Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how HospitalBagChecklists.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and safeguards information when you visit our website at https://hospitalbagchecklists.com. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of the site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this policy.

2. Local Storage & Packing Tracker Privacy

HospitalBagChecklists.com provides interactive tools to help expecting parents track items packed for labor, postpartum recovery, and newborn care. To deliver a seamless user experience across sessions:

• Client-Side Only: Your checklist checked states, custom packing items, active category filters, and progress counts are saved solely in your web browser’s HTML5 localStorage.
• No Cloud Sync or Server Transmission: We do not upload your custom checklist text, personal notes, or due-date estimates to any remote database or server.
• User Control: You can completely erase your stored checklist data at any time by clearing your browser cache and site data, or by using the “Reset Checklist” button in the application.

3. Log Files and Technical Data

HospitalBagChecklists.com follows standard industry procedures of utilizing log files. These files log visitors when they access web pages. Standard hosting platforms (such as Vercel, Cloudflare, or AWS) collect this information as part of hosting administration, operational security, and analytics.

Information logged includes:

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
• Browser type and version
• Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• Date and time stamps of visits
• Referring and exit pages
• Platform/operating system type (e.g. iOS, Android, macOS, Windows)
• Number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, and maintain infrastructure health

These log records are not linked to any personally identifiable information and are strictly used to diagnose technical faults, defend against malicious DDoS attacks, and optimize page load speeds.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like most websites, HospitalBagChecklists.com uses cookies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store information including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited.

The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other technical data. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent via your individual browser settings.

6. Third-Party Privacy Policies

HospitalBagChecklists.com’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers, external tools, or websites. We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites (e.g. Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge).

7. CCPA / CPRA Consumer Privacy Rights (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California consumers possess specific rights regarding their personal data:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected about consumers.
• Right to Deletion: You have the right to request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale / Sharing: You have the right to direct a business that sells or shares consumer personal information to stop doing so. HospitalBagChecklists.com does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA privacy rights.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@hospitalbagchecklists.com.

8. GDPR Data Protection Rights (UK & European Economic Area)

We ensure that users located in the United Kingdom (under the UK GDPR / Data Protection Act 2018) and the European Economic Area (EEA) can exercise their statutory data protection rights:

To exercise any of these GDPR rights, please submit an inquiry to support@hospitalbagchecklists.com. We will process your verified request within 30 days.

9. Children’s Information (COPPA Compliance)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

HospitalBagChecklists.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.