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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how FreeHealthCheckups.com collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information when patients, businesses, and administrators use the platform.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect account details, contact information, healthcare search preferences, business profile information, uploaded compliance documents, review submissions, surgery request details, bid history, and technical usage data needed to operate the service securely.
2. How We Use Information
We use information to provide marketplace listings, process sign-in and sign-up, manage business dashboards, review and moderate submissions, operate surgery request workflows, improve trust signals, detect abuse, and communicate service updates or support responses.
3. Surgery Requests and Sensitive Information
Surgery request forms may include medical notes, preferred dates, contact details, and budget information. Users should avoid submitting unnecessary medical records or highly sensitive details unless needed for quote evaluation. Information shared in this workflow may be visible to authorized administrators and relevant participating businesses.
4. Business Documents and Verification Data
Businesses may upload registration, accreditation, or supporting compliance documents. These records are used for review, verification, fraud prevention, and operational decisions related to approval and trust scoring.
5. Reviews and Public Content
Reviews and related ratings may be displayed publicly after moderation. Do not include confidential health information, payment details, or data about other individuals without permission.
6. Cookies and Session Data
We use cookies and similar browser storage to maintain sign-in state, support secure sessions, remember navigation context, and improve platform performance. Additional details are available in our Cookie Policy.
7. Sharing of Information
We may share information with infrastructure and service providers that help us run the platform, such as hosting, authentication, storage, analytics, moderation, and database providers. We may also disclose information when necessary to comply with law, enforce platform rules, or protect users and the business.
8. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as needed to operate the service, resolve disputes, satisfy legal or accounting obligations, and support fraud prevention or audit needs. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of record.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including authentication controls, access restrictions, and platform-level permissions. No online service can guarantee absolute security.
10. Your Choices
You may update certain profile details from your account workflows. You can also contact us regarding access, correction, or deletion requests, subject to legal and operational limitations.
11. Children
The platform is not intended for children without supervision by a parent, guardian, or authorized adult representative.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of the platform after changes become effective means the updated policy will apply.