Who we are
The Minds offers professional psychological services focused on mental health, therapy, and counseling. Our website address is (link)
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Media
If you upload images, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may extract location details from images on the site.
Cookies
When you leave a comment, we save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
A temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options are saved for a year. After editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie is set and expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the original site, collecting data and tracking your interaction.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
For registered users, personal information in the user profile is stored and can be edited or deleted at any time, except for the username. Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You can also ask us to erase any personal data we hold, except for data we need to retain for administrative or legal reasons.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, data may be transferred to third-party services for processing as part of site functionality, such as user authentication or analytics tools.