Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Who we are

Our website address is: https://thecalmdentist.com.

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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

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, 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 recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Analytics and advertising

We use Google Analytics through Google Site Kit to understand how visitors use the website and improve our content. Google AdSense may use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure advertising, prevent fraud, and personalize ads where permitted. You can learn how Google uses information from partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and manage advertising preferences at myadcenter.google.com.

Contact and data requests

For privacy questions or requests to access, correct, or delete personal data, please use the Contact page on this website.

Advertising and Cookies

The Calm Dentist may use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, in the future. These services may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to help deliver, measure, and personalise advertising where permitted by law.

Google and its advertising partners may use information about your visits to this and other websites to show advertisements that may be more relevant to your interests. The Calm Dentist does not sell personal information to advertisers.

Where required by law, visitors will be given a choice to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies through a cookie-consent message.

You can also manage advertising personalisation through your Google account at Google Ad Settings. To understand how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services, please see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how some features of the website function.