Introduction
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) governs the access or use, of content, products, and services made available by North Care, and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, (collectively, “North Care”, “us” or “we”), when you visit any North Care site and links to this Privacy Policy (collectively, our “Sites”), use any affiliated mobile applications (the “Apps”), or otherwise provide data to North Care. We refer to the sites, Apps, and other services provided by North Care together in this Privacy Policy as the “Services”.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE HANDLE YOUR INFORMATION. BY USING OUR SERVICES, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF USE AND AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTION, USES AND DISCLOSURES SET FORTH HEREIN.
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) only applies to information that North Care collects, uses, discloses, retains, disposes of through the Site. Our site contains links to third party sites that are not owned or controlled by North Care. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites and/or providers. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use, do not access or use the Services. This Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use expressly supersede prior agreements or arrangements with you.
Terms of Use
The use of the Site is subject to our Terms & Conditions.
What is Personal Information?
Personal information is any information that is considered identifiable with you, as an individual. We collect this information when you create an account to use the Site, purchase services from us, request information from us, contact customer support, or otherwise communicate with us. This information includes the following:
How is Personal Information Collected?
We always collect personal information by lawful means. We are able to collect personal information from yourself and/or from third parties where we have obtained consent, or as otherwise permitted by law.
If you are under the age of 18, please do not register and use the Site or provide any personal information about yourself. We will promptly delete any collected personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe we have collected personal information from someone under the age of 18, please contact us at support@thenorthcare.com
How do we use your personal information?
To provide services and products, we must collect personal information for the following purposes:
Any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent, as may be permitted or required by applicable law.
Whom do you share personal information with?
In general, we only make disclosures of personal information to third parties for which you have provided consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
Healthcare Providers
We will transfer your personal information to providers with whom we have a contractual agreement that includes appropriate privacy standards, where such third parties are assisting us with the purpose of providing the full scope of services.
Vendors and Service Providers
We may provide information to a third-party vendor and service provider to help us operate and manage our Site, process orders, fulfill and deliver orders.
Your Consent
We will share personal information with companies, organizations and/or individuals outside of North Care when we have consent to do so.
Legal Proceedings
We will share personal information with third-party companies, organizations or individuals outside of North Care if we believe that the access, use and disclosure of said information is reasonable.
When and how do we obtain your consent?
In general, we obtain your consent prior to collecting, prior to using or disclosing your personal information for any purpose. You may provide your consent to us in various ways such as orally, electronically and in writing. The form of consent includes whether it is explicit or implied, will largely depend on what we consider reasonable expectations you might have in that circumstance. In rare circumstances, we may need to rely on a third-party to obtain your consent to the sharing of your personal information with us. You have the right to withdraw your consent by providing us notice. You may expressly instruct that your personal information is not used or disclosed for healthcare purposes without your consent.
How can you review your personal information that we have collected, used or disclosed? If you provide us with a written request to review any personal information about you that we have collected, used or disclosed, we will provide you with any such personal information to the extent required by law, within 30 days of receiving your written request.
Information Collected When You Use Our Websites or Mobile Applications
In addition to any information that you choose to submit to us, we and the third parties we work with may use a variety of technologies that automatically (or passively) collect certain information whenever you use the Services. This information includes but is not limited to:
We and/or third parties we work with collect this information using technologies including but not limited to the following:
By using our Services, you agree to let us use and share such information in order to provide and customize the Services, to run our business (including for the purposes of internal business operations, analytics, and to provide, develop, change, market or optimize our services and products), and to communicate and market to you (directly or via third parties).
Privacy and Security
North Care takes the security of your information seriously. We take a variety of approaches in protecting your information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, and no means of electronic or physical storage, is absolutely secure. As such, you acknowledge and accept that we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted to, through, or on our Services or via the Internet and that any such transmission is at your own risk.
Retention of Information
We keep your information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and used it and/or as required to comply with applicable laws.
Revisions
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in the law, our data collection and use practices, the features of our Services, or advances in technology. We will make the revised Privacy Policy accessible through the Services, so you should review it periodically. The date this Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the document. You are responsible for periodically monitoring and reviewing any updates to the Privacy Policy. If we make a material change to the Privacy Policy, we will provide you with appropriate notice in accordance with legal requirements. Your continued use of our Sites or Apps after such amendments (and notice, where applicable) will be deemed your acknowledgment of these changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or North Care’s privacy practices, please contact us at support@thenorthcare.com
Phone Support: 888-825-5530
(Mon - Fri 7AM PST to 5PM PST)
Fax: 1-604-909-3750
Email: support@thenorthcare.com