PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated:  January 1, 2024

ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. ACCESSING ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN FULL. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AND LEAVE THE WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.

This Privacy Policy applies to the website shieldshealthsolutions.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect on the Website and how Shields Health Solutions Holdings, LLC and its affiliates (“Shields,” “we,” “our” or “us”) uses it, the choices you can make about your personal information and how we protect your personal information.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on January 1, 2024. We may change this Privacy Policy as well as the content of the Website at any time. Please review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Website.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE PRIVACY POLICY.

INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

We collect your name, your organization name, your email address, and your phone number when you register, request materials, or complete contact forms on the Website. We use this information to send you the information you request and to communicate with you about the Website and its Content (as defined in the Terms of Use). You also may submit comments through the contact mechanism on the Website. We generally do not encourage the submission of any personal information through the contact mechanism other than what we expressly require (e.g., name and email address for the contact mechanism). You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your information in a submission.

If you subscribe to a newsletter or other publication published by Shields and distributed by email, we will keep your email address in a private distribution list. Electronic messages sent to the list of subscribers do not reveal recipients’ email addresses or any other personal information. Shields will only send electronic messages to individuals who have subscribed and provided their email address to us directly. You may opt-out of receiving further electronic messages from us at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the publication email, which will remove your information from the distribution list for that publication.

We also automatically collect certain technical information about your visit to the Website, including: (i) the Internet domain from which you access the Website (for example, “xcompany.com”, “yschool.edu” or “zorganization.org”, etc.), (ii) the type of Web browser (for example, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, etc.) used to access the Website, (iii) the operating system (for example, Windows and Unix, etc.) used to access the Website, (iv) the date and time you access the Website, (v) the URLs of the Web pages you visit, and (vi) the URL of the forwarding website if you visited the Website from another website or search engine. With this information, we learn about the number of visitors to different sections of the Website, find out what information is the most viewed and the types of technology the visitors use. We use this information to help make the Website more useful for visitors.

INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION

Please do not provide us with any individually identifiable health information about you or another person online through this Website or by email. If you provide us with such individually identifiable health information online through this Website, we will not retain such information. If you believe we may have accidentally received health information about you or another person, please immediately contact us.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We will not voluntarily share your name and email provided via the Website with any third party, except:

  • with third parties that we hire to perform services for us (these third parties are not authorized to keep or use your personal information for any other purpose);
  • to comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or with a regulator or law enforcement agency or personnel;
  • with third parties to enforce Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations;
  • with third parties to protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Shields, our users or the public as required or permitted by law;
  • or in connection with a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution or similar event.

User information described above under “Information that we collect and how we use it” may be provided to third parties as described below under “Cookies”.

YOUR CHOICES AND ACCESS

We want to keep your name and email address accurate. You can correct or update your name or email address that you have provided us. You may contact us to request such change.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

We do not endorse and are not responsible for the information practices or privacy policies of websites operated by others that may be linked to or from the Website. If you decide to access a third party’s website that may be linked to or from the Website, you should consult that website’s privacy policy.

COOKIES

Cookies, tracking pixels, and other tagging technologies (collectively, “cookies”) are small amounts of data that a website transfers to your computer to allow it to remember specific information about your session while you are connected. There are two types of cookies, session and persistent. Session cookies last only as long as your web browser is open. Once you close your web browser, the cookie disappears. We may use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through the Website or to allow you to customize your preferences for interacting with the Website. Persistent cookies, which store information on your computer for longer periods of time, are utilized for registered users of the Website.

Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. We use a cookie from a third-party that collects anonymous traffic data to measure usage of the Website and to maintain the Website. We employ Google Analytics, which uses cookies to track visitor interactions with the Website and to store information.

We may also use third-party advertising and social media networks such as Google Ads and LinkedIn to improve our content based on browsing activity. These cookies track anonymous visitor interactions with the Website and may store information accordingly. Furthermore, we may employ cookies from third-party providers to collect anonymous traffic data for analytical purposes, enabling us to measure usage patterns and maintain the Website’s performance.

Unless you voluntarily complete a form on our site, we don’t collect, store or use your personal information. If you do not wish to have cookies stored on your machine, you can turn them off in your web browser. However, this may affect the functioning of some sections of the Website.

SECURITY

We take all reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Please keep in mind that no Internet transmission is 100% secure. Some email sent to or from the Website may not be secure. Please consider this when sending information to us by email.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personal information from them. If we discover that a child has provided us with personal information, we will use reasonable efforts to delete this information. If you have reason to believe we may have accidentally received personal information from a child under the age of 13, please immediately contact us.

PRIVACY RIGHTS FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

California residents employed by or applying for work at Shields have certain privacy rights.  See: Shields California Workforce Privacy Notice

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, please contact us.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may modify, alter or update this Privacy Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently. We will not provide individual notice to you of changes to this Privacy Policy, but when we make updates to this Privacy Policy, we will update the date in this section. We appreciate your interest and hope that you enjoy visiting the Website.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on January 1, 2024.