Privacy Policy - TeenHealthInsight

Last Updated: May 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

The website is provided by TeenHealthInsight. By using this website, you acknowledge the privacy policy and agree to be bound by the terms of use, both set forth below. If you do not accept the privacy policy or terms of use, please do not use this Service.

TeenHealthInsight does not warrant that this website will operate error-free or that the website or its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful material.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to TeenHealthInsight.

Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

Country refers to: California, United States

Device means any device that can access the website such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of TeenHealthInsight. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Website refers to TeenHealthInsight, accessible from https://teenhealthinsight.com

You means the individual accessing or using the website, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the website, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

TeenHealthInsight does not ask visitors to provide personal data in order to read articles, browse the website, or use the interactive tools. There are no contact forms, no newsletter sign-ups, no comment sections, and no user accounts on this website.

The only situation in which we receive personal data is when a visitor voluntarily contacts us by email. In that case, we receive the email address and the contents of the message that the visitor has chosen to send. We do not derive personal data from any other source, and we do not combine email correspondence with information from any third party.

Usage Data

TeenHealthInsight uses Koko Analytics, a self-hosted, privacy-friendly analytics tool, to understand aggregate site usage. Specifically, it records which pages are viewed, the total number of visits and unique daily visitors per page, and, when available, the referring website that sent a visitor to us (for example, a search engine or a link from another site). It does not record who you are, what device you used, how long you stayed, where you scrolled or clicked, or anything you did after leaving our site. No third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics are used. Koko Analytics does not set cookies, does not build profiles of individual visitors, and does not track you across sites. Your IP address is processed only briefly to count unique daily visitors and is never stored. No analytics data is shared with any third party.

As is technically unavoidable for any website, our hosting provider and our security plugin (Jetpack) may briefly process information such as your IP address, browser type, and the time of your request, strictly to deliver the page to your browser, keep the server running, and block malicious traffic such as brute-force login attempts. This information is processed for technical and security purposes only, is not used to build profiles of visitors, and is not shared with advertisers or analytics providers.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

TeenHealthInsight does not use tracking technologies for advertising, marketing, or profiling. The only analytics used is Koko Analytics, a cookieless, self-hosted tool described in the Usage Data section above. Specifically, this website does not deploy:

Third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics, Matomo, or similar (we use only the self-hosted, cookieless Koko Analytics, described above);
Advertising or marketing cookies;
Retargeting, remarketing, or behavioral advertising pixels (such as the Meta/Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, or TikTok Pixel);
Web beacons, clear gifs, pixel tags, or single-pixel gifs used to track reading behavior or email opens;
Cross-site tracking scripts or third-party tag managers;
Browser fingerprinting, device fingerprinting, or other persistent identifiers used for tracking;
Social media tracking widgets that report your visit back to social networks.

We do not build profiles of visitors, we do not track your activity across pages or sessions for marketing purposes, we do not follow you to other websites, and we do not sell, rent, or share visitor information with advertisers, data brokers, or any other third parties.

Strictly Necessary Cookies and Local Storage

A very small number of strictly necessary cookies or local-storage entries may be set on your device while you visit, but only to make the website function correctly and securely. These fall into the following categories:

WordPress session and security cookies: used by the WordPress platform itself to keep the website running smoothly and to protect against common web attacks (for example, CSRF protection on forms used internally by the site).
Jetpack security cookies: used to detect and block brute-force login attempts and spam. These help keep the site secure and are not used for analytics, advertising, or visitor profiling.
Real Cookie Banner preference storage: if you interact with the cookie notice, a small entry may be stored on your device to remember that you have already seen it, so you are not asked again on every page.
Tool state in your browser only: the interactive tools (quizzes, checklists, calculators, trackers) may temporarily hold the values you enter in your browser’s memory while you use them. This information stays on your device, is never transmitted to TeenHealthInsight, and is cleared when you close or refresh the page.

All of the above are considered strictly necessary under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive and corresponding national rules, and under recital 32 and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. They do not require user consent because the website cannot reasonably function without them, and they are not used for any purpose other than what is described above.

Your Choices

Because we do not use advertising, marketing, or analytics cookies, there is no consent choice for you to make about non-essential tracking, because there simply isn’t any. You may still, at any time, configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Detailed instructions are usually available in your browser’s help section. If you choose to block cookies entirely, some technical features of the website may not function as expected, but no advertising or analytics functionality will be affected (because none exists).

You can also delete any cookies that have already been stored on your device through your browser’s settings.

Third-Party Embedded Content

Some pages may embed videos hosted on third-party platforms (for example, YouTube). Wherever videos are used, we link to or embed them through privacy-enhanced options where available (such as youtube-nocookie.com) so that no tracking cookies are placed on your device unless you actively choose to play the video. If you do play a third-party video, that platform’s own privacy policy applies to the playback. We do not receive analytics, identifiers, or any visitor data from those platforms.

