Notice of Privacy Practices
Last updated: April 25, 2022
Introduction
Welz LLC, a New York limited liability company (referred to in this
Privacy Notice as “Welz”),operates this website, including the webpages
and services delivered through the website welz.com (the “Site”). Welz
understands your concerns about privacy and are committed to protecting
it through Welz compliance with this policy.
This Privacy
Notice (“Notice”) describes the types of information Welz may collect
from users(“users” or “you”) or that users may voluntarily provide to
the Site and when they email, text and exchange other electronic
messages between the users and the Site, and Welz practices for
collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that
information. This Notice does not apply to: (i) information collected by
Welz offline or through any other means, including any other website
operated by Welz or any third party (including Welz affiliates and
subsidiaries); or(ii) any third party (including Welz affiliates and
subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including
advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Site.
Consent
Please read this Notice carefully to understand Welz's policies and
practices outlined below regarding your information and how Welz will
treat such information. If you do not agree with the policies and
practices outlined in this Notice, you may not use or access the Site.
By using and submitting your information through the Site, you agree to
this Notice and Welz's collection and sharing of your information,
including your personally identifiable information, according to the
terms of this privacy notice and Welz's Terms Of Use, which can be found
at
https://www.welz.com/terms and ARE incorporated herein
by reference. This privacy notice may change from time to time (see
“Changes to This privacy notice”). Your continued use of the SITE after
Welz make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please
check this privacy notice periodically for updates.
HIPAA
This Privacy Notice is intended to comply with the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”). Welz
will maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (“PHI”)
as required by HIPAA and the regulations promulgated under that Act.
Welz encourages you to review Welz's Notice of Privacy Practices, which
can be found at
https://www.welz.com/privacy and describes how Welz may
use and disclose your PHI. In the event of any inconsistency between
this Privacy Notice and any provision Welz's Notice of Privacy
Practices, the provisions of Welz's Notice of Privacy Practices shall
control.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
Welz may modify this Notice from time to time in Welz sole discretion.
Welz will provide notice by, at a minimum, updating this posting. You
are expected to carefully review this Mobile Site Privacy Policy from
time to time so you are aware of any changes. However, if Welz makes
material changes to this Notice, Welz will notify you through the email
address you have provided to Welz, if required by applicable law, or by
means of a prominent notice on the Site before the change becomes
effective. Any changes to this Privacy Notice will be in effect as of
the “Last Updated” date referenced in this Notice. By accessing or using
this Site, you agree to be bound by any such changes and to Welz's
collection and sharing of your personally identifiable information
according to the terms of the then-current Notice. Welz will also make
this Notice available to you upon your request on or after any revision
occurs.
Information Welz Collects
Welz collects information you share through the Site. Welz may collect
personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address,
or any other identifier by which you may becontacted online or offline
(“PII”) only when you have voluntarily provided such PII to us (e.g.,
through registration, contact inquiries, etc.). Welz may also collect
information concerning you, including, but not limited to, records and
copies of your correspondence, if you contact us. Welz may also ask you
for information when you report a problem with the Site.
When
you access and use the Site, Welz may use technology to automatically
collect:
• Usage Details. When you access and use the Site, Welz
may automatically collect certain details of your access to and use of
the Site, location data, logs, in-Site events tied to a specific user
profile (including certain PII), and other communication data and the
resources that you access and use on or through the Site.
• Device
Information. Welz may collect information about your computer device or
mobile device, if used to access the Site, and internet connection,
including the device's unique device identifier, IP address, operating
system, and mobile network information, if applicable.
If
you do not want us to collect this information, do not access or use the
Site.
Welz use information that Welz collects about you or
that you provide to us, including any PII:
• To provide you with
the Site and its contents and any other services that you request from
Welz.
• To provide you with information that you request from
Welz
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
•
To carry out Welz's obligations and enforce Welz's rights arising from
any contracts entered into between you and us.• To notify you about
changes to the Site or any services Welz offers or provides though
it.
• In any other way Welz may describe when you provide the
information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.
