Humana Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the collection of Personal Information by Humana, Inc. and our affiliated companies and subsidiaries (referred to herein as "Humana," "us," or "we"). This Privacy Policy applies to Humana products, communications, digital properties including websites, online platforms, and mobile applications, that refer to this Privacy Policy, any offline interactions that we may have with you, and where Humana may obtain and control your Personal Information (as defined herein) from a third party (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy describes how Humana collects and uses the Personal Information. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Information and how you can access and update this information.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to Protected Health Information or information subject to the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act that may be collected by Humana in its capacity as health care provider or payor (insurance company). Notices governing Humana's processing of Protected Health Information are available here.
We are committed to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality with all of the information we receive from you. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, Humana is a controller (i.e., responsible party) of your Personal Information including when we, or service providers acting on our behalf, administer the Services. In certain situations, we also administer the Services on behalf of our clients. In those instances, Humana may act as a processor or service provider to such clients, in which case the client's privacy policy, if any, will apply. We are not responsible for the privacy or data security practices of our business client or other third parties, which may differ from those set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. We want you to understand what information we collect from you when you use our Services, how we use such information, and whether and with whom we disclose such information. Using our Services is voluntary, and by accessing or using the Services, you (i) acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy; and (ii) agree that your access to and use of the Services are subject to this Privacy Policy and related Terms of Use. We reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy at any time. Please review the Privacy Policy periodically to be aware of any modifications.
California Consumer Notice of Collection
This Notice of Collection is provided to all California consumers subject to this Privacy Policy. You can access specific topics in this Privacy Policy by clicking on the relevant links below:
Categories of Personal Information We May Collect
Sources of Personal Information
Use of Your Personal Information
Data Retention
Cookies
Your Rights and Choices
Opt Out of the "Sale" or "Sharing" of Personal Information
Internal Security Procedures
Third Party Sites
Children's Privacy
Privacy Policy Changes
Accessibility
Contact Us
Categories of Personal Information We May Collect
Through your use of the website and the Services, we may collect your Personal Information. Personal Information generally refers to any information that can be linked to an identified or identifiable person. Please note that certain information may not be personally identifiable when standing alone (e.g., your age), but may become so when combined with other information (e.g., your age and address). The term Personal Information also covers certain categories of "sensitive" or "special" Personal Information that often receive additional protections and/or are subject to additional restrictions under applicable laws.
The Personal Information that we may collect about you, or have collected about you in the past 12 months, varies depending on the context of our interactions with you. Personal Information collected from or about you falls into the following categories:
Direct and Personal Identifiers: We may collect various Personal Information that identifies you. This information includes your name, email, any user name and password that you may provide, your address, your tax identification number or social security number, unique identifiers (such as a mobile device ID) and your email and other personal contact information.
Demographic Information: Under certain circumstances, we may collect Personal Information regarding your gender, race, or other protected classification data.
Commercial Information: We may collect data regarding products that you use or purchase of products or Services. This data may include information about products or Services you considered utilizing through mobile applications, application data, and pricing information. We collect information from you when you provide us with feedback, and we may collect information regarding your receipt and interaction with emails and other messages that you receive from us.
Payment or Banking Information: Credit card number, name on credit card, expiration date, security code, and billing address.
Electronic Network Activity: We collect information regarding your use of our websites and mobile applications. This data includes but is not limited to Internet Protocol address information, information obtained through weblogs concerning your activity on our websites and application, mobile device identifiers and other related metadata regarding use of our mobile applications. We may collect information, including your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when the Internet is used), domain name, device ID, language preferences, referring website, the length of time you are visiting our website, and/or a date/time stamp for visitors. We may also collect such information in relation to monitoring potential malicious code on our systems, such as through the collection of metadata and traffic data, or portions or hashes (a file that has been converted into a numerical string by a mathematical algorithm) of any of the information listed here. For more information relating to the use of such tools, review our "Cookies" section.
Geolocation Information: We may collect information about the location from which you are accessing our mobile applications. For more information relating to the use of such tools, review our "Cookies" section.
Audio, Visual or Other Information: We may collect your photograph or other images identifying you through certain functions of our mobile applications. If you visit one of our locations, or call our call center, we may record your image or voice.
Inferences: We may develop inferences about you using the data set forth above.
Sensitive Personal Information: Of the information listed above, geolocation, your Social Security or Driver's License number, your login and password information for certain Services, may also qualify as sensitive Personal Information.
The provision of the sensitive Personal Information listed above is voluntary. In certain instances, we will not be able to process your request for our Services without the requested sensitive Personal Information.
SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect your Personal Information in the following ways, pursuant to applicable law:
Directly From You, when you use our Services, register for an account, contact us, respond to a survey, sign up to receive emails, text messages, and/or postal mailings.
Through Our Use of Cookies and Other Automatic Data Collection Technologies, when you visit our websites, use our mobile applications, open or click on emails we send you, or interact with our advertisements. We or third parties we work with automatically collect certain information using technologies such as cookies, web beacons, clear GIF, pixels, internet tags, web server logs, and other data collection tools. For more information, please see the "Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies" section below.
From Our Third Party Partners, including from third parties that we have partnered with to provide you the Services that you have requested from us.
Other Sources, including data analytics providers or publicly available sources.