Our Privacy-First Approach

TeenHealthInsight is intentionally designed to collect as little information as possible, especially because our audience includes teens, tweens, and parents. We do not ask you to create an account, sign in, or provide your name to read articles or use the interactive tools. We do not use advertising cookies, analytics platforms (such as Google Analytics), marketing pixels, behavioral tracking, profiling, or fingerprinting. We do not build user profiles and we do not sell, rent, or share visitor information with third parties.

Client-side processing of interactive tools. All quizzes, checklists, calculators, trackers, and similar tools on this website run entirely inside your own browser (this is called “client-side” processing). Whatever you click, type, or select stays on your device. The information is not transmitted to TeenHealthInsight, is not stored on our servers, and is not shared with anyone. When you close or refresh the page, the data is gone. Some tools, such as the Relaxation Practice Tracker, are simply printable worksheets you fill in on paper. Nothing is sent online at all.

No personal data collection through the website. The only personal information we ever receive is what you voluntarily send us by email. If you choose to write to us, we will see your email address and the contents of your message, but only because you wrote to us first. There are no contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, comment sections, or account systems on this website.

Essential technical services. To keep the website running, only a small number of strictly necessary technical services are loaded:

WordPress: the platform that powers this website.
Jetpack (security only): protects the site from brute-force login attempts and spam.
WordPress Emojis, WordPress.com CDN, and WordPress.org CDN: deliver standard fonts, icons, and emojis so pages display correctly.

These services may briefly process your IP address for purely technical and security reasons, such as serving the page to your browser or blocking malicious traffic. They are not used for advertising, profiling, or analytics. Because they are strictly necessary for the website to function, no consent is required for them under GDPR. However, we list them here so you always know exactly what is happening behind the scenes.

If you ever have a question about privacy on TeenHealthInsight, you can reach us anytime at contact@teenhealthinsight.com.

Use of Your Personal Data

Because the only personal data TeenHealthInsight ever receives is the email address and message content of someone who voluntarily writes to us, the use of personal data is extremely limited. We use this information only:

To respond to your message. If you write to us with a question, comment, or request, we use your email address and message content to read your message and reply.
To address legitimate concerns or requests. For example, to act on a request to delete previous correspondence, to answer a privacy-related question, or to consider feedback you have shared with us.
To comply with legal obligations. If we are legally required to retain or produce specific correspondence, we will do so to the minimum extent necessary.

We do not use personal data for marketing, advertising, profiling, behavioral analysis, automated decision-making, or to evaluate the effectiveness of promotional campaigns. We do not run promotional campaigns. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data, and we do not share it with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics providers.

Retention of Your Personal Data

TeenHealthInsight retains personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was provided.

Email correspondence: Messages you send to us, and our replies, are retained in our email inbox for as long as is reasonably useful for ongoing communication or follow-up. You may ask us at any time to delete previous correspondence (see the “Delete Your Personal Data” section below).
Technical and security logs: Logs created by the hosting provider and by the Jetpack security plugin (such as IP addresses associated with login attempts) are retained only for as long as needed to operate the site safely (typically a short period), after which they are automatically rotated or deleted.
Interactive tool entries: Anything you type into a quiz, checklist, calculator, or tracker on the site is held only in your own browser and is not stored on our servers. It disappears when you close or refresh the page.

We do not collect Usage Data for analytics, so there is no analytics retention period to describe. If we are ever required by law to retain specific information for a longer period, we will do so to the minimum extent necessary and only for that legal purpose.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

TeenHealthInsight is hosted on servers operated by our web-hosting provider, Bluehost, which is based in the United States. As a result, the website itself, and any technical or security logs generated by the hosting infrastructure or by the Jetpack security plugin, are processed in the United States.

If you live in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with stricter data-protection laws, this means that the limited technical information described in the “Usage Data” section above may be processed outside your country. We rely on the appropriate safeguards offered by our service providers (such as standard contractual clauses where applicable) and on the fact that the processing is strictly necessary for the operation and security of the website.

If you choose to email us, your email is delivered through our email provider, which may also store and process the message on servers located in the United States or another country. By sending us an email, you understand that your message will be transmitted and stored on those systems for the purpose of receiving and responding to your communication.

We do not transfer personal data to advertisers, data brokers, or analytics providers, and there is no international transfer of visitor profiles, because no such profiles exist.

Delete Your Personal Data

Because the only personal data we hold is email correspondence that you yourself have initiated, deleting your personal data is straightforward. You may contact us at any time and ask us to delete the email messages you have sent to us, along with our replies. We will do so as soon as reasonably possible, unless we are legally required to retain specific information.

