Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what information xemgiosinh.com collects, why, and the choices you have.
Who We Are
Xemgiosinh.com is an independent educational website about Chinese herbal medicine. In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to the xemgiosinh.com team, and "you" refers to anyone who visits the site.
Information We Collect
Information you choose to give us
- Contact messages: when you use our contact form, your email app sends us your name, email address and message. We use this only to reply to you.
- Newsletter sign-ups: if you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send you our monthly updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in each email.
Information collected automatically
- Server logs: like most websites, our hosting provider automatically records basic technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested and the time of the request. This is used to keep the site secure and working properly.
- Fonts: our pages load fonts from Google Fonts. When your browser requests these fonts, Google receives your IP address. See Google's Privacy Policy for details.
We do not ask for, and do not want you to send us, sensitive health information. Please do not include personal medical details in messages to us.
Cookies
Xemgiosinh.com does not currently use advertising or tracking cookies. If we add analytics or other tools that use cookies in the future, we will update this policy and, where required by law, ask for your consent first.
How We Use Information
- To reply to your messages and correction requests
- To send the newsletter you signed up for
- To maintain the security, performance and reliability of the site
- To comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
Third-Party Services
We rely on trusted providers to run the site, including our web hosting provider and Google Fonts. If we connect an email newsletter service, it will process subscriber email addresses on our behalf. These providers may only use your information to provide their services to us.
Our guides link to external websites such as the NCCIH, Memorial Sloan Kettering and PubMed. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, so please review their policies.
Data Retention
We keep contact messages only as long as needed to respond and to keep a reasonable record of corrections. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Server logs are kept for a limited time by our hosting provider.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, including the EU, the UK and some U.S. states, you may have the right to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To make a request, please use our contact page. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.
Children's Privacy
Xemgiosinh.com is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in some regions). If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Security
The site is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information we handle.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed. Significant changes will be highlighted on this page.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Reach the xemgiosinh.com team through our contact page, or return to the homepage.