PRIVACY POLICY
March 1, 2022
Welcome to BuildClinical LLC ("BuildClinical", also "we", "us", "our"). We assist research institutions and entities ("Clients") in identifying and managing potential research participants ("Services") for their ongoing research through the use of our website, www.buildclinical.com ("Website").
Protecting your privacy is our priority. We are providing this Privacy Policy to explain how your information is collected, used, and disclosed by BuildClinical in connection with our Website that connects Prospective Participants to research studies and our Clients. This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Data that is processed by BuildClinical, including on our websites, mobile applications, and other online Services.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your Personal Data with us. By providing us Personal Data through our Submission Form, you have acknowledged that you have reviewed, understood, and consented to the collection, organization, use and exposure of your data as described in this Privacy Policy. If there are any terms in this Privacy Policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Website and our Services.
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
What Personal Data BuildClinical Collects
As a part of our Services, we collect Personal Data from Prospective Participants to provide Services.
We may collect:
We will utilize this data to provide initial correspondence by means of telephone, email, or SMS/text message. In the event that you are a parent or legal guardian for a minor dependent or otherwise incapacitated indivudal, you may likewise share their Personal Data and complete a Submission Form on behalf of the represented individual ("Represented Individual"). Any recognizable data you submit in the interest of a Represented Individual will be regarded as Personal Data in regards to this Privacy Policy.
Should you decide not to provide us with all the requested Personal Data, as is entirely your right, please know that our Services may not work appropriately or fully.
How BuildClinical Collects Personal Data
When you complete a Submission Form, we will gather certain Personal Data that can be utilized to contact you and determine whether we are able to connect you with our Clients and Services.
As you explore our Services and Website, certain non-descriptive data may be gathered about your visit and devices, including through Cookies and other technologies. BuildClinical uses standard Web Logs that record basic data about your visit to our Website, such as the date and time of the visit, the pages viewed during the visit and the domain name of your Internet service provider.
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
How BuildClinical Uses Personal Data
We collect, process, and utilize Personal Data according to all applicable regulations and laws, and for the genuine business purposes laid out in this Privacy Policy, including:
*Aggregate Data
We will combine the information you provide with information from other visitors to our Site to create Aggregate Data which does not contain any uniquely identifying information. We will analyze this Aggregate Data and use what we learn to make improvements to our websites. We will share this Aggregate Data such as "traffic statistics" and "response rates" with Third Parties and our service providers help us make the Website more useful to visitors and for other business purposes.
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
Personal Data Shared with Our Clients
BuildClinical may share the Personal Data you submit through the Submission Form with the Clients who have contracted with us specifically for that database. Our Clients only utilize this data to select Prospective Participants that qualify for their research studies, and only have access to the specifically relevant Personal Data applicable to the Client engagement only.
Personal Data that we process is not kept for longer than necessary to accomplish the purpose of that processing.
Data Disclosed for Our Protection and the Protection of Others
We may share your information with public authorities, such as law enforcement, if we are legally required to do so or if we need to protect our rights or the rights of third parties.
We may be required to disclose Personal Data to comply with a law or regulation, or in response to a search warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personal Data to a third party, we will attempt to notify you, unless doing so would violate the law or court order.
Additionally, the Personal Data that we gather from Clients and Prospective Participants is considered a business resource that can be transferred in the event of a merger, acquisition, or if we leave business or enter bankruptcy proceedings.
We may share de-identified data with third parties for quality improvement and marketing purposes only. We do not sell, rent, or share Personal Data to anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy and as permitted by HIPAA and other applicable laws.
4. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
We utilize managerial, physical and electronic safeguards intended to protect the data that we gather from or about you (Personal Data) from unapproved access, use or dissemination. We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and encrypted communications to ensure users' trust and confidence in our Website and Services.
Internet Safety
The BuildClinical Website may contain connections to different sites for your benefit. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other website, even the other BuildClinical websites. BuildClinical does not control Third-Party sites or their security measures, which may contrast from those set out in this Privacy Policy. Any Personal Data you decide to provide for Third Parties is not secured by this Privacy Policy. BuildClinical recommends that you review the Privacy Policy on the Third-Party site to decide if you would like to proceed with sharing Personal Data.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the computer you use to access our Website is adequately secured and protected against malicious software, Trojan horses, computer viruses and worm programs. Without adequate security measures on a computer, there is a risk that the Personal Data you share on our Website could be unknowingly disclosed to unauthorized third parties. Similarly, despite BuildClinical's best efforts to protect your Personal Data, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the internet may be intercepted. Please only visit sites that you trust and take all possible precautions to protect yourself and your Personal Data.
5. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
Our Services are not intended for minors and we do not intentionally gather Personal Data from individuals under 13 (and in certain settings, younger than 16). Should we discover that we have gathered Personal Data inadvertently from an individual under 13 (and in specific cases, younger than 16) we will destroy such data effective immediately.
6. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
The California Consumer Privacy Act requires that BuildClinical inform Consumers, at or before the time of collection of a Consumer’s personal information, of the categories of personal information that may be collected and the purpose for which the categories of personal information will be used. You can learn more at https://www.buildclinical.com/ccpa-notice-of-collection.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits users of the Site who are California residents to request and obtain certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Data to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us at support@BuildClinical.com.
7. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
We may update this Privacy Policy when we see fit. BuildClinical urges you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to learn of any new changes made to the Privacy Policy that would alter your willingness to continue participating. If you continue to utilize our Services after an updated Privacy Policy is released, you are signifying that you have understood and accepted our revised Privacy Policy, and have consented to our described use of your Personal Data.
8. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
Get in touch with us at Support@BuildClinical.com if you have any inquiries regarding our Privacy Policy.
Last Revised: January 9, 2023
March 1, 2022
Welcome to BuildClinical LLC ("BuildClinical", also "we", "us", "our"). We assist research institutions and entities ("Clients") in identifying and managing potential research participants ("Services") for their ongoing research through the use of our website, www.buildclinical.com ("Website").
Protecting your privacy is our priority. We are providing this Privacy Policy to explain how your information is collected, used, and disclosed by BuildClinical in connection with our Website that connects Prospective Participants to research studies and our Clients. This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Data that is processed by BuildClinical, including on our websites, mobile applications, and other online Services.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your Personal Data with us. By providing us Personal Data through our Submission Form, you have acknowledged that you have reviewed, understood, and consented to the collection, organization, use and exposure of your data as described in this Privacy Policy. If there are any terms in this Privacy Policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Website and our Services.
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
What Personal Data BuildClinical Collects
As a part of our Services, we collect Personal Data from Prospective Participants to provide Services.
We may collect:
- your name,
- email address,
- postal location,
- telephone number,
- data sent by your mobile devices
- IP address you access website from
- data on preferences/customization of our Website
- Cookies
- Web Logs
- Aggregated User Data*
- GPS/location data
- Health insurance status,
- Gender identity,
- Racial or ethnic background
We will utilize this data to provide initial correspondence by means of telephone, email, or SMS/text message. In the event that you are a parent or legal guardian for a minor dependent or otherwise incapacitated indivudal, you may likewise share their Personal Data and complete a Submission Form on behalf of the represented individual ("Represented Individual"). Any recognizable data you submit in the interest of a Represented Individual will be regarded as Personal Data in regards to this Privacy Policy.
Should you decide not to provide us with all the requested Personal Data, as is entirely your right, please know that our Services may not work appropriately or fully.
How BuildClinical Collects Personal Data
When you complete a Submission Form, we will gather certain Personal Data that can be utilized to contact you and determine whether we are able to connect you with our Clients and Services.
As you explore our Services and Website, certain non-descriptive data may be gathered about your visit and devices, including through Cookies and other technologies. BuildClinical uses standard Web Logs that record basic data about your visit to our Website, such as the date and time of the visit, the pages viewed during the visit and the domain name of your Internet service provider.
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
How BuildClinical Uses Personal Data
We collect, process, and utilize Personal Data according to all applicable regulations and laws, and for the genuine business purposes laid out in this Privacy Policy, including:
- BuildClinical may utilize Personal Data to share with our Clients for current, potential, or future Services. Unless you disclose to us that you no longer wish to continue utilizing our Services, we will consider the Personal Data you submit through the Submission Form for future studies, healthcare products, and Clients' services.
- BuildClinical may utilize Personal Data about you for quality improvement measures of BuildClinical's Services.
