Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026

Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways:

Information you provide: If you contact us via email, we collect your email address and message content.
Automatically collected information: When you visit our site, we may collect your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, time spent on pages, and device information. This data is collected through cookies and analytics tools as described below.

How We Use Information

To operate, maintain, and improve the site
To analyze usage patterns and optimize content
To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
To respond to inquiries
To detect and prevent abuse

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies: Store your preferences (theme, cookie consent). These do not require consent and are stored in your browser's localStorage.
Analytics cookies: We use Matomo (self-hosted) to understand how visitors use our site. Matomo collects anonymized data including pages visited, time on site, browser type, and approximate location. These cookies are only set after you accept the cookie consent banner.
Advertising cookies: Google AdSense may use cookies to serve personalized ads based on your browsing history. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. These cookies are only loaded after you accept the cookie consent banner.

You can manage cookie preferences by clearing your browser's localStorage for this site, which will reset the cookie consent prompt.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. You may opt out of the use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

Third-Party Services

Our site uses the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

Google AdSense: Google Privacy Policy
Matomo Analytics: Self-hosted, data does not leave our infrastructure
Cloudflare: CDN and DDoS protection — Cloudflare Privacy Policy

Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including HTTPS encryption, secure server infrastructure, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

This site is intended for healthcare professionals and students. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to access the personal data we hold about you
Right to request correction of inaccurate data
Right to request deletion of your data
Right to opt out of personalized advertising
Right to withdraw consent for non-essential cookies

To exercise these rights, contact us at the address below.

California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to request disclosure of the categories of personal information we collect, the purposes for collection, and any third parties with whom we share it. You may also request deletion of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.

European Users (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, we process your data based on your consent (for analytics and advertising cookies) and our legitimate interests (for site operation). You may withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser storage for this site.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at: [email protected]