You also have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you. To make such a request, please use the contact details in the “Contact Us” section below.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

TeenHealthInsight does not maintain a database of visitor personal data, so in the unlikely event of a merger, acquisition, or transfer of the website, there would be very little personal data to transfer. The only personal data potentially involved would be saved email correspondence. If such a transfer were ever to take place, we would notify the affected correspondents in advance and explain how their information would be handled under any new privacy policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, TeenHealthInsight may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

TeenHealthInsight may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of TeenHealthInsight
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the website
Protect the personal safety of Users of the website or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of personal data is important to TeenHealthInsight. The strongest privacy protection we can offer is also the simplest one: we collect almost no personal data in the first place, so there is very little personal data that could ever be exposed.

In addition, we apply the following technical measures:

The website is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection so that information transmitted between your browser and the website is protected in transit.
The Jetpack security plugin protects the site against brute-force login attempts and helps detect spam and malicious activity.
The WordPress platform and all installed plugins are kept up to date with the latest security releases.
Administrative access to the website is limited and protected by strong authentication.

No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

GDPR Compliance Statement

TeenHealthInsight is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors and to handling any personal data it receives in a manner consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent national rules in the United Kingdom.

In practice, GDPR compliance for TeenHealthInsight is straightforward, because the website is intentionally designed to minimize the collection of personal data. We do not run analytics, advertising, marketing, or profiling services. The only personal data we ever process is email correspondence that visitors voluntarily send to us, and the strictly necessary technical and security information described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.

We process this limited information on the legal bases set out in Article 6 of the GDPR, in particular our legitimate interest in operating and securing the website (Article 6(1)(f)), the necessity of replying to messages you have sent us (Article 6(1)(b)/(f)), and where applicable, our legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c)).

GDPR Principles

TeenHealthInsight takes the privacy and security of individuals and their personal information seriously, and applies the following principles when handling any personal data it receives:

Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We process personal data fairly, lawfully, and openly, and we explain in this Privacy Policy exactly what we do and do not do.
Purpose limitation: We use personal data only for the specific, limited purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Data minimization: We collect as little personal data as possible. In most cases, none at all.
Accuracy: Where practical, we keep any personal data we do hold (such as email correspondence) accurate and up to date.
Storage limitation: We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was provided.
Integrity and confidentiality: We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure.
Accountability: We are responsible for our handling of personal data and for being able to demonstrate compliance with these principles.

Data Subject’s Rights under GDPR

Under the GDPR, individuals located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom have the following rights with respect to any personal data TeenHealthInsight holds about them:

Right of access: to ask what personal data we hold about you and to receive a copy.
Right to rectification: to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): to ask us to delete personal data we hold about you.
Right to restriction of processing: to ask us to limit how we process your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability: to receive personal data you have provided us in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to object: to object to our processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests.
Right to lodge a complaint: with your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated.

In practice, since the only personal data we hold is email correspondence that you yourself have sent us, exercising most of these rights simply means contacting us by email and asking. To make any such request, please use the details in the “Contact Us” section below.

Health-Related Information and Interactive Tools

TeenHealthInsight is an educational platform. The website includes interactive tools such as condition explorers, checklists, quizzes, calculators, and self-reflection activities. These tools run entirely in your own browser, on your own device. Anything you click, type, or select is processed locally and is never transmitted to us, stored on our servers, or shared with any third party. Closing the page or refreshing erases your responses. The Relaxation Practice Tracker is a printable worksheet you fill in on paper.

TeenHealthInsight does not ask you to provide, and does not store, any personal health information, medical records, diagnoses, or identifying health data. If you choose to email us with a question that includes health information, we treat that email as you would treat any private email: confidentially, and only for the purpose of responding to you. Please remember that email is not a secure method of communication for sensitive information.

Important: TeenHealthInsight is an educational resource only. Nothing on the website is medical advice, and no information you provide or record through the website establishes a doctor–patient relationship. For medical concerns, always consult a qualified healthcare provider.

Children’s Privacy

TeenHealthInsight is an educational website directed at tweens, teens, and adolescents. We have designed the website with children’s privacy as a foundational principle: the simplest way to protect young users’ data is not to collect it in the first place.

