This is the privacy policy (“policy”) for the NYU Langone Transplant Institute (NYU Langone Health, we, us and our) mobile Application entitled, Transplant Referrals at NYU Langone.
We will use the personal data gathered over our app as set out in this policy. Below is additional information on how we use your personal data, for which purposes your personal data is used, with whom it is shared and what control and information rights to such data you may have if the GDPR applies.
As part of NYU Langone Health, NYU Langone Health’s Privacy Policy and terms and conditions also apply to Transplant Referrals at NYU Langone use.
Additional Considerations Under theThe material in this app is available to subscribers. The following summary offers an overview of the data processing activities that are undertaken in this app.
When you use our app for informational reasons, we may automatically collect additional information about you such as:
We use such information internally at NYU Langone Health to assist us in providing an effective service, and to collect broad demographic information for anonymized, aggregated access and use.
If you are identified by IP or as coming from an organization such as a medical center, university, or physician group, we may also collect the identity of that organization to create usage reports.
The personal data automatically collected is necessary for us to provide the app, and for our legitimate interest to guarantee the app’s stability and security.
Access to subscription content is provided via a personal account requiring a unique passcode provided by us. A personal account is required to view our app content, or to receive personal services such as newsletters and alerts.
If you create a personal login with us, we will store and process the following:
The information that is required to access the app is labelled accordingly. All further information is provided voluntarily.
We will process the personal data you provide to:
We may use the personal data and contact data you provide to inform you about our additional products and services. You can object to the use of your personal data for such marketing at any time. You may opt-out of direct marketing via opt-out links in any marketing communication. You can also inform us about your objection by contacting our Data Protection Officer, using the contact information provided above.
Registration data will be maintained until such time as an account deletion request is made. If such a request is received, we will erase your data within 30 days. However, please be aware that statutory storage obligations or other legal requirements may result in longer retention of your personal data.
Newsletters
You can use your email address to consent to subscribe to our e-newsletters. These provide you with the latest news about our products and services. Your email address will be retained as long as you subscribe to our newsletters. You can unsubscribe from this service by opting out via the link provided in each newsletter.
We do not use your personal data for automated decision making which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you, however we may use your personal data to offer you other NYU Langone Health and Transplant Institute content and services which we believe may be of interest.
For statistical analyses we use web analytics services such as Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Webtrekk, and Webtrends to collect information about the use of this app.
The tools collect information such as:
We use the information we get from the providers only to determine the most useful information you are looking for, and to improve and optimize this app. We do not combine the information collected through the use of the tools with personal data.
Depending on the provider the information generated about your use of the app may be transferred to and processed in third countries. For further information about the potential risks of a cross border data transfer please refer to section XI. The tools collect only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or any other identifying information. The provider will use this information in order to evaluate your use of the app, to compile reports on app activities and to provide other services relating to app and internet use to us.
This app may contain links to other websites and apps, including third-party’s websites and apps. We are not responsible for the content and the data collection on respective third party sites; please check the privacy policy of respective sites for information of respective sites’ data processing activities.
We may disclose your personal data to contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the app. Such a transfer will be based on data processing agreements. Therefore, our contractors will only use your personal data to the extent necessary to perform their functions and will be contractually bound to process your personal data only on our behalf and in compliance with our requests. Some of the recipients may reside outside the United States. For further information about cross border transfer in general and transfers outside of the United States see XI.
We may disclose anonymous aggregate statistics about users of the app in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personal data.
Some of the recipients described in this section X may reside outside the United States. For further information about cross-border transfer in general and transfers outside of the United States see XI.
We may disclose your personal data to contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the app. Such a transfer will be based on data processing agreements. Therefore, our contractors will only use your personal data to the extent necessary to perform their functions and will be contractually bound to process your personal data only on our behalf and in compliance with our requests.
In the event that we undergo reorganization, any personal data we hold about you may be transferred to in compliance with applicable law.
We may disclose your personal data if legally required by law or by a court order.
Within the scope of our information sharing activities set out above, your personal data may be transferred to other countries which may have different data protection standards from your country of residence. Please note that data processed in a foreign country may be subject to foreign laws and accessible to foreign governments, courts, law enforcement, and regulatory agencies. However, we will endeavor to take reasonable measures to maintain an adequate level of data protection when sharing your personal data with such countries.
We have taken all reasonable security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal data under our control.
Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized personnel have access to personal data. While we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.
You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via our app or the NYU Langone Health website while it is in transit over the internet. Any such submission is at your own risk.
We strive to keep our processing activities with respect to your personal data as limited as possible. In the absence of specific retention periods set out in this policy, your personal data will be retained only for as long as we need it to fulfil the purpose for which we have collected it and, if applicable, as long as required by statutory retention requirements.
Under the legislation applicable to you, you may be entitled to exercise some or all of the following rights:
You may (i) exercise the rights referred to above or (ii) pose any questions or (iii) make any complaints regarding our data processing by contacting us using the contact details set out below.
Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or your personal data and this app by email to our Data Protection Officer (peter.christensen@nyu.edu).
By registering for a user account and continuing to use this application, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to its terms and wish to withdraw your consent for any of your personal information to be used for the purposes described below, please inform us about your objection by contacting our Data Protection Officer at:
We reserve the right to change this policy, and other applicable NYU Langone Health policies and terms and conditions. This policy was last updated on October 24, 2018.