WHIRLwell Mobile Application Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY FRAMEWORK
This privacy policy governs your use of the WHIRLwell software application (“Application”) on a mobile device. The Application was created by The University of Michigan. The Application includes links to short surveys for studies associated with the WHIRLab (Well-Being, Health, and Interpersonal Relationships Lab) at the University of Michigan.
What information does the Application obtain and how is it used?
User Provided Information – The Application obtains the information you provide when you download and use the Application. The Application will ask you to input a Study Code or code to link you to your partner, both of which will be provided to users who agree to participate in WHIRLab studies. Surveys linked in the Application may ask about emotions, habits, demographics, and other information, all of which users provide at their own discretion. The Application will not collect any personal identifying information from users, including names, email addresses, or phone numbers.
Automatically Collected Information – In addition, the Application may collect certain information automatically, such as your time zone and information about the way you use the Application including which studies you have enrolled in.
Does the Application collect precise real time location information of the device?
This Application does not collect precise information about the location of your mobile device.
Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the Application?
Yes. We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.
We may disclose User Provided Information and Automatically Collected Information: as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process; when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request; with our trusted services providers who work on our behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement.
If The WHIRLab collaborates with other researchers or laboratories, your anonymous data may be shared. You will not be identified, not will any sensitive data be collected or shared.
Opt-out of all information collection by uninstalling the Application – You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.
Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information
We will retain User Provided Information for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. If you’d like us to delete User Provided Information that you have provided via the Application, please contact us at [email protected] and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Information may be required for the Application to function properly, and we may be required to retain certain information by law.
Children
We do not use the Application to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at [email protected]. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.
Security
We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information to operate, develop or improve our Application. Please be aware that, although we endeavor to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.
Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/whirl/whirlab-app-privacy-policy/. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.
Your Consent
By using the Services, you are consenting to our processing of User Provided Information and Automatically Collected Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. “Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the U.S. your information will be transferred to the U.S., and processed and stored there under U.S. privacy standards. By using the Application and providing information to us, you consent to such transfer to, and processing in, the U.S.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at [email protected].
