Privacy Notice
Your privacy is important to us, and we only collect personal information necessary to improve the user experience. This Privacy Policy explains how [Pelvic Health Navigator] (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit our website [https://pelvinavigator.org/], hosted on Wix.com.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
Who we are
This website, https://pelvinavigator.org, is owned and managed by the Research Team at Oxford Brookes University. It is used for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study evaluating an educational website as a tool to imporve access and engagement with plevic floor health information. This website is not a commercial enterprise and does not provide or sell products or services.
Purpose of Data Collection
The data collected through this website are used solely for research purposes to assess engagement with the online tool and to evaluate its usability, acceptability, and educational value. The data will be used in academic research, specifically as part of Isobel Cooper’s doctorate and potentially for empirical research publications and/or conference presentations.
What Data We Collect
This website does not collect personal data such as names, email addresses, or IP addresses.
The only data collected are anonymised website engagement metrics, which include:
- The number and frequency of visits;
- Pages viewed and navigation paths;
- Total time spent on each page;
- Links or features accessed.
This information is collected using Matomo Analytics, an open-source analytics tool hosted on secure university servers. Matomo is configured with IP anonymisation enabled, meaning no visitor can be personally identified.
Data Storage and Security
Anonymous IDs, emails and access “magic links” will be stored on a secure password-protected Google Drive folder. Only the Lead Researcher will have access to this folder.
All engagement data is stored securely in accordance with Oxford Brookes University’s data management and security policies.
Third-party data processors will be used for office productivity and data hosting. This includes Google, Excel, Qualtrics, WordPress, IBM-SPSS, and RADAR.
No identifiable information (such as IP addresses or emails) is stored.
Who Owns the Data
All data collected via this website for the feasibility study is owned by the Lead Researcher and Oxford Brookes University.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset (relevant to using the forum), your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Anonymised engagement data will be retained for research and audit purposes for up to 10 years in accordance with Oxford Brookes University’s research data retention policy.
Your Rights
Because no personal data are collected, individuals cannot be identified or contacted through the website.
If you have any concerns about how data are handled, you can contact the research team or the University Data Protection Officer using the details below.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Information
Lead Researcher
Oxford Brookes University
19059464@brookes.ac.uk
Data Protection Officer
Oxford Brookes University
Email: info.sec@brookes.ac.uk