What we collect, why we collect it, and the choices you have — including how we use cookies for analytics and ad attribution.
This Privacy Policy explains how MenHealthForge ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit menhealthforge.com. By using this site, you agree to the practices described below.
MenHealthForge is a publicly-accessible content and review website. We do not require an account to read our content, and we do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Information you provide. If you contact us by email, we receive whatever information you choose to include in that message.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we automatically collect limited technical information when you visit — such as your approximate location, device and browser type, pages viewed, referring URL, and general usage patterns — through server logs and analytics tools.
Advertising click identifiers. If you arrive at this site from an ad (for example, a Google Ads link), the URL may include a click identifier (such as a gclid parameter). We store this identifier in a first-party cookie so we can measure basic ad performance and attribute outbound clicks to partner sites. This identifier does not, by itself, identify you personally.
We use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functionality, analytics, and ad attribution. This includes a cookie that stores an advertising click identifier (as described above) so we can report on which pages and partners are performing, and analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the site in aggregate.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some site functionality but will not prevent you from reading our content.
Some links on MenHealthForge lead to third-party partner websites, and some of those links are affiliate links (see our Disclosure page). Once you leave our site, the third-party site's own privacy policy and terms govern how your information is handled. We encourage you to review those policies before submitting any personal or health information on a partner site.
We use the information described above to operate and improve the site, understand which content and partners are useful to readers, measure the performance of our advertising, detect and prevent abuse, and respond to inquiries sent to us directly.
We do not use the information we collect to make inferences about your health status, and we do not sell personal information to data brokers or third-party advertisers.
We retain analytics and cookie data only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, and we use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect the information we handle. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or request deletion of personal information we hold about you, or to opt out of certain data uses. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below and we will respond as required by applicable law.
MenHealthForge publishes adult health content and is intended for visitors 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Material changes will be reflected by an updated revision date on this page.
Questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled can be sent to contact@menhealthforge.com.
