)
- ePrivacy Directive (EU)
- PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations — UK)
- COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act — US)
Key facts about our analytics:
- Fathom does not use cookies
- No cookie consent banner is required
- No personal data is stored by our analytics
- IP addresses are anonymized and never stored
- Data is processed within the EU for EU visitors
6. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:
- Contract performance — processing necessary to deliver the free resources you requested (e.g., generating your download link after you provide your email)
- Legitimate interests — improving our website, preventing abuse, and understanding aggregate visitor patterns through anonymized analytics
- Legal obligations — complying with applicable laws and regulations
- Consent — where you have provided explicit consent, such as submitting a book review or comment for publication
8. Data Sharing
We share your data only with the following service providers, strictly for the purposes described:
- Supabase — our database and storage provider. Supabase processes data under a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and supports EU data residency. Your name, email, reviews, and comments are stored securely in our Supabase database.
- Fathom Analytics — our analytics provider. Fathom only receives anonymized, aggregated data. No personally identifiable information is shared.
We do NOT share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, or any third parties for marketing purposes.
9. Affiliate Links
Our website contains affiliate links to third-party retailers, primarily Amazon. When you click an affiliate link:
- You are redirected to the retailer's website (e.g., Amazon.com)
- The retailer may collect data about your visit under their own privacy policy
- We do not receive any personal data about you from these clicks
- We receive only aggregate commission reports (e.g., total sales and revenue) — no information identifying individual purchasers
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party retailers before making a purchase.
10. International Data Transfers
We take care to ensure your data is processed in compliance with applicable data protection laws:
- Supabase — processes EU data within the European Union
- Fathom Analytics — processes EU visitor data within the European Union, in compliance with GDPR
Where data transfers outside the EEA are necessary, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions.
11. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
- Download leads (name and email from resource requests) — retained for service delivery and to provide access to updated resources. You may request deletion at any time.
- Reviews and comments — retained for as long as they are published on the website. You may request removal at any time.
- Technical/analytics data — fully anonymized by Fathom Analytics. No personal data is retained by our analytics system.
12. Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:
- Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restriction — request that we limit how we process your data
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@globotecagroup.com. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
13. Your Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grant you the following rights:
- Right to know — request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected
- Right to delete — request deletion of personal information we have collected
- Right to opt-out of sale — we do NOT sell personal information, so no opt-out mechanism is necessary
- Right to non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@globotecagroup.com.
14. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@globotecagroup.com and we will promptly delete such information.
15. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including:
- Encryption in transit — all data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS
- Secure hosting — our database and storage are hosted on Supabase with enterprise-grade security infrastructure
- Access controls — database access is restricted through role-based permissions and API key separation (public vs. service keys)
- Rate limiting — API endpoints are protected against abuse through IP-based and email-based rate limiting
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
16. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including Amazon, other book retailers, and external resources. These websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.
17. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or services. When we make changes:
- The updated policy will be posted on this page
- The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised
- For significant changes, we may provide additional notice (such as a banner on our website)
We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
18. Contact
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Email: privacy@globotecagroup.com
Website: eamonblackthorn.com
We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.