HIPAA Compliance Statement

406 Recovery Inc. is committed to complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). We are dedicated to maintaining the privacy and protection of your protected health information (PHI).

Definition of Protected Health Information (PHI)

PHI includes any information that we collect and maintain about your health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to you. This is distinct from other types of personal information collected through our Sites and Services.

Use and Disclosure of PHI

We will use and disclose PHI only for the purposes of treatment, payment, healthcare operations, or as required by law. We will obtain your authorization for uses and disclosures that are not identified by this policy or permitted by applicable law.

Patient Rights under HIPAA

You have the right to access and control your PHI. This includes requests to inspect or copy your PHI, request amendments, and receive an accounting of disclosures.

Data Security Measures

We implement strict security measures to protect PHI from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, including physical, administrative, and technological safeguards.

Breach Notification Policy

In the event of a breach of unsecured PHI, we will follow our breach notification policy, which complies with HIPAA requirements. This includes notifying affected individuals, the Department of Health and Human Services, and potentially the media.

Third-Party and Business Associate Agreements

We ensure that any third-party service providers or business associates who may have access to PHI are compliant with HIPAA regulations, and we establish Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) to this effect.

Consent and Authorization for Use of PHI

We will obtain your explicit consent or authorization before using or disclosing your PHI for purposes beyond treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.

Contact Information for Privacy Concerns

Please contact us at [insert contact information] for any inquiries or concerns regarding your PHI, to exercise your rights under HIPAA, or to report any privacy issues.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy and will provide notification of significant changes on our webpage.

Effective Date and Acknowledgment

This privacy policy is effective as of January, 5th, 2024. By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and understand our privacy practices as described in this policy.

Limitations on Third-Party Information Collection

We will not collect third-party personal information unless it is essential for providing our Services and will ensure that such collection complies with HIPAA regulations.

Collecting and Using Information: 

Personally Identifiable Information We Collect Online

We collect Personally Identifiable Information from you through your use of the Site and Services.  “Personally Identifiable Information” is individually identifiable information about an individual that we collect online and that we maintain in an accessible form.  We collect the following types of Personally Identifiable Information:

Information You Provide

We may collect the following Personally Identifiable Information that you voluntarily provide to us:

• We automatically collect certain Personally Identifiable Information through your use of the Sites and Services, such as the following:
• Usage Information. We collect information automatically through your use of the Site and Services, such as which of the pages on the Site you access, the frequency of access, and what you click on while on the Site.
• Device Information. We collect information about the device you are using, such as hardware model, operating system, application version number, and browser.
• Mobile Device Information. In addition to the Device Information listed above, when you access our Site via a browser on your mobile device, we collect and aggregate information about whether you are accessing the Site via a mobile device or tablet, device type, and carrier.
• Location Information. We collect location information from Site visitors on a city-regional basis.

Third-Party Information

In some cases, we may receive certain Personally Identifiable Information from you about a third party.  For example, as part of our registration process, you may provide the name, email address, and personal phone number of a third party.  If you submit any Personally Identifiable Information about another individual to us, you are responsible for making sure that you have the authority to do so and to allow us to use their Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Personally Identifiable Information

We use the Personally Identifiable Information we collect to provide the Services to you, to improve our Services and Site, and to protect our legal rights.  In addition, we may use the Personally Identifiable Information we collect to:

• Contact you regarding our products and services that we feel may be of interest to you;
• Communicate with you about our Site or Services or to inform you of any changes to our Site or Services;
• Provide support;
• Maintain and improve our Site, Services, and Marketing;
• Defend our legal rights and the rights of others;
• Efficiently maintain our business; and
• Comply with applicable law.

How We Share Your Personally Identifiable Information

• We may share the information that we collect about you in the following ways:
• With service providers who perform data services on our behalf (e.g., email, hosting, maintenance, backup, analysis, etc.).  Any such service providers will be under an obligation to us to maintain the confidentiality of your Personally Identifiable Information;
• To service providers to prepare, deploy and analyze advertising content;
• To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
• In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
• To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights, including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention;
• To any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that Personally Identifiable Information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that Personal Information;
• To any other person or entity as part of any business or asset sale, equity transaction, merger, acquisition or in preparation for any of these events; and
• To any other person or entity where you consent to the disclosure.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

How We Use Cookies

Like many other companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies (such as pixels and web beacons) (collectively, “Cookies”).  “Cookies” are small files of information that are stored by your web browser software on your computer hard drive, mobile or other devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets).

We use Cookies to:

• Estimate audience size and usage patterns;
• Understand and save your preferences for future visits, allowing us to customize the Site and Services to your individual needs;
• Advertise new content and services that relate to your interests;
• Keep track of advertisements and search engine results;
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions to resolve issues and offer better site experiences and tools in the future; and
• Recognize when you return to the Site.
• We set some Cookies ourselves and others are set by other entities.  We use Cookies set by other entities to provide us with useful information to help us improve our Site and Services, to conduct advertising, and to analyze the effectiveness of advertising.  For example, we use Cookies from Google, Facebook and other similar companies.

How You Can Opt-Out of Cookies

Browser Settings

• Cookies can be blocked by changing your Internet browser settings to refuse all or some Cookies.  If you choose to block all Cookies (including essential Cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Site.
• You can find out more about Cookies and how to manage them by visiting www.AboutCookies.org.

You can understand which entities have currently enabled Cookies for your browser or mobile device and how to opt-out of some of those Cookies by accessing the Network Advertising Initiative’s website or the Digital Advertising Alliance’s website.  For more information on mobile specific opt-out choices, visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s Mobile Choices website.

Please note that these opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised.  Therefore, you will need to opt out on every browser and device that you use.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.  Google Analytics uses Cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with the Site and Services, compile reports on their activity, and provide other services related to their activity and usage.  The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a returning visitor, and any referring website.  The technologies used by Google Analytics do not gather information that personally identifies you.  The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies.  To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt-out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.

Third-Party Processors

We use a variety of third-party vendors, including but not limited to cloud data storage; payroll processors; accounting software; shipping fulfillment; payment processors; and marketing service providers. To ensure that your Personally Identifiable Information receives an adequate level of protection, we have put in place appropriate procedures with the service providers we share it with to ensure that it is treated consistent with applicable data security and privacy laws. 

“Do Not Track” Signals

Some internet browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked.  Given that there is not a uniform way that browsers communicate the “Do Not Track” signal, the Site does not currently interpret, respond to or alter its practices when it receives “Do Not Track” signals.

Choices About Your Personally Identifiable Information

Review and Request Changes to Your Personally Identifiable Information

You may use your account to access, correct, or view certain Personally Identifiable Information we have collected and which is associated with your account.  To review or request changes to any of your Personally Identifiable Information, please contact us at [email protected]

Marketing Communications

To unsubscribe from emails from us, please click the unsubscribe link included in the footer of our emails.  You also may submit a request to us at [email protected]

Security

We maintain commercially reasonable security measures to protect the Personally Identifiable Information we collect and store from loss, misuse, destruction, or unauthorized access.  However, no security measure or modality of data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.  Although we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third Party Links

The Site and Services may contain links that will let you leave the Site and Services and access another website.  Linked websites are not under our control.  This Privacy Policy applies solely to Personally Identifiable Information that is acquired on this Site and Services.  We accept no responsibility or liability for these other websites.

How to Contact Us

To contact us for questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices please [email protected].