Last updated: 4 September 2026
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!This Privacy Policy explains how The Northern Gut Hub (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website at https://thenorthernguthub.com.
1. Who We Are
The Northern Gut Hub is a free educational platform run by UK-based medical registrars and collaborators to support gastroenterology training. We do not provide clinical advice and we do not hold patient data.
If you have any questions about this policy or your data, contact us at:
Email: gastroenterologyuhnd@gmail.com
2. What Data We Collect
We collect the following information when you use our website:
- Name and email address, if you contact us, complete a form, leave a comment, or sign up for updates
- Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and operating system, collected through Google Analytics
- The content of any comments you leave, together with your IP address and browser details, to help us detect spam
- If you register for an account, the details you provide in your user profile
We do not collect or store patient data.
3. Why We Collect Data
We use your data to:
- Respond to your enquiries
- Improve site performance and content
- Monitor traffic and engagement
- Send updates, if you opt in
- Detect and prevent spam
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, our legal basis for processing personal data is:
- Your consent, when you fill out a form, leave a comment, or subscribe to updates
- Our legitimate interest in running and improving the website and keeping it secure
You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing us at the address in Section 1.
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your data. We share it only with the services we use to run the website:
- Google Analytics, for site usage statistics
- Akismet, an automated spam detection service that checks visitor comments
- Our form and email providers, which process messages you send us
- The gastroenterology Training Programme Director, who receives responses to training-related forms so that feedback can be acted on
Each of these providers processes data under its own privacy policy. We do not share your data with anyone else unless the law requires it.
6. Data Storage and Security
We store your data using services that comply with UK GDPR. Access is restricted to authorised team members only.
7. How Long We Keep Data
We keep your data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.
- Enquiries and form submissions: deleted once your query is resolved, unless you have opted in to updates
- Comments: retained with their metadata so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically
- User accounts: retained until you delete your account or ask us to remove it
You can request deletion of your data at any time.
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy of it
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to or restrict processing
- Withdraw consent
To exercise any of these rights, email us at the address in Section 1. We may keep some data where we are required to for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you have an account, you can view, edit, or delete your own profile information at any time, except your username. Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk.
9. Cookies
We use cookies to make the website work and to collect usage data.
- Comment cookies: if you leave a comment you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them next time. These last for one year.
- Login cookies: if you have an account, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies, and further cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”. Screen options cookies last for one year. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- Editing cookies: if you edit or publish a post, a cookie records the post ID for one day. It contains no personal data.
- Analytics cookies: Google Analytics sets cookies to measure how visitors use the site.
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings.
10. Embedded Content and Third-Party Links
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites, and links to third-party sites. Embedded content behaves as if you had visited the other website directly. Those websites may collect data about you, set cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you are logged in to an account with them. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.