Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy

Revision date: [10/28/2024]

This Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy (the “Consumer Health Data Policy”) supplements Dentistry.One (“D1”, “we”, “us” or “our”) general Privacy Policy and describes our data collection, processing and sharing practices regarding personal information defined as “consumer health data” subject to the Washington My Health My Data Act.

Put more simply, this Consumer Health Data Policy describes our general data practices relating to information that identifies the past, present, or future physical or mental health status of individuals who are state of Washington residents or whose health data is collected in the state of Washington. Note that this Consumer Health Data Policy does not cover or discuss exempted health data that is subject to other laws, like the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or data that is used for scientific, historical, or statistical research purposes.

Please review this Consumer Health Data Policy carefully. In this Policy, we explain:

  • The Consumer Health Data That We Collect
  • Why We Collect Consumer Health Data
  • How Do We Collect Consumer Health Data
  • What Consumer Health Data Is Shared and To Whom
  • Your Rights And How To Exercise Them

If you have any questions, please contact us at: privacy@dentistry.one.

The Consumer Health Data That We Collect:

The types of consumer health data that we collect are:

  • Individual health conditions, treatment, diseases, or diagnosis;
  • Health-related surgeries or procedures;
  • Use or purchase of prescribed medication;
  • Bodily functions, vital signs, symptoms, or measurements;
  • Diagnoses or diagnostic testing, treatment, or medication; and
  • Other health-related information that you choose to provide to us.

We also collect information that is used to identify you as someone who is seeking health care services. This information includes:

  • Personal Identifiers, such as your name, address, contact information and login and password information; and
  • Online Identifiers, such as unique personal identifiers, device IDs, ad IDs, IP addresses, and cookie data that are gathered as your browse or access our websites and portals.

Why We Collect Consumer Health Data:

We may collect consumer health data in order to:

  • Provide the products or services that you have requested from us;
  • Manage, administer and secure your personal account with us;
  • Respond to your questions and inquiries;
  • Perform data analytics, market research and segmentation;
  • Market our products and services;
  • Enhance our products and services, including developing new products and services; and
  • Comply with law.

In addition, your consumer health data may be used for internal purposes required for the proper and lawful administration and operation of our business, such as record keeping, auditing, managing our operations and investigating, defending and prosecuting legal claims.

How Do We Collect Consumer Health Data:

We collect consumer health data from:

  • You, directly;
  • Our affiliates; and
  • Our vendors and service providers.

What Consumer Health Data Is Shared and To Whom:

As a general rule, we only disclose your consumer health information to another entity to receive goods or services consistent with the purposes as disclosed to you in this Consumer Health Data Policy, such as to our vendors or processors. However, there may be times where we may share some or all of the categories of consumer health information described in this Consumer Health Data Policy for different reasons, as described below:

  • As required by law or for legal purposes. We may disclose some or all of your consumer health data to courts, litigants, regulators, arbitrators, administrative bodies or law enforcement when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to comply with law or resolve actual or suspected claims. We may also disclose your consumer health data to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating any agreement with us, or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. We may disclose information in response to a subpoena, search warrant, in connection with judicial proceedings, or pursuant to court orders, legal process or other law enforcement measures.
  • To our Affiliates. We may disclose all or part of your consumer health data to our affiliates in the course of our business operations. The affiliates that may receive your consumer health data is MouthWatch LLC.
  • To individuals or entities you authorize. We may disclose your personal information to individuals or entities at your direction.
  • In corporate transactions. We may share all or part of your personal information with other entities in connection with the sale, assignment, merger or other transfer of all or a portion of our organization or assets to such entities (including due to a sale in connection with a bankruptcy).

Your Rights And How To Exercise Them:

Subject to the restrictions in the Washington My Health My Data Act, if you are a Washington state resident or someone whose consumer health data has been collected in Washington state, you may have certain rights with regards to this data. These rights are:

  • The right to know whether D1 is collecting, sharing, or selling consumer health data concerning you;
  • The right to access consumer health data concerning you held by D1;
  • The right to be informed of all third parties and D1 affiliates with whom we have shared or sold the consumer health data and how to contact these entities (although, we do not “sell” your consumer health data;
  • The right to withdraw your consent, if previously given, to our collection and sharing of consumer health data concerning you; and
  • The right to request that D1 delete consumer health data concerning you held by us.

Please note that the terms “share” and “sell” have special definitions under Washington My Health My Data Act, which will impact the scope of your rights under this law.

You can submit a request to exercise your rights by privacy@dentistry.one.

We will evaluate your request and respond to you. We reserve the right, as allowed by the Washington My Health My Data Act, to authenticate your identity before complying with your request. If your request to exercise a right is denied, you may appeal the denial by responding through same manner through which we communicated the denial. If your appeal is unsuccessful, you can contact the Washington State Attorney General at https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint to raise an issue or submit a complaint.

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