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Privacy Policy

In this privacy policy we, Health Insider (“we”), explain how we handle your personal data when you visit our website https://healthinsider.news/, contact us through the website or email.

In this notice you will find the information on how we process your data. All personal data collected by us are processed in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the EU General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679 (the “GDPR”), and any other legal acts governing the protection of your personal data.

We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this notice when you first visit our website.

In case you would like to exercise any of your rights provided in this notice, you may submit such inquiries and requests by the email [email protected].  

PERSONAL DATA WE USE

We process your data for the following purposes:

  1. We may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email messages and newsletters (“messaging data”). The messaging data is processed to send you the relevant messages and newsletters. The legal basis for this data processing purpose is your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
  2. We may process information relating to any communication that you send to us (“correspondence data”). The correspondence data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. The correspondence data is processed for the purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The legal basis for this processing is your consent and /or, in some cases, our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and for investigating disputes between you and our employees.
  3. We may process information on your use of our website as well as on your device (“device data”) when you are browsing our website. Device data may include IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen resolution and (in case you agree to share such) your location data as well as information on the use of our website (i.e. referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use). We obtain such data through the use of cookies and similar technologies. Device data is processed to enhance the website as well as to set default options. We also use such data to have a better understanding of how you use our website as well as for securing the website. The legal basis for this processing is your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
  4. We may process any of your personal data identified in this notice where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.

PERSONAL DATA RETENTION PERIODS

Your personal data that we process for any purpose shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose. In any case it shall be kept for no longer than:

  1. messaging data will be retained for no longer than 2 (two) years following the provision of consent, unless you respectively withdraw your consent earlier;
  2. correspondence data will be retained for no longer than 6 (six) months following the end of such communication, unless you respectively withdraw your consent earlier.
  3. device data will be retained for no longer than 2 (two) years following the provision of your consent, unless you respectively withdraw your consent earlier.

After the end of applicable retention period, or upon your request personal data is irretrievably deleted.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

YOUR RIGHTS

Your principal rights under data protection law are the following:

  • the right to be informed about processing of personal data;
  • the right to access data;
  • the right to rectification;
  • the right to erasure of your personal data;
  • the right to restrict processing of your personal data;
  • the right to object to processing of your personal data;
  • the right to data portability;
  • the right to complain to a supervisory authority;
  • the right to withdraw consent;
  • and the right to request not to be a subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling.

The right to access data. You have the right to confirmation as to whether or not we process your personal data and, where we do, access to the personal data, together with certain additional information. That additional information includes details of the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned and the recipients of the personal data. Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, we will supply to you a copy of your personal data.

The right to rectification. You have the right to have any inaccurate personal data about you rectified and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have any incomplete personal data about you completed.

In some circumstances you have the right to erasure of your personal data. Those circumstances include when: (i) the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; (ii) you withdraw consent to consent-based processing and there are no other legal basis to process data; (iii) you object to the processing under certain rules of applicable data protection laws; (iv) the processing is for direct marketing purposes; or (v) the personal data have been unlawfully processed. However, there are exclusions of the right to erasure. Such exclusions include when processing is necessary: (i) for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; (ii) for compliance with our legal obligation; or (iii) for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

In some circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. Those circumstances are when: (i) you contest the accuracy of the personal data; (ii) processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure; (iii) we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of our processing, but you require personal data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; and (iv) you have objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. Where processing has been restricted on this basis, we may continue to store your personal data, however we will only further process such data in any other way: (i) with your consent; (ii) for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; (iii) for the protection of the rights of another person; or (iv) for reasons of important public interest.

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, but only to the extent that the legal basis for the processing is that the processing is necessary for: the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party. If you make such an objection, we will cease to process the personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling for direct marketing purposes). If you make such an objection, we will cease to process your personal data for this purpose.

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

The right to data portability. To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal data is:

  1. consent; or
  2. performance of a contract or steps to be taken at your request prior to entering into a contract, necessary to enter into such, you have the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. However, this right does not apply where it would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

If you consider that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.

You have the right to request not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. However, there are exclusions of this right. Such exclusions include when the decision: (i) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and us; (ii) authorised by EU or EU member state law to which we are subject to and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; (iii) is based on your explicit consent.

You may exercise any of the rights indicated herein by contacting us by email: [email protected]. We undertake to respond to such inquiries within 1 month after they are received. This response time may be extended by 2 months for complex or multiple requests. In case of such extension, we will inform you additionally.

MARKETING

If we have your prior consent, we can contact you via email to inform you what we are up to. You may opt-out of receiving any marketing communications at any time.

COOKIES

We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this notice when you first visit our website.

Cookies are small textual files containing identifier that is sent by a web server to your web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

COOKIES WE USE

We use technical, analytical, and commercial cookies on the website:

  1. Technical cookies. Technical cookies ensure the website’s functionality. These technical cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website.
  2. Analytical cookies. Analytical cookies help to obtain information about how you use the website. They help us optimize and improve the website and understand the effectiveness of advertisements and communications.
  3. Commercial cookies. We and third parties use commercial cookies to enable us to display personalized advertising on ours and third parties’ websites based on your browsing behavior. Please note that the website may contain links to third-party websites, products, services, and plugins. Third-party services or applications available on the website are subject to the privacy policy of the respective third party, and you are advised to consult this third-party document.

COOKIES MANAGEMENT

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via information provided in the relevant browser website, for example ChromeFirefoxInternet ExplorerSafari.

Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

CHILDREN DATA

We do not collect any data of children. Our Website is targeted at people over the age of 18.

FOR CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS / RESIDENTS

If you are a California consumer or resident, in addition to the information provided in this privacy policy, you may have the additional rights and information provided to you under the California Consumer Privacy Act:

  1. We do not knowingly sell personal information nor share it with third parties for direct marketing purposes. However, if we do so in the future, you will be notified and have the right to opt-out of the “sale” of personal information;
  2. We will retain, use, or disclose personal information we collect or process on your behalf, only for the purposes described in this privacy policy, and will notify you if this changes.
  3. You have the right to not be subject to discrimination if you exercise any of your rights.

We do not currently recognize or respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track signals. Instructions to enable for the following browsers are here: ChromeFirefoxIEEdgeSafariOpera.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes to this notice will be published on the website and, in case of material changes, we may inform you about such via email or by other means which we will deem the most fitting in a particular case.