Welz
may use Google Analytics or other similar technologies (the “Analytics
Technologies”) to collect and process certain information about you and
your use of the Site in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Privacy Notice. The information collected by the Analytics Technologies
is statistical data and does not include PII, except as set forth above,
and Welz does not maintain it or associate it with PII Welz collects in
other ways or receive from third parties. You may learn more about how
Google uses the information it collects, as well as whether and how its
ability to use and share information collected is restricted, by
visiting the following site: “How Google uses data when you use Welz
partners' sites or apps” (located at
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/). Google's ability to
use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your
visits to the Site is restricted by the Google Privacy Notice (located
at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/)
Welz's webserver
and/or the Analytics Technologies may collect and store the following
general information about you: the originating name of the domain from
which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site;
the pages of the Site you visit; the internet address of the website
from which you linked directly to use; and the type of device, device ID
and web browser you use to access the Site. This information is
collected automatically. It is used to help Welz improve the Site by
tabulating the number of visitors to the Site in terms of new users,
origin of referrers, popularity of functions, amount of use, types of
errors, and to make the Site more useful to you. Welz webserver and/or
the Analytics Technologies may also collect Internet protocol addresses
(the Internet address of a device) to track a user's session while the
user remains anonymous. Welz analyze this data for certain trends in
statistics, such as which parts of the Site users are using and how long
they spend there.
Welz may also use “cookies” (or mobile
cookies) and “web beacons.” Cookies are small files stored on your
device that are used to store and track personal information. Cookies
are used to remind us of who you are in order to deliver you better
service. It may be possible to refuse to accept mobile cookies by
activating the appropriate setting on your device. However, if you
select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of Welz
Site. Web beacons are small electronic files (also referred to as clear
gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to
count users who have visited certain pages and for other related Site
statistics(for example, recording the popularity of certain Site content
and verifying system and server integrity).
If collected,
Welz may use location information Welz collects to provide you with the
nearestlocations of healthcare clinics, healthcare providers, or other
organizations that you may belooking for or that may be able to assist
you.
Do Not Track Policy
Welz may also use these automatic data collection technologies to
collect information about your online activities over time and across
third-party websites, apps, or other online services (“Behavioral
Tracking”). “Do Not Track” is a proposed standard that is currently
under development. As it is not yet finalized, Welz adheres to the
standards set out in this Notice and Welz does not currently respond to
“Do Not Track” signals on the Site or on third-party websites or online
services where Welz may collect information. The information Welz
collects automatically is statistical data and does not include PII,
except as otherwise set forth in this Mobile Site Privacy Policy, and
Welz does not maintain it or associate it with PII Welz collects in
other ways or receive from third parties.
Some content,
including advertisements, on the Site are served by third-parties,
including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, your
mobile device manufacturer, and your mobile service provider. These
third parties may use cookies alone, or in conjunction with web beacons
or other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when
you use Welz Site. The information they collect may be associated with
your PII or they may collect information, including PII, about your
online activities over time and across different websites and other
online services. They may use this information to provide you with
targeted content.
Welz does not control these third parties'
tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions
about targeted content, you should contact the responsible party
directly. For information about how you can opt-out of receiving
targeted advertising from certain providers, see the section below
entitled “Choices About How Welz Uses and Discloses Your Information.”
Communications
Welz may use your PII to contact you with newsletters, marketing or
promotional materials and other information that is pertinent to the use
of the Site or the services Welz offers, in accordance with applicable
law, to the extent you have consented to receive same, if applicable.
What Information is Shared and With Whom
Welz does not rent or sell your information, including your PII or PHI,
to outside marketers. Welz may share your information (as described in
this Privacy Notice) with its affiliates,subsidiaries, or divisions and
with their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants,
attorneys, and agents, or with Welz's business partners. In certain
circumstances, Welz may share data with vendors to help us develop
and/or operate the Site, provide you with services that you requested
from us, perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail in
accordance with applicable law, provide customer support, or enforce or
apply Welz's Terms of Use and other agreements. All such third parties
are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are
prohibited from using your PII except to provide services to us or as
required by law.
Welz may provide information to regulatory
authorities and law enforcement officials in accordance with applicable
law or when Welz otherwise believes in good faith that the law requires
it. There may be instances when Welz may access or disclose your
information in order to protect defend the legal rights or property of
Welz and its affiliated companies or their employees and agents, to
protect the safety and security of users, and to protect against
fraud.
Welz may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all
of its assets in connection with a merger, reorganization or sale of
assets, or in the event of bankruptcy, without your permission. In such
an event, your information, which includes PII, may be one of the assets
transferred, but only in accordance with applicable law.
