Privacy Policy

DatingHPV.com ("we," "us," or "our") operates as an informational and community resource for singles living with HPV. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site. We reserve the right to make changes to this policy at any time, and we will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date above.

Information you provide directly: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We do not require account registration to access our guides and resources.

Automatically collected information: When you visit DatingHPV.com, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This information is used in aggregate form to understand how visitors use our site.

Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and understand where our visitors come from. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve our website content and user experience
• Analyze usage patterns to understand what content is most helpful
• Comply with legal obligations
• Protect the security and integrity of our site

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. We do not use your information to make inferences about your health status beyond what you explicitly share with us.

DatingHPV.com is an informational resource. We understand that visitors to this site may be navigating sensitive health information. We treat all health-related information with the highest level of discretion.

We do not require you to disclose your health status to use this site. If you choose to share health information in a contact form or message, that information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not stored beyond what is necessary for that purpose.

We strongly recommend that you do not share specific personal health details in any public-facing form or communication on this site.

DatingHPV.com may contain links to third-party websites, including dating platforms and health resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.

We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use our site. These services may collect information about your use of our site in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Some links on this site, including links to PositiveSingles, may be affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase or register, we may receive a commission. This does not affect the price you pay or our editorial independence.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: The right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: The right to request deletion of your personal information
• Objection: The right to object to certain processing of your information
• Portability: The right to receive your information in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in the Contact section below.

DatingHPV.com is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete your personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through our Contact page. We will respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.