Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you use our contact form, we collect the information you submit — including your name, email address, and message. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry and do not add you to any mailing list.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, certain technical data is automatically collected, including:

• IP address (anonymised where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Device type — desktop, mobile, or tablet
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URL — which site you came from
• Date and time of your visit

This data is collected only in aggregate through analytics services and is used to improve the Site.

Form Builder Data

When you use the online form builder to fill in a consent form template, the data you enter (study title, participant name, researcher name, etc.) is processed entirely in your browser. This data is never transmitted to our servers and is not stored or retained by us in any way.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to contact form inquiries and support requests
• Analyse site usage in aggregate to improve content and usability
• Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Detect and prevent technical errors or malicious activity
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to operate and improve the Site. The types of cookies used on this site include:

• Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data such as pages viewed, session duration, and device type. You can opt out via Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense to display relevant ads. These may use your browsing behaviour across websites to personalise ad content.
• Functional cookies — essential cookies required for basic site functionality, such as storing your cookie consent preference.

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Site.

4. Third-Party Services

This Site uses the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis. See Google Privacy Policy.
• Google AdSense — display advertising. See Google Privacy Policy.
• Vercel — website hosting and CDN. See Vercel Privacy Policy.
• Google Fonts — web font delivery via Google's servers.

5. Advertising — Google AdSense

This Site uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings
• www.aboutads.info
• www.youronlinechoices.com (EU users)

We fully comply with Google AdSense Programme Policies. Our content is original, does not contain prohibited material, and is not directed at children.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

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

• Service providers — trusted third parties who help operate our site (e.g., hosting, analytics), bound by confidentiality obligations
• Legal requirements — if required by law, court order, or government authority
• Business transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, user information may be transferred with appropriate notice

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to correction — request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to deletion — request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal requirements
• Right to object — object to processing of your data for certain purposes
• Right to data portability — request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent for cookie-based processing at any time via your browser settings

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational security measures to protect the information we collect. The Site is served over HTTPS and hosted on Vercel's secure, enterprise-grade infrastructure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

9. Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please get in touch: