LIFE ALERT TAKES PRIVACY SERIOUSLY!
The family of Websites operated by or on behalf of Life Alert (the "Services"), including, but not
limited
to, Web pages located at www.lifealertemergency.com, and/or any of our
other Website(s) or social media sites
owned
and/or operated by Life Alert and any of their associated Web pages, are committed to implementing
policies
and procedures designed to protect your privacy. To achieve that goal, we want you to understand the
information we gather from and about you, how this information is used, shared and safeguarded, and how
you
can control its use. In order to offer various products and services to our customers, Life Alert needs
to
collect certain information as described in this Privacy Policy. The Services are hosted in the United
States of America and are subject to U.S. state and federal law. If you are accessing our Services from
other jurisdictions, please be advised that you are transferring your personal information to us in the
United States, and by using our Services, you consent to that transfer and use of your personal
information
in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You also agree to abide by the applicable laws of applicable
states
and U.S. federal law concerning your use of the Services and your agreements with us. Any persons
accessing
our Services from any jurisdiction with laws or regulations governing the use of the Internet, including
personal data collection, use and disclosure, different from those of the jurisdictions mentioned above
may
only use the Services in a manner lawful in their jurisdiction. If your use of the Services would be
unlawful in your jurisdiction, please do not use the Services.
Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy
applies to the use of the Services (as defined below), including by customers and other persons. Except
as
otherwise indicated, customers and other persons using the Services are individually and collectively
referred to as “you”, “your” or “Customer”; whereas Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. and its
subsidiaries
and affiliates are referred to as, "Life Alert", "we", "us" and "our."
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU ONLINE
Information we collect from you may vary depending on our websites. By submitting your information, you
authorize Life Alert to communicate with you, including by pre-recorded messages and texts (SMS) to the
mobile or landline phone number provided. You also agree to the Life Alert Terms of Use & Privacy
Policy,
including the use of an electronic record to document your agreement.
Automatic Collection of
Information: Like
many Websites on the Internet, as you visit and use
our Services
we automatically track certain information about you to help us (1) better understand, improve and
modify
the Services, (2) better understand how the Services and our websites are used and experienced, and (3)
better understand how we can enhance your overall experience on one or more of our Websites and/or
Services,
including providing advertising and other information that is relevant to you. This tracked or
automatically
gathered information may include, among other things, your computer’s IP address (Internet Protocol
address), browser type, the URLs and pages on the Services you’ve visited, sections of or content on the
Websites and/or Services of which you click on or are interested in, the number of times you visit each
page
on the Services, what downloads and/or search queries you have made, and how long you spent on
particular
sections of the Services and on the Services generally. This automatically gathered data includes
information provided through the use of "cookies", log files and “clear GIFs” (described in more detail
below).
Information from Cookies: When you
visit
our website(s), we may send a small file to your computer (a
“cookie”) which is stored there so that we can recognize your computer as a unique machine the next time
you
visit Life Alert websites, and which also enables us to, among other things, tailor the Services to your
needs. You are always free to decline any cookies we use if your internet browser permits.
However, please note that by declining cookies, certain functionalities of our websites may not be
available
to you. Additionally, some of our third-party service providers working on our behalf may also utilize
their own cookies. Also, we and our third-party service providers sometimes use "clear GIFs" in
connection
with cookies and other website functions and emails. Clear GIFs perform administrative functions (but
without detracting from your online experience), including being used to perform statistical and
administrative tasks such as measuring traffic on our Websites and Services pages, verifying advertising
avenues and positioning images on the web, and allowing us to gauge the effectiveness of certain
communications and email marketing campaigns by letting us know which marketing emails have been opened
by
you or other recipients. However, please note that clear GIFs do not collect Personal Information.
Types of Cookies We Use:
Strictly necessary: These cookies
allow
the page to load or provide some essential functionality without
which the page would not work (i.e., store your data in a shopping cart).
Performance cookies: These cookies
allow
sites to remember what you prefer when you come back again. For
example, if you choose to read the site in French on your first visit, the next time you come back the
site
will appear automatically in French. Not having to select a language preference every time makes it more
convenient, more efficient, and user-friendly for you.
Advertising cookies: These cookies
can
be used to learn about what interests you generally might have,
based, for example, on the websites you visit and the products you buy. This can also help us infer
things
about you such your age, marital status, and how many kids you may have. That data allows us to send you
ads
for products and services that better fit the things you like or need. It also allows us to limit the
number
of times you see the same advertisement.
Analytics cookies: These cookies
tell us
how our websites are working. Occasionally, we may use Google
analytics cookies to monitor the performance of our sites. Our ability to use and share information
collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our sites is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of
Use and the Google Privacy
Policy.
As mentioned above, we may partner with third party ad network(s) to either display advertising on our
Services or to manage our advertising on other Websites. Our ad network partner may use cookies and/or
Web
beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities on our Services and
other
Websites to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED
The use of your information depends on your consent. By visiting any Life Alert website, you agree to
have Life Alert "cookies", log files and/or “clear GIFs” downloaded onto your computer, which will not
be
shared with other companies.
