Is WhatsOnTech safe? The short answer: you can read every article on the site without handing over anything personal. There is no account to create, no app to install, no subscription and nothing to buy, and the site does not ask readers for payment details. Pages are served over HTTPS, and the only personal information we receive is whatever you decide to type into our contact form. No website can promise zero risk, so below we explain plainly what is collected, what isn’t, and how you stay in control.
This page was written by the WhatsOnTech team about our own website, whatsontechs.com, including the free, plain-language health and wellness guides you can read here.
What You Never Need to Share With Us
Reading our health guides does not require you to tell us who you are. To read any article, you never need to provide:
- A username, password or account of any kind
- Credit card, bank or other payment details
- A phone number or home address
- Your medical history, test results, prescriptions or insurance information
- An app download or browser extension
That holds whether you are browsing our allergies guide or our digestive health guide. If you ever see a page, pop-up or message that claims to be from us and asks for any of the items above, treat it with suspicion. It does not match how our site works.
What the Contact Form Collects and Why
The contact form is the one place where you can choose to send us personal information. It asks for four things: your full name, your email address, a subject and your message. Nothing else is required.
Messages are used for two purposes only: to reply to you, and to improve our articles, for example when a reader points out an unclear explanation or an outdated detail. We do not sell personal information. If you have sent us a message and would like it deleted, you can ask for that through the contact page.
One practical tip: keep your message general. You don’t need to include a diagnosis, medications, ID numbers or financial details to ask a question or suggest a correction. Our articles are general education rather than personal medical advice, so we couldn’t responsibly advise on your individual situation anyway. More broadly, it is good practice not to put sensitive health or financial details into any website’s contact form.
Cookies, Analytics and Standard Technical Data
Like most websites, ours runs on a hosting service, and hosting and basic analytics tools may record standard technical data. That means things such as the type of browser you use and which pages you visited. Information like this helps a site see which topics readers find useful and whether pages are working properly.
The site may use essential cookies, which help pages work as expected, along with privacy-friendly analytics. You are in control here: every major browser lets you block or delete cookies in its settings, and you can do that at any time. For the full details, our Privacy Policy sets out how information is handled, and our Terms of Use explain the conditions for using the site.
Is WhatsOnTech Safe to Browse? What HTTPS Does and Doesn’t Mean
Our site is served over HTTPS, which you can usually confirm by the padlock icon or the “https://” at the start of the address bar. HTTPS encrypts the connection between your browser and the website. That makes it much harder for someone on the same network, such as public Wi-Fi in a café, to see or tamper with what you are viewing.
It is worth knowing the limits of that padlock, though. HTTPS protects the connection; it does not prove that a website is honest or that its information is reliable. Scam sites can use HTTPS too. That is why the web address matters as much as the padlock. Ours is whatsontechs.com, with an “s” after “tech”. Bookmarking the homepage, or typing the address yourself, is a simple way to avoid landing on a lookalike page.
Good Privacy Habits for Any Website
Health topics are personal, so a little caution goes a long way wherever you read about them. These habits apply to any site, including ours:
- Check who runs the site and whether it explains in a privacy policy how it handles your data.
- Be wary of quizzes or “symptom checkers” that ask for your name, email, date of birth and health details before showing any results.
- Never send payment or login details in response to an unexpected email, text or pop-up, even if it uses a familiar name or logo.
- Keep your browser and device updated, since updates often fix security problems.
- Be skeptical of pressure, such as countdown timers or “act now” offers attached to health claims.
For more on judging health information, MedlinePlus, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, offers reader-friendly guidance at medlineplus.gov, and the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer site at consumer.ftc.gov explains common scams. We’ve also put together a practical checklist in how to check any website before you trust it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is WhatsOnTech safe to use if I don’t want to share personal details?
You don’t need to share any to read. Every article is free, with no sign-up, no subscription and no app. The site doesn’t sell products and won’t ask you for payment details. The only personal information we receive is what you choose to send through the contact form.
Can I have a message I sent deleted?
Yes. You can ask for a message you sent to be deleted by getting in touch through the contact page. Messages are only used to reply to you and to improve our articles, and we do not sell personal information.
Should I describe my symptoms when I contact the team?
We’d suggest keeping detailed personal health information out of the form. Our content is general education, not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, so a doctor, pharmacist or other qualified professional is the right person for questions about your own health. If you think you are facing an emergency, contact your local emergency services right away; in the US, that means calling 911.
So, is WhatsOnTech safe? For any website, it comes down to two things: what the site asks of you, and what it does with what you give it. Here, the answer to both is deliberately small. You can read without signing in or paying, and anything you send us is limited to what you chose to type. If you’d like to know more about who we are, visit our About page or read our overview of who we are and how the site works.
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