Our Privacy Policy was developed as an extension of our commitment to combine quality products and services with integrity in dealing with our users. The Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services.
The Glucose Buddy website offers visitors the opportunity to browse the Website and use certain features on the Website. By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information by Glucose Buddy as described herein. Glucose Buddy reserves the right to change how we handle the information we collect through the Website at any time. We will update this privacy policy to reflect any changes in our privacy collection and handling practices, and will indicate that changes to this privacy policy have been made by listing a new date under "Last Modified" at the end of this privacy policy. Such changes will take effect immediately once they are posted on the Website.
We use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to protect the transmission of the information you submit to us when you use our secure online forms. The information you provide to us is stored securely.
Cookies are a feature of web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) software that allows web servers to recognize the computer used to access a site. They are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's web browser on one site to simplify subsequent interactions with that site by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user's transaction on related web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from site to site and to complete transactions over the Internet. Cookies should make your online experience easier and more personalized.
Our site utilizes cookies to collect information about how our site is used. Passive Information gathered may include the date and time of visits, the site pages viewed, time spent at our site, the sites visited just before and just after our site. If you do not wish to transmit "cookie" information about yourself, you may turn off the cookie function in your web browser; please consult the "Help" section of your browser to correctly do so.
Our site's servers also automatically identify your computer by its Internet Protocol address which is a unique string of numbers that is assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. Your IP address may be used to address problems with our server or administer our site or to gather broad demographic information about our users.
Other passive information may include information such as the browser and operating system you are using to access our site, the date and time of your visit, and what pages you visit. Other information may be collected as well.
You choose whether to create an online account with Glucose Buddy. You can create an online account via "Sign Up" on our website or via "Settings" > "Account Info" > "Create An Account Here" inside of the Glucose Buddy iPhone App. To do so, you must provide personal information such as your email address, name, and date of birth.
You can review and update your online account information and modify, add, or delete any optional information by logging into your Glucose Buddy online account and editing your account settings.
An online account allows you to store personal health and wellness records and utilize the tools offered on Glucose Buddy. Once you have an online account, you may also seamlessly send your records from your Glucose Buddy iPhone App to your online account. You choose what information to put in your online account. Examples of the types of information you can store are:
DOWNLOADING AND USING THE GLUCOSE BUDDY IPHONE APP DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE CREATED AN ONLINE ACCOUNT. SKYHEALTH HAS NO ACCESS TO THE RECORDS OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) YOU STORE ON YOUR IPHONE.
Unless you provide personal information by creating an online account with Glucose Buddy, we cannot and will not have any access to anything you have entered into your iPhone.
We use personal information collected through Glucose Buddy online accounts, including health and wellness information, to enable the services provided through Glucose Buddy and as described in this privacy statement. In support of these uses, we may use personal information to:
In determining appropriate services relevant to you, we may share your personal information with appropriate third parties who we feel have missions that are aligned with our own; to provide better care, lifestyle tools, and emerging technologies to today’s diabetics. These innovators might utilize direct marketing and other purposes to contact you, and you acknowledge that the handling of your personal information by such third parties will not be governed by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
If you would rather us not share your PII with any third party for direct marketing purposes, please (i) do not create an online account with Glucose Buddy, or (ii) press the "Opt-out" link within any marketing material you receive.
Please note that it may take several weeks for us to comply with your Opt-Out Request, and until we are able to comply with such requests we may continue to use your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. After receiving your Opt-Out Request, we may continue to maintain your name and other PII to help us ensure that we can honor such requests, to communicate to you about your account, and for other purposes not related to direct marketing.
Please note that if we receive your Opt-Out Request after having shared your PII with a third party for direct marketing purposes or having otherwise transferred or disposed of your PII, we may not have the ability to control the use of such PII by any third party, and in such an event you agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of such PII by any such third party or resulting from any such transfer or disposition. If you are concerned about us sharing your PII with third parties or otherwise transferring or disposing your PII, you should not provide your PII to us.
We may need to share personal information in order (i) to comply with the law (e.g. a legal process or a statutory authorization), (ii) to protect or enforce our rights, or (iii) as part of a reorganization, consolidation, merger, or transfer of substantially all of the assets of SkyHealth.
AT THIS POINT, NO. BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WE WILL HAVE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS HOW WE KEEP THIS FREE FOR THE USER. Glucose Buddy may provide links to other websites or resources of possible interest to you in the future. Because we do not control unaffiliated websites to which we provide links, the collection and use of your personal information and other information by such websites shall be subject to the policies and procedures of such websites and not this privacy policy.
We may be required by subpoena, law or government agency to disclose both Active and Passive Information you have provided to us. If compelled, we have the right and obligation to disclose any and all information requested. How Do We Secure Active Information and Passive Information?
We secure your personal information submitted by you by using reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, or accidental loss or destruction of Active Information and Passive Information. Your postings on this site and other communications you may have with us via email or snailmail may not be secure unless we advise you that security measures are in place prior to your sending information. Therefore, if you choose to communicate with us through these means, you are assuming the risk of doing so and we request that you do not send or post sensitive information through these means.
We understand the importance of protecting the privacy of children younger than 13 years old, who may need special safeguards and privacy protection and may not understand all the provisions of our privacy policy or be able to make informed decisions about the choices available to our users. We do not collect personal information from anybody who we know is younger than 13. However, we may not be able to ascertain the user's real age if the information provided to us is not correct. All personal information of minors may only be provided by, or with consent and guidance of, their parents or guardians. The parent or guardian is responsible for supervising the child's use of, and access to, our Website.
YOUR REGISTRATION INTO OUR SITE MEANS THAT YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES SET FORTH IN THIS POLICY. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE POLICY BY POSTING THE NEW VERSION WITH A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE. YOUR CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP INDICATES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE CHANGES.
Last Modified: 2/25/2011