Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how [Your Company/Website Name] (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you visit our website [Your Domain]. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
1. What Information Do We Collect?
We collect information that can directly or indirectly identify you (“personal data”) in various ways:
1.1. Information You Directly Provide:
- Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- User Registration: If you register on our website (if such a feature is available), we collect the personal information you provide in your user profile.
- Other Forms: Any information you provide through contact forms, newsletter subscription forms, etc.
1.2. Information Collected Automatically (via Cookies and Similar Technologies):
When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. This information may include:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and operating system
- Dates and times of access to the site
- Pages visited and time spent on them
- Referring links (from where you came to our site)
- Data about your interaction with the site (clicks, scrolling, etc.)
Cookies:
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- Functional Cookies: Essential for the basic operation of the site (e.g., remembering settings, login). If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. 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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
- Analytical Cookies (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site. This helps us improve the site’s performance and understand which pages are most popular. Google Analytics collects information anonymously. You can review Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
- Advertising Cookies (Meta Pixel / Facebook Pixel): We use Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel) to collect information about your interaction with our site, which allows us to show you personalized advertising on Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram) and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Meta Pixel can track events such as page views, add-to-carts, purchases, etc. Data collected via Meta Pixel may be used by Meta to provide advertising services and improve its products. You can review Meta’s privacy policy here: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. More detailed information on cookies and how to disable them can be found at: www.allaboutcookies.org.
1.3. Embedded Content from Other Websites:
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
2. How Do We Use Your Information?
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- Providing, operating, and maintaining our website.
- Improving, personalizing, and expanding our website.
- Understanding and analyzing how you use our website.
- Developing new products, services, features, and functionality.
- Communicating with you directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes.
- Sending you emails.
- Detecting and preventing fraud.
- Performing analytics and research to optimize site performance and advertising campaigns (via Google Analytics, Meta Pixel).
- Retargeting and showing personalized advertisements (via Meta Pixel).
3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (according to GDPR)
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: We request your explicit consent for the use of certain types of cookies (e.g., analytical, advertising) and the collection of related personal data. You can withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings on our website.
- Legitimate Interest: We may process your data when it is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., ensuring site security, preventing fraud, improving our services), and when these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Performance of a Contract: In some cases, data processing may be necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or to take steps at your request prior to entering into such a contract.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your data when it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations.
4. How and With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to others. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or conducting statistical analysis.
We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or conducting statistical analysis.
- Automated Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Google Analytics: Information about your site usage may be shared with Google.
- Meta (Facebook) Pixel: Data about your behavior on the site may be shared with Meta for advertising and analytics purposes.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Your data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside of your country, including countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as the USA, where Google and Meta servers are located. We take measures to ensure that such transfers are carried out in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
5. How Long Do We Retain Your Data?
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Data retention periods:
- Comments and their metadata: Retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- Registered User Information: Retained as long as the user is active or requests deletion.
- Data collected via Google Analytics and Meta Pixel: Data retention periods are determined by the settings of these services (typically from 14 months to 50 months for Google Analytics; for Meta Pixel, data is retained as long as it is useful for advertising purposes).
- Other data is retained in accordance with its purpose and applicable law.
6. Your Rights Regarding Your Data
You have certain rights regarding your personal data under GDPR:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data we hold.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, including processing for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you believe we are processing your personal data improperly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority in your country.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us:
Uliana Health
Email: admin@ulianahealth.com
Country: United Kingdom
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.