Overarching principles:

  • We will protect your data by putting in place safeguards to minimize the risk of unauthorized access (e.g., encryption1, firewalls).
  • We will use your data to provide you services, improve the application and its benefits to you, and support research.
  • We will not sell your data to data brokers2, marketing or advertising networks.

Details

USE:  How we use your data internally
We collect and use your identifiable data3
·         To provide the primary service of Alertgy’s apps or technologies.

·         To develop marketing materials for our products

·         To conduct scientific research.

·         For company operations (e.g., quality control, post-marketing surveillance (FDA) or fraud detection).

·         To develop and improve new and current products and services (e.g., analytics4).
SHARE:  How we share your data externally with other companies or entities
We share your identifiable data:
·         To provide the primary service of Alertgy’s apps or technologies, with your consent (e.g., sending an alert to a loved one).

·         To conduct scientific research (with your consent).

·         For company operations (e.g. quality control, post-marketing surveillance (FDA) or fraud detection).

·         To sell and send you a device.
We share your data AFTER removing identifiers (note that remaining data may not be anonymous):
·         To conduct scientific research

·         For company operations (e.g., quality control, fraud detection)

·         To develop and improve new and current products and services (e.g., analytics)
SELL:  Who we sell your data to
We do not sell your identifiable data to anyone.
We may sell your data AFTER removing identifiers to organizations to advance research and the development of applications to improve health with a requirement they not share or re-identify the data.  However, we will not sell this data to data brokers,  marketing and advertising networks.
STORE:  How we store your data
Your data will be stored on your smartphone and the device.
Your data will be stored outside of the device at our company or, on our behalf,  with an outside secure cloud computing platform5.
ENCRYPTION: How we encrypt your data
The application encrypts the data while it is being transmitted from the band to the phone and as it is transmitted to our database.
The application encrypts the data on your smartphone by default.
The data is encrypted when it is stored on our company servers or with an outside cloud computing services provider.
PRIVACY:  How this technology accesses other data
This technology will request access to other device data or applications to support your Alerts:  your Contacts and Location services.

You can check the settings on the application.  (If you deny access, the Alerts feature will not work.)
This technology will not allow you to share the collected data with your social media accounts.
This technology will allow you to share the collected data with others (e.g., you healthcare provider’s Electronic Health Record).
USER OPTIONS:  What you can do with the data that we collect
·         You can access, share and delete your data that is identified.  User-entered data can be edited.

·         Your de-identified data cannot be deleted as we wil not be able to determine which data belonged to you.
DEACTIVATION6:  What happens to your data when your account is deactivated
When your account is deactivated/terminated by you or by Alertgy, your data are retained and used until you request deletion.
POLICY CHANGES:  How we will notify you if our privacy policy changes
We will notify you about any policy change through the application where you will also find an active link to the current policy.
BREACH:  How we will notify you and protect your data in case of an improper disclosure
Alertgy complies with all applicable laws regarding breaches. In the event of a breach we will notify you through your application. We protect your information by encrypting identifiable information and storing data in a way to minimize the ability of an entity to link device data, identifiable information, and payment/financial data.
CONTACT US:  We look forward to your feedback
Alertgy, Inc.

Link to this Privacy Policy

Email:  privacy@alertgy.com

Melbourne, Florida, United States

  1. Encryption means: a method of converting an original message of regular text into encoded text in such a way that only authorized parties can read it.
  2. Data broker means: companies that collect personal information about consumers from a variety of public and non-public sources and resell the information to other companies.
  3. Identifiable data means: data, such as your name, phone number, email, birthdate, address, or information on your health conditions, that can be used on its own or with other information to identify you.
  4. Analytics means: the process of examining data to draw conclusions from that information.
  5. Cloud computing means: a kind of Internet-based computing that provides shared processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand.
  6. Deactivation means: an individual takes action or a company ceases operation or deactivates an individual’s account due to inactivity.
Alertgy is currently in clinical trials.