Effective Date: July 1st, 2025

At Teen Med Maven, accessible from https://teenmedmaven.com, we are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how your data is collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact with our website.

1. Who We Are

Teen Med Maven is a youth-driven wellness and education blog designed to share information related to mental health, physical health, and personal growth. Our website address is: https://teenmedmaven.com.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (called a hash) may be created from your email address and sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in connection with your comment.

Read Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

3. Media Uploads

If you upload images to the site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from images if such metadata is present.

4. Cookies 

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser to improve user experience. We use cookies in the following ways:

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year for your convenience.

A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon login, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and display preference cookies last one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for two weeks.

When editing or publishing an article, a cookie is saved containing the post ID. It expires after 1 day.

You can clear or disable cookies via your browser settings at any time.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Some blog posts on Teen Med Maven may include embedded content (e.g., videos, articles, or social media posts). Embedded content from external websites behaves the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking tools, and monitor your interactions — especially if you are logged in to those websites.

We do not control the data practices of these third parties and recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. However, in specific instances:

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

Comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service.

We may also disclose personal information if required to comply with legal obligations or to protect our rights.

7. How Long Do We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register (if available), we store the personal information provided in your user profile. You may edit or delete your information at any time (except your username). Administrators can also access and modify this data.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

You have the right to:

Please request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.

Request deletion of your data, except information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: teenmedmaven@gmail.com

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked by automated spam detection services (e.g., Akismet or similar tools), which may operate outside of your country.

10. Children’s Privacy

Teen Med Maven is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe we may have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically for updates.

12. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact:

Teen Med Maven

Email: teenmedmaven@gmail.com 

Website: https://teenmedmaven.com