Privacy of Data
ONLINE PRIVACY and SECURITY STATEMENTS
ehealthxchange respects your right to privacy and will not collect, use or disclose any personal information regarding you without your consent.
What information is collected at the ehealthxchange.com website and why?
A) Personal Information
Personal information is defined as information about an identifiable individual. We require personal information (such as your Address, Insurance carrier, Group/Member ID#) to confirm your identity.
B) Medical Information
To get maximum benefit and convenience from the website, you have the option to store your medical history, medication history on the ehealthxchange.com website.
C) Email Address
We also require your email address so that we can send email/text message appointment changes or reminders to you through the automated features of the Web site.
D) Credit card transactions
All Web transactions for services obtained via ehealthxchange.com require the following information:
- Personal identifying information such as name, address, email;
- Credit card information.
Personal identifying information collected in these sections of the site is used for billing of goods or services sold. Credit card information is securely transmitted to First Data Corp for approval and processing of the online transaction. This information is used for no other purpose than to process credit card transactions conducted at ehealthxchange.com. ehealthxchange.com retains a record of your billing and shipping information and credit card information.
E) Disclosing Information
ehealthxchange will not sell or share personal information collected at the ehealthxchange.com website with other organizations except as directed by you, or to the extent that disclosure is required by a valid legal requirement such as a law, regulation or search warrant. Should you voluntarily enter your medical profile, you should be aware that when making an appointment with an ehealthxchange healthcare provider; your medical profile becomes visible to that provider and the information is then subject to the provider’s privacy practices.
F) Accessing Your Personal Information
If at any time you wish to update the information you provided or to verify its accuracy, you may visit the "ACCOUNT PREFERENCES" section of the website.
G) Security
1) Network Communications Security
All Internet connections between ehealthxchange and its users employ Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol using a 128-bit key. SSL protocol provides security and privacy over the Internet and supports both client and server authentication. ehealthxchange purchases its certificates from Thawte (www.thawte.com), leaders in the security field in order to limit the possibility of fraud.
The SSL protocol authenticates our server to your computer -- so you know it is ehealthxchange you are working with -- before sensitive data is exchanged by higher-level applications. The SSL protocol uses message and authentication codes to maintain the integrity of the connection. Data exchanged during an SSL session is encrypted in both directions and each ehealthxchange session uses SSL to communicate to the ehealthxchange Server.
2) Authentication
As an ehealthxchange member you authenticate to the system using a user name and password. Members may change their password at any time during their membership from ACCOUNT PREFERENCES > ONLINE after logging into the exchange. Passwords are not known to ehealthxchange staff. If you forget your password please use the ‘Forgot my password’ link at the login screen, and you will be emailed a temporary password, this will enable you to login, and create your own password.
3) Access Control
ehealthxchange application security starts with web servers that process Internet HTTP transactions from clients that communicate over the Internet via authenticated and encrypted SSL sessions. Each valid ehealthxchange user has a user ID on the system. ehealthxchange applications provide privacy to sensitive data by encrypting the data. The database fields that contain especially sensitive information are made available to you as an authorized and authenticated requestor. All data accesses are logged in permanent, archived records and all access requests without proper credentials or application authentication are stored in our system
4) Site Security
ehealthxchange.com site security consists of comprehensive physical and logical controls and a multi- layered network and firewall architecture. In addition, ehealthxchange has deployed its web and database servers within the NAP of the Americas (a Tier 1 Secure facility) that ensures the safety of physical and logical access. The NAP has 24x7 onsite security and state of the art physical security restrictions limiting access to only those authorized ehealthxchange staff and support personnel. You can be assured that ehealthxchange makes every reasonable effort to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or alteration by malicious parties.
Link to other websites
ehealthxchange provides links to web sites operated by other parties. The links are provided for your convenience only. The presence of a link does not imply any endorsement of the material on the web sites or any association with the web site's operators. ehealthxchange does not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services provided by third parties through the Internet. ehealthxchange is not responsible for the content and performance of these sites. Use of linked sites is strictly at your own risk including any risks associated with destructive viruses.
Questions about this Policy Statement
This privacy statement applies only to the ehealthxchange.com website. Once you access another website from ehealthxchange.com, we are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of these sites. We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of each and every website that you visit through a link on ehealthxchange.com or any site that collects personal information from you. If you have any questions about the ehealthxchange.com Online Privacy Statement, please feel free to email privacy@ehealthxchange.com. |
