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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 1, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how FDA.gov v2 collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our platform. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal and health information.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

We collect information you provide directly to us, including:

  • Account information (name, email, password)
  • Profile information (demographic data, contact details)
  • Health information (medical conditions, medications, symptoms)
  • Trial participation data (responses, outcomes, follow-ups)
  • Communications with us

1.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you use our platform, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Usage data (pages visited, features used, time spent)
  • Device information (IP address, browser type, operating system)
  • Location information (general location based on IP address)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our platform
  • Match patients with appropriate clinical trials
  • Generate comparative effectiveness data
  • Create personalized health insights
  • Communicate with you about the platform
  • Monitor and analyze usage patterns
  • Protect the security and integrity of our platform
  • Comply with legal obligations

3. How We Share Your Information

3.1 With Research Partners

If you enroll in a clinical trial, your data will be shared with the research partner conducting the trial. This includes:

  • Your health information and trial-related data
  • De-identified data for analysis
  • Contact information for trial-related communications

3.2 With Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer service. These providers have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated to protect your information.

3.3 For Research and Analysis

We use aggregated, anonymized data for research purposes and to generate comparative effectiveness insights. This information does not identify individual users.

3.4 For Legal Reasons

We may share information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

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reCAPTCHA is used to ensure that votes are submitted by real people and not automated systems (bots). This helps maintain the integrity of our referendum voting process.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Accessing your personal information
  • Correcting inaccurate information
  • Deleting your information
  • Restricting or objecting to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdrawing consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@dfda.earth.

7. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will delete that information.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have different data protection laws. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information when transferred internationally.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@dfda.earth.