- BuildClinical may utilize Personal Data to provide you with information about offers, products, and Services that might be of interest. We may provide you with this information by telephone or email, as allowed by relevant law. The Personal Data is utilized to these offers, products, and Services to your perceived needs. Our utilization of cookies and related technologies as described in this Privacy Policy may allow Third-Parties to tailor advertising to you based on your Personal Data that we think may interest you.
- BuildClinical utilizes a variety of web technologies to process Personal Data that is retained for the legitimate interest of monitoring and improving our Services.
- You may get in touch with us whenever to stop the utilization of your Personal Data for any purposes by emailing Support@BuildClinical.com.
*Aggregate Data
We will combine the information you provide with information from other visitors to our Site to create Aggregate Data which does not contain any uniquely identifying information. We will analyze this Aggregate Data and use what we learn to make improvements to our websites. We will share this Aggregate Data such as "traffic statistics" and "response rates" with Third Parties and our service providers help us make the Website more useful to visitors and for other business purposes.
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
Personal Data Shared with Our Clients
BuildClinical may share the Personal Data you submit through the Submission Form with the Clients who have contracted with us specifically for that database. Our Clients only utilize this data to select Prospective Participants that qualify for their research studies, and only have access to the specifically relevant Personal Data applicable to the Client engagement only.
Personal Data that we process is not kept for longer than necessary to accomplish the purpose of that processing.
Data Disclosed for Our Protection and the Protection of Others
We may share your information with public authorities, such as law enforcement, if we are legally required to do so or if we need to protect our rights or the rights of third parties.
We may be required to disclose Personal Data to comply with a law or regulation, or in response to a search warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personal Data to a third party, we will attempt to notify you, unless doing so would violate the law or court order.
Additionally, the Personal Data that we gather from Clients and Prospective Participants is considered a business resource that can be transferred in the event of a merger, acquisition, or if we leave business or enter bankruptcy proceedings.
We may share de-identified data with third parties for quality improvement and marketing purposes only. We do not sell, rent, or share Personal Data to anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy and as permitted by HIPAA and other applicable laws.
4. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
We utilize managerial, physical and electronic safeguards intended to protect the data that we gather from or about you (Personal Data) from unapproved access, use or dissemination. We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and encrypted communications to ensure users' trust and confidence in our Website and Services.
Internet Safety
The BuildClinical Website may contain connections to different sites for your benefit. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other website, even the other BuildClinical websites. BuildClinical does not control Third-Party sites or their security measures, which may contrast from those set out in this Privacy Policy. Any Personal Data you decide to provide for Third Parties is not secured by this Privacy Policy. BuildClinical recommends that you review the Privacy Policy on the Third-Party site to decide if you would like to proceed with sharing Personal Data.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the computer you use to access our Website is adequately secured and protected against malicious software, Trojan horses, computer viruses and worm programs. Without adequate security measures on a computer, there is a risk that the Personal Data you share on our Website could be unknowingly disclosed to unauthorized third parties. Similarly, despite BuildClinical's best efforts to protect your Personal Data, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the internet may be intercepted. Please only visit sites that you trust and take all possible precautions to protect yourself and your Personal Data.
5. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
Our Services are not intended for minors and we do not intentionally gather Personal Data from individuals under 13 (and in certain settings, younger than 16). Should we discover that we have gathered Personal Data inadvertently from an individual under 13 (and in specific cases, younger than 16) we will destroy such data effective immediately.
6. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
The California Consumer Privacy Act requires that BuildClinical inform Consumers, at or before the time of collection of a Consumer’s personal information, of the categories of personal information that may be collected and the purpose for which the categories of personal information will be used. You can learn more at https://www.buildclinical.com/ccpa-notice-of-collection.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits users of the Site who are California residents to request and obtain certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Data to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us at support@BuildClinical.com.
7. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
We may update this Privacy Policy when we see fit. BuildClinical urges you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to learn of any new changes made to the Privacy Policy that would alter your willingness to continue participating. If you continue to utilize our Services after an updated Privacy Policy is released, you are signifying that you have understood and accepted our revised Privacy Policy, and have consented to our described use of your Personal Data.
8. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
Get in touch with us at Support@BuildClinical.com if you have any inquiries regarding our Privacy Policy.
Last Revised: January 9, 2023