🔒 Privacy Policy – SecondMedicOpinion.com
Effective Date: [02.08.2025]
Last Updated: [02.08.2025]
At Second Medic Opinion, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your information when you interact with our website.
1. 🔍 Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you use our site:
a) Personal Information (provided voluntarily):
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number (if provided)
- Comments or messages submitted through contact forms
b) Technical & Non-Personal Information:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Referring websites
- Date and time of visit
c) Cookies & Tracking Technologies:
We use cookies to enhance user experience, remember preferences, and analyze traffic. Cookies may store login status, comment information, screen display settings, and more.
2. 💡 How We Use Your Information
Your information may be used to:
- Improve our website functionality and user experience
- Respond to your queries, comments, or feedback
- Analyze traffic and user interaction patterns
- Prevent spam and enhance website security
- Send updates or newsletters (only if you opt-in)
- Comply with legal obligations
3. 📸 Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract this data.
4. 🍪 Cookies Policy
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Save your name, email, and site for future comments
- Maintain your login session
- Retain screen display preferences
- Identify browser compatibility during login
- Remember article edits (via post ID cookie)
You may control or delete cookies via your browser settings.
5. 🧩 Embedded Content & Third-Party Services
Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, social posts, maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those sites.
We also use third-party services like Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Gravatar. These services may collect data via their own cookies and privacy policies.
Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
6. 👥 Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data.
In specific cases, such as password reset requests, your IP address may be included for security reasons.
7. ⏳ Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve future replies.
- For registered users, we store the profile data they provide. Users may view, edit, or delete this data at any time (except usernames).
- Website administrators can access and manage all user data.
8. 🧒 Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If such data is detected, we will delete it promptly.
9. ⚙️ Your Rights & Choices
You have full control over your data:
- You can request an exported copy of your personal data
- You can request us to delete your data permanently
- You can opt out of cookies via browser settings
- You can unsubscribe from emails at any time
Send any data-related requests to support@secondmedicopinion.com.
10. 🔐 Data Security
We implement suitable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.
11. 📅 Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
We encourage you to review it regularly.
12. 📞 Contact Us
For any privacy-related concerns, questions, or feedback, feel free to reach out to us:
📧 Email: support@secondmedicopinion.com
🌐 Website: https://secondmedicopinion.com
Your privacy is our priority. Stay informed. Stay secure.