Privacy & Data Use

Alberta Healthcare Reality is committed to protecting the privacy of contributors and readers.

Information We Collect

We collect only the information that is voluntarily provided to us, including:

  • Emails sent to our contact address
  • Information, documents, or accounts submitted for review or verification
  • Basic technical data automatically provided by the hosting platform (such as IP address or browser type)

We do not require user accounts and do not collect personal health information for the purpose of providing care.

How Information Is Used

Submitted information may be used to:

  • Review and verify healthcare-related experiences or data
  • Clarify details or request additional context
  • Prepare content for possible publication

Nothing is published automatically. All content is reviewed manually.

Submissions may be edited for clarity, length, or anonymization. Identifying details are removed unless explicit permission is given.

Data Retention

  • Emails and submissions may be retained for editorial, verification, or record-keeping purposes
  • Content that is not used may be deleted at the editor’s discretion
  • We do not sell, rent, or share submitted information with third parties

Anonymity and Consent

Personal accounts are published only:

  • With consent, or
  • In anonymized form where identifying details are removed

We do not knowingly publish identifying medical details of private individuals.

Cookies and Tracking

This site does not use advertising trackers or behavioral profiling.

Basic analytics or hosting-level logs may be collected by the platform to maintain site performance and security.

External Links

Articles may link to external sources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites.

Contact

Questions about privacy or data use may be directed to:

albertahealthcarereality@proton.me