Privacy Policy

Last updated: 24 October 2026

Your trust matters to me, especially on a cancer website. This page explains which personal data I

collect, why, and what you can do about it. I keep it to the minimum.

Who is responsible for your data

Annie Vanhee, a private individual living in Belgium, is responsible (the "controller") for the

personal data collected on this website.

Contact: annie@cancerbeyondthediagnosis.com

What I collect and why

When you subscribe to my emails or download the free First 48 Hours guide, I collect your email

address and, if you give it, your first name. I use them to send you the guide and my emails, based

on your consent. I keep them until you unsubscribe.

When you use the contact form or email me, I receive your name, email address and message. I use

them only to answer you, which is my legitimate interest in replying. I keep them for up to two

years after our last contact.

When you buy a guide through Gumroad, I receive your name, email address, the product, the date

and the amount. I never see your card details. I use this information to deliver your purchase and

keep my records, as needed for the purchase and to meet legal obligations. I keep it as long as the

law requires.

I never sell your data, and I do not use it for advertising.

About health information

You never need to tell me anything about your health to use this website. If you choose to share

personal or medical details in a message, I use them only to reply to you and I delete them when

they are no longer needed.

Who helps me run this website?

I use a few trusted services that process data on my behalf:

• Hostinger, which hosts this website and the contact form

• MailerLite, which sends my emails and the free guide

• Gumroad, which handles every purchase as the legal seller. Gumroad processes your

payment under its own privacy policy.

Some of these services may store data outside the European Union, for example in the United

States. In that case, they protect it with safeguards recognized by EU law, such as the EU Standard

Contractual Clauses.

CookiesThis website currently uses only cookies that are strictly necessary for it to work. These do not track

you and do not need your consent. If I add analytics in the future, I will ask for your consent first

and update this page.

Your rights

You can ask me at any time to:

• see the personal data I hold about you

• correct it

• delete it

• limit or object to how I use it

• receive it in a format you can take elsewhere

You can withdraw your consent for my emails at any time through the unsubscribe link at the

bottom of every email, or by writing to me.

To use any of these rights, email annie@cancerbeyondthediagnosis.com. I will answer within one

month.

If you feel I have not handled your data properly, you can file a complaint with the Belgian Data

Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit), Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels,

www.dataprotectionauthority.be.

Children

This website is meant for adults. I do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

Changes

If I change this policy, I will update the date at the top of this page.

Add later: paragraph for the day you install Google Analytics

Replace the Cookies section above with this text, and switch on a cookie consent banner in

Hostinger the same day:

Cookies and analytics

This website uses strictly necessary cookies so it works properly. With your consent, I also use

Google Analytics to understand how many people visit and which pages help them most. Google

Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as the pages you visit, your approximate

location and your device type. IP addresses are shortened, and I cannot identify you personally.

Analytics cookies are only placed after you click "Accept" in the cookie banner. You can change

your choice at any time through the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. Google may

process this data in the United States under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. I keep analytics

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