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Privacy Policy

Updated:

Effective Date: 1 January 2025

1. Who We Are

Welcome to https://www.healthworkersblog.com (“Website,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). We are based in Nigeria and aim to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Our site is accessible to users worldwide, including regions such as the UK, USA, EU, and Canada. We strive to follow relevant data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other international standards, where applicable.

2. Personal Data We Collect and Why

2.1. Comments

When you leave a comment on our Website, we collect:

  • The data you provide in the comments form (e.g., name, email address).
  • Your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection and maintain security.

Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to see if you have an account there. Their privacy policy is at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile picture (if any) may appear publicly in the context of your comment.

2.2. Media

If you upload images to our Website, please avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Website can download and extract location data from such images.

2.3. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device to improve user experience and enable certain functionalities.

  1. Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and Website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
  2. Login Cookies:
    • A temporary cookie may be used to check if your browser accepts cookies when you visit our login page. This cookie is discarded when you close your browser.
    • When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
  3. Publishing or Editing Content: When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser, indicating the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

2.4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions, especially if you have an account and are logged into those sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

2.5. Advertisements and Third-Party Services

We may display advertisements (e.g., via Google AdSense or similar networks). These services often use cookies to serve targeted ads based on your browsing behavior.

  • Google’s Use of Cookies: Google may serve ads based on your visits to our Website and other sites. You can opt out of personalized ads by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
  • We do not share personally identifiable information with advertisers or advertising networks.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process your personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Consent: You voluntarily provided data (e.g., when commenting).
  • Contractual Necessity: Where your data is needed for providing services, such as managing user accounts.
  • Legitimate Interests: For purposes like site functionality, security, and spam detection, where these interests are not overridden by user rights.
  • Legal Obligations: Complying with legal or regulatory requirements under NDPR, GDPR, or other relevant laws.

4. International Data Transfers

As a Nigeria-based entity, we may process and store data both within Nigeria and in other countries where our servers or service providers are located (e.g., EU, USA, Canada). When we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or compliance with relevant adequacy decisions, in line with NDPR/GDPR requirements.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

  • Service Providers: We may share data with hosting providers, spam detection services, or analytics platforms to operate and maintain our Website.
  • Reset Password Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the email.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose personal data to comply with legal obligations, court orders, or governmental regulations.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to any third parties.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments without manual moderation.
  • User Accounts: For users who register, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for the username). Administrators can also modify these details.

7. Your Rights Over Your Data

Depending on your location and the governing law (e.g., NDPR, GDPR, CCPA), you may have the right to:

  1. Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  2. Rectify: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  3. Erase: Request deletion of your data where no lawful basis for retention exists.
  4. Restrict: Limit certain types of data processing.
  5. Object: Object to the processing of your data under certain circumstances (e.g., direct marketing).
  6. Portability: Obtain and reuse your data for your own purposes across different services.
  7. Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: info@healthworkersblog.com. We will respond as soon as reasonably possible, typically within 30 days.

8. Security Measures

We use SSL encryption and other industry-standard measures to safeguard personal data. However, no method of data transmission or storage is 100% secure. Please take steps to protect your own devices and passwords.

  • To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.
  • The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
  • The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

9. Contact Information

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please reach us at:

Email: info@healthworkersblog.com