Privacy Policy for Symptomen Tracker

Last Updated: 2023-08-25

Thank you for visiting Lyme Symptom Tracker ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal and non-personal information when you use our website located at https://symptomentracker.lymevereniging.nl (the "Website").

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this policy, please do not use the Website.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Data

We collect the following personal information from you:

Indentification data:
  Name: We collect your name to personalize your experience and communicate with you effectively.
  Email: We collect your email address to send you important information regarding your orders, updates, and communication.

Disease related personal data:
- Symptoms: We collect what symptoms you have and how you feel about them. 
  For you: This gives you a clear indication wether you are getting better or getting worse over time.
  For scientists: If you track you symptoms stucturally over time, scientists can study the progression of the disease in different scenario's like what generally happens after the start of a certain treatment.  
- Treatments: We collect what treatments you are doing so scientists can measure the effectiveness of the treatment.
- Diagnosis:  We collect what diagnosis you were given so scientists can differentiate between people with differrent levels of medical validation. 
- Year of birth: We collect your year of birth as a rough estimate of your age so scientists can differentiate between people who are young and old.
- Circumstances around getting sick: Did you see the tick or red ring before you got sick? This is to measure how these events are related to the progress of the disease. 
- Disease related activities:  Did you like being in nature for Lyme's disease? And what about now? This is to both measure the relatability of these events as well as to see if getting sick changed your behaviour and outlook on life. 

Your identification data is stored in a different save location (database) then your disease related personal data. 
This means that scientists who get access to your information (after you gave permission) can't ever connect what data belongs to you.
They won't even know that you are among the people who's data he studies.
Also, all data is sent over secure networks.

1.2 Non-Personal Data

We may use web cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing patterns. This information helps us to enhance your browsing experience, analyze trends, and improve our services.

2. Purpose of Data Collection

We collect and use your personal data for the purpose of providing desired functionality and to help scientists who study your disease - the latter only if you give us specific permissions to do so. You can enable or disable this yourself in your account settings. 

3. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with any third parties except as required for order processing (e.g., sharing your information with payment processors). We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others.

4. Children's Privacy

Lyme Symptom Tracker is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the email address provided below.

5. Updates to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we may notify you via email about significant changes.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or the Website you can contact us at:

Email: dennis@mail.lymesymptomentracker.nl

By using Lyme Symptom Tracker, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.