How we protect young users by design

No accounts, no sign-ups, no profiles. Users do not need to register, log in, or provide a name, email address, age, school, or any other identifying information to read articles or use any feature of the website.
Interactive tools stay on the user’s device. Quizzes, checklists, calculators, and self-reflection activities run entirely in the browser. Selections and answers are never transmitted to us, stored on our servers, or shared with any third party. Closing or refreshing the page erases responses.
No advertising and no behavioral tracking. We do not use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics or Jetpack Stats), advertising pixels, social media trackers, or any tools designed to follow users across the web. We do not sell, rent, or share information with advertisers or data brokers.
Standard server logs only. Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure may automatically record basic technical information (such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited) for security and basic site operation. This information is not used to identify individual users, build profiles, or target content.
The contact email is for inquiries only. Our email address (contact@teenhealthinsight.com) is provided so that users, parents, guardians, or educators can reach us with questions. We do not solicit personal or health information by email.

Children under 13 (COPPA, United States)

TeenHealthInsight does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The website is designed to function fully without ever asking for a name, email address, age, location, photograph, voice recording, or any other identifier from any user, regardless of age. Because we do not collect personal information from children under 13, verifiable parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is not required for general use of the website.

If a parent or guardian believes that their child under 13 has somehow provided us with personal information, for example, by sending us an email, please contact us at contact@teenhealthinsight.com. We will promptly delete any such information from our records.

Children under 16 (GDPR, European Union / UK)

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent UK rules, processing the personal data of children under 16 (or the age set by the relevant Member State, which can be as low as 13) generally requires parental consent. Because TeenHealthInsight does not ask for or collect personal data from any user as a condition of using the website, and because interactive tool data never leaves the user’s device, we do not rely on parental consent as a legal basis for ordinary use of the site.

If a child voluntarily emails us, the only personal data we receive is what they choose to include in that email, and we use it solely to reply to their question. Parents and guardians can request review or deletion of any such correspondence at any time by contacting contact@teenhealthinsight.com.

Rights of parents and guardians

Parents and legal guardians have the right to:

Ask what information, if any, we hold that is associated with their child;
Request that we correct or delete any such information;
Refuse further contact between us and their child;
Ask any other question about our practices regarding minors.

All such requests can be sent to contact@teenhealthinsight.com and will be handled promptly.

We strongly encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online experiences and to discuss safe internet use, healthy media habits, and when to consult a trusted adult or healthcare provider about health questions.

Links to Other Websites

The website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by TeenHealthInsight. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. TeenHealthInsight strongly advises You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

TeenHealthInsight has no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

TeenHealthInsight may update its Privacy Policy from time to time. TeenHealthInsight will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

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.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact TeenHealthInsight:

By email: contact@teenhealthinsight.com

Our Privacy Promise to You

The plain-language version, for tweens, teens, and anyone who wants the short story.

The page above is the official Privacy Policy. It uses some grown-up words because it has to. This part says the same thing in everyday language, so you know exactly what’s going on when you use TeenHealthInsight.

What we ask you for

Almost nothing. You don’t need to make an account, sign in, or tell us your name to read articles or use the tools. If you ever choose to email us, we’ll see your email address, but only because you wrote to us first.

What happens with the interactive tools

All the quizzes, checklists, calculators, and trackers on the site work right inside your own browser. Whatever you click or type stays on your device: it never gets sent to us, and we never see it. Close the page or refresh, and your answers are gone. The Relaxation Practice Tracker is even simpler: it’s a worksheet you print and fill in on paper.

Are you tracking me?

We count page visits, and that’s it. We use a small tool called Koko Analytics that tells us things like: which articles people read most, roughly how many people visited each page, and, if your browser tells us, which website you came from (for example, Google, or a link someone shared on social media). It runs on our own server, sets no cookies, doesn’t store your IP address, and can’t identify you or follow you across the internet. We don’t use Google Analytics, advertising trackers, or marketing pixels. We don’t build a profile of you, and we don’t sell or share information about you.

The only information we ever see is the email address and message of someone who chooses to email us, because they wrote to us first. There are no sign-up forms, no accounts, and no comments on the site.

The interactive tools (quizzes, checklists, trackers, calculators) all run inside your own browser. Whatever you type or click stays on your device and disappears when you close the page. Nothing gets sent to us.

A few small technical things still need to load so the page works properly, like WordPress itself, basic security to block hackers, and the standard fonts and emojis. They might briefly see your IP address (every website does) only to deliver the page to you and keep the site safe. They are not used for advertising or tracking.

What if I have a question?

You (or a parent) can email us anytime at contact@teenhealthinsight.com. We don’t keep any info about you on our side. But if you’ve sent us an email in the past and want us to delete it from our inbox, just ask and we’ll take care of it.

Our promise

TeenHealthInsight is here to help you learn about your health, not to collect your data, track you, or sell anything about you to anyone. The interactive tools on every page are built to work without us ever seeing what you do with them, and that’s on purpose. We’ll always try to keep this page honest, simple, and up to date, and if we ever change how any of this works, we’ll update this page first. If something here ever feels confusing or doesn’t match what you’re seeing on the site, please tell us. We want to do better.