Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy
The HRT Index is an editorial publication about menopause, perimenopause, and online hormone therapy. We are not a healthcare provider, telehealth service, pharmacy, health plan, or medical practice. We do not prescribe medication, order labs, diagnose conditions, provide treatment, or create clinician-patient relationships.
Because readers may visit The HRT Index to learn about hormone therapy, menopause symptoms, sexual health, vaginal symptoms, weight care, or other health-related topics, some information associated with use of the site could be considered consumer health data under Washington's My Health My Data Act and similar laws.
Categories of consumer health data we may collect
We may collect or process the following categories of information:
- Health-adjacent browsing information: pages visited, referral source, time on page, approximate geography, device/browser type, and other analytics data that may indicate interest in menopause, HRT, or related health topics.
- Newsletter information: email address if you subscribe to our newsletter.
- Contact-form information: name, email address, organization if provided, inquiry type, and message content. If you choose to include health information in a message, we process that information only to respond to your inquiry.
- Affiliate click information, if active affiliate links are added: provider link clicked, timestamp, referring page, and attribution data used to credit The HRT Index for a referral. As of May 2026, no affiliate links are active.
We do not intentionally collect prescriptions, lab results, diagnoses, treatment plans, appointment information, precise health-location data, biometric data, genetic data, or medical-record information.
Sources of consumer health data
We collect information from:
- You, when you subscribe to the newsletter or send a contact-form message.
- Your browser or device, when you visit pages on the site (via analytics cookies).
- Service providers, such as analytics, hosting, email, form, spam-prevention, and security tools.
Purposes for collection and use
We use this information to operate the site, understand aggregate readership, improve editorial coverage, send newsletters to subscribers, respond to inquiries, process correction requests, prevent spam and security abuse, and, if affiliate links are active, attribute outbound referrals.
Categories of consumer health data we share
We do not sell consumer health data. We do not share consumer health data with data brokers.
We may disclose limited information to service providers that help us operate the site, including hosting, analytics, newsletter delivery, contact-form processing, spam prevention, security, and affiliate attribution if applicable. These providers are permitted to process information only for the services they provide to us.
Third parties and affiliates
We do not currently have corporate affiliates with whom we share consumer health data.
Service providers include:
- Website hosting: Replit
- Analytics: Google Analytics 4 (anonymized IP; aggregate data only)
- Email newsletter: none active as of May 26, 2026
- Contact-form processing: Formspree (setup pending; none active as of May 26, 2026)
- Spam/security: none active as of May 26, 2026
- Affiliate attribution: none active as of May 26, 2026
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to confirm whether we collect, share, or sell consumer health data about you; access that data; request deletion; withdraw consent; and receive a list of third parties or affiliates with whom consumer health data has been shared or sold.
To exercise these rights, email privacy@thehrtindex.com or use our contact formand choose “Privacy request.” We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. If we deny a request, you may appeal by replying to our decision or emailing privacy@thehrtindex.com with the subject line “Privacy Appeal.”
Please do not send unnecessary health information
The HRT Index is not a clinical service. Please do not send symptoms, diagnoses, medication lists, lab results, or personal medical history unless it is necessary for your inquiry. If you need medical advice, contact a licensed clinician. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call emergency services.
Changes to this page
This page will be updated as the consumer health data law landscape evolves and as our own practices change. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.