This Privacy Policy explains what information The Body Detectives (thebodydetectives.com) collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using this site, you agree to this policy.
Information we collect
If you contact us by email, we receive the information you choose to share, such as your name, your email address, and the content of your message.
If you request our free guide or join our email list, we receive your email address (see “Newsletter and free guide” below).
When you visit the site, some data is collected automatically — such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and the pages you visit, along with the date and time of your visit — through cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that help the website function and let us gather anonymous analytics. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work as intended if you do.
Your cookie choices
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will see a consent message provided by Google. It lets you accept or decline the use of cookies for personalised advertising and measurement. You can change your choice at any time using the privacy and cookie settings link shown on the page.
Advertising
This site displays advertising served by third-party networks, including Google AdSense. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising through Google’s Ads Settings, or via aboutads.info. To learn more, see how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Analytics
We use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. This helps us improve our content and your experience. The data is used in aggregate and does not identify you personally.
Our free tools
Our interpreter tools (such as the TSH, Vitamin D, HbA1c and Ferritin interpreters) work entirely in your browser. The values you type in are used only to show your result on screen. They are not sent to us, and we do not store them.
Newsletter and free guide
If you request our free guide or join our email list, we use your email address to send you the guide and occasional new health explainers. Our email service provider, MailerLite, stores your address and sends these emails on our behalf. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can unsubscribe at any time. You can also ask us to delete your email address by writing to hello@thebodydetectives.com.
Comments
If you leave a comment on an article, we store the name, email address and IP address submitted with it so that we can moderate comments and prevent spam. Your email address is never published.
Third-party links
Our articles may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their own policies.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to operate and secure the site, improve our content, display advertising, send the emails you asked for, and respond to your messages. We do not sell your personal information.
Legal bases (EEA and UK visitors)
Where the GDPR or the UK GDPR applies, we rely on your consent for non-essential cookies, personalised advertising and our newsletter, and on our legitimate interests to run and secure the site and to reply to your messages. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing it does not affect anything done before you withdrew it.
How long we keep your data
We keep your email address on our list until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. We keep emails you send us only as long as we need them to respond to you. Analytics and advertising data are kept according to Google’s own retention settings.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, and to object to or restrict how we use it. To make a request, simply contact us using the details below. If you are in the EEA or the UK, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If we learn that we have, we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes take effect once posted here, and the “last updated” date above will reflect the most recent revision.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@thebodydetectives.com.