Effective Date: July 10, 2025
At Pate Nutrition, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website, resources, and services.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://patenutrition.com.
We are a US-based virtual private practice providing integrative and functional nutrition services.
Information We Collect
We may collect:
- Your name and email address (via contact forms or resource downloads)
- Responses to forms (non-health information only)
- IP address and browser user agent (via site interactions and analytics tools)
- Website traffic data (via tools like Google Analytics)
We do not collect or store personal health information (PHI) through this website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, 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.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. You can view their privacy policy 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, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from such images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is used to check your browser’s cookie support. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in:
- Login cookies last two days
- Screen option cookies last one year
- “Remember Me” option persists for two weeks
- Logout removes login cookies
If you edit or publish content, a cookie is saved with the post ID, expiring after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Instagram posts, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited that site.
These websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed additional third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with the embedded content (especially if you’re logged in)
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information you provide to:
- Send free resources or downloads you’ve requested
- Provide occasional email updates and educational content
- Improve our website experience and offerings
You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We use Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, and other secure tools to help manage and improve our site. These third parties are under agreements to protect your data.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
For users who register (if applicable), we store the personal information in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal info at any time (except for their username). Site admins can also access and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold
This does not include data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Security
We use industry-standard tools, including a HIPAA-compliant Google Workspace setup, to safeguard your data.
We do not collect PHI through this website.
Your Consent
By using this website and submitting your information through our forms, you consent to our privacy practices as described here.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or want to request data removal/export, contact:
Policy Updates
This policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with an updated effective date.