Privacy Policy

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using our website. By accessing or using https://consumermed.org (the Site), you agree to the practices described here and in our Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

1. Scope and Updates

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected when you use the Site. We may update this Policy by posting a new version on the Site. Your continued use after an update constitutes acceptance. The last updated date appears at the end of this Policy.

2. Information Collected

2.1 Information You Provide

You can browse the Site without creating an account. If you contact us by email or form, you may provide your name, email address, and any other details you choose to share.

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

When you access the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, such as:

  • • IP address
  • • Browser type and version
  • • Device information
  • • Operating system
  • • Pages visited
  • • Time and date of visit
  • • Referring website addresses

We collect this information through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies.

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to operate the Site, remember preferences, analyze performance, and support advertising. You can control cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some features.

3. Use of Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • • Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
  • • Understand how users interact with the Site
  • • Provide relevant advertising and promotions
  • • Comply with legal obligations
  • • Protect our rights and the rights of users
  • • Communicate with you and respond to inquiries

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share:

  • • Aggregated or de-identified information for analytics, advertising, and optimization
  • • Information with service providers that help us operate the Site
  • • Information if required by law or to protect our rights, users, or the public

5. Analytics and Advertising

We use analytics tools such as Google Analytics to understand how the Site is used. We may use advertising platforms such as Google Ads or similar services that use cookies and identifiers to deliver and measure ads based on visits to this and other sites. You can learn more about Google Analytics in Google’s Privacy Policy and can opt out by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Affiliate relationships

ConsumerMed.org is an independent comparison and review resource. We may receive compensation when you click certain links or complete a purchase with a partner. This does not change our commitment to provide useful information. Partner sites you visit are governed by their own policies.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to other websites not controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Data retention

We retain information for as long as needed to operate the Site, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Where possible we use aggregated or de-identified data for analytics.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is intended for users aged 21 and older. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from individuals under 21 years of age. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 21, please contact us immediately.

11. Your Choices

  • • Cookies: Control cookies via your browser settings
  • • Interest-based ads: You can opt out through industry programs like the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance.
  • • Communications: If you contact us and no longer wish to receive replies, you can let us know at any time.

12. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict certain uses of your personal information, and to object to certain processing. You may also have a right to portability and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise rights, contact us at the email below. We will verify your request and respond as required by applicable law.

13. Do not track

Some browsers offer a Do Not Track setting. There is no consensus on how to respond to these signals. We do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at info@consumermed.org.

Last Updated: November 2025