Effective Date: August 21, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how National Health & Your Information Portal ("NHYIP," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information in the United States in connection with our website, emails, and other online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the "Services").
Scope and Applicability
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect from and about users of the Services in the United States. It does not apply to third-party websites, services, or applications that are linked from our Services. Where we provide a different privacy notice for a specific product, feature, or event, that notice will govern to the extent of any conflict.
Health Information Notice
NHYIP provides educational content about medications, supplements, diseases, health care, and wellness. We are not a health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse, and information you share with us through the Services is generally not protected health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Do not submit confidential medical records. If we ever act as a service provider to a covered entity in a manner subject to HIPAA, we will handle information in accordance with applicable agreements and laws.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
- Identifiers and contact information, such as your name, email address, postal address, or phone number when you create an account, subscribe to newsletters, contact us, or request resources.
- Content and communications, such as questions, feedback, survey responses, reviews, saved articles, or other information you choose to submit.
- Health and wellness interests you choose to provide, including topics you follow or search for on the Services.
- Professional information if you choose to provide it (for example, occupation if relevant to a professional account or inquiry).
Information Collected Automatically
- Device and usage data, including IP address, device identifiers, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, links clicked, time spent, and interactions with our Services.
- Approximate location derived from your IP address.
- Cookies and similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, and SDKs, to remember preferences, analyze usage, and measure the effectiveness of content and outreach.
Information from Third Parties
- Service providers and partners that support our operations (e.g., analytics, hosting, email delivery) may provide us with de-identified or aggregated insights.
- If you access our Services through a third-party platform, we may receive certain account or profile information consistent with your settings on that platform.
Sensitive Personal Information
We generally do not require sensitive personal information. You may choose to share health-related interests or concerns when interacting with us. Do not submit precise health diagnoses, medical records, financial information, government identifiers, or passwords through unsecured channels.
How We Use Information
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Services, including content relevance and user experience.
- Personalize your experience, such as recommending topics or resources.
- Communicate with you, including responding to inquiries, sending administrative messages, newsletters, and updates (you may opt out of non-transactional communications).
- Conduct analytics, research, and development to understand usage and improve quality and accessibility.
- Detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents, fraud, spam, abuse, or illegal activity; maintain system integrity.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.
- Support marketing and outreach, including measuring content performance and audience engagement, where permitted by law.
How We Disclose Information
- Service providers/processors that perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, email delivery, security). These parties are restricted from using personal information for purposes other than providing services to us.
- Analytics and measurement providers to help us understand usage and improve performance.
- Affiliates and successors in interest in connection with a corporate transaction (e.g., merger, acquisition, or asset sale), subject to this Privacy Policy or a policy with materially similar protections.
- Legal and compliance purposes, including to comply with law, lawful requests, and legal process, and to protect the rights, property, and safety of NHYIP, our users, and the public.
We do not sell personal information for money. However, we may disclose identifiers and internet/activity data to certain third parties to support advertising measurement and content personalization, which may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under some U.S. state privacy laws. You may opt out as described in the Your Privacy Choices and Rights section.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to operate our Services, remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and measure the effectiveness of our content and outreach.
- Essential cookies: Required to provide core functionality and security.
- Performance and analytics cookies: Help us understand usage and improve the Services.
- Functional cookies: Remember choices to personalize your experience.
- Advertising and measurement technologies: Support content measurement and reporting, and may enable interest-based content where permitted.
Managing preferences: You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, via our on-site preferences tools. If you block or delete cookies, the Services may not function as intended. Mobile device settings may allow you to limit ad tracking or reset identifiers.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
General Rights
Depending on your state of residence, you may have the right to request: (1) access to the personal information we maintain about you; (2) correction of inaccurate personal information; (3) deletion of personal information; and (4) a portable copy of certain personal information. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected] or by mail using the contact details below. We will verify your request, which may require matching information you provide with information we maintain.
Marketing Communications
You may opt out of non-transactional email communications by following unsubscribe instructions in the message or contacting us at [email protected]. Even if you opt out, we may send service or transactional messages (e.g., updates to this Privacy Policy).
Opt Out of Sale/Sharing and Targeted Advertising
To opt out of activities that may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" under applicable state laws, submit a request to [email protected] with the subject line: "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information." You can also adjust cookie and device settings as described above.
Authorized Agents and Appeals
Where permitted, you may use an authorized agent to submit a request by having the agent email us with proof of authorization. If we deny a rights request, you may appeal by emailing [email protected] with the subject line: "Privacy Rights Appeal."
Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights, consistent with applicable law.
State-Specific Notices
California Consumer Privacy Notice
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the CPRA), we provide the following disclosures regarding our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in the preceding 12 months:
- Categories collected: Identifiers (e.g., name, email, IP address), internet or network activity, geolocation (approximate), inferences drawn from usage, and information you voluntarily provide (e.g., health and wellness interests). Depending on interactions, we may also collect customer records (contact details). We do not intentionally collect precise geolocation, biometric information, government identifiers, or financial account numbers via the Services.
- Sources: You, your devices, service providers, and partners.
- Purposes: As described in How We Use Information.
- Disclosures for business purposes: To service providers and for security, legal, and operational purposes.
- Sale/Sharing: We do not sell personal information for money. We may share identifiers and internet/activity data with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out as described above.
- Sensitive personal information: We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information to infer characteristics and only process limited sensitive information you voluntarily submit (e.g., health-related interests) to provide Services.
- Retention: See Data Retention below.
California residents may exercise the rights described in Your Privacy Choices and Rights. If you are a California resident with a disability, you may request this policy in an alternative format by contacting [email protected].
Nevada
Nevada residents may opt out of the sale of covered information by emailing [email protected] with the subject line: "Nevada Opt-Out." We do not currently sell covered information as defined under Nevada law.
Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah
Residents of these states may have rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of personal data, and to opt out of targeted advertising or certain profiling. Submit requests and appeals as described in Your Privacy Choices and Rights.
Children's Privacy
Our Services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it. Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided us information may contact [email protected].
Security
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Retention periods vary based on the nature of the information and our legal or operational needs.
International Users
Our Services are intended for use in the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed in and transferred to the United States, where laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
Do Not Track
Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" signals. Our Services do not currently respond to such signals. You can manage cookies and targeted advertising preferences as described in Cookies and Similar Technologies and Your Privacy Choices and Rights.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our Services may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites, content, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Effective Date" above indicates when this Policy was last revised. Material changes will be effective when posted, unless otherwise stated. Your continued use of the Services after changes indicates your acknowledgment of the updated Policy.
How to Contact Us
Owner: Gareth Holbrook
National Health & Your Information Portal (NHYIP)
Postal Address: 500 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109, United States
Email: [email protected]
