PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for harlemunited.org. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following:

1. 1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.

1. 1. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.

1. 1. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

1. 1. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, except as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER INFORMATION

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

• • See what data we have about you, if any.

• • Change/correct any data we have about you.

• • Have us delete any data we have about you.

• • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY 

Harlem United complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the New York State Public Health Law (Article 27-F). These laws are designed to safeguard the privacy of protected health information. Our website may allow you to interact with us through forms or portals. Please note that this Website Privacy Policy is separate from our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP), which governs how we use and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) obtained through our clinical services. If you are a Harlem United client, the NPP provides more specific rights regarding your health data.

Although we strive to protect all protected health information, please remember that any information you share in public areas, such as message boards or feedback sections, becomes public, and is therefore not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please be careful about what you disclose, and do not post any personal information that you expect to keep private.

SECURITY

We maintain a comprehensive information security program designed to protect your data. This includes:

• Administrative: Limiting access to sensitive data to only those employees with a ‘need to know.’
• Technical: Utilizing industry-standard encryption (TLS/SSL) for data in transit and secure firewalls for data at rest.
• Physical: Strong servers in restricted-access environments.

While we strive for 100% security, no method of transmission over the internet is absolute. We encourage you to use caution when sharing sensitive personal stories in public-facing sections of the site.

COOKIES

We use ‘cookies,’ web beacons, and pixels to improve site performance and analyze traffic. This includes third-party tools (such as Facebook/Meta). These tools may collect your IP address or browsing behavior. We do not use these tracking technologies on pages where you enter health information or in a manner that would disclose PHI to third parties without your prior authorization. You can manage your preferences through you browser settings or our cookie consent banner. 

LINKS

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

DATA RETENTION

We retain the information we collect only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, to provide services, or to comply with legal and regulatory requirements (such as federal and state medical record etention laws).

UPDATES

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, please contact our Vice President of Compliance & Legal Affairs, Shaneequa Parker, immediately via telephone at 212-803-2850 Ext 2859 or sparker@harlemunited.org.