Last updated: March 9th, 2025
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Hashim Lab (referred to in this policy as “we,” “us,” or “our”). We operate a blog focused on medicine and artificial intelligence (the “Site”). We value your trust and are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Site or interact with our content.
By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not access or use our services. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you to any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated policy on the Site.
Our website address is: http://hashimlab.com. We are a blog dedicated to exploring the intersection of medicine and artificial intelligence. Our mission is to provide informative articles, research highlights, and discussions about healthcare and AI topics.
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 with spam detection.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 service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Site can download and extract any location data from images on the Site.
Comments: If you leave a comment on our Site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Login Page: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Logged-In Users: When you log in, we will also set up several 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 will persist for two weeks.
If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Editing/Publishing Articles: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
For more general information on cookies, and how to disable them, you may refer to allaboutcookies.org. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this Site.
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content—including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites or services before you interact with them.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
In addition, we may share your personal information in the following situations:
• Legal Requirements: If we are required to disclose user data in compliance with a legal obligation, to protect and defend our rights or property, or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
• Service Providers: We may engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services (e.g., hosting providers, analytics, spam detection) to us. We will share your personal data with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these functions and provide such services.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide notice on our Site if your personal data becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
• For users who register on our Site (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you have an account on this Site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also 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.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This helps us keep the Site secure and free of unwanted content.
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect the information we collect and process. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or such other age as may be stipulated by applicable data protection laws). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are under 13, you are not permitted to use or submit personal information to the Site. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.
Any content related to medicine, healthcare, neuroscience, or artificial intelligence provided on this Site is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. We are not responsible for any decisions you make based on the content provided. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for any questions regarding your health or a medical condition. Any AI-related insights or analytics offered on this Site should be verified independently; we do not claim that our AI-related content is exhaustive or without error.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your data rights, please contact us at: