Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

Health Today is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this Website.

Contact: Email: contact@healthtoday.news Website: healthtoday.news

If you have any questions about how we handle your data, you may contact us at the email above.

2. What Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our Website, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

2.1 Data You Provide Directly

• Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter or fill in a contact form
• Name — if provided voluntarily in a contact or subscription form
• Message content — if you contact us via a contact form

2.2 Data Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, we and our third-party service providers may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring URL (how you arrived at our site)
• Date and time of your visit
• Device type

This data is collected through server logs and cookies (see Section 6 for more on cookies).

2.3 Data We Do Not Collect

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as health records, financial information, government identification numbers, or biometric data.

3. How We Use Data

We use your personal data only for the purposes described below and only where we have a lawful basis to do so under GDPR.

• Sending our newsletter
  Data used: Email address, name
  Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
• Responding to enquiries
  Data used: Name, email, message
  Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
• Website analytics and performance
  Data used: IP address, usage data
  Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
• Improving our content and services
  Data used: Aggregated usage data
  Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
• Legal compliance
  Data used: Any relevant data
  Legal basis: Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)

We will never use your data for purposes incompatible with those listed above without your prior consent.

4. Newsletter Subscription

4.1 If you subscribe to the Health Today newsletter, we will use your email address to send you health and wellness content, updates, and occasional announcements.

4.2 Your subscription is based on your explicit consent. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in any newsletter email, or by contacting us at contact@healthtoday.news

4.3 Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal.

4.4 We use a third-party email service provider to manage and send newsletters (see Section 7). Your email address is shared with this provider solely for the purpose of delivering our newsletter.

4.5 We will not share your email address with any third party for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

5. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

• Newsletter subscribers: Until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, after which your email address is deleted within 30 days.
• Contact form enquiries: Up to 12 months from the date of your last communication with us, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
• Website analytics data: Up to 26 months (in line with standard analytics platform settings). Aggregated, anonymised data may be retained indefinitely.
• Server logs: Up to 90 days.

6. Cookies

6.1 Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and to understand how the Website is used.

6.2 What are cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on return visits and gather usage data.

6.3 We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary — Required for the Website to function.
• Analytics — Used to understand how visitors interact with the Website and improve performance.
• Preferences — Used to remember your settings and preferences.
• Marketing — Used to deliver relevant advertising and measure marketing effectiveness.

6.4 Your cookie choices: When you first visit the Website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can update your preferences at any time via the cookie settings link in the footer of the Website.

6.5 You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

6.6 For full details of the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

7. Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate the Website and provide our services. Where required, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for international data transfers in accordance with GDPR requirements. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access (Art. 15): You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification (Art. 16): You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure (Art. 17): You may request that we delete your personal data (“right to be forgotten”), subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18): You may request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Data Portability (Art. 20): You may request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object (Art. 21): You may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
• Right to Withdraw Consent (Art. 7): Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In Estonia, this is the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon): https://aki.ee/en.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at: contact@healthtoday.news. We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. Data Security

9.1 We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. These measures include:

• Secure HTTPS encryption across the Website
• Access controls limiting who can access personal data
• Regular security reviews of our systems and third-party providers

9.2 No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we take all reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9.3 In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours and, where required, notify affected individuals without undue delay.

10. Children’s Privacy

10.1 Our Website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.

10.2 If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 16, please contact us immediately at contact@healthtoday.news and we will take prompt steps to delete such data.

11. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to external websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to healthtoday.news. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

12.1 We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices, legal requirements, or services. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

12.2 Where changes are significant, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you, for example by displaying a notice on the Website or by email if you are a newsletter subscriber.

12.3 Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please contact us:

Email: contact@healthtoday.news
Website: healthtoday.news

We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 30 days.