Privacy Policy

At DecisionVault Health, accessible from https://decision-vault.icu, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by DecisionVault Health and how we utilize, safeguard, and disclose that data in full compliance with United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with any terms set forth herein, please discontinue using this website immediately.

2. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information:

• Direct Inquiries & Communications: If you contact us directly via our contact form or editorial email, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of your message, and any attachments you may send.
• Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our clinical research updates, we collect only your submitted email address for delivery of our editorial health digest.
• Log Files: Like standard web hosting services, DecisionVault Health follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any personally identifiable information.

3. Google DoubleClick DART Cookies & Advertising Partners

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to decision-vault.icu and other sites on the internet.

Visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our primary advertising partner is Google AdSense. Each of our advertising partners has its own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data.

4. Third-Party Privacy Policies

DecisionVault Health's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

5. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data. (DecisionVault Health does not sell user personal data to any third party.)

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@decision-vault.icu.

6. GDPR Data Protection Rights

We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

7. Children's Information (COPPA Compliance)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. DecisionVault Health does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact our legal compliance team: