Our Privacy Commitment
Doctors Health Club is designed with privacy at its core. We collect minimal data and prioritize anonymity, especially in the forum.
1. Data We Collect
Assessment Tools:
- Anonymous responses: Your answers to assessment questions
- Timestamp: When the assessment was completed
- Year: Academic/career year (if provided)
- AI usage data: Anonymous research data about AI tool usage
- NOT collected: Name, email, IP address, or any identifying information
Doctors Health Forum:
- Post content: Your anonymous forum messages (filtered for personal information)
- Timestamp: When posts were created
- Random color code: Assigned per message for visual differentiation
- NOT collected: User accounts, IP addresses, location, profiles, or any way to identify you
2. How We Use Data
- Research: Aggregate, anonymous data for mental health research
- Platform improvement: Understanding usage patterns to improve tools
- Safety: Content filtering to maintain safe community spaces
- NOT used for: Tracking individuals, selling data, advertising, or any commercial purposes
3. Data Retention
- Assessment data: Stored indefinitely for research purposes (anonymous)
- Forum posts: Retained to maintain conversation history
- You cannot delete: Due to complete anonymity, we cannot identify which data is yours to delete
4. Data Sharing
We do NOT sell, rent, or share your data with third parties. Anonymous aggregate research data may be used in academic publications, but no individual can be identified.
5. Security
- Automatic content filtering prevents accidental personal information sharing
- No user accounts means no passwords to steal
- Secure database storage with access controls
- XSS and SQL injection protection
6. International Compliance
GDPR (European Union):
Our anonymous data collection practices comply with GDPR principles. Since we collect no personally identifiable information, traditional "right to be forgotten" requests cannot be processed (we cannot identify your data).
CCPA (California):
We do not sell personal information. Anonymous data collection is disclosed above.
HIPAA (US Healthcare):
This Platform is NOT a covered entity under HIPAA. We do not collect Protected Health Information (PHI) as defined by HIPAA. Do not share patient information on this Platform.
7. Cookies & Tracking
We do not use tracking cookies, analytics, or third-party trackers. The Platform functions without cookies.
8. Children's Privacy
This Platform is intended for adults 18+ and healthcare professionals. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
9. Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this policy. Material changes will be posted on this page.
10. Contact
For privacy questions or concerns, please reach out through appropriate channels.