Privacy policy
Last updated: October 19, 2026
Who is responsible
acnetreatmentathome.org is a standalone site and the one responsible for the personal data on this page. Questions about your data go to privacy@acnetreatmentathome.org.
What we collect
- Visit statistics: the pages you open, the site that sent you, how long you stay and scroll, the links and buttons you use, and plain device details such as screen size, browser language and time zone.
- Remedy check picks: handled in your browser only. Which remedies you tap is not stored; a click on a "Start my analysis" button records the verdict it carried.
- Server logs: the hosting provider records IP addresses, browser types and requested pages to keep the site secure and working.
How the statistics travel
Your browser posts statistics to /api/step on this site. That endpoint passes them to an analytics provider (EU) that keeps them on servers in the European Union. Your IP address goes along so a rough country and city can be derived. A random code in session storage links the pages of a single visit and is gone once the tab closes, so one visit can't be tied to the next. Statistics use no cookies. Visitors in the EU are counted only after they pick "Allow".
The skin analysis link
Every "Start my analysis" button goes through acnetreatmentathome.org/home-check and then on to acne.today, a separate paid service. The address tells acne.today that you came from this site, which button you used and, if you used the remedy check, the verdict you were looking at. Photos, answers and payments you give acne.today are covered by its own privacy policy.
Legal basis
- Statistics about EU visitors: your consent. Change it any time with "Statistics choice" at the foot of the home page.
- Statistics about everyone else, and server logs: our legitimate interest in a site that is secure and works well.
- Emails you send us: needed to reply.
Stored in your browser
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
| hmOk | Remembers your statistics answer. Local storage, never sent anywhere. | Until you clear it |
| hmTone | Your light or dark choice, if you made one. Local storage. | Until you clear it |
| hmBar | Notes that you closed the bottom bar. Session storage. | Until the tab closes |
| _h_d, _h_s, _h_n, _h_z | Random visit code and page count for statistics. Session storage, not cookies. | Until the tab closes |
How long data is kept
Server logs: 90 days at most. Emails: as long as needed to help you, two years at most.
Who receives data
Just the analytics provider and the hosting provider, each with only what it needs. We never sell data.
Your rights
You can ask to see, fix or erase your data, receive a copy, restrict how it is used or object to its use. Email privacy@acnetreatmentathome.org and you will hear back within four weeks. You can also complain to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) or the regulator in your own country.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes too.