Who We Are
DentalUp is a trusted online resource dedicated to oral health education, dental care tips, and the latest dentistry news and innovations. Founded and managed by a general dentist, our mission is to help individuals achieve healthy, beautiful smiles through expert knowledge and reliable guidance.
At DentalUp, we provide dental hygiene tips, updates on cutting-edge dental technology, and insights into treatments and techniques that improve oral health and overall well-being. Whether you’re looking for advice on teeth cleaning, cavity prevention, or the newest trends in cosmetic dentistry, we are here to keep you informed and inspired.
Our website address is: https://dentalup.org
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information provided in the comments form, including your name, email address, and message. Additionally, we collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam, ensuring a safe and secure user experience.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture and comment will be visible to the public on our website, enhancing community interaction and transparency. This process helps maintain a trustworthy, user-friendly environment for sharing dental health tips, education, and news.
Media
If you upload images or media files to our website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). This is important for protecting your privacy and security, as visitors to the website can download and extract any location data contained within these files.
To keep your personal information safe, always remove EXIF GPS data from photos before uploading. This ensures that no sensitive details, such as your physical location, are shared unintentionally. By following these guidelines, you help maintain a secure environment for all users engaging with our site’s dental health education, news, and resources.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide a more personalized, user-friendly environment. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and improve site functionality.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details each time you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is automatically discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we create several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen options cookies last for one year.
- If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
- Logging out removes all login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply identifies the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie practices, which help us deliver relevant dental education, oral health tips, and industry news while providing a seamless and secure browsing experience.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles to provide you with high-quality, relevant information about dental health, oral hygiene tips, and industry news. This embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if you were visiting the original website directly.
Please note that these external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed third-party tracking tools. They may also monitor how you interact with the embedded content, including tracking your actions if you have an account and are logged into that external site.
For example, if you watch an embedded video or view a shared article, the third-party website providing that content may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and interaction behavior.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any external websites linked or embedded in our content to understand how your data is being collected and used. This ensures a safe and informed browsing experience while exploring our dental education resources and oral health content.
Who We Share Your Data With
At DentalUp, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. We only share data when necessary to provide a secure and seamless experience on our website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. This helps us verify your identity and protect your account from unauthorized access.
We do not sell or trade your personal data. However, limited information may be shared with trusted third-party services, such as spam detection tools, website hosting providers, and analytics platforms, to ensure the safety, performance, and reliability of our website.
By using our site, you acknowledge and agree that certain data may be processed to deliver essential services, like dental health education content, account security features, and a personalized browsing experience.
How Long We Retain Your Data
At DentalUp, we retain user data only as long as necessary to provide valuable dental education content, maintain account security, and improve your experience on our website.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments without holding them in a moderation queue, making interactions smoother for our community.
For users who register an account on our site (if available), we securely store the personal information provided in their user profile. All registered users have the ability to view, edit, or delete their information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed.
Our website administrators also have access to view and edit this data to ensure accurate management of profiles and maintain a safe, trustworthy environment. By retaining this data, we can better support our mission of sharing trusted oral health tips, dental news, and innovations in dentistry while respecting your privacy and control over your personal information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
At DentalUp, we respect your privacy and give you control over your personal information. If you have an account on our website or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. This includes all information you’ve provided to us, such as your profile details and any interactions with our site.
You may also request the deletion of any personal data we store about you. However, this does not include information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
These rights ensure transparency and give you the ability to manage your data while enjoying a safe and secure experience as you explore our dental education content, oral health tips, and industry news.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
At DentalUp, we take data privacy seriously and work to keep our website secure and free from spam or harmful content.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure a safe and trustworthy environment for our community. This process helps us filter out spam, protect user interactions, and maintain the quality of discussions on our site.
By using our platform to explore dental education resources, oral health tips, and industry news, you acknowledge that some data may be processed by third-party services solely for security and performance purposes, never for advertising or resale.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools like Google Analytics to track and analyze visitor behavior on DentalUp. This helps us improve our dental health resources, optimize user experience, and create content relevant to our audience. These tools may collect anonymized data such as IP addresses, browser types, and pages visited.
Data Protection & Security
We take data protection seriously and implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure of personal information. While no online method is 100% secure, we continuously update our systems to protect sensitive data.
Children’s Privacy (COPPA Compliance)
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will promptly delete it.
Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at:
✉️ Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://dentalup.org
