Privacy Policy
How we handle your data, cookies, and advertising.
Details on the information this site collects, how advertising cookies work, and the choices you have.
Effective date: 7 July 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Public Health Made Easy (“we,” “us,” or “our”), accessible at learnpublichealth.in, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website. By using this site, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Who we are
Public Health Made Easy is an educational website about public health and related topics, operated by Dr. Sujith Surendran. If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at contact@learnpublichealth.in.
2. Information we collect
Information you provide voluntarily. If you contact us, subscribe to updates, or submit a form, we may collect information such as your name and email address and any details you choose to include in your message.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, when you visit Public Health Made Easy, certain information is collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type and version, device information, referring pages, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. This is standard log data used to operate and improve the site.
Cookies and similar technologies. We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies as described in Section 3.
3. Cookies and web beacons
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites function and remember information about your visit. Public Health Made Easy uses cookies to understand how visitors use the site, to remember preferences, and — through third-party partners — to serve advertising. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.
This site is supported in part by advertising. We use third-party advertising companies, including Google, to serve ads when you visit.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- Third-party advertising networks and vendors may also use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your activity on this and other websites to provide interest-based advertising.
How to opt out of personalised advertising:
- Visit Google Ads Settings to opt out of Google’s use of advertising cookies.
- Visit www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.com (EU) to opt out of many third-party vendors.
- See how Google uses data from our partners’ sites.
If you do not opt out, third-party vendors’ cookies may be used to personalise the ads you see.
5. Consent for users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform to request your consent before non-essential cookies (including advertising cookies) are placed on your device. You may accept, reject, or manage your preferences through the consent banner shown on your first visit, and you can change your choices at any time.
6. Analytics
We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. These services use cookies and collect information such as pages visited and time spent on the site, in aggregated and largely anonymised form, to help us improve our content. You can learn about Google’s practices at policies.google.com/privacy and opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
7. How we use information
- operate, maintain, and improve the website and its content;
- respond to your enquiries and messages;
- send updates or newsletters if you have subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time);
- display and measure advertising; and
- monitor and protect the security and integrity of the site.
8. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights over your personal data — including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict its use, and to object to certain processing. Users in India have rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023; users in the EU/UK have rights under the GDPR/UK GDPR. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@learnpublichealth.in and we will respond in accordance with applicable law.
9. Data retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Contact and subscription information is kept until you ask us to delete it or unsubscribe.
10. Data security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information collected through this site. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Third-party links
Our site may contain links to other websites (for example, source references or embedded videos). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.
12. Children’s privacy
This site is intended for a general and educational audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
14. Contact
If you have any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact Public Health Made Easy at contact@learnpublichealth.in.
