Privacy Policy

The data controller responsible for your personal data is dentalhealth.news. Contact our data team at: privacy@dentalhealth.news.

• Identity data: First name, last name, professional title (where provided)
• Contact data: Email address, telephone number (if provided via contact form)
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone, device information
• Usage data: Pages visited, time on site, referral sources, click behaviour
• Newsletter data: Email address and subscription preferences
• Marketing preferences: Communication and consent preferences

• Direct interactions — contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, columnist applications, event and course submissions
• Automated technologies — cookies, server logs, and analytics tools (Google Analytics)
• Third parties — analytics providers, advertising partners, social media platforms

• To deliver and personalise content on dentalhealth.news
• To send our newsletter and editorial updates (only where you have given consent)
• To respond to contact form and press enquiries
• To analyse website usage and improve content and user experience
• To serve relevant advertising through third-party ad networks, where applicable
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations

We use strictly necessary cookies (required for site function), analytics cookies (Google Analytics — to understand how visitors use the site), advertising cookies (to deliver relevant ads), and preference cookies (to remember your settings). You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Some site features may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share data with service providers who assist in operating our website (hosting, analytics, email delivery), advertising partners for relevant ad delivery and measurement, and law enforcement or regulatory authorities where required by law. Third-party links on our site (including links to Harmony Medical Center at harmonymc.ae) are operated by independent organisations — their privacy policies apply to data collected through their own websites.

• Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe
• Contact form data is retained for 12 months
• We retain all personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law

If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have the right to: access your personal data; request rectification of inaccurate data; request erasure ("right to be forgotten"); restrict processing; request data portability; object to processing; and withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any right, contact privacy@dentalhealth.news. We will respond within 30 days.

Some third-party service providers are based outside the UK and EEA. Where data is transferred internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including Standard Contractual Clauses where required.

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child's data has been collected inadvertently, please contact privacy@dentalhealth.news immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated review date. Where changes are significant, we will notify newsletter subscribers by email.