Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
1. Who we are
Dermapics is an educational dermatology website available at:
Dermapics provides general information about skin conditions and educational dermatology quizzes.
Dermapics is operated by:
Louis van Leeuwen
Contact:
infodermapics@gmail.com
For the purposes of applicable data-protection law, Dermapics is responsible for the personal data processed through the operation of this website where Dermapics determines the purposes and means of that processing.
2. Medical information
Dermapics provides general educational medical information only.
The website is not a diagnostic service and does not provide personal medical advice.
Visitors are not asked to submit photographs, symptoms, medical records or other health information through the website.
Please do not send personal medical information by email.
The medical information on Dermapics is intended for general educational purposes and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
3. Personal data we may process
Dermapics aims to collect as little personal data as reasonably possible.
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be processed automatically by Dermapics and the service providers used to operate, secure, analyse and monetise the website.
Depending on your use of the website and your privacy choices, this may include:
IP address;
date and time of a request;
requested pages and files;
referring website or page;
browser type and version;
device and operating-system information;
approximate geographic location;
language settings;
cookie and similar online identifiers;
interactions with pages and website features;
advertising and analytics information;
security, diagnostic and error information.
Dermapics does not maintain user accounts or a database intended to personally identify ordinary website visitors.
If you contact Dermapics by email, we may process information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address and the contents of your message, in order to respond to you.
4. Google Analytics
Dermapics uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content and performance.
Google Analytics may process information including:
pages visited;
approximate location;
device and browser information;
interactions with the website;
referring sources;
visit duration;
online identifiers;
other analytics information.
Where legally required, analytics storage and related processing will only be enabled in accordance with the privacy and consent choices made by the visitor.
Dermapics may use Google Consent Mode so that Google Analytics responds to the consent choices provided through the website’s consent management system.
Google provides separate information about how it processes data through its services.
5. Google AdSense and advertising
Dermapics uses Google AdSense to display advertising.
Google and participating advertising technology providers may process information in connection with:
displaying advertisements;
measuring advertisement performance;
preventing fraud and abuse;
limiting repeated advertisements;
producing advertising statistics;
providing personalised advertising where the visitor has given the required consent.
Advertising technologies may use cookies, local storage and similar technologies.
Where required by law, Dermapics requests consent before advertising technologies that require consent are used.
Visitors who do not consent to personalised advertising may receive non-personalised or otherwise limited advertising where this is supported and permitted.
6. Consent management
For visitors in regions where consent is required, Dermapics uses a consent management mechanism to present privacy choices relating to analytics, advertising, cookies and the processing of personal data.
Dermapics intends to use Google’s Privacy & messaging Consent Management Platform (CMP) for this purpose.
The consent system may allow visitors to:
accept relevant processing;
reject relevant processing;
manage individual privacy preferences;
withdraw or change previous choices.
Google’s CMP may communicate those choices to Google services through Google Consent Mode.
Consent choices relating to advertising may include permissions concerning:
advertising storage;
advertising user data;
personalised advertising;
analytics storage.
Visitors can change or withdraw their consent through the privacy or consent settings made available on the website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before consent was withdrawn.
7. Jetpack Stats
Dermapics currently uses Jetpack Stats, provided by Automattic, to obtain general statistics about website traffic.
In connection with Jetpack Stats, technical information may be processed, including information such as:
IP address;
browser and device information;
user agent;
page visited;
referring URL;
date and time;
browser language;
country information.
Dermapics primarily uses Jetpack Stats to understand aggregate website traffic rather than to identify individual visitors.
If Jetpack Stats is discontinued in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
8. Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights
Dermapics uses Google Search Console to understand how the website appears and performs in Google Search.
Search Console provides information such as search queries, impressions, clicks, indexing information and technical search-performance information.
Dermapics may also use Google PageSpeed Insights to assess the technical performance and speed of the website.
These tools are used by the website administrator to understand search visibility and technical performance.
9. Hosting, security and technical operation
Dermapics is hosted using third-party hosting infrastructure.
