Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
About this policy
This privacy policy explains how Ophthalmology Quest (ophthalmology.quest), operated by QuestNet, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website.
Information we collect automatically
When you visit this site, certain information is collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This is collected through standard server logs and third-party analytics tools.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our content. Google Analytics collects anonymized usage data including page views, session duration, and traffic sources. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Google AdSense and advertising
This site participates in Google AdSense, which displays advertising to help fund the operation of the site. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info. We do not sell your personal information to any third party.
Cookies
This site uses cookies to support site functionality and to enable advertising and analytics as described above. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name and email address in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year. Login cookies last for two days. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, and articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if you visited that other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Third-party links
Articles on this site may contain links to external websites including PubMed, journal publishers, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us via our Contact page.