Privacy Statement
This is the Privacy Policy of Growing Stronger website (GS)
What is the purpose of this Privacy Policy?
This Privacy Policy discloses the collection, storage, and dissemination practices of GS with respect to the personal and other information that we obtain either through our Doctella application (the “App”) or through this website, and all associated web pages (collectively, the “Site”). The App and the Site, including all services offered via the App and/or the Site, are sometimes referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the “Service.”
Please note that by using or accessing any of the Service, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the App, the Site, or any other element of the Service. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
What information do we collect from users of the Service, and how do we use it?
The following describes the types of personal or other information we may collect about you through the Service, and how we use and maintain that information:
Registration. Before using the App or other elements of the Service for the first time, you may be asked to register with GS and to provide us certain personal information, such as your first and last name, email address, mailing address or other contact information and personal details. If requested by or on behalf of GS, this information is requested for identification purposes, to communicate with you regarding your use of the Service or the terms governing the Service, and to facilitate the functioning of the Service or related GS technology. We may also use this information to notify you of new features on the Service, or to request that you provide feedback to GS about the Service. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Health and Medical Data. When you use the Service, any health or medical data that is input or otherwise posted to the Service, including without limitation information regarding your past or present health conditions, health care services, medications, dosages, and contemplated medical or other procedures and health preferences, checklists with procedure names and notes will be obtained by GS. We will use this information to provide the Service to you as it is intended to be provided. We may also use any unencrypted information for targeted advertising and other marketing purposes. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Usage Data. When you use the Service, we will collect certain usage data generated through your use of the Service. We may use this information as part of our providing the Service to you, and to improve the experience of users with the Service. We may also use such information for targeted advertising and other marketing purposes, or to request that you provide feedback about the Service. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Location Information. When you use the Service, we may collect information regarding your location from the GPS functionality in your Apple and other Mobile devices with the App. We may use this location information as part of our providing the Service to you, and to improve the experience of users with the Service. We may also use such information for targeted advertising and other marketing purposes, or to request that you provide feedback about the Service. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Online Inquiries. When you submit an inquiry via the Site, we ask for your first and last name, email address, mailing address and certain other information. We request this information for identification purposes, and to communicate with you regarding your inquiry. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Correspondence. If you correspond with GS through the Service (or via email), we may gather in a file specific to you the information that you submit. We may keep this information indefinitely.
URL and IP addresses. Like many other providers of online services, we collect information about users of the Service. This information helps us to design the Service to better suit our users’ needs. For example, the Site will track the URL that you visited before you came to the Site, the URL to which you next go and your Internet Protocol (IP) address. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site and other elements of the Service. Your IP address also is used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Online Information Gathering Tools. Like most online services, we may also use cookies, web beacons, and other online information gathering tools in connection with the Service. These tools are intended to make using the Site and other elements of the Service easier by, among other things, saving your preferences for you. We may also use cookies to deliver content tailored to your interests. If your browser is set to reject cookies, or if your browser notifies you that you are about to receive a cookie and you reject it, then your use of the Service may not be as efficient or as enjoyable as it would be if the cookie were enabled. We only use information collected with online information gathering tools like cookies on an aggregated basis without the use of any information that personally identifies you.
Third-Party Integrated Services. We may implement certain third-party advertising or other content on the Service, or integrate other third-party offerings into the Service, enabling such third parties to collect information about you through your use of the Service. Any information collected through such integrated technologies would be collected directly by these third parties for use by such third parties and other authorized parties, subject to the privacy practices and policies of such third parties.
To whom do we disclose information about you collected through the Service?
GS may disclose the personal or other information collected about you through the Service either (i) when we have your permission or (ii) in any of the following situations without your permission:
What security measures do we employ for information about you collected through the Service?
To help protect the privacy of data collected through the Service, we employ security measures for certain data collected through the Service which are intended to be consistent with industry best practices. In addition, we take commercially reasonable steps to store certain data collected through the Service with the objective of protecting such data against unauthorized access. However, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT the Service IS operated on software, hardware and networks, any component of which may, from time to time, experience breaches of security or other problems beyond our control.
