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Privacy Policy for ThePhageTherapy.blogspot.com

Last updated: 24 May 2025

At ThePhageTherapy.blogspot.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”), protecting your privacy and personal data is a top priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our blog, in full compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable laws.

Please read this policy carefully to understand your rights and how we handle your personal data.

1. Personal Data We Collect

a. Information You Provide Directly

When you interact with our blog, such as leaving comments, contacting us, subscribing to newsletters, or participating in surveys, we may collect:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Any other information you voluntarily provide (e.g., message content)

b. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our blog, certain technical information is collected automatically via cookies and server logs, including:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type and operating system

  • Pages visited and time spent on the blog

  • Referring website URLs

  • Date and time of access

  • Interaction with content (clicks, scrolls)

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to personalize your experience and analyze site traffic. Cookies may include:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the site to function.

  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand visitor behavior.

  • Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences.

You have the right to accept, reject, or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings or through cookie management tools displayed on the site.

2. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

Under GDPR, we process your personal data only when we have a valid legal basis, including:

  • Consent: For activities like subscribing to newsletters or using non-essential cookies.

  • Contractual necessity: To fulfill requests or services you ask for (e.g., responding to contact messages).

  • Legitimate interests: To improve our blog, maintain security, and prevent fraud, balanced against your rights and freedoms.

  • Legal obligations: To comply with laws or regulations.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your information to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain the blog

  • Respond to your questions, comments, or requests

  • Send newsletters and marketing communications if you opt-in

  • Personalize and improve your user experience

  • Analyze trends and monitor site performance

  • Detect and prevent fraud, security incidents, or abuse

  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service

4. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your data only in these circumstances:

  • Service providers: Trusted third-party companies helping us run the blog, such as hosting providers, email services, or analytics platforms. These parties are bound by confidentiality agreements and GDPR compliance.

  • Legal authorities: If required by law, regulation, or legal process.

  • Business transfers: In case of merger, acquisition, or sale, your data may be transferred as part of the business assets.

5. International Data Transfers

If any of your personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards, such as:

  • Use of EU Standard Contractual Clauses

  • Transfer to countries with an adequacy decision by the European Commission

We take all necessary measures to protect your data in compliance with GDPR.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.

  • Right to rectification: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): Request deletion of your personal data, where applicable.

  • Right to restriction: Limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances.

  • Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.

  • Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.

  • Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

  • Right to lodge a complaint: File a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your data is mishandled.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact form at the end of each page.

7. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, including legal or regulatory requirements. For example:

  • Comments and messages: retained until you request deletion or the blog is discontinued

  • Analytics data: retained in anonymized or aggregated form, usually for up to 2 years

8. Children’s Privacy

Our blog is not intended for children under 16 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent. If you believe we have collected data from a child under 16, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

9. Security Measures

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:

  • Encryption of data in transit

  • Regular security assessments

  • Access controls and authentication

  • Secure servers and data storage

Nevertheless, no online transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Cookies Policy

For more information about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy below.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Significant changes will be communicated via the blog or email if you subscribe. Please review this page regularly.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy or this policy, please contact us at:

Via the contact form at the end of each page
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Cookie Policy for ThePhageTherapy.blogspot.com

Last updated: 24 May 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how ThePhageTherapy.blogspot.com ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our blog. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on your device (computer, tablet, mobile) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your browser and store information such as your preferences or login status.

Cookies can be:

  • First-party cookies: Set by the website you are visiting.

  • Third-party cookies: Set by other domains, such as analytics or advertising providers.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

a. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled in our systems.

Examples:

  • Session management

  • Security and fraud prevention

b. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting and reporting information anonymously (e.g., Google Analytics).

c. Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the site to remember user choices (like language or region) to provide a more personalized experience.

d. Marketing / Targeting Cookies

We do not currently use advertising cookies. If we do in the future, this section will be updated, and explicit consent will be obtained.

3. Cookies Used on This Blog

We may use the following services:

CookieProviderPurposeDuration
_ga, _gidGoogle AnalyticsTrack user behavior1 day to 2 years
NIDGoogleBrowser ID and preferences6 months

4. How You Can Control Cookies

You have the right to accept or reject non-essential cookies:

  • Consent banner: When you first visit, we show a banner to allow or deny cookies.

  • Browser settings: You can delete or block cookies via your browser preferences.

  • Revoke consent: You can change your cookie settings at any time via a "Cookie Settings" link (add this visibly in your footer or sidebar).

For more detailed guidance, visit:
https://www.allaboutcookies.org

5. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

6. Contact

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us via THE CONTACT FORM AT THE END OF EACH PAGE



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