Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 17, 2026

Maeve Media LLC d/b/a SalaryDr (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at salarydr.com or engage our services.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

When you fill out forms on our website, book a consultation, engage our services, or communicate with us, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, medical specialty, years of experience, employer information, compensation details (salary, bonuses, benefits), employment agreement terms, and any other information you choose to share.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URL. This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

Payment Information

Payment processing is handled by Stripe, our third-party payment processor. We do not store your credit card numbers or bank account details on our servers. Please refer to Stripe's privacy policy for information on how they handle your payment data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide our compensation negotiation consulting services, including benchmarking, analysis, and coaching
• Communicate with you about your engagement, including scheduling, deliverables, and follow-ups
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve our services, data benchmarks, and website experience using anonymized, aggregated data only
• Send you relevant information about our services, if you have opted in to marketing communications
• Comply with legal obligations

3. How We Protect Your Information

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include encrypted data transmission, secure storage systems, and limited access controls. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We will only share your identifiable information in the following circumstances:

• With your consent: When you have given us explicit written permission to share specific information
• Service providers: With third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business (payment processors, scheduling tools, email services, e-signature platforms) under strict confidentiality agreements
• Legal requirements: When required to comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
• Protection of rights: When necessary to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of our clients or the public

5. Anonymized and Aggregated Data

We may use anonymized, aggregated data derived from client engagements for internal research, benchmarking, and service improvement. This data cannot identify any individual client. For example, we may analyze trends in physician compensation across specialties and regions to improve our benchmarking database. No personally identifiable information is included in aggregated datasets.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and analyze site traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our website.

We may use essential cookies (required for website functionality), analytics cookies (to understand site usage patterns via tools like Google Analytics), and functional cookies (to remember your preferences). You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

7. Third-Party Services

Our website and services integrate with third-party platforms, including:

• Calendly — for scheduling consultations
• Stripe — for payment processing
• Google Forms — for client intake forms
• PandaDoc / DocuSign — for electronic signatures

Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain our records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Client engagement data is typically retained for three (3) years following the conclusion of services, unless you request earlier deletion.

9. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information from our systems
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or contacting us directly
• Data portability: Request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@salarydr.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

10. California Residents

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete your information, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. As stated above, we do not sell personal information. To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at support@salarydr.com.

11. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website or services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Maeve Media LLC d/b/a SalaryDr is a Minnesota limited liability company. SalaryDr is a trademark of Maeve Media LLC d/b/a SalaryDr. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. This Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.