Privacy Policy for Life Backup Plan

Policy Effective Date:

Sept. 27, 2024

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.lifebackupplan.com.

General Policy

Life Backup Plan (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information in compliance with applicable privacy laws worldwide, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other global regulations. By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you use our app or visit our website:

1. Personal Identifiable Information (PII):

   Name, email address, phone number, and other information you provide when creating an account or interacting with us.

2. Health and Emergency Information:

   Medical conditions, emergency contacts, allergies, chronic conditions, and other details you choose to store in the app.

3. Usage Data:

   Information about how you use our app or interact with our website, such as device type, IP address, and app usage analytics.

4. Anonymized Data:

   Aggregated or de-identified data that cannot be used to identify you personally.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and improve our services.
• Facilitate emergency assistance when needed.
• Personalize user experience and enhance app functionality.
• Conduct internal data analysis to improve the effectiveness of our services.
• Share anonymized, aggregated data with healthcare entities to improve overall patient care.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not share your personal identifying information with third parties, except as described below:

• With Your Consent: We may share information at your direction or with your explicit consent.
• Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated and anonymized data with healthcare entities, researchers, and other organizations to help improve patient care and develop better health-related tools.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose information to comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms of service, or protect the rights, property, or safety of our users.

4. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access and Portability: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., legal obligations).
• Objection: Object to the processing of your information for specific purposes, such as marketing.
• Data Portability: Request that your information be transferred to you or another service.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at founder@lifebackupplan.com

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Anonymized data may be retained indefinitely.

6. Security of Your Information

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. International Data Transfers

If you access our services from outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries. We comply with applicable legal requirements for cross-border data transfers.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies. You can adjust your cookie preferences in your browser settings.

9. Children’s Privacy

1. General Policy for Children Under 13

   The Life Backup Plan app and website are not directed at children under 13 without parental consent and supervision. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 unless a parent or guardian provides such information as part of the app’s functionality.

2. Parental Consent

   Parents or legal guardians who create accounts for children under 13 are responsible for providing consent and managing the child’s use of the app. By using the app for children under 13, parents agree to the collection and use of their child’s information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

3. Information Collected from Children

   Any information entered into the app for a child (e.g., name, emergency contacts, health data) is provided by the parent or guardian and is used solely for the app’s intended purpose of safety and family care.

4. No Direct Marketing to Children

   We do not use information collected about children for marketing or advertising purposes.

5. Parent Rights Regarding Their Child’s Data

   Parents have the right to access, modify, or delete their child’s information at any time. To exercise these rights, please contact us at founder@lifebackupplan.com.

6. Compliance with COPPA and Global Laws

   We adhere to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other global regulations for the protection of children’s data. If we become aware of collecting data directly from a child without parental consent, we will delete the information promptly.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review the policy periodically.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.