Privacy Policy

verywell-uk.com obviously considers your privacy very important. Therefore, we have created this 'Privacy Policy'. VeryWellUK collects some data from you in order to ensure that the website functions correctly, is user-friendly and can be secured.

In our 'Privacy Policy' we explain to you exactly what information we collect, why we collect this information and how VeryWellUK handles this information. VeryWellUK reserves the right to amend this 'Privacy Policy'. Any changes to the privacy policy can be found here on this page. The most recent version of the privacy policy is valid. All previous versions will expire with the posting of a new, amended privacy policy.

This version of the privacy policy is valid as of May 24, 2018. All previous versions have thereby expired as of this date. The difference between the May 24, 2018 version and the previous version is that VeryWellUK has detailed which cookies the website uses.

1. VeryWellUK collects data

This is something that verywell-uk.com does not do for fun, but to:

• secure the website;
• ensure and improve the usability of the website;
• research the surfing behavior of visitors.

Specifically, we store the following data:

• the IP address (anonymized);
• your surfing behavior on verywell-uk.com;
• ads and links you click on verywell-uk.com;
• the page from which you clicked to verywell-uk.com;
• the search term you used in the search engine to find verywell-uk.com.

This data is not traceable to you as an individual.

2. Confidentiality and security of your data

All data collected by verywell-uk.com will be treated confidentially and stored in an environment that is secured according to current standards.

VeryWellUK will not share your data with third parties. An exception to this will only be made if VeryWellUK is required by law to provide data. This may be the case if the police and judiciary demand data under the Data Protection Act or if VeryWellUK receives a court order to that effect.

3. Cookies

VeryWellUK, like any other website, uses cookies. These cookies serve to improve the user-friendliness of the website, to secure the website, to analyze the browsing habits of visitors to the website and to comply with laws and regulations.

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your internet browser from a website's server. Your internet browser saves this file. This file ensures that, for example, you only have to click the cookie message once. Thanks to this file, your Internet browser knows the next time you visit the site that you have already accepted the cookie message.

You can disable and/or delete cookies via your Internet browser settings. How to do this can be found in the help file of your internet browser.

For the analysis of visitor data VeryWellUK uses Google Analytics. Google Analytics collects the following cookies:

• -ga: type HTTP. This cookie is stored for a maximum of two years.
• _gat: type HTTP. This cookie is created when you start your session and deleted when you end your session.
• _gid: type HTTP. This cookie is created when you start your session and deleted when you end your session.
• collect: type Pixel. This cookie is created when you start your session and deleted when you end your session.

More information about Google's privacy policy can be found here. Google is based in the United States, a country that the European Commission has determined to have an adequate level of data security.

4. Third party websites

On the VeryWellUK website you will find links, references and buttons to third party websites. At the time you click on these links, references and/or buttons, you will leave the 'verywell-uk.com' website.

It is possible that third-party websites place cookies or data on their visitors. VeryWellUK is not responsible for this. For more information on third party cookies, please refer to the privacy and/or cookie policies of the respective websites.

5. Inspection, modification and deletion of data

Upon request you may view, amend and/or delete your data. This is your legal right. VeryWellUK is happy to cooperate. You can send an e-mail to info@verywell-uk.com or contact us via the contact form.

Of course, VeryWellUK must take into account your privacy and the privacy of other visitors. Therefore we ask you to provide such a request with:

• A signed written request stating exactly which data you want to see, have changed or deleted;
• a copy of a valid identification document, such as a passport or ID. You may make the citizen service number (BSN) and your photograph unrecognizable.

Both documents must be clearly legible. Without these documents, VeryWellUK cannot process your request.