Please also be aware that despite our best intentions and the guidelines outlined in this Privacy Policy, no data transmission over the Internet or via a Wi-Fi network, can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You understand that it may be possible for third parties not under GS’s control to intercept or access your health, medical or other personal information transmitted through the Service or private communications, including in the case of your contacting us by email or via a “contact us” or similar feature on the Site. Accordingly, although GS will take reasonable steps to protect the security and integrity of all information you provide through the Service, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, GS cannot guarantee that any such information, whether during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others who do not have your authorization. Any such transmission or sharing of that information is done at your own risk.
How can you correct or update information about you that is stored by GS?
You may correct or update information collected about you through the Service by contacting us at the email or mailing address noted below. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to update our files as promptly as possible.
We may retain original and updated information for reasons such as technical constraints, dispute resolution, compliance with laws, fraud prevention, troubleshooting and agreement enforcement. In addition, we are not responsible for updating or removing any information about you collected through the Service that is already disclosed to third parties who have been provided such information as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
At this time, GS does not support “Do Not Track” preferences that may be available in your browser for letting websites know that you do not want them collecting certain kinds of information. Specifically, if you turn on the Do Not Track setting on your browser, the Site and other online elements of the Service are not currently capable of following whatever Do Not Track preferences you set. For more information about Do Not Track, visit donottrack.us.
What are the policies of linked websites and other third parties?
This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information collected through the Service by GS. You should be aware that when you are using the Service, you may be directed to other websites that are beyond our control, and GS is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties or the content of linked websites. We would expect most, if not all, of these third parties will collect information about you when you use their offerings. However, GS is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties, regardless whether they are linked or otherwise connected to the Service. We encourage you to read the posted privacy policy whenever interacting with any third-party website, app, or other offering.
What is our policy on children users of the Service?
We do not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information from persons under 13 years old, and no part of the Service is directed to persons under 13. IF YOU ARE UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SERVICE AT ANY TIME OR IN ANY MANNER. If you learn that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us.
Will your employer have access to information that collected about you through the Service?
If you use the Service as a representative of a third party, such as your employer, that party may review and modify your personal information, ask us to delete your personal information, or request that we cease collecting your personal information. If such a third party asks us to delete your personal information or cease collecting your personal information, we may terminate your right to access the Service.
What are your California Privacy Rights?
From time to time, GS may share information collected from you with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Under California law, a California resident with whom we have an established relationship has the right to request certain information with respect to the types of personal information that GS has shared with third parties for these purposes, and the identities of those third parties, within the immediately preceding calendar year, subject to certain exceptions. All requests for such information must be in writing and sent to GS at the mailing address set forth below.
What law governs my use of the Service?
By using the Service, or otherwise providing information to GS, you agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this Privacy Policy will be governed by the law of the State of California, without reference to the choice of law or conflicts of law principles thereof, and will be subject to the dispute resolution clause contained in the the terms of use applicable to the Site. You also agree to abide by any limitation on damages contained in the end user license agreement applicable to the App, the terms of use applicable to the Site, or any other agreement that we have with you.
What are the terms regarding any future changes to this Privacy Policy?
GS reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, with any such changes to be effective prospectively. Please visit this page periodically so that you will be apprised of any such changes. Your continued use of the Service after any modification to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such modification.
How can you contact us?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or need to reach us for any other reason, you may contact us by email at info@growingstronger.org
What is the purpose of this Privacy Policy?
This Privacy Policy discloses the collection, storage, and dissemination practices of GS with respect to the personal and other information that we obtain either through our Doctella application (the “App”) or through this website, and all associated web pages (collectively, the “Site”). The App and the Site, including all services offered via the App and/or the Site, are sometimes referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the “Service.”
Please note that by using or accessing any of the Service, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the App, the Site, or any other element of the Service. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
What information do we collect from users of the Service, and how do we use it?
