Privacy Policy

CancerPath collects the following types of information:

• Account information: name, email address and password (stored as a secure hash).
• Demographic information: age, gender, ethnicity and postcode — collected after registration to support health inequality analysis and improve targeting of awareness resources.
• Health interaction data: symptom check responses, pathway pages viewed, screening searches and engagement metrics.
• Usage data: device type, browser, approximate location and interaction logs used to improve the platform.

We collect information to:

• Provide personalised features such as symptom checking, progress tracking and reminders.
• Understand how people engage with cancer awareness content and screening information.
• Identify health inequalities and improve outreach to under-served communities.
• Improve the quality, relevance and accessibility of our content.
• Maintain the security and integrity of the platform.

We protect your information using:

• HTTPS encryption for all data in transit.
• Encryption of sensitive personal data at rest.
• Secure password hashing — we never store passwords in plain text.
• Access controls limiting data access to authorised personnel only.
• Regular security reviews as the platform develops.

For more detail, see our Security page.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Be informed about how your data is used.
• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erase your personal data (the "right to be forgotten").
• Restrict or object to the processing of your data.
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

If you have any questions about how we handle your data, or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us:

• 📧 Privacy enquiries: privacy@cancerpath.co.uk