Last Updated: July 8, 2026

At LungCare BD, accessible from our website, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by LungCare BD and how we use it.

1. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

2. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

• Symptom Screening & Surveys: When you use our educational symptom screening chat or take our lung health survey, we process the demographic details, exposure details (e.g., smoking history, occupation), and symptoms you select. This information is processed to provide immediate, educational risk feedback and is not linked to your real-world identity unless you sign up for clinical follow-up.
• Volunteer & Contact Forms: If you register as a volunteer or contact us directly, we may receive personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message, and any attachments you may send us.
• Account Registration: When you register for an Account (e.g., returning users or clinical reviewers), we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, email address, password, and institutional affiliation (for doctors).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website and educational screening tools.
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website and public health datasets.
• Understand and analyze how visitors use our website and screening flows.
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer support, updates, and project information.
• Send you verification codes or emails regarding account updates.
• Detect and prevent fraud or security issues.

4. Log Files

LungCare BD follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

5. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie & AdSense

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to our site and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Please note that Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting your Google Account's Ads Settings.

6. Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on LungCare BD, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that LungCare BD has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

7. Third Party Privacy Policies

LungCare BD's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

8. GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict/object to processing: You have the right to request that we restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

9. Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

LungCare BD does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.