Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 18, 2026
The short version
Wisely is built to know as little about you as possible. We never collect health information, therapy history, or anything about a clinician–client relationship. Who you follow and what you save is never shown to other users.
What we collect
- Account information: your email address and name when you sign up (directly or via Google sign-in), and for clinicians, professional details you choose to list — credentials, NPI number, specialties.
- Activity on Wisely: books you save, reviews you write, reading lists you create or open, and searches you run. Saved books and follows are private to your account; clinicians see aggregate counts only, never who.
- Technical basics: standard server logs (IP address, browser type) used for security and debugging, and a session identifier for anonymous usage analytics.
What we never collect
No health records, diagnoses, or treatment information. Wisely is not a healthcare provider, is not a HIPAA covered entity, and is designed so that no protected health information is ever stored. If a clinician shares a reading list with you, we do not know — and cannot know — whether you are their client.
How we use information
To run the product: showing your shelf, your lists, and clinician profiles; improving search and recommendations from aggregate usage; and keeping the service secure. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it with third parties except the service providers that host our infrastructure.
Affiliate links
Book purchase links go to Amazon and Bookshop.org through affiliate programs. When you click one, we record the click (with your session or account) so commissions can be attributed. What you do on the retailer's site is governed by their privacy policy, not ours.
Third-party services
Book metadata comes from Google Books and Open Library. Sign-in can be handled by Google. Each of these services has its own privacy policy.
Your choices
You can delete your reviews and lists at any time. To delete your account and its data, or to ask anything about this policy, contact us at privacy@wisely.page.