Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Health Info Guides collects, uses, protects, and handles information when you visit or interact with our website.
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Health Info Guides respects the privacy of its readers. We aim to collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate the website, respond to enquiries, maintain website security, and improve the reader experience.
This policy describes our information practices. Visiting or using the site does not, by itself, mean that you consent to optional tracking where separate consent is required by law.
Contents
- Information We Collect
- How We Use Information
- Blogger and Google Services
- Google Analytics 4
- Cookies and Similar Technologies
- Advertising and Google AdSense
- Comments and Public Contributions
- Contact Enquiries
- Third-Party Links and Services
- Health and Sensitive Information
- Data Retention and Security
- International Data Processing
- Your Privacy Choices
- Children’s Privacy
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
- Contact Us
1. Information We Collect
The information collected through this website depends on how you interact with it.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may provide information when you:
- Send us an email or contact enquiry
- Submit feedback or suggest an article topic
- Report an error or request a correction
- Leave a comment on an article
- Contact us regarding a professional collaboration
This information may include your name, email address, message content, and any other details you voluntarily provide.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, the hosting platform and related service providers may automatically receive technical information such as your internet protocol address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, pages visited, approximate location, date and time of access, and website performance information.
2. How We Use Information
Information may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Respond to questions, feedback, and correction requests
- Improve article quality, navigation, and readability
- Understand general website usage and performance
- Identify technical problems, spam, misuse, or security threats
- Maintain appropriate editorial and communication records
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell personal information provided directly to us.
3. Blogger and Google Services
Health Info Guides is hosted using Blogger, a service provided by Google. Blogger and other Google services may process technical information and use cookies or similar technologies to provide, secure, maintain, and measure their services.
Google processes information under its own privacy terms when providing its services. For information about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google's partner-sites privacy explanation. Health Info Guides cannot independently control all processing carried out by Google or other external service providers.
4. Google Analytics 4
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors find and use Health Info Guides. Depending on the settings and consent choices that apply, GA4 can process information such as pages visited, approximate location, referring sources, browser and device details, interactions, and pseudonymous identifiers. Google Analytics can use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish browsers and measure website usage.
We use analytics reporting to understand overall readership, identify technical issues, and improve navigation and content. Google may process analytics information on our behalf under its terms and the controls configured for our Analytics property. We do not ask readers to submit personal medical records to Google Analytics.
Learn more about how Google uses information on partner sites. You can also explore the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, where supported. Cookie choices and legally required consent controls are addressed below.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies and similar technologies can support security, site functionality, preferences, and analytics. Blogger and Google may set cookies for their services. Google Analytics may also use measurement cookies, including identifiers such as _ga where enabled. The exact cookies depend on the services and settings active when you visit.
You can manage or delete cookies using your browser controls. Blocking some cookies may affect website functions. Google Analytics also provides an opt-out browser add-on for supported browsers.
You can review or withdraw your choice at any time using the Cookie settings link in our website footer. If you withdraw permission after allowing analytics, the website will stop loading the Analytics tag on subsequent pages and attempt to clear Analytics cookies accessible to this website. You can also clear cookies from your browser settings.
Analytics and advertising cookies are not automatically essential. Where applicable law requires prior consent for non-essential tracking, that consent must be obtained before the technologies are activated. A privacy policy or browser settings alone do not replace any consent mechanism required by law.
6. Advertising and Google AdSense
Health Info Guides is not currently serving Google AdSense advertisements. We may introduce advertising in the future, but an application for an advertising service does not mean that ads are active on this site.
If Google AdSense or another advertising service is enabled, we will update this policy to identify relevant vendors, explain advertising cookies and data uses, and describe available personalization and opt-out options. Third-party advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies, subject to their policies and applicable consent requirements.
If Google ads are introduced, readers may be able to manage personalized advertising preferences through Google My Ad Center. Where required, a suitable consent-management solution will need to be in place before advertising technologies are used.
7. Comments and Public Contributions
If you leave a comment, the name, profile information, comment text, or other information associated with your account may become publicly visible, depending on the commenting system and your account settings.
Do not include confidential information, medical records, passwords, financial information, identification documents, or other sensitive personal details in a public comment. We may remove comments that contain spam, abusive content, unsafe advice, personal data, or material that violates our moderation standards.
8. Contact Enquiries
When you contact us by email, we receive the information included in your message. We use this information to review and respond to your enquiry, investigate requested corrections, maintain communication records, and protect the website against misuse.
Please provide only the information necessary for your enquiry. Sending an email does not create a doctor–patient, therapist–client, dietitian–client, or other professional healthcare relationship.
9. Third-Party Links and Services
Our articles may contain links to hospitals, government agencies, health organizations, research publications, educational websites, social platforms, or other external resources.
External websites operate independently and have their own privacy policies, cookies, security practices, and terms. Health Info Guides is not responsible for the privacy practices, availability, accuracy, or content of third-party websites.
10. Health and Sensitive Information
Health Info Guides provides general educational content and does not require readers to submit personal health information.
Please do not send medical records, laboratory reports, prescriptions, photographs of medical conditions, detailed medical histories, identity documents, payment information, passwords, or other highly sensitive information. We cannot provide personal medical advice, diagnosis, emergency assistance, or individualized treatment recommendations.
11. Data Retention and Security
We retain enquiries and related correspondence only for as long as reasonably needed to respond, address follow-up matters, maintain necessary editorial records, resolve disputes, or meet legal and security obligations. Retention depends on the purpose and type of information; we do not apply a single fixed period to every record. Information processed by Blogger and Google Analytics is also subject to the services’ settings and retention rules.
We take reasonable measures to protect information under our control. However, no website, email service, transmission method, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information electronically at your own discretion.
12. International Data Processing
Because the website uses global services such as Blogger and Google Analytics, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country where you live. Where applicable, such processing is subject to the relevant provider's contractual terms, security measures, and data-protection requirements. See Google's Privacy Policy for more information about Google's practices.
13. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may be able to:
- Ask what personal information you have provided directly to us
- Request correction of inaccurate contact information
- Request deletion of an email or enquiry where reasonably possible
- Manage cookies through your browser or consent settings
- Contact the relevant third-party provider regarding information it controls
- Request information about applicable privacy rights, including objections or withdrawal of consent where these rights apply
We may need to verify a request before acting on it. Certain information may need to be retained for security, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, or legal reasons.
14. Children’s Privacy
This website is intended to provide general health information to a broad audience, including parents, caregivers, and adults researching health topics. It is not specifically directed at children under 13.
We do not knowingly request personal information directly from children under 13. A parent or legal guardian who believes a child has submitted personal information may contact us to request its review and removal.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when website features, third-party services, data practices, or legal requirements change. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage readers to review this page periodically.
16. Contact Us
Contact us with questions about this Privacy Policy, information submitted directly to us, or requests to access, correct, or delete information where applicable. We may need to verify your identity and may be unable to fulfil requests for information controlled independently by another provider.
You may also visit our Contact Us page .
This Privacy Policy applies to Health Info Guides. Last updated October 15, 2026.
