AC Wellness Website and App Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy was updated on October 23, 2023

Your privacy is important to AC Wellness. This privacy policy covers how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information in connection with the AC Wellness website (https://www.acwellness.com) and AC Wellness web portal (https://scv.apple-wellnesscenter.com/) (“Websites”) and mobile applications (“Apps”). Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy practices and let us know if you have any questions.

This privacy policy describes how AC Wellness, may collect, use and share information in association with the operation of our Websites and our Apps.

Any protected health information that we collect from or about you as part of the Websites or Apps is also subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”) and our separate Notice of Privacy Practices. The Notice of Privacy Practices may contain additional provisions relating to the use and disclosure of your protected health information that go beyond the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact a single person.  Certain personal information and non-personal information (i.e., data in a form that does not, on its own, permit direct association with any specific individual), as described below, may be collected from or about you through the Websites or Apps.

AC Wellness may use and share the information we collect through the Websites and Apps consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Here are examples of the types of information that we collect and how we use it:

What information we collect

  • When you submit feedback or “contact us” through the Websites or Apps, we may collect information such as your name, email address, phone number or mailing address.

  • When you launch the Apps and Websites we may collect information, such as your name, date of birth, email address, and other identifiers to verify your eligibility and identity and to setup an account with AC Wellness.

  • When you log-in to the Apps and Websites, we may also collect information from your existing Apple Wellness Center medical record account, such as your date of birth, messages, existing appointments and health information, to display this information to you in the Apps and Websites and to support some of the functionality offered through the Apps and Websites.

  • When you use the Apps and Websites we may also collect information such as your self-reported medical information and HealthKit information (Apps only), for example when you use chat, messaging or if you choose to share your HealthKit information through the Apps with AC Wellness.

  • Through surveys and prompts, we may also collect information about you, your health, and your experience such as demographic information, health engagement, behaviors, and your experience with AC Wellness and the Apple Wellness Center.

  • We may collect certain engagement metrics data such as number of users, users using certain features or sharing health data and chat usage metrics such as chat volume and duration and chats resulting in clinical follow-up.

  • We may collect technical data, which in many cases is non-personal information, as part of your usage of the Websites or Apps. Technical data includes, for example, information about your app usage, such as your app version, date of first launch, pages or screens viewed, errors and crash data, performance and other diagnostic data, and technical data about your device, such as operating system, model, and iOS version. These Apps do not respond to browser “Do-Not-Track” signals.

How we use your information

We may use your personal information and non-personal information for the following purposes:

  • In the Apps and Websites, to help facilitate providing treatment and services to you, such as to assist you in scheduling appointments, checking in for your appointments, and engaging in chat with or messaging the AC Wellness care team.

  • To respond to your questions or concerns.

  • To help us create, develop, operate, deliver, and improve our Websites, Apps, and patient experience at AC Wellness.

  • To conduct internal quality improvement or business analysis.

  • From time to time, we may use your personal information to send important notices or to communicate changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.

  • As required by applicable laws, including HIPAA, and as described in our Notice of Privacy Practices.

Cookies and Other Technologies

Our Websites and Apps may use "cookies" and other technologies such as pixel tags and web beacons. These technologies help us better understand user behavior, tell us which parts of our websites people have visited, and facilitate and measure the effectiveness of advertisements and web searches. We treat information collected by cookies and other technologies as non‑personal information. However, to the extent that Internet Protocol addresses or similar identifiers are collected and considered personal information by local law, we also treat these identifiers as personal information. Similarly, to the extent that non-personal information is combined with personal information, we treat the combined information as personal information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure to Third Parties

Service Providers

AC Wellness shares your personal information with companies who provide services for us such as data backend and storage, electronic health record storage and functionality, and information processing. These companies are obligated to protect your information and may be located wherever AC Wellness operates.

Others

Your personal information may also be disclosed to the following third parties:

  • Regulatory authorities, such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal or state government agencies.

  • Law enforcement or other third parties pursuant to legal process such as a subpoena or court order.

  • Others, as described in our Notice of Privacy Practices for protected health information, or if we determine that disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our terms and conditions or protect our operations or users. Additionally, if at your direction or with your consent/authorization or in the event of a reorganization, merger, or sale we may transfer any and all personal information we collect to the relevant third party.

  • Non-personal information may be shared with all of those listed above and with our service providers.

Protection of Your Information

AC Wellness takes the security of your information very seriously.  AC Wellness has implemented reasonable measures to keep the information it maintains about you safe and to protect the confidentiality of your information, including storing it in computer systems with limited access housed in facilities using physical security measures.  Despite our security measures, total confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. 

Retention of Information

We will retain your information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Third‑Party Sites and Services

Our Websites and the Apps may contain links to third-party websites, products, and services. Information collected by third parties is governed by their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of those third parties.

Access to Personal Information

For personal information we collect through the Websites or Apps and hold, we will provide you with access (including a copy) for any purpose including to request that we correct the data if it is inaccurate or delete the data if AC Wellness is not required to retain it by law or for legitimate business purposes. We may decline to process requests that are frivolous/vexatious, jeopardize the privacy of others, are extremely impractical, or for which access is not otherwise required by local law. Access, correction, or deletion requests can be made by contacting privacy@acwellness.com or AC Wellness, Attn: Privacy Officer, 20730 Valley Green Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Children

Neither the Websites nor Apps are intended for children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.

Privacy Questions

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or data processing please contact us at privacy@acwellness.com.

AC Wellness may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we change the policy in a material way, a notice will be posted on the Websites and within the Apps along with the updated Privacy Policy.

AC Wellness, 20730 Valley Green Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014