At Health Consumer News, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information. Please note that we do not sell or share your personal data. Any information we collect is used solely for analytical purposes to enhance your experience on our site.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.healthconsumernews.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images posted on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies will be set up to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which includes no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you are logged into your account on that website.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or share visitor data with third parties. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
When you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our site (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, with the exception of any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Processing
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure site security.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us.
