Welcome, and thank you for using Independent Health's website. We value the relationship we have with our clients, their plans and plan participants and are committed to protecting your information using industry best practices. This statement describes the information we collect from you when you visit our website and how we use and protect this information. Learn more information about our legal duties and your rights as they relate to your health information.

While using our website, we may collect the following information:

• Information you give us

  For example, our secure log-in areas of our website require you to sign up for an account. When you do, we may ask for personal information, like your name, date of birth, identification number or email address.

• Computer or device information

  We may collect computer or device specific information, such as your hardware model, operating system version and mobile network information, if applicable.

• Log information

  When you use our website, we may automatically collect and store certain information in our system. This may include:

  • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address. This is the number that is automatically assigned to your computer or device whenever you connect to the Internet.
  • The network provider you use to access the Internet (e.g. Time Warner Cable, Verizon, etc...).
  • The Internet address of the website, if any, from which you came to our site.
  • The date and time you used or accessed our website and how long you spent using the website.
  • The pages you looked at or services you accessed.
  • The name and version of your computer or device’s operating system and, if applicable, web browser.

• Location information

  We may collect your location information that is available from your internet service provider. This location information is used only on an aggregate or de-identified level to analyze where visitors to our website come from.

• Local storage

  While using our website, you may ask us to remember the page you would like us to show when you log in. By selecting this feature, our website will store your choice on your computer or device in an encrypted file.

• Cookies and Ad tracking

Our website uses cookies, invisible images (often referred to as tracking pixels), and related technologies. A cookie is a small file stored on your computer that stores user preferences and other information. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some website features may not function properly without cookies. To manage or opt out of the ad tracking services, please visit:

• Manage Your ZoomInfo Profile
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Consumer Opt-out
• Google Analytics

  Our website utilizes Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting. This feature captures demographic and interest information, like age, gender and affinity, about our website visitors using a “cookie”. A cookie is a small file that stores user preferences and other information. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some website features may not function properly without cookies. We use the information collected by Google Analytics to help us understand the type of visitors to our website and to help improve our content. To opt out of this service, please visit:

  • Google users – Ads Settings
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Consumer Opt-out
  • Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

We use the information we collect from our website to provide, maintain, protect and improve our website, to develop new websites, and to protect participants and our users. We do not share or sell your personal information with companies, organizations and individuals outside of Independent Health.

Protecting your information that we collect from you is a top priority at Independent Health. We protect your information in the following ways:

Changes

Our website security statement may change from time to time. We will post any security statement changes on this page, and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice.

Contact

If you have any questions about this notice or the data we collect, please contact Independent Health’s Information Risk Office at (716) 631-3001 or 1-800-247-1466. You can also send us questions by e-mail to memberservice@novahealthcare.com.

Revised: 09/05/2014

• Encryption

  When you visit our website, we require the use of a secure browser with 128-bit SSL encryption. Using encryption protects the information by scrambling it as it is sent from your computer or device to Independent Health and vice versa. It helps to keep your information secure and private.

• System monitoring

  We regularly review activity logs to identify potential problems. We have systems in place to automatically block and help prevent unauthorized access to your information from unknown or untrusted sources. We review our information collection, storage and processing practices, including physical security measures, to guard against unauthorized access to systems.

• Patches

  We update our systems frequently so that we are using current security technology.

• Limited access

  We restrict access to your personal information to Independent Health associates who need to know that information in order to process your request or maintain our website. Those that have access to your information are subject to strict confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.