Privacy policy

Here is the short version, because a privacy policy should be readable. This site collects very little, sells nothing, and never publishes a reader's name. The longer version below spells out exactly what happens to the analytics, the ask form, and any email. Effective date: July 2026.

What is collected

Three things, at most. Standard web server logs, which record requests the way every web server does. Privacy-respecting analytics through Google Analytics 4, which counts page views and a few interaction events; those events fire only once a measurement ID is configured, and until then no analytics tag runs at all. And, if you use the ask form, the name or initials you type, your email address, and the text of your question.

What is never collected

No accounts, because there is nothing to log into. No advertising trackers, no third-party ad networks, no pixels sold to anyone. Your data is never sold or rented, full stop. This is a column, not a business built on your attention.

How ask submissions are handled

A question you submit is emailed to the practice inbox and read there. If it is selected for the column, it is edited for privacy and published without your name or identifying details; your full name never appears on the site. The email address you provide is used only to reply if your question is chosen, and it is never added to any list.

Email use

The only email you might receive is a reply about a question you sent, and only if it was selected. There are no newsletters, no marketing sends, and no way for your address to end up on a list, because there is no list.

Cookies and analytics detail

Google Analytics 4, when it is active, sets its own cookies to count visitors and measure a few basic events, such as which columns get read and when someone follows the orthopedics link or the phone number. That data is aggregate and about traffic patterns, not about identifying you personally, and it exists so the column can tell which topics are actually useful. The site sets no advertising cookies of its own and embeds no social media trackers.

Children

This is a general-audience health column, not a service directed at children, and it does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13. If a question arrives that appears to come from a child, it is handled with the same privacy care as any other and is not published in a way that could identify the sender.

Data requests and contact

To ask what has been collected or to request deletion, reach out through the ask form and say so plainly. Because the site keeps so little, most such requests are quick to honor. The terms of use cover the rest of the ground rules, and the medical disclaimer covers the medical boundaries.