Effective: July 09, 2024
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As part of our company values, especially putting members first, we at Breathing Exercise are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in connection with your use of our content and products via our applications, including the Breathing Exercise mobile app (“Apps”), or other delivery methods (Websites, Apps, and other delivery methods are collectively referred to as our “Products”). Breathing Exercise may deliver coaching services, psychotherapy services (i.e. therapy), and psychiatry services (collectively the “Services”) using the Products or via other delivery methods, as applicable. Breathing Exercise provides the Services through its affiliated medical providers and partners. Throughout this Privacy Policy, we will collectively refer to all of our Products and Services as our “Platform.” This Privacy Policy covers the “personal information,” meaning information about an identified or identifiable individual that is collected through our Product or Services.
Depending on how you interact with us, the following may also apply to you:
- Some components or features of our Platform may include additional privacy notices, such as an optional feature that uses your personal information in a unique way. Similarly, you may have been given access to our Product or Services in a manner that includes additional terms or privacy notices such as from your employer. The language of those terms and privacy notices supplement this Privacy Policy unless there is a conflict, in which case those additional terms and privacy notices will apply.
- You may follow links contained in our Platform or provided to you by other users to third-party websites or products not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or products. We strongly suggest you review their privacy policies to understand how your personal information is used and stored by those third parties.
- Similar to the above point, you may use single sign-on (SSO) features to access our Platform, such as through your social media accounts or through your employer. That use may be subject to your SSO provider’s terms and privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them prior to using those features.
Table of Contents
This Privacy Policy is provided in a layered format. We provided summaries for each section, but we encourage you to read each section in detail.
| 1. |
Collection of personal information |
We may collect your personal information through our Platform, or when you otherwise share your information with us. Our collection may require your input or can be automatically collected while you engage with us. |
| 2. |
Use of personal information |
We primarily use your personal information for our Products and Websites to function and to deliver you the Services. We also may use your personal information for other purposes like communicating to you about your interest in our Platform, processing payments, complying with legal obligations, or to develop new features or improvements. |
| 3. |
Sharing of personal information |
We may share your personal information with certain third-party service providers to help make our Platform function. We may also share personal information as directed by you, to provide you with opportunities we think may interest you, or as legally required, such as to comply with a court order. |
| 4. |
Data security and retention |
The security of your personal information is of utmost importance to us. We retain your personal information for as long as necessary, and we maintain appropriate safeguards to protect it. |
| 5. |
Your privacy rights |
We want you to have choice in how your personal information is used. We provide you rights to request actions regarding your personal information including deletion, no matter where you reside. Further rights may be provided for your specific jurisdiction, which are outlined in Section 10. |
| 6. |
Children's Privacy |
Our Platform is generally intended for adults, except in limited circumstances depending on your offering. |
| 7. |
Cookies |
When you visit our Websites, we may collect certain information from you automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies. You can decide what cookies are deployed using the cookies settings on our Websites. |
| 8. |
Changes |
We may change this Privacy Policy to reflect new services, changes in our data practices, or to comply with relevant laws. |
| 9. |
Contact us |
You may contact us for comments, questions, or to exercise your privacy rights in various ways including emailing. [email protected] |
| 10. |
Supplemental notices |
This section provides additional information specific to certain jurisdictions. Please note, that our Platform is operated in the United States where your personal information will be primarily processed and stored. |
1. Collection of personal information
We may collect or process the following personal information about you from what you provide us directly, we receive from others, and personal information we may automatically collect when you interact with our Platform.
(a) Information you provide to us
- Contact information and identifiers. When you use our Platform, we may ask you to provide certain contact information, including your first and last name and email address. We may also collect your social media identification number if you choose to access the Products via a social media account.
- Account Information. If you decide to set up an account with us, we may ask you to provide certain additional contact information including, for example, your first and last name, e-mail address (personal and/or work), telephone number, mailing address, employer or company name, job title, student identification number, emergency contact information, as well as password and other authentication-related information. For individuals who participate in special subscriptions and features, including group plans, we may collect additional personal information, for example, home address and names and emails of household members for example, the names and emails of household members.
- Health information. We will collect the information you provide about your health and wellness as you use our Products or engage with the Services. You may provide this information through the Products, such as through survey responses about your current mental or physical health status, setting your health or wellness goals, or in other inputs that relate to your health or wellbeing. You may also provide this type of information through the Services, such as talking with your coach or therapist about your current health needs or during treatment. We understand that this information is very sensitive so we handle it with care, including treating this health information as protected health information under HIPAA where applicable.
- Profile and demographic information. Through your account in our Product, you may have the opportunity to provide additional information about yourself, such as your age, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, preferred pronouns, gender or gender identity, sex at birth, marital status, and details about your health and medical history.
- Payment information. If you sign up for a paid product or service from us, you may be required to provide your payment card or bank account information. Please note that Breathing Exercise does not directly process payment card information, and instead relies upon third party payment processors to do so on our behalf. Please note that third party terms may apply to these payment services. Personal information collected for these purposes includes card number, type, expiration date, and billing address, and certain anonymized, limited and/or truncated versions of this information may be provided to Breathing Exercise.
- Survey information. We may present you with surveys for Product functionality, to provide you the Services, to provide you with information about our Products and Services that we think may be of interest to you, or for research purposes. These surveys may give you the opportunity to describe certain things about you, your use of the Platform, or feedback on future improvements.
- Communication information. When you send or respond to emails, messages, chats, or other communications from Breathing Exercise, we may collect your email address, name, and any other personal information you choose to include in the body content of your communications. In addition, when you interact with certain features of our Products, we may collect the content of those communications.