Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

acupuntura.com is an educational portal on evidence-based medical acupuncture, maintained by CEIMEC — Centro de Estudo Integrado de Medicina Chinesa. This site is a free resource and does not conduct commercial transactions.

2. Data collected

This site collects only technical data necessary for its operation, such as:

• Anonymous browsing data (pages visited, time on site) via analytics tools.
• IP address (anonymized) for security and aggregate analytics purposes.

We do not collect names, email addresses, or any personally identifiable data without explicit consent.

3. Purpose of processing

The technical data collected is used exclusively to:

• Measure portal performance and usability.
• Identify and correct technical errors.
• Improve content based on user interest.

4. Legal basis (LGPD)

Data processing follows the provisions of Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD, Law No. 13,709/2018). The applicable legal basis is legitimate interest for anonymous analytics purposes (Art. 7, IX of the LGPD).

5. Data sharing

We do not sell or rent personal data. To display advertising, this site uses Google AdSense: third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. Anonymous, aggregated data may also be shared with audience-analytics tools.

6. Data retention

Anonymous technical data is retained for a maximum of 26 months, in accordance with the standard policy of the analytics tools used.

7. Your rights

Under the LGPD, you have the right to:

• Confirm the existence of processing of your data.
• Request the deletion of personal data.
• Withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us via the email address listed in the footer.

8. Cookies

This site uses technical cookies necessary for its operation, anonymous analytics cookies, and Google AdSense advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) used to serve and measure ads. You may opt out of personalized advertising at Google's Ads Settings and, for other vendors, at aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu. Visitors from the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom are asked for consent before advertising cookies are stored.

9. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated periodically. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page.