Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

MedBuddy ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and subscribe to our mailing list.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Data

When you subscribe to our mailing list, we collect:

• Email address

2.2 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address (for language detection purposes only)
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Pages visited and time spent on our website

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send you updates, newsletters, and information about MedBuddy
• To personalize your experience on our website (e.g., language preferences)
• To improve our website and services
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Email Marketing Service

We use Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) as our email marketing service provider. When you subscribe to our mailing list, your email address is stored and processed by Brevo in accordance with their privacy policy. You can review Brevo's privacy policy at https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/.

5. Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any of our emails or by contacting us directly.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights:

• Right to access: You can request a copy of your personal data
• Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data
• Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

7. Cookies and Tracking

Our website uses session storage to remember your language preference during your visit. We do not use tracking cookies for advertising purposes. We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website.

8. Third-Party Services

Our website may use the following third-party services:

• Brevo: For email subscription management
• IP Geolocation Services: To detect your country for language preferences (no personal data is stored)
• Firebase Hosting: For website hosting

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us via our Instagram page: @medspecbuddy