Privacy Policy – TinnitusGo.com
Last Updated: June 17, 2025
Your Privacy Matters to Us
At TinnitusGo, we understand that managing tinnitus is a deeply personal journey. Whether you’re using our Sound Masking Generator to find relief during sleepless nights or tracking your symptoms with our Tinnitus Symptom Tracker, we want you to feel completely secure about how we handle your information.
This Privacy Policy explains exactly what information we collect, why we need it, and how we protect it. We’ve written this in plain English because we believe transparency shouldn’t require a law degree to understand.
What Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
When you use our tinnitus relief tools, you might share:
Personal Wellness Data: Information entered into our Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tool, meditation preferences in our Tinnitus Relief Meditation feature, or sleep patterns you track with our Sleep Aid tool. This data stays on your device and helps personalize your experience.
Communication Preferences: If you create cards using our Tinnitus Communication Card Creator, this information is stored locally on your browser to help you communicate your needs to healthcare providers, family, and friends.
Hearing Assessment Results: Data from our Hearing Test Self-Assessment Tool and calculations from our Hearing Protection Calculator remain on your device to help you monitor your hearing health over time.
Automatically Collected Information
Usage Analytics: We collect anonymous information about which tools are most helpful to our community. This helps us understand whether our Sound Therapy Tool is providing relief or if users prefer certain breathing exercises from our Relaxation Exercises feature.
Technical Information: Standard web data like your browser type, device information, and general location (country/region only) helps us ensure our tools work smoothly across different devices and platforms.
Performance Data: We monitor how quickly our tools load and function to ensure you can access tinnitus relief when you need it most, whether it’s 3 AM and you need our Sleep Aid or during a stressful moment when our Breathing Exercises could help.
How We Use Your Information
Improving Your Tinnitus Management Experience
Every piece of data we collect serves one primary purpose: making your tinnitus management journey more effective and comfortable.
Tool Optimization: We analyze usage patterns to understand which features of our Sound Masking Generator provide the most relief, helping us refine frequency ranges and sound options that work best for tinnitus sufferers.
Personalized Recommendations: Based on your usage of tools like our Symptom Tracker, we can suggest complementary features that might enhance your relief routine.
Content Enhancement: User feedback helps us improve our Cognitive Behavioral Therapy modules and meditation scripts to address the specific challenges faced by people with tinnitus.
Website Functionality and Security
Service Delivery: Ensuring our client-side tools function properly across different browsers and devices, so you can access relief whether you’re using our mobile-friendly interface or desktop version.
Security Monitoring: Protecting our platform from threats that could compromise your access to essential tinnitus management tools.
Technical Support: Helping resolve any issues you might encounter while using our hearing protection calculators or sound therapy features.
Data Storage and Security
Your Data Stays With You
One of the most important aspects of TinnitusGo is that most of your personal data never leaves your device. Our tools are designed as client-side applications, meaning:
Local Storage: Your symptom tracking data, meditation preferences, and hearing test results are stored directly in your browser’s local storage. We don’t transmit this sensitive information to our servers.
Privacy by Design: This approach means you maintain complete control over your personal tinnitus management data. If you clear your browser data, your information is permanently removed.
No Central Database: We don’t maintain a central repository of user symptoms, hearing test results, or personal therapy notes.
Security Measures We Implement
Encryption: All data transmission between your device and our website uses industry-standard SSL encryption, ensuring your information remains private during any communication.
Regular Security Updates: We continuously monitor and update our security measures to protect against emerging threats in the digital health space.
Limited Data Collection: By collecting only essential information and keeping sensitive data on your device, we minimize potential privacy risks.
Third-Party Services and Advertising
Google AdSense and Analytics
To keep TinnitusGo free for everyone dealing with tinnitus, we partner with Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements.
How AdSense Works: Google may use cookies and similar technologies to show you ads that might be relevant to your interests. These ads help fund the development and maintenance of our tinnitus relief tools.
Your Control: You can manage your ad preferences through your Google account settings or use browser extensions to control advertising cookies.
Content-Appropriate Advertising: We’ve configured our advertising to focus on health, wellness, and hearing-related content that’s appropriate for our tinnitus community.
Analytics for Improvement
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our tools, which helps us prioritize improvements. For example, if we see many users spending time with our Sound Masking Generator, we might expand those features.
Anonymized Data: Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated, meaning we see trends like “users find the brown noise option most helpful” rather than “John from Chicago prefers brown noise.”
Your Rights and Choices
Managing Your Information
Access and Control: Since most data stays on your device, you have immediate access to view, modify, or delete your information through your browser settings.
Data Portability: You can export your symptom tracking data or other information stored locally for use with healthcare providers or other tools.
Deletion Rights: Clearing your browser’s local storage will remove all personal data associated with our tools.
Communication Preferences
No Email Lists: We don’t maintain email lists or send promotional communications. Our focus is on providing tools, not marketing.
Feedback Channels: If you want to share feedback about our tools or suggest improvements, you can contact us through our website’s contact form.
Special Considerations for Health Information
Health Data Sensitivity
We recognize that tinnitus affects every aspect of life – from sleep quality tracked in our Sleep Aid tool to the communication challenges addressed by our Communication Card Creator.
No Medical Advice: Our tools are designed for informational and wellness purposes. They don’t replace professional medical care or diagnosis.
Healthcare Provider Integration: Features like our hearing test results and symptom tracking are designed to complement, not replace, professional medical evaluation.
Personal Responsibility: Users maintain complete responsibility for any health-related decisions based on information from our tools.
Children’s Privacy
TinnitusGo’s tools are designed for adult users managing tinnitus. We don’t knowingly collect information from children under 13, and our tools aren’t specifically designed for pediatric use.
If you’re a parent whose child is dealing with tinnitus, we recommend consulting with a pediatric audiologist or ENT specialist for age-appropriate management strategies.
International Users
Our tools are available globally because tinnitus affects people worldwide. However, data protection laws vary by country.
GDPR Compliance: For users in the European Union, we comply with GDPR requirements, including your rights to access, rectify, and erase personal data.
Global Accessibility: We strive to make our tools accessible regardless of location, while respecting local privacy regulations.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Staying Current
As we add new tools and features to help manage tinnitus, we may need to update this Privacy Policy.
Notification: We’ll notify users of significant changes through our website and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
Continued Use: Continuing to use our tools after policy updates indicates acceptance of the changes.
Version History: Previous versions of our Privacy Policy are available upon request.
Contact Information
Getting Help
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information while you’re using our tinnitus management tools, we’re here to help.
Questions About Privacy: Contact us through our website’s contact form with “Privacy Policy” in the subject line.
Technical Issues: For problems with specific tools like our Sound Therapy Tool or Symptom Tracker, use our technical support contact option.
Feedback: We welcome suggestions for improving both our privacy practices and our tinnitus relief tools.
Final Thoughts
Managing tinnitus is challenging enough without worrying about your privacy. We’ve designed TinnitusGo with privacy as a fundamental principle, keeping your sensitive information under your control while providing effective tools for tinnitus relief.
Whether you’re using our meditation features during a difficult day, tracking symptoms to share with your doctor, or finding the right sound therapy for better sleep, you can focus on your wellness journey knowing your privacy is protected.
Remember, while our tools can provide significant relief and help you manage tinnitus symptoms, they work best as part of a comprehensive approach that includes professional medical care when needed.
This Privacy Policy is part of our commitment to serving the tinnitus community with transparency, respect, and effective tools for managing this challenging condition.