Welcome to the HCS Providers List ("we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Progressive Web Application (the "Service").
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access or use the Service.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Service includes:
a. Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, may be collected if you voluntarily create an account or contact us. Currently, user registration is not required to use the core features of our Service.
b. Location Data
We may request access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device or web browser, either continuously or while you are using the Service, to provide location-based services. Specifically, this is used to find and calculate distances to providers near you.
If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
c. Automatically Collected Information
When you use our Service, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Log and Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Service.
- Device Data: Information about your computer or mobile device, such as your device ID, model, and manufacturer.
- Cookies and Local Storage: We use cookies, service workers, and other tracking technologies to cache data, enable offline functionality, and improve your experience. You can control the use of cookies at the browser level, but if you choose to disable cookies, it may limit your use of certain features.
2. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:
- Provide and manage the Service, including displaying provider locations on a map.
- Enable user-to-user communications (if account features are enabled).
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service.
- Perform other business activities as needed.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent users' personal identification information to others. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data hosting (AWS), map services (Mapbox), and data analysis.
- Third-Party Advertisers: We do not currently use third-party advertising, but we reserve the right to do so in the future.
4. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.
5. Policy for Children
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
6. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@hcslist.org