Effective Date: October 4, 2014
PrometricMCQs.net is operated by Prometric&PearsonMCQs, located in the United Kingdom.
We provide digital medical exam preparation materials, practice tests, and Q-banks. We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.
Privacy Contact: [email protected]
Important: We provide exam preparation materials only. We do not provide medical advice. Do not submit patient health information, protected health information (PHI), or sensitive medical records through our site.
This Privacy Policy applies to:
It does not apply to third-party websites, services, or apps that we do not control, even if linked from our site.
When you create an account or purchase from us, we may collect:
For digital products, we generally do not collect shipping information unless a physical product is sold.
We accept payments through Stripe and PayPal. When you pay, your payment details are provided directly to the applicable payment processor. We may receive:
We do not store full credit card numbers or full payment credentials on our servers.
For more information, see:
When you visit our site, we and our service providers may automatically collect:
We use this for site security, fraud prevention, tax estimation, caching, troubleshooting, and improving our services.
When you leave a comment or review, we collect the information shown in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address—also called a hash—may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to the site, such as a profile avatar or review photo, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the site.
If you contact us, we may collect your name, email address, message content, attachments, and any other information you choose to provide.
If you subscribe to marketing emails, we collect your email address, consent status, and engagement information, such as whether you opened or clicked an email.
We use personal data to:
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or a similar jurisdiction, we rely on the following legal bases:
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
We use cookies and similar technologies for:
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Where required by law, we ask for consent before placing non-essential cookies. You can manage cookies through our cookie banner and your browser settings.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA). If we later use advertising technologies that constitute “sharing,” we will update this policy and provide the required opt-out.
We may share personal data with:
Service providers are required to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify, unless they act as independent controllers under their own legal obligations.
Our site is available worldwide. Your personal data may be processed in countries outside your own, including the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.
Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as:
You may contact us to request more information about the safeguards we use.
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer period is required by law.
Typical retention periods:
If you request deletion, we will delete or anonymize your data unless we are legally required or permitted to keep it, such as for tax, fraud prevention, or legal claims.
Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights:
If you are a California resident, you may have the right to:
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We honor Global Privacy Control signals as required by law.
If you are in Canada, Brazil, Australia, or another jurisdiction with privacy laws, you may have similar rights, including access, correction, deletion, consent withdrawal, and complaint rights. Contact us to exercise your rights.
Contact us at [email protected].
We may need to verify your identity before responding. We will respond within the time required by applicable law, generally within 30 days. We do not charge a fee unless your request is excessive or repetitive.
We may keep certain information if required for legal, tax, security, or fraud-prevention purposes.
Our site is not intended for children under 16, or under 13 where a lower age applies. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:
No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a data breach affecting your rights, we will notify you and the authorities as required by law.
Articles and product pages may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, or external resources. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These third parties may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their privacy policies.
We do not use solely automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects. We may use automated tools for fraud prevention, spam detection, and security. Where required, we provide human review or an opportunity to contest automated decisions.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a prominent notice on our site. The “Effective Date” at the top will be updated.
Your continued use of the site after changes means you acknowledge the updated policy, to the extent permitted by law.
For questions, requests, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact:
Prometric&PearsonMCQs
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
If you are in the United Kingdom, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). If you are in the EEA or Switzerland, you may complain to your local data protection authority. In California, you may contact the California Attorney General. In Canada, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. In Brazil, you may contact the ANPD. In Australia, you may contact the OAIC.