Personal Information: We do not share, sell, or buy personal information. We may share the Personal
Information we collect from you only with your consent. The information you submit is used only for
internal purposes and to provide quality customer service to you.
Protection of rights: We may release Personal Information or other information we collect from
you if
we
believe that such action is appropriate to: (I) comply with legal requests and processes; (II) identify,
contact or bring legal action against persons or entities who are or we believe have caused or might
cause
injury to us or a third party; (III) defend or respond to claims brought or threatened against Life
Alert,
its employees, direct sellers, suppliers, service providers, installers, users of our Services or
others; or
(IV) otherwise protect or assert the rights, property, interests or personal safety of Life Alert, its
employees, direct sellers, suppliers, service providers, installers, users of the Services or others.
Any
such release decisions may be made by us in our sole discretion.
Record Keeping: It may be necessary for Life Alert keep records of certain Personal Information
you
have
provided to us or which we have obtained from you in accordance with this Privacy Policy for business
purposes.
Non-personal Information:
Automatically Gathered Information: Information that is automatically gathered, including through
the
use of
cookies (as defined above), may be shared among our Websites, if applicable.
HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTED?
Whenever Personal Information is stored on our computers (which may be for an indefinite period, or a
more
limited time based on obsolescence or other factors), that information is protected from unauthorized
access
or use by way of passwords or other industry-acknowledged methods. Where appropriate, these methods can
include technical measures like firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, unique and
complex
passwords, and encryption. We also use organizational and physical measures such as training staff on
data
processing obligations, identification of data incidents and risks, restricting staff access to your
personal information, and ensuring physical security including appropriately securing documents when not
being used.
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY RIGHTS
For more information about the categories of personal information we collect,
business and commercial
purposes for the collection of the personal information and categories of third parties with whom we
share
the personal information, please see the disclosures herein. Personal information is defined as
information
that identifies, relates, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked,
directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. Some examples include (i) Standard
personal
information, such as name, address, or government ID numbers, (ii) Commercial information including
goods or
services purchased by the consumer, (iii) Web-based information including browsing and search history,
or
(iv) Email address or phone number. For California residents, you may have the right to request, twice
in a
12-month period, the following personal information we have collected about you during the past 12
months:
- the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have
collected;
- the categories of sources from which we collected the personal information;
- the business or commercial purpose for which we collected or sold the
personal information;
- the categories of third parties with whom we shared the personal
information;
- the categories of personal information about you that we sold or disclosed
for a business purpose,
and
- the categories of third parties to whom we sold or disclosed that
information for a business
purpose.
In addition, you have the right to request that we delete certain personal
information we have collected
from
you. To submit a request for general disclosure, to access all the information we have about you, or to
ask
to
delete your data as described above you can contact us here [email protected] or call us at
818-700-7000
in
any case. To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we take steps to verify your identity
before
granting you access to your personal information or considering your deletion request. Upon receipt of
your
request, we will send you a verification form by email or postal mail. To complete your request, please
respond
to the verification form when you receive it. To verify your identity, we may require you to provide any
of
the
following information: Name, email address, postal address, or date of birth. In addition, if you ask us
to
provide you with specific pieces of personal information, we will require you to sign a declaration
under
penalty of perjury that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.
Please understand that Life Alert cannot delete personal information in those
situations where our retention
is
required for our own internal business purposes or otherwise permitted by the CCPA (such as fraud
prevention
or
legal compliance). In these situations, we will retain your information in accordance with our records
retention
program and securely delete it at the end of the retention period.
California Notice for Minors - We do not offer services to minors and minors should not be accessing the
Services without parent supervision.
Opting Out of Marketing Communications; Updating and Deleting Information About You
If you wish to opt-out of receiving emails from Life Alert, you may do so by
using the unsubscribe link
in
the footer of email communications or contacting us using the contact information below. Even if you
have
opted out of marketing communications, we reserve the right to contact you via phone, email or mail to
give
you notices about your account, such as service announcements and administrative messages.
If you wish to update or delete information you’ve shared with us, you may update your personal
information
by contacting us here [email protected] or call us at
818-700-7000.
SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY: OUTSIDE LINKS
Be aware that our Websites and web pages may link to other Websites that may collect personally
identifiable
information about you. This Privacy Policy applies only to Life Alert and Life Alert websites. We are
not
responsible for the privacy practices, nor the content, associated with any linked Websites. You should
refer to the privacy policies and statements of other Websites or contact the respective Webmasters of
those
Websites to obtain information regarding their information collection, security, use and disclosure
policies.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND MODIFICATIONS
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date first written above. We reserve the right to update,
change,
modify or otherwise alter this Privacy Policy at any time. If any material changes are made to this
Privacy
Policy, Life Alert will notify you by posting the revised Privacy Policy on our Websites. ANY ACCESS OR
USE
OF THE WEBSITES BY YOU AFTER THE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT SHALL CONSTITUTE AND BE DEEMED YOUR AGREEMENT TO
THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Accordingly, we encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy in order
to
keep apprised of our current privacy practices. If you do not want to be bound by this Privacy Policy,
do
not use or access any part of our Websites.