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Privacy Policy
How we collect, use and protect information, and the choices you have.
This Privacy Policy explains how Healthy Habits News ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses and shares information when you visit Healthy Habits News at healthyhabitsnews.online (the "Site"). By using the Site you acknowledge the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Information we collect
Information you give us
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. Please do not send sensitive health information or payment details.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, our servers and the tools we use may automatically record technical information such as your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, the pages you view, the date and time of your visit, and the website or link that referred you. This is used to keep the Site secure and working, and to understand how it is used.
Health information
The Site publishes articles about hearing health, but we do not ask for, and do not intend to collect, information about your health or medical conditions. The Site has no forms, accounts or hearing tests.
2. How we use information
- To operate, secure and improve the Site and its content.
- To understand which pages and links are useful to readers.
- To attribute referrals to affiliate partners so that we can be paid commissions.
- To respond to messages and requests.
- To comply with legal obligations and to protect our rights.
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, our legal bases are our legitimate interests in running and improving the Site, your consent where we ask for it (for example, for non-essential cookies), and compliance with legal obligations.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our partners may use cookies and similar technologies, such as local or session storage and tracking pixels, for the following purposes:
- Essential: to make the Site work and keep it secure.
- Analytics: to measure traffic and see which content is read.
- Affiliate and advertising: when you click an outbound affiliate link, the affiliate network or seller may set a cookie so that a resulting purchase can be credited to us.
We may keep a campaign or referral identifier from the link you arrived on (for example a "sub" parameter) and add it to our outbound links, so that a referral can be attributed to the right source.
You can control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them, although some parts of the Site may not work as intended. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising through tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance or the Network Advertising Initiative.
4. Affiliate links and third-party sites
The Site contains links to third-party websites, including the seller of the product we feature. These are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you make a purchase. Once you leave the Site, the other website's privacy policy applies, and we are not responsible for its content or practices. We do not receive your payment details or order information from those sites; we may receive limited information from affiliate networks about clicks and commissions.
5. Third-party services
The fonts, images, styles and scripts on the Site are served from our own domain, so your browser does not contact a separate font or content provider when you load a page. The Site does link to third-party websites (see Section 4), and their own policies apply once you click through.
We may add analytics, advertising or affiliate-tracking services over time. If we do, we will update this policy.
6. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information in exchange for money. We may share information with:
- Service providers that host the Site, provide analytics or help us run it, who may only use the information to provide services to us.
- Affiliate networks and advertising partners, to the extent described in Section 3.
- Authorities or other parties where required by law, or to protect our rights, users or the public.
- A successor, if we are involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets.
Under some US state laws, certain advertising and affiliate cookies set by third parties may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. You can opt out using the tools in Section 3 or by contacting us.
7. Retention
We keep server logs and analytics data for as long as needed for the purposes above, and correspondence for as long as needed to deal with your request and meet legal requirements. We then delete or anonymize it.
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask us to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you; to restrict or object to certain processing; to receive a copy of your information in a portable format; to withdraw consent at any time; and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. You also have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. If you are in the EEA or UK, you may complain to your local data protection authority.
To make a request, email info@healthyhabitsnews.online. We may need to verify your identity before acting on it, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law.
10. Children
The Site is intended for adults and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has given us information, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. International transfers
We and our service providers may process information in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for those transfers.
12. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
There is no uniform standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, and the Site does not currently respond to them. Where applicable law requires us to treat a Global Privacy Control signal as an opt-out of sale or sharing, we will do so.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top shows when it was last changed. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised policy.
14. Contact
Healthy Habits News
Email: info@healthyhabitsnews.online