Privacy Policy
Last updated: 4 October 2026
Note (1 September 2026): Magistra currently operates as a data and research platform only. The sections below describing prescriber matching, pharmacy dispensing, and related patient programme services describe a capability we do not currently offer — no live flow on the Platform collects a health questionnaire for clinical assessment or connects you with a prescriber or pharmacy. Where those sections reference data processing tied to that service, they do not reflect our current data practices; our current data collection is limited to waitlist signups, feedback submissions, published-source submissions from researchers (section 9a), Stripe purchases of published research products, and voluntary community side-effect reports, each described on the relevant page. We will republish these documents in full once we finalise their wording for our current operations.
1. Introduction
Phlo Systems BV ("Magistra", "we", "us", or "our"), registered in the Netherlands, operates the website magistra.health (the "Platform"). We act as a technology intermediary that connects patients with independent licensed healthcare providers and pharmacies for personalised weight management programmes.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect your personal data when you use our Platform, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"), the Dutch Uitvoeringswet Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming ("UAVG"), and where applicable the Wet op de Geneeskundige Behandelingsovereenkomst ("WGBO").
By using our Platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. We will always ask for your explicit consent before processing your personal data, including any special categories of data (health data).
2. Data Controller
The data controller for the purposes of the GDPR is:
Phlo Systems BV
Registered in the Netherlands
Website: magistra.health
Email: privacy@magistra.health
We have designated a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who can be reached at: dpo@magistra.health
3. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data:
a) Identity and Contact Data
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Postal address
- Date of birth
b) Health Questionnaire Data (Special Category Data under Article 9 GDPR)
- Height, weight, and BMI
- Medical conditions and health history
- Current medications
- Known allergies
- Other health-related responses provided in our questionnaire
c) Technical and Usage Data
- IP address (anonymised where possible)
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages visited and time spent on the Platform
- Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 10)
d) Communication Data
- Records of correspondence with us via email or through the Platform
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases under GDPR:
a) Explicit Consent (Article 6(1)(a) and Article 9(2)(a) GDPR)
For all health data and special category data, we rely on your explicit, informed, freely given, and specific consent. You provide this consent when you complete our health questionnaire and explicitly agree to the processing of your health data. You may withdraw your consent at any time (see Section 8).
b) Health Data Processing (Article 9(2)(h) GDPR)
Processing of health data that is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment, or the management of health or social care systems and services, on the basis of Union or Member State law (including the WGBO). This provides an additional lawful basis for the processing of special category health data through our Platform.
c) Performance of a Contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Processing necessary for the performance of the service you have requested through our Platform, including matching you with an independent licensed prescriber and authorised pharmacy.
d) Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR)
For Platform security, fraud prevention, and service improvement, where our interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
e) Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR)
Where we are required by Dutch or EU law to process or retain certain data.
5. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To match you with an appropriate independent licensed prescriber and authorised pharmacy based on your health questionnaire responses
- To facilitate communication between you and your matched healthcare providers
- To manage your account and provide customer support
- To send you information about your personalised programme (with your consent)
- To improve and develop our Platform
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- To detect and prevent fraud or security incidents
Important: Magistra is a technology platform, not a healthcare provider. We do not provide medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment. All clinical decisions are made by independent licensed prescribers, and all dispensing is performed by independent authorised pharmacies.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
We share your personal data only with the following categories of recipients, and only to the extent necessary for providing your personalised programme:
a) Service Providers
We use the following third-party service providers, who process data on our behalf as data processors:
- Vercel, Inc. (website hosting and serverless functions; our production functions currently run in Vercel's US-East region)
- Upstash, Inc., via Vercel KV (our data store, hosted in the AWS London region, United Kingdom)
- Google LLC (Gmail API, used to send our own operational alerts, which may contain the name and email address you submitted; Google Analytics 4 for site analytics)
- Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd (Meta Pixel, site analytics)
- Stripe (payment processing for one-off purchases)
Each processor is bound by a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR, incorporated into that processor's published terms.
b) Legal and Regulatory Bodies
We may disclose data where required by law, regulation, or court order, including to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
We do NOT sell your personal data to any third party. We do NOT share your data for marketing purposes with third parties.
7. International Data Transfers
Some of our processors store or process personal data outside the EU/EEA — currently in the United Kingdom (our data store) and the United States (our serverless functions, email alerts, analytics and payments). Where they do, transfers rely on the safeguards in Chapter V GDPR: the European Commission's adequacy decision for the United Kingdom, and the Standard Contractual Clauses (Commission Decision (EU) 2021/914) incorporated in the data processing terms of Vercel, Upstash, Google and Stripe for processing in the United States. Meta's own Data Processing Terms and transfer mechanisms apply to the Meta Pixel.
