Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. This privacy policy explains how MentPsych.com collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website.
Data Collection
- Personal Data: We collect information such as your name, email address, and other details you voluntarily provide when commenting on articles, subscribing to our newsletter, or contacting us.
- Automatic Data: We automatically collect data such as your IP address, browser, device type, and how you use our site to enhance functionality and user experience.
Use of Data
We use your data to:
- Provide better services and content.
- Personalize ads and content based on your interests.
- Send notifications and information (with your consent).
- Analyze traffic and improve our website.
Data Sharing
We do not share your data with third parties, except trusted partners, such as Google Adsense, for displaying personalized ads or analytical services to improve our site.
Cookies
We use cookies to track website usage and improve the user experience. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect site functionality.
Data Security
We take all necessary measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or misuse. However, due to the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee complete security.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the data we collect about you.
- Request correction or deletion of your data.
- Withdraw consent for data processing.
Privacy Policy Changes
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy. All changes will be published on this page, and it is your responsibility to regularly check for updates.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login information and 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 is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
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 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 if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
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. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.