The
Site is hosted by Amazon Web Services (“Amazon”), and therefore, Amazon
may have access to your PII. Welz does not control how Amazon may use
your information; however, Amazon is a Business Associate of Welz and is
prohibited from using your information in any way except as authorized
by applicable law. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to Amazon's
terms of use and privacy notice. For more information, you may view
Amazon's terms of use and privacy notice at:
•
https://aws.amazon.com/terms/
• https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
Choices About How Welz Uses and Discloses Your Information
Welz strives to provide you with choices regarding the PII you provide
to us. Welz has created mechanisms to provide you with the following
control over your information:
• Tracking Technologies.
The Site may store cookies but does not access cookies from external
browsers and does not exchange any cookie data with Welz servers or
store any cookie data in Welz databases. You can set your browser to
refuse all of some browser cookies, or to alert youwhen cookies are
being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies or block the use of other
tracking technologies, some parts of the Site may then be inaccessible
or not function properly.
• Tracking Technologies. The
Site may store cookies but does not access cookies from external
browsers and does not exchange any cookie data with Welz servers or
store any cookie data in Welz databases. You can set your browser to
refuse all of some browser cookies, or to alert youwhen cookies are
being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies or block the use of other
tracking technologies, some parts of the Site may then be inaccessible
or not function properly.
• Disclosure of Your
Information for Third-Party Advertising. Welz does not share your PII
with unaffiliated third parties for promotional purposes.
Data Security
Welz has implemented measures designed to secure your PII from
accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and
disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure
servers behind firewalls. Any information you submit to us through the
Site will be encrypted during transmission using TLS/SSL technology.
Your PII is password protected and restricted within Welz organization
to employees and trusted partners that need access to your PII in order
to correspond with you, in accordance with applicable law, and provide
the services that you requested from us.
Unfortunately, the
transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure.
Although Welz do Welz best to protect your PII, Welz cannot guarantee
the security of your PII transmitted through the Site. Any transmission
of PII is at your own risk. Welz are not responsible for your
circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures Welz
provides.
Third Party Websites
This Notice is applicable only to the Site and does not apply to any
third-party websites or to other companies or persons that may access
the Site, with or without Welz permission. The Site may contain links
to, and media and other content from, other websites. In addition, such
third party media and content may also contain external links. Because
of the dynamic media capabilities of the Site, it may not be clear to
you which links are embedded in the Site and which are embedded in
third-party media and/or content. Welz cannot and does not guarantee the
privacy policies and practices of any third party. Welz does not
control, operate, or endorse any information, products, or services of
any third-party websites that may be reached through links from the
Site.
The use of any PII provided by you to, or
automatically collected from, a third party will be governed by that
party's privacy notice and not this Privacy Notice. If you are unsure
whether a website is controlled by, affiliated with, or managed by Welz,
you should review the privacy notice at each linked website to determine
how that site or Site treats your PII.
Protecting Children
The Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. Welz does
not knowingly collect PII from children under 13 through the Site. If
you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on the Site or
provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, email
address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If Welz learns
thae Welz has collected or received PII from a child under 13 without
verification of parental consent, Welz will delete that information. If
you believe Welz might have any information from or about a child under
13, please contact us at help@welz.com.
Individual Rights Access and Update Your Information
If you have any questions about PII that may be retained by Welz, you
may contact us at help@welz.com. Upon your request, and subject to your
providing the necessary written authorizations as required by law, Welz
will provide to you the PII under its control, if any, as well as
information about the ways in which that information is being used and
disclosed. Welz only collects PII for the purposes of providing you with
services that you requested from us and the support of those services.
If you demonstrate that your PII is inaccurate or incomplete, the
information will be amended as appropriate. Welz will use commercially
reasonable efforts to respond to any request and update your PII, if
necessary.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of the Site that
are California residents to request certain information regarding Welz’s
disclosure of PII to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
To make such a request, please contact us at help@welz.com. Please note,
however, that Welz does not disclose PII to third parties for their
direct marketing purposes.
Governing Law
This Notice and any disputes related thereto shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
exclusive of its choice of law rules, whose courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over all disputes arising in connection with this Notice,
and the place of performance of this Privacy Notice is agreed by you to
be the State of New York.
Contact Information
If you have questions and would like additional information, you may
contact Welz at the address and telephone number provided below:
WELZ LLC
Attn: Security Team
630 9th Avenue, Suite 1415
New
York, NY 10036