The following describes the types of personal or other information we may collect about you through the Service, and how we use and maintain that information:
Registration. Before using the App or other elements of the Service for the first time, you may be asked to register with GS and to provide us certain personal information, such as your first and last name, email address, mailing address or other contact information and personal details. If requested by or on behalf of GS, this information is requested for identification purposes, to communicate with you regarding your use of the Service or the terms governing the Service, and to facilitate the functioning of the Service or related GS technology. We may also use this information to notify you of new features on the Service, or to request that you provide feedback to GS about the Service. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Health and Medical Data. When you use the Service, any health or medical data that is input or otherwise posted to the Service, including without limitation information regarding your past or present health conditions, health care services, medications, dosages, and contemplated medical or other procedures and health preferences, checklists with procedure names and notes will be obtained by GS. We will use this information to provide the Service to you as it is intended to be provided. We may also use any unencrypted information for targeted advertising and other marketing purposes. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Usage Data. When you use the Service, we will collect certain usage data generated through your use of the Service. We may use this information as part of our providing the Service to you, and to improve the experience of users with the Service. We may also use such information for targeted advertising and other marketing purposes, or to request that you provide feedback about the Service. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Location Information. When you use the Service, we may collect information regarding your location from the GPS functionality in your Apple and other Mobile devices with the App. We may use this location information as part of our providing the Service to you, and to improve the experience of users with the Service. We may also use such information for targeted advertising and other marketing purposes, or to request that you provide feedback about the Service. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Online Inquiries. When you submit an inquiry via the Site, we ask for your first and last name, email address, mailing address and certain other information. We request this information for identification purposes, and to communicate with you regarding your inquiry. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Correspondence. If you correspond with GS through the Service (or via email), we may gather in a file specific to you the information that you submit. We may keep this information indefinitely.
URL and IP addresses. Like many other providers of online services, we collect information about users of the Service. This information helps us to design the Service to better suit our users’ needs. For example, the Site will track the URL that you visited before you came to the Site, the URL to which you next go and your Internet Protocol (IP) address. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site and other elements of the Service. Your IP address also is used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information. We may keep this information indefinitely.
Online Information Gathering Tools. Like most online services, we may also use cookies, web beacons, and other online information gathering tools in connection with the Service. These tools are intended to make using the Site and other elements of the Service easier by, among other things, saving your preferences for you. We may also use cookies to deliver content tailored to your interests. If your browser is set to reject cookies, or if your browser notifies you that you are about to receive a cookie and you reject it, then your use of the Service may not be as efficient or as enjoyable as it would be if the cookie were enabled. We only use information collected with online information gathering tools like cookies on an aggregated basis without the use of any information that personally identifies you.
Third-Party Integrated Services. We may implement certain third-party advertising or other content on the Service, or integrate other third-party offerings into the Service, enabling such third parties to collect information about you through your use of the Service. Any information collected through such integrated technologies would be collected directly by these third parties for use by such third parties and other authorized parties, subject to the privacy practices and policies of such third parties.
To whom do we disclose information about you collected through the Service?
GS may disclose the personal or other information collected about you through the Service either (i) when we have your permission or (ii) in any of the following situations without your permission:
- In furtherance of providing the Service, GS may disclose certain information collected about you through the Service to other users of the Service authorized to receive such information. For example, when you use the “share” functionality in the Service, any of your health or medical data or other personal information contained in the shared materials will be disclosed to your designated recipients and with whomever they elect to share the information.
- GS may disclose information collected about you through the Service to our affiliates and to third-party contractors who perform services on behalf GS in connection with our providing the Service or to complete or confirm a transaction that you conduct with us.
- GS may disclose the results of aggregated data about you and other users of the Service without restriction (such as the number of users of the Service at a certain point in time). In these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to personally identify you.
- GS may disclose to one or more third parties personal or other information collected about you through the Service as part of a merger, acquisition or other sale or transfer of all or substantially all of GS’s assets or business. We do not guarantee that any entity receiving such information in connection with one of these transactions will comply with all of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- GS may disclose information about you to the government or to third parties under certain circumstances when legally obligated to do so, such as in connection with suspected illegal activity in connection with any element of the Service, or to respond to a subpoena, court order or other legal process. We reserve the right to release information collected through the Service to law enforcement or other government officials, as we, in our sole discretion, deem necessary or appropriate.
