Privacy

Last updated June 17, 2026.

We collect as little as we can, we never sell data, and we hold no patient information.

What we collect

Basic usage statistics: which pages get visited, which headlines get clicked (counted in aggregate, not tied to any person), the site a visit arrived from, the general location and network a visit comes from (city or region and internet provider, derived from the IP address), and the kind of device and browser used. What you type into the search box is never stored.

Repeat visits are recognized using one-way codes derived from the IP address and browser. These codes can't be turned back into your name, but they are pseudonymous rather than fully anonymous, since the same device produces the same code.

IP addresses are recorded for security and abuse prevention. They are visible only to the site's administrator, in an activity log that can show the city, network provider, and pages viewed for a visit. They are never shared or sold, and they are purged on an ongoing basis, with a target of 90 days.

Cookies and local storage

No tracking or advertising cookies. A single sign-in cookie exists only for the site's administrator. Things like your theme choice and saved articles stay in your own browser and are never sent to us.

Third parties

To show headlines and run searches, your browser talks directly to official medical databases such as the National Library of Medicine, the FDA, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Those are ordinary web requests; we hand them nothing about you.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email theclinicaltimes@protonmail.com.

This page is updated when our practices change.