We collect and store certain data to help serve you on mental-health-today.com, and to improve the performance of our website.
This privacy policy explains the types of data we collect, and how we use it.
This privacy policy is subject to change at any time. Updates to the policy will be reflected on this page as they occur.
By using mental-health-today.com, you agree to the terms outlined in this privacy policy.
Data we collect
Blog comments
When you submit a comment on our blog, certain information is collected and stored, such as:
- Your name.
- Your email address.
- Your IP address.
Form submissions
When you submit a form on our website, certain information is stored, and may be received by a third-party service when external form services are used, such as Google Forms. This data includes but is not limited to:
- Your name.
- Your email address.
- Your IP address.
Other form fields submitted will also be captured, which may include personal details you have disclosed. For example, as a mental health professional submitting your details to our directory, we may receive and store data pertaining to your professional qualifications, your place of work, and more.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored in a user’s web browser.
We use cookies to improve website functionality. For example, if you log into our website, a cookie is used to keep you logged in.
We also use cookies for other purposes, such as advertising, displaying more relevant content for specific user groups, and more.
Website usage data
We use web analytics services such as Google Analytics to improve our website and identify technical faults.
These services collect and store anonymous behavioral data. This data includes, but is not limited to:
- Pages visited.
- Time spent on specific pages.
- IP addresses.
- Browser and screen size.
- User country, state, and town/city.
- Interactions with pages, such as scrolls and clicks.
- Search terms used on our website.
Third parties
Certain data we collect may be exposed to third parties. For example:
- Web analytics data is stored on third-party servers maintained by web analytics software providers.
- Data submitted through third-party form services, such as Google Forms, is stored by these third-party providers.
- Blog comments and form submissions may be transmitted to our team via email notifications, meaning that a copy of the data submitted may be stored with our email hosting provider.
- We work with third-party software developers to build and maintain our website. In certain circumstances, these third parties access our website and/or web server to take actions such as performing updates, releasing new functionality, and fixing technical issues. These third parties may therefore be exposed to content on our web server, such as blog comments and data submitted to/contained in our directory.
How your data is used
The data we collect is primarily used to:
- Serve you on our website.
- Improve our website.
- Identify technical faults on our website.
- Address and prevent spam on our website.
- Allow us to monetize our website, such as by serving ads.
We will never share or sell your data to third parties except as outlined in this privacy policy, unless:
- We are required to do so by law or court order.
- Mental Health Today changes ownership. In this case, website, web analytics, and other data may be shared with certain third parties, such as brokers and/or prospective purchasers.
- In exceptional circumstances, we feel the need to share certain data to protect the safety, longevity, or viability of our brand, employees, contractors, partners, users, owners, or other individuals/organizations.
Deleting/amending your data
If you are a therapist listed on our directory and you would like to update or remove your listing, or you are a website user and would like us to delete your personal data, please contact us.