- GS may also disclose information about you to third parties if needed to enforce any of the terms and conditions for the Service (including without limitation the end user license agreement applicable to the App or the terms of use applicable to the Site), or investigation of potential violations thereof; to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or to protect against harm to any element of the Service.
What security measures do we employ for information about you collected through the Service?
To help protect the privacy of data collected through the Service, we employ security measures for certain data collected through the Service which are intended to be consistent with industry best practices. In addition, we take commercially reasonable steps to store certain data collected through the Service with the objective of protecting such data against unauthorized access. However, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT the Service IS operated on software, hardware and networks, any component of which may, from time to time, experience breaches of security or other problems beyond our control.
Please also be aware that despite our best intentions and the guidelines outlined in this Privacy Policy, no data transmission over the Internet or via a Wi-Fi network, can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You understand that it may be possible for third parties not under GS’s control to intercept or access your health, medical or other personal information transmitted through the Service or private communications, including in the case of your contacting us by email or via a “contact us” or similar feature on the Site. Accordingly, although GS will take reasonable steps to protect the security and integrity of all information you provide through the Service, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, GS cannot guarantee that any such information, whether during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others who do not have your authorization. Any such transmission or sharing of that information is done at your own risk.
How can you correct or update information about you that is stored by GS?
You may correct or update information collected about you through the Service by contacting us at the email or mailing address noted below. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to update our files as promptly as possible.
We may retain original and updated information for reasons such as technical constraints, dispute resolution, compliance with laws, fraud prevention, troubleshooting and agreement enforcement. In addition, we are not responsible for updating or removing any information about you collected through the Service that is already disclosed to third parties who have been provided such information as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
At this time, GS does not support “Do Not Track” preferences that may be available in your browser for letting websites know that you do not want them collecting certain kinds of information. Specifically, if you turn on the Do Not Track setting on your browser, the Site and other online elements of the Service are not currently capable of following whatever Do Not Track preferences you set. For more information about Do Not Track, visit donottrack.us.
What are the policies of linked websites and other third parties?
This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information collected through the Service by GS. You should be aware that when you are using the Service, you may be directed to other websites that are beyond our control, and GS is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties or the content of linked websites. We would expect most, if not all, of these third parties will collect information about you when you use their offerings. However, GS is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties, regardless whether they are linked or otherwise connected to the Service. We encourage you to read the posted privacy policy whenever interacting with any third-party website, app, or other offering.
What is our policy on children users of the Service?
We do not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information from persons under 13 years old, and no part of the Service is directed to persons under 13. IF YOU ARE UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SERVICE AT ANY TIME OR IN ANY MANNER. If you learn that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us.
Will your employer have access to information that collected about you through the Service?
If you use the Service as a representative of a third party, such as your employer, that party may review and modify your personal information, ask us to delete your personal information, or request that we cease collecting your personal information. If such a third party asks us to delete your personal information or cease collecting your personal information, we may terminate your right to access the Service.
What are your California Privacy Rights?
From time to time, GS may share information collected from you with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Under California law, a California resident with whom we have an established relationship has the right to request certain information with respect to the types of personal information that GS has shared with third parties for these purposes, and the identities of those third parties, within the immediately preceding calendar year, subject to certain exceptions. All requests for such information must be in writing and sent to GS at the mailing address set forth below.
What law governs my use of the Service?
By using the Service, or otherwise providing information to GS, you agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this Privacy Policy will be governed by the law of the State of California, without reference to the choice of law or conflicts of law principles thereof, and will be subject to the dispute resolution clause contained in the the terms of use applicable to the Site. You also agree to abide by any limitation on damages contained in the end user license agreement applicable to the App, the terms of use applicable to the Site, or any other agreement that we have with you.
What are the terms regarding any future changes to this Privacy Policy?
GS reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, with any such changes to be effective prospectively. Please visit this page periodically so that you will be apprised of any such changes. Your continued use of the Service after any modification to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such modification.
How can you contact us?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or need to reach us for any other reason, you may contact us by email at info@growingstronger.org
