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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal information

Effective Date: March 15, 2026 This policy was last updated on March 15, 2026 and applies to all users.

1. Introduction

Healthline.es ("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 healthline.es (the "Website"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Website, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

GDPR & CCPA Compliant

We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Your privacy rights are protected regardless of your location.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

Type of InformationDescriptionCategory
Personal DataName, email address (when you contact us), and any information you voluntarily providePersonal
Technical DataIP address, browser type, device information, operating systemTechnical
Usage DataPages visited, time spent, click patterns, referral sourcesUsage
Cookie DataPreferences, session information, analytics dataCookies

Information You Provide

We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Contact us via email or contact form
  • Subscribe to our newsletter (if available)
  • Participate in surveys or feedback forms

Information Automatically Collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website, including:

  • Log Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited
  • Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

Respond to Inquiries

Answer your questions and provide customer support

Analyze Usage

Improve our website and user experience

Security

Protect against fraud and unauthorized access

Advertising

Display relevant Google AdSense advertisements

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website. You can learn more about Google's advertising practices here.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, please visit our Cookie Policy.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent. You can change your preferences at any time through your browser settings.

5. Third-Party Services

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website, provide services on our behalf, or assist us in analyzing how our Website is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Third-Party Service Providers

6. Your Privacy Rights

GDPR Rights (European Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Healthline.es aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

  • Right to Access - Request copies of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification - Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure - Request deletion of your data
  • Right to Restrict Processing - Request limitation of data processing
  • Right to Data Portability - Request transfer of your data
  • Right to Object - Object to our processing of your data

CCPA Rights (California Users)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we collect about you
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt-out of the sale of your personal information
  • Non-discrimination for exercising your rights

Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact us at info@healthline.es. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

7. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

SSL Encryption

Our website uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption to protect data transmission. You can verify this by the "https://" in our URL and the padlock icon in your browser.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Spain and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Information, to Spain and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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 "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Data Protection Officer: For privacy-related inquiries, you may also contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@healthline.es.