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Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2025

ShareMyTrial LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates the ShareMyTrial.com website and services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Service.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Account Information: When you register, we collect your email address, username, and optional display name and profile bio.
  • Health Experiences: When you post Trials, you voluntarily share information about health conditions, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. This information is public by default, or anonymous if you choose.
  • Votes and Comments: Your interactions with content on the platform.
  • Communications: If you contact us, we keep records of that correspondence.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Usage Data: We collect information about how you access and use the Service, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
  • Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies to maintain your session, remember your preferences, and understand how you use the Service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the Service
  • Create and manage your account
  • Display your Trials, votes, and comments to other users
  • Send you service-related communications (account verification, security alerts)
  • Moderate content and enforce our Terms of Service
  • Analyze usage patterns to improve the user experience
  • Respond to your inquiries and support requests
  • Protect against fraud and abuse
  • Contact you about sponsored trials or research opportunities that may be relevant to your health interests (you can opt out of these communications)

3. Sponsored Trials

From time to time, we may partner with companies to offer sponsored trials or research opportunities to our users. If you have expressed interest in a particular health condition (by posting Trials, voting, or browsing), we may contact you to invite your participation in relevant sponsored trials.

Participation in any sponsored trial is completely voluntary. We will never share your personal information with sponsors without your explicit consent. You may opt out of receiving sponsored trial invitations at any time through your account settings.

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • Public Content: Trials, comments, and votes you post are visible to other users unless you choose to post anonymously.
  • Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who help us operate the Service (hosting, analytics, email delivery), subject to confidentiality obligations.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or government request.
  • Safety: We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to protect the safety of any person or to prevent illegal activity.
  • Business Transfers: If ShareMyTrial LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

5. Health Information

ShareMyTrial LLC is not a healthcare provider and is not subject to HIPAA or similar healthcare privacy regulations. The health experiences you share on ShareMyTrial.com are voluntary and are treated as user-generated content, not protected health information.

Please be thoughtful about what health information you choose to share publicly. You can post Trials anonymously if you prefer not to associate health information with your account.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account information and content for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, though some content (such as Trials) may be retained in anonymized form.

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your information:

  • Access: You can access your account information through your settings page.
  • Update: You can update your profile information at any time.
  • Delete: You can delete your account through your settings. This will remove your personal information and anonymize your Trials.
  • Anonymous Posting: You can choose to post Trials anonymously.
  • Cookies: You can control cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work properly if you disable cookies.

8. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS), secure password hashing, and access controls. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service is not intended for users under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 18, we will delete that information.

10. International Users

The Service is operated from the United States. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy with a new "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at admin@sharemytrial.com.