Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 24, 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

TheWellnessExaminer ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit thewellnessexaminer.com (our "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect: (a) on this Website; (b) in email and other electronic messages between you and this Website; and (c) when you interact with our content or advertising on third-party websites and services, if they include links to this policy.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

2.1. Personal Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

  • Information You Submit: Information that you provide when you contact us by email or, when offered, sign up for our newsletter.

  • Records of Correspondence: If you contact us, we will retain copies of your correspondence (including email addresses and subject matter) to provide better service.

  • Search Queries: Terms you enter in the Website’s search bar, which help us understand which topics readers are looking for.

2.2. Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

  • Usage Details: Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.

  • Device Information: Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies): A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser.

  • Web Beacons: Pages of our Website and any emails we send may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email.

3. THIRD-PARTY USE OF COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Some content or features on the Website may be provided by third parties, including analytics providers, social media platforms, and, where applicable, advertisers.

These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website.

The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services.

4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • To present our Website and its contents to you.

  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.

  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.

  • To send you our newsletter, if we offer one and you choose to subscribe.

  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.

  • To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer.

  • To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.

  • To understand which topics and articles are most useful to readers.

5. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business (such as Squarespace, Google Analytics, and email marketing platforms).

  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, or other sale or transfer of some or all of TheWellnessExaminer's assets.

  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.

  • With your consent.

6. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us.

We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

  • Tracking Technologies and Advertising: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies.

  • Promotional Offers from the Company: If you do not wish to have your email address used by the Company to promote our own or third parties' products or services, you can opt-out by clicking the 'unsubscribe' link in our emails.

7. DATA RIGHTS (GDPR/CCPA/VCDPA)

In accordance with international data protection laws, users in the EU, UK, and certain US states (like California and Virginia) have specific rights:

  • The Right to Know: What personal information we collect and how it is used.

  • The Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of your personal data.

  • The Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

  • The Right to Opt-Out: You can request that we do not "sell" or "share" your personal data for targeted advertising.

8. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

Our Website is hosted on Squarespace, which provides SSL encryption and secure data storage. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Website home page.

The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.

10. CONTACT INFORMATION

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: legal@thewellnessexaminer.com