Use of Your Personal Information
We use your Personal Information and sensitive Personal Information for the following business purposes ("Processing Purposes") associated with our general business operations. We may collect your Personal Information:
Providing our Services
- To provide you the Services, including health insurance products, wellness products or providers, or health care.
- To provide you non-insurance or health care products or services that may be of interest or at your request.
- To process your payments and send notifications to you related to your account.
- To enable you to access and use our websites and mobile applications.
Communicating With You
- To communicate with you and to respond to your requests, questions, comments, and other inquiries.
- To understand what partner resources you use, if any, and to connect you to additional resources at your request.
- To offer you personalized advertisements, which you may be able to opt out of as explained in the "Your Choices" section.
- To send marketing and promotional materials, including information relating to our products, Services, sales, or promotions or those of a third party.
Analytics and Administration of Website
- To administer, maintain, evaluate, and improve our websites, mobile applications, and Services, and to develop new products and services.
- To conduct research and analytics related to our websites and Services, including combining any or all of the information that we collect or obtain.
Core Business Functions
- To manage our business operations, perform our obligations and exercise our rights under any agreement that you or your organization has with us.
- For other purposes with your consent, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.
Legal Obligations
- We use Personal Information to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, to establish or exercise our rights, and to defend against a legal claim.
Security and Fraud Prevention
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We use Personal Information to detect, investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, including fraudulent transactions, attempts to manipulate or violate our policies, procedures, and terms and conditions, security incidents, and harm to the rights, property, or safety of Humana and our users, customers, employees, or others.
Use of Your Sensitive Personal Information
With regard to sensitive Personal Information, we only use your sensitive Personal Information to provide you with the requested products or services and to administer your account. We do not disclose Sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than those which cannot be limited under California law.
In addition to the purposes noted above, we generally collect and use your Personal Information to fulfill our business operations and provide the requested Services to you, such as processing or fulfilling claims, coordinating benefits, and processing payments; managing administrative matters such as invoicing, renewal, or to audit customer transactions; developing, maintaining, provisioning, or upgrading networks, Services, or devices; and conducting analytics to determine how to improve our Services and develop new ones. We may de-identify and aggregate your Personal Information to conduct analytics and improve our Services.
Disclosures of Personal Information
We respect the importance of privacy. Generally, we may disclose the Personal Information we collect to facilitate our communications with clients, to operate our business, to advertise or promote our Services, or with your consent.
We may disclose each category of your Personal Information to the following categories of third parties in the following ways:
- Service Providers. We may disclose your Personal Information to authorized third parties who perform services for us (including cloud services, data storage, sales, human resources, and marketing). Our contracts with our service providers include commitments that they agree to limit their use of Personal Information and to comply with privacy and security standards at least as stringent as the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- Affiliated Companies. We may disclose such Personal Information to subsidiaries, affiliates, or joint ventures as needed to provide our products and Services and generally as necessary in the administration of a global organization.
- Corporate Transactions/Purchasers. We may disclose your Personal Information in connection with a proposed or actual corporate merger, acquisition, consolidation, sale of assets, bankruptcy, insolvency, or other corporate change.
- Other Third Parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to legal, governmental, or judicial authorities, as instructed or required by those authorities or applicable laws, or in relation to a legal activity, such as in response to a subpoena or an investigation. We may also disclose such Personal Information if we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent physical, financial, or other harm, injury, or loss.
- Conferences and Events. We disclose your Personal Information to our partners and affiliates when you register or attend a webinar or in-person event hosted or co-hosted by Humana. If required, we provide you with notice during event registration where your information may be disclosed with our partners, for instance, to confirm your attendance at a webinar or event, to confirm sessions attended, or to confirm products purchased.
- De identified Personal Information. We may disclose or use aggregated or de-identified data for any lawful purpose. De identified information is generally not considered to be Personal Information under applicable laws.
- Other Disclosures With Your Consent. We may disclose your Personal Information with your consent to other unaffiliated third parties who are not described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy. For example, we may provide your Personal Information to healthcare providers and healthcare clearinghouse.
- Other Disclosures Required by Law. We may disclose your Personal Information for legal reasons as we believe to be necessary or appropriate to: (a) satisfy any applicable law, legal process, or proper governmental request; (b) enforce any agreement we may have entered into with you or your organization, including investigating any violations or asserting remedies; (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (d) protect against harm (whether tangible or intangible) to the rights, property, or safety of Humana, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law; and (e) establish or exercise our rights, defend against a legal claim, and investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities or a violation of our policies.
Data Retention
The time periods for which we retain your Personal Information depend on the purposes for which we use it and applicable law for the type of data and use. Humana will keep your Personal Information for as long as you are a registered customer or user of our Services or for as long as we have a valid business purpose to do so and, thereafter, for no longer than is required or permitted by law, as reflected in Humana's internal Records Retention Policy.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, cookies also include similar technologies, such as pixels, web beacons, and social network plugins (collectively, "cookies"). Cookies help the website remember information about your visit, which can make it easier to visit the website again and make the site more useful to you. Some cookies are deleted once you close your browser (session cookies), while other cookies are retained even after you close your browser so that you can be recognized when you return to a website (persistent cookies). More information about cookies and how they work is available at www.allaboutcookies.org.
What Types Of Cookies Do We Use?
Cookies on our website are generally divided into the following categories:
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