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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 14, 2026 • Authored by Kartikeyan Sahani

1. Introduction & Scope of Privacy Governance

Welcome to Healthy Spin Journal (accessible at https://healthyspinn.com). Healthy Spin Journal is an independent health journalism publication and medical research knowledge hub founded and directed by Kartikeyan Sahani. We take the privacy and personal data rights of our global readership extremely seriously.

This Privacy Policy outlines the specific mechanisms by which Healthy Spin Journal collects, processes, stores, utilizes, and safeguards your personal identification information and technical browsing telemetry when you access our 47 clinical guides, interact with our interactive medical tools, subscribe to our research dispatches, or contact our editorial desk.

This policy complies fully with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR 2016/679), the United Kingdom Data Protection Act (UK GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA / CPRA), and the Google AdSense Publisher Policies.

2. Data Controller & Contact Information

Healthy Spin Journal operates as the primary Data Controller for all personal data processed under this policy:

3. Categories of Information We Collect

When you navigate Healthy Spin Journal, we collect both voluntarily provided personal information and automated technical browsing data:

A. Voluntarily Provided Information

  • Newsletter Subscriptions: Your electronic mail address provided when registering for our weekly clinical research digests.
  • Editorial Inquiries & Contact Forms: Your full name, email address, inquiry subject, and message body submitted via our direct communication forms.
  • User Preferences: Dark mode / light mode settings, text size configurations, and cookie consent preferences stored locally in your browser.

B. Automatically Collected Technical Data (Log Files)

  • Network Identifiers: Internet Protocol (IP) address (anonymized prior to persistent aggregation).
  • Client User-Agent: Web browser type, browser version, operating system architecture, and screen viewport dimensions.
  • Temporal Timestamps: Exact date and time of page request, referring URL, entry pages, and exit pages.
  • Interaction Metrics: Scroll depth, time spent per medical playbook, anchor link clicks, and internal navigation paths.

4. Legal Grounds for Data Processing (GDPR Article 6)

Healthy Spin Journal processes personal data under well-defined lawful bases specified in GDPR Article 6(1):

  • Explicit Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Granted when you accept our Cookie Privacy Banner or enter your email into our research newsletter signup form.
  • Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Necessary to protect site infrastructure against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, detect bot spam, maintain high server performance, and audit content engagement.
  • Legal Compliance (Art. 6(1)(c)): Meeting statutory tax, regulatory, accounting, or consumer protection requirements.

5. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising (DART Cookies)

Healthy Spin Journal is a verified partner of Google AdSense (Registered Publisher ID: ca-pub-6828732559916178). Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, employ specialized tracking technologies to deliver contextual and interest-based sponsorships:

6. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Telemetry

We utilize Google Analytics 4 (Measurement ID: G-HEALTHYSPIN) to measure aggregated audience trends. GA4 operates with default IP anonymization and does not log individual IP addresses. Data collected via GA4 is retained for a maximum duration of 14 months and is utilized solely for technical performance optimization and editorial topic refinement.

7. Your Statutory Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Depending on your geographic location, you possess powerful legal rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right of Access (GDPR Art. 15): You have the right to request full copies of all personal data held by Healthy Spin Journal.
  • Right to Rectification (GDPR Art. 16): You may request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information.
  • Right to Erasure / "Right to Be Forgotten" (GDPR Art. 17): You may request permanent deletion of your stored records.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing (GDPR Art. 18): You may restrict the scope of how your data is utilized.
  • Right to Data Portability (GDPR Art. 20): You may receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • California "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" (CCPA Section 1798.120): Healthy Spin Journal does NOT sell, rent, or lease personal information to third parties for monetary compensation.

To exercise any of these statutory rights, submit an official Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) to our DPO at privacy@healthyspinn.com. We respond to all verified requests within 30 calendar days free of charge.

8. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Compliance)

Healthy Spin Journal publishes advanced clinical health journalism intended for adult readers, medical researchers, and health practitioners. We do not knowingly solicit, collect, or process personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 within the European Economic Area). If a parent or guardian discovers that their child has submitted personal details, contact us immediately at privacy@healthyspinn.com, and we will purge the data immediately.

9. Security Safeguards & Data Retention

Healthy Spin Journal employs enterprise-grade cryptographic safeguards, including 256-bit TLS 1.3 Transport Layer Security, Strict Content Security Policies (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and immutable caching headers. Inactive newsletter subscriber records and contact inquiries are systematically purged after 24 months.

10. Policy Amendments & Notifications

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological advancements, statutory revisions, or AdSense network adjustments. The updated revision date is always prominently displayed at the top of this document. Continued navigation of Healthy Spin Journal constitutes acknowledgment of updated terms.