Last updated: 21 November 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how BrightSmileMentor we collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website at https://brightsmilementor.com
By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the Website.
1. Data Controller and Contact Details
The data controller responsible for your personal data in connection with this Website is:
BrightSmileMentor
Owner: Ayoub Azouzi
Country of residence: Morocco
Email: contact@brightsmilementor.com
All privacy-related requests, questions, or concerns can be directed to the email address above.
2. Scope of This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through:
- Your use of the Website https://brightsmilementor.com
- Contact forms on the Website
- Newsletter sign-up forms, lead magnet forms, and similar email subscription forms
This Website provides general information about dental topics for educational purposes only. It does not collect individual health or medical history from users and does not constitute medical advice.
3. Personal Data We Collect
3.1. Data You Provide Directly
We may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
- Contact forms: name, email address, subject, and message content when you contact us via the Website.
- Newsletter / lead magnets: email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, download PDFs, or access other free resources in exchange for your email.
We do not currently allow user registration or login on the Website, and we do not allow comments on articles, so no account or comment data is collected.
3.2. Data Collected Automatically
When you visit the Website, certain information is collected automatically, which may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Referring URLs and pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Approximate location derived from IP address
This technical data is collected primarily through server logs, analytics tools, and security tools in order to operate, secure, and improve the Website.
3.3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences (for example, cookie consent choices)
- Measure and improve Website performance and content through analytics
- Provide and manage the cookie consent banner and related settings
For more details, please see the “Cookies and Consent” section below.
4. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
We process personal data for the following purposes and, where applicable, based on the following legal bases (especially relevant for users in the EU/EEA and UK):
- To respond to your inquiries: When you contact us via a contact form or email, we process your data to respond to your request.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries, and/or your consent where applicable. - To send newsletters and lead magnets: When you subscribe, we process your email address to send you newsletters, updates, and resources you requested.
Legal basis: your consent (you may withdraw it at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us). - To operate, maintain, and secure the Website: We process technical data and logs to ensure the Website functions correctly, to detect and prevent abuse, and to protect our systems.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in operating a secure and reliable Website. - To analyze Website usage and improve content: We use analytics to understand how visitors use the Website so we can improve structure and content.
Legal basis: your consent where required for cookies and tracking; otherwise our legitimate interest in improving our services. - To comply with legal obligations: We may process certain data to comply with legal or regulatory requirements and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Legal basis: compliance with legal obligations and our legitimate interest in protecting our rights.
5. Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to help us understand how visitors use the Website and to improve our content and structure. Google Analytics collects information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, type of browser and operating system, and other usage data.
Google may process this data on servers located in various countries. Where required, IP addresses are truncated or anonymized in accordance with applicable privacy regulations.
For more information on how Google processes data, you can consult Google’s privacy documentation and your Google account settings.
6. Cookies and Consent
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies. These may include:
- Strictly necessary cookies: required for the basic functioning of the Website and cookie consent tools.
- Analytics cookies: used to collect information about how visitors use the Website (e.g., Google Analytics).
We use a cookie consent solution to help you manage your preferences regarding non-essential cookies. When you first visit the Website, you may see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject certain categories of cookies, where required by law.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings by blocking or deleting cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.
7. Security and Logging
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
For security purposes, our hosting environment and security tools may log IP addresses, user agents, and certain activities (such as access attempts and errors). This logging is used to detect and prevent malicious activity, ensure system stability, and maintain the integrity of the Website.
8. Email Communications and Marketing
When you subscribe to our newsletter or request downloadable resources, we will use your email address to send:
- Newsletters and educational content
- Updates about new articles or resources
- Occasional promotional messages related to our Website and content
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link provided in our emails or by contacting us at contact@brightsmilementor.com.
9. Affiliate Links and Future Monetization
The Website is being developed with the intention to include affiliate links and other forms of monetization in the future. When such affiliate programs are active:
- Some links on the Website may be affiliate links. If you click these links and purchase a product or service, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
- Affiliate partners may use their own cookies or tracking technologies to attribute sales and measure performance. These will be subject to the privacy policies of those third parties.
We will update this Privacy Policy and, where necessary, our cookie and consent mechanisms when new advertising or affiliate features are implemented.
10. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data with the following categories of recipients, only to the extent necessary for the purposes described in this Policy:
- Service providers (processors): such as hosting providers, security tools, analytics providers, and email delivery services, who process data on our behalf and under our instructions.
- Legal and regulatory authorities: if required to comply with a legal obligation or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
We do not currently share personal data with business partners for their independent marketing purposes.
11. International Data Transfers
Because our service providers and technical infrastructure may be located in different countries, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the one in which you are located.
Where required by applicable law (for example, for EU/EEA users), we will take appropriate measures to ensure that such transfers comply with data protection requirements, such as using standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
12. Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide the services described in this Privacy Policy and to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements and to resolve disputes.
When personal data is no longer needed, we will delete it or anonymize it, unless we are legally required to retain it for a longer period.
13. Your Rights (Especially for EU/EEA and UK Users)
Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: to obtain confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and to receive a copy of it.
- Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restriction: to request restriction of processing in certain situations.
- Right to data portability: to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller where technically feasible.
- Right to object: to object to processing based on our legitimate interests, including profiling, and to object at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@brightsmilementor.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
If you are located in the EU/EEA or UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.
14. “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” (California Residents)
We do not sell personal information as the term “sell” is generally defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA). We also do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising in a way that would require providing a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link under California law at this time.
However, if you are a California resident and have questions about how your personal information is handled or wish to exercise rights available to you under California law, you can contact us at contact@brightsmilementor.com.
15. Children’s Privacy
The Website is not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from, children under the age of 16.
If you are under 16, please do not use the Website or provide any personal data through it.
If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your child has provided personal data to us, please contact us at contact@brightsmilementor.com. We will take steps to delete such data as quickly as reasonably possible.
16. Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. These websites are not controlled by us and are subject to their own privacy policies and practices.
We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
The updated Privacy Policy will become effective as soon as it is posted on the Website. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our data practices.
18. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal data, you can contact us at: