The team at Boston Children's Hospital takes your privacy very seriously and we're conscious about how we handle your data. In this privacy policy we'll explain what data the mARk app (the "App") collects, how it is transported over the internet and how it can or cannot be linked to individual users. By using the App you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this privacy policy. You also consent that we collect, use, and share your information as described in this privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that is entered by the user in the app and other metadata that is collected for usage analytics. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies or institutions that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.
The App will handles information from you in two ways. The first is information that you manually enter into the app. When using the App to indicate applicable medical equipments, contacts and notes. The second is anonymized usage analytics of what features in the app are users accessing.
The app stores the information you manually enter locally on your device. None of the information like contact details, notes on medical equipment, etc. that is entered into the app is sent outside the app. The app includes the ability to take pictures of Virtual medical equipment once placed in your environment. The pictures are stored in the app’s photo album. It is up to the user to take precaution in sharing those pictures outside the app.
In addition to information you manually enter into the App, the App may also automatically receive technical information relating to your usage of the App such as your operating system, device, features used, content viewed and downloaded, the dates and times of your interactions with the App and other information. We may use this information to understand, customize and improve user experience with the App. For example, we may engage analytics services to analyze this information in order to help us understand how users engage with and navigate the App, how and when features within the App are used and by how many users.
All information collected through the App is encrypted on your device. It is recommended that you should setup a device Passcode to protect access to information in the app in case you misplace your device.
We endeavor to protect the privacy of the Personal Information we hold in our records, but we cannot guarantee complete security. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of information stored in the app.
Your personal information and data generated by the App are yours. We will only release your data or health information if authorized by you or when compelled by a legal order to release your information. The information collected by the App will not be shared with or sold for advertising purposes.
When you download the App, you receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license (without the right to sublicense) to install and use one copy of the App solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You must own or control the device on which you download the App. By downloading and using the App, you agree that you will not do anything to interfere with or disrupt the operation of the App, will provide only accurate and current information through the App, and will not impersonate anyone else in your use of the App. You further agree not to transmit content that you do not have the right to transmit or that infringes the rights of any party, and you agree to use the App in compliance with all applicable laws. You understand that the App or portions of it may be subject to patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property protection and that the ownership of software and other intellectual property related to the App, as well the goodwill associated therewith, remains with Boston Children's Hospital or its licensors. You agree that any improvements or other changes to the App or the Study itself are the sole property of Boston Children's Hospital.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2019. We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. New versions of this Privacy Policy are effective upon notification to you via email that changes to the Privacy Policy have been made. Use of information we collect now is subject to the version of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used This Privacy Policy forms part of our End User License Agreement and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts as further provided in the End User License Agreement.