At HealthSoak (“we”, “our”, “us”), accessible at healthsoak.com, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using our site, you agree to the practices described below.
Information We Collect
We collect a limited amount of information to operate and improve our website:
- Information you provide voluntarily: when you contact us through our contact form or by email, we receive your name, email address, and the contents of your message. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry.
- Automatically collected information: like most websites, our hosting provider and analytics tools may log standard technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, and the pages you visit on our site along with timestamps. This data is used in aggregate to understand how our content is used.
We do not ask for, and you should not send us, sensitive personal information such as financial details, government ID numbers, or health records.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember your preferences and understand how visitors use the site. HealthSoak uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: required for basic site functionality, such as remembering your cookie-consent choice.
- Analytics cookies: help us measure traffic and see which articles readers find most useful, so we can publish more of what works.
- Advertising cookies: used by our advertising partners to show relevant ads, as described below.
You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site work.
Google AdSense and the DoubleClick Cookie
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on HealthSoak. Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet.
- Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites across the web.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technology such as cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their advertisements and links that appear on HealthSoak. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and to personalize the advertising content you see. HealthSoak has no access to or control over the cookies used by third-party advertisers.
Analytics
We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to collect anonymized statistics about how visitors interact with our content — for example, which articles are read most often and how long readers stay on a page. This information is aggregated and does not identify you personally. It helps us improve our articles and plan future topics.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website and content.
- Respond to your messages and provide reader support.
- Understand readership trends in aggregate so we can create better articles.
- Display relevant advertising that keeps our content free to read.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share limited data with service providers who help us run the site (such as hosting, analytics, and advertising partners), and only as necessary for them to perform their services.
Data Security and Retention
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we hold, but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We keep contact messages only as long as needed to handle your inquiry, and analytics data in aggregated form.
Children’s Privacy
HealthSoak is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. 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 and we will remove it promptly.
Links to Other Websites
Our articles may contain links to external websites, such as productivity tools we mention. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at contact@healthsoak.com or through our Contact Us page.