Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed in connection with the Daily Dental Journal platform.

The data controller is:

Contact: hello@dailydentaljournal.com

2. Scope of Data Processing

We process personal data when you:

• visit our website
• create an account
• sign up voluntarily for the newsletter
• contact us

3. Types of Data Collected

We may collect:

• Identity data (name)
• Contact data (email address)
• Account data (login credentials)
• Payment-related data from earlier or separately initiated payment transactions, where applicable (handled via third-party providers)
• Technical data (IP address, browser, device information)
• Usage data (pages visited, interactions)

4. Purpose of Processing

Your data is processed for:

• providing freely accessible articles and optional account features
• sending the newsletter to people who have signed up for it
• administering earlier or separately initiated payment transactions, where applicable
• improving the service
• communicating with users
• ensuring security and preventing misuse

5. Legal Basis (GDPR)

Processing is based on:

• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR - performance of a contract
• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR - legitimate interests (security, analytics)
• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR - consent (where applicable, e.g. cookies)

6. Payment Processing

DDJ currently provides free access and does not offer public paid plans. The following information applies only to earlier or separately initiated payment transactions, where applicable.

Such transactions may be processed via third-party providers such as Stripe.

These providers may process:

• payment details
• billing information

We do not store full payment details on our servers.

7. Data Sharing

We may share data with:

• payment providers (e.g. Stripe), only in connection with earlier or separately initiated payment transactions, where applicable
• hosting providers
• Vercel Web Analytics (Vercel Inc.), for aggregate public-page statistics

All third parties are contractually bound to protect your data.

8. International Transfers

Your data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area.

Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards, e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses, are in place.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

• for contractual purposes
• to comply with legal obligations
• for legitimate business needs

10. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• access your data
• rectify inaccurate data
• erase your data
• restrict processing
• data portability
• object to processing

You may also withdraw consent at any time.

11. Cookies and Tracking

We use functional cookies for language preferences and account sessions.

We use Vercel Web Analytics, provided by Vercel Inc., to understand visits to our public pages and improve the service. Reports include page views, visitor counts, referring websites, approximate location, and browser and device information.

This audience measurement does not use analytics cookies. Vercel uses a hash derived from the incoming request to distinguish visitors, with a visitor session lasting no more than 24 hours. We do not link these statistics to DDJ accounts or email addresses.

DDJ removes query parameters and URL fragments from the page URL before sending the measurement. Account, administration and newsletter management pages are excluded. We do not record personal reading histories or active reading time through this integration.

12. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from:

• unauthorized access
• loss
• misuse

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will always be available on the website.

14. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries:

hello@dailydentaljournal.com