Information We Collect
Chekd Health is operated by Blacksmith Medical LLC (doing business as Chekd Health).
We collect limited personal information when users interact with the Website.
Information you provide directly:
- Name
- Email address
- Message content submitted through our Contact form
Users should not submit medical records, test results, or other sensitive health information through the Contact form. Chekd Health does not request or intend to collect health information through this Website.
Information collected automatically:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Referring URLs
- Date and time of access
This information is collected through standard server logs, analytics tools, advertising pixels, affiliate tracking technologies, and cookies.
Do not submit medical or health information via our Contact page, via email, on social media or through other channels.
How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information to:
- Respond to Contact form inquiries
- Operate and maintain the Website
- Improve content and user experience
- Analyze traffic and engagement
- Measure advertising effectiveness
- Facilitate affiliate referral attribution
- Detect fraud or misuse
We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. However, certain data may be shared with advertising or affiliate partners as described below.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Website uses cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to:
- Enable Website functionality
- Analyze traffic (e.g., analytics services)
- Measure advertising performance
- Track affiliate referrals
Cookies may be placed by:
- Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics)
- Advertising platforms (such as Google Ads, Meta, or TikTok)
- Social media platforms through embedded content
- Affiliate networks
These technologies may collect information about your browsing behavior across websites. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect Website functionality. The Website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals.
Affiliate and Third-Party Tracking
Some links on Chekd Health are affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link, tracking technologies may record information necessary to attribute referrals.
Affiliate networks and providers may collect:
- IP address
- Device information
- Referral source
- Transaction confirmation
Social media widgets (such as Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube embeds) may collect information directly through their own tracking technologies, even if you do not interact with the widget.
Chekd Health does not control third-party tracking technologies. Users should review the privacy policies of those third parties.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share information with:
- Hosting providers and underlying infrastructure providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising platforms
- Affiliate networks
- Service providers assisting with Website operation
We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. However, certain advertising or affiliate data sharing may be considered “sharing” under applicable state privacy laws.
We may disclose information if required by law, legal process, or to protect our rights or users.
Data Retention and Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information collected through the Website.
However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Contact form submissions may be retained for administrative or legal purposes.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights under applicable privacy laws, including:
- The right to request access to personal information
- The right to request deletion of personal information
- The right to request correction of inaccurate information
- The right to opt out of certain data sharing for advertising purposes
- The right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights
To exercise applicable rights, please contact us through our Contact page.
We may require verification of identity before processing certain requests.
Children's Privacy and International Transfers
The Website is intended for individuals 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been submitted, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information.
Although the Website is intended for users in the United States, data may be processed or stored outside your state of residence and, in some cases, outside the United States through our hosting or service providers.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws than your state or country of residence.
Changes to This Policy
We may update or modify this Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy from time to time.
If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
We encourage users to review this page periodically to remain informed about how information is collected, used, and protected.
How To Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us through our Contact page.