Hosting, caching, content-delivery, WordPress and security services may process limited technical information where necessary to:
deliver pages to visitors;
keep the website available;
protect the website from attacks and abuse;
identify technical errors;
maintain security logs;
prevent fraud or malicious activity.
This may include IP addresses, request information, timestamps, device information and security-related log data.
10. Cookies and similar technologies
Dermapics may use cookies and similar technologies for different purposes, including:
essential website functionality;
website security;
remembering privacy choices;
analytics;
advertising;
measuring website and advertising performance.
Some technologies are necessary for the website to operate and may not require consent.
Other technologies, particularly those used for analytics, personalised advertising or similar purposes, may require consent depending on applicable law.
Where consent is required, Dermapics will request it before the relevant technologies are enabled.
More information is provided in the separate Cookie Policy.
11. Purposes for which data is processed
Personal data may be processed for purposes including:
operating and delivering Dermapics;
maintaining website security;
detecting and preventing abuse;
diagnosing technical problems;
responding to messages;
understanding how the website is used;
analysing website performance;
understanding Dermapics’ visibility in search engines;
displaying and measuring advertising;
complying with privacy choices;
complying with legal obligations.
12. Legal bases for processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation or similar legislation applies, Dermapics relies on an appropriate legal basis for processing personal data.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Consent
For processing such as certain analytics, advertising cookies, personalised advertising or similar technologies where consent is legally required.
Legitimate interests
For processing necessary to operate, protect, secure and improve Dermapics, provided those interests are not overridden by the rights and interests of visitors.
Legal obligations
Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
Communication
Where a visitor contacts Dermapics, information may be processed as necessary to respond to that communication.
13. Data sharing and service providers
Dermapics does not sell personal data.
Personal data or technical information may be processed by service providers that help Dermapics operate, secure, analyse and monetise the website.
These may include providers of:
website hosting;
WordPress infrastructure;
website security;
analytics;
search-performance tools;
advertising;
consent management;
email services.
This currently includes services provided by companies such as Google and Automattic, depending on the functionality being used.
These service providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy terms and contractual arrangements.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law.
14. International data processing
Some service providers used by Dermapics are international organisations and may process information in countries outside the Netherlands or the European Economic Area.
Where required by applicable data-protection law, international transfers of personal data will be subject to appropriate legal safeguards.
15. Data retention
Dermapics does not retain personal data longer than reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was processed.
Different categories of data may have different retention periods.
For example:
technical and security logs may be retained temporarily for operational and security purposes;
analytics information may be retained according to the settings of the analytics provider;
advertising and consent information may be retained according to the applicable service configuration;
emails may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the message and maintain appropriate records.
Some information is retained by third-party service providers according to their own retention policies and settings.
16. Your privacy rights
Depending on applicable data-protection law and the personal data involved, you may have the right to:
request access to personal data we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate personal data;
request deletion of personal data, where applicable;
request restriction of certain processing;
object to certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
request data portability where applicable;
lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority.
Dermapics does not maintain user accounts or a database intended to identify ordinary website visitors.
In some circumstances, Dermapics may therefore not possess sufficient information to identify an individual visitor or connect a particular person to anonymous or aggregated website statistics.
If you make a privacy request, we may need enough information to determine whether we process personal data that can reasonably be associated with you.
To make a privacy-related request, contact:
infodermapics@gmail.com
Visitors in the Netherlands also have the right to submit a complaint to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
17. Children
Dermapics is an educational information website and is not designed to collect personal information from children.
Visitors should not submit personal medical information, photographs or other sensitive personal information through the website.
18. Security
Dermapics takes reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect the website and the information processed through it.
However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
19. External links
Dermapics may contain links to third-party websites.
Dermapics is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
Visitors should review the privacy information provided by those websites separately.
20. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Dermapics may update this Privacy Policy when:
website functionality changes;
new service providers are introduced;
analytics or advertising arrangements change;
privacy requirements change;
existing services are discontinued.
The latest version will be published on this page.
Last updated: September 2026
21. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data can be sent to:
Dermapics
Louis van Leeuwen
infodermapics@gmail.com