8. Your Rights as a Data Subject
Under the GDPR and the UAVG, you have the following rights:
a) Right of Access (Article 15 GDPR)
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
b) Right to Rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
c) Right to Erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
You have the right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
d) Right to Data Portability (Article 20 GDPR)
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
e) Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR)
You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
f) Right to Withdraw Consent (Article 7(3) GDPR)
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
g) Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18 GDPR)
You have the right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@magistra.health. We will respond to your request within 30 days, in accordance with GDPR requirements.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal data as follows:
- Health questionnaire data and programme data: for the duration of your active programme plus 2 years after completion or account closure, after which it is permanently deleted.
- Account data (name, email, contact details): for the duration of your account plus 2 years after closure.
- Technical and usage data: maximum 12 months from collection, in anonymised or pseudonymised form where possible.
- Communication records: for the duration of your account plus 2 years after closure.
Where Dutch law or the WGBO requires longer retention (for example, certain medical records), we will comply with those requirements and inform you accordingly.
After the applicable retention period, data is permanently and irreversibly deleted from our systems and those of our data processors.
9a. Source Contributions ("Submit a source")
Researchers and analysts can point us to a published trial result or paper through the "Submit a source" form on our methodology page. The controller for this data is Phlo Systems BV.
- What we store: your email address (required, so we can follow up), your name and affiliation if you give them, whether you asked to be credited by name, and the submission itself (the source identifier, drug, side effect, arm label, the published numbers and any note). To limit abuse we also briefly keep a per-IP submission counter, which expires within one hour.
- Purpose: to verify the submitted source against the published record, to contact you about it, and, only if you ticked "credit me by name" and the source is accepted, to credit you publicly.
- Legal basis: our legitimate interest in maintaining an accurate, verifiable evidence base (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); public credit by name is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)), which you can withdraw at any time.
- Retention: a submission and your contact details are deleted 12 months after we accept or reject it. If you asked to be credited and the source was accepted, we keep your name and affiliation for as long as the credit is published, and delete your email address on the same 12-month schedule.
- No personal health information: this form is for published sources only. Do not send information about yourself or any patient. If a submission contains such information, we delete it.
10. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Platform uses cookies and similar technologies. We categorise these as follows:
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies
Required for the Platform to function (e.g., session cookies, security tokens). These do not require consent.
b) Analytics Cookies
Used to understand how visitors use our Platform and to improve performance. These are only placed with your explicit consent.
c) Preference Cookies
Used to remember your settings such as language preference. These are only placed with your explicit consent.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.
For more details, please see our separate Cookie Policy.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, including:
- Encryption of data in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest
- Access controls and authentication mechanisms
- Regular security assessments and monitoring
- Data processing agreements with all sub-processors
- Storage regions disclosed in section 7
- Staff training on data protection
Despite our efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. If you become aware of any security breach, please notify us immediately at privacy@magistra.health.
12. Children's Data
Our Platform is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we become aware that we have collected data from a person under 18, we will take immediate steps to delete that data.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by:
- Posting the updated policy on our Platform with a revised "Last updated" date
- Sending you an email notification for significant changes
- Requesting renewed consent where required by law
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
14. Supervisory Authority
If you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR or the UAVG, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority:
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
PO Box 93374
2509 AJ The Hague
The Netherlands
Website: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl
Phone: +31 (0)70 888 85 00
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us:
Phlo Systems BV
Email: privacy@magistra.health
DPO: dpo@magistra.health
Website: magistra.health
Instagram: @magistra.health
16. YouTube API Services
Our YouTube channel (Mira Magistra, youtube.com/@MiraByMagistra) is managed with an internal tool that uses YouTube API Services. By watching or interacting with our videos you are also subject to the YouTube Terms of Service (https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) and the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).
What our tool accesses: only our own channel. It uploads our videos, sets their details, and reads and replies to public comments posted on our own videos. It does not access any other channel, and we offer no sign-in with Google to visitors of this website.
What we store: we do not keep copies of comments. The tool reads comments on our own videos when it prepares a reply, and keeps only the ID of the comment we replied to and the text of our own reply. We do not sell any YouTube data or use it for advertising.
Your choices: you can delete your comment on YouTube at any time; to ask about any data we hold, contact privacy@magistra.health. If you ever authorise an application to access your own Google account, you can revoke that access at https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions.