Privacy Policy
The Public Health Company Group (“PHC,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) values the privacy of individuals. This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share personal information.
The Privacy Policy applies to the personal information we collect through our website (“PHC Website”) or through our products and services, including our platform (“PHC PharosTM Platform” or “Platform”). Personal information means information that is identified or identifiable to a specific individual or device. For this Policy, “personal information” does not include (a) aggregated or de-identified information or (b) public information made lawfully available. The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at https://www.phcglobal.com, unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.
I. Information We Collect
A. PHC Website
We may collect a variety of personal information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.
In some instances, we request personal information from you to support a feature of the Site. If you do not provide your information when requested, you may not be able to use our Site.
1. Information You Provide to Us
Personal identifiers and contact information. We may ask for your name, phone number, email address, organization information, postal address, and other information, if you sign up to receive updates from us or otherwise make available to us your contact information
Careers. If you decide that you wish to apply for a job with us, you must submit your contact information and your resume to us. If you do so, we will collect the information you make available and choose to provide on your resume, such as your education and employment history.
2. Information We Collect When You Use Our Site
Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our site, including internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, web browser type, operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens.
Location Information. We may infer the general physical location of your device and the geographic regions from which you access our site. For example, your IP address may indicate your general geographic region.
Usage Information. To help us understand how you use our site and to help us improve our site, we automatically receive information about your interactions with our site, like the pages or other content you view, the searches you conduct, and the dates, times, and length of visits.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and our third-party partners collect information using cookies or similar technologies. Our third-party partners, such as analytics partners, may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be accessible to us on subsequent visits to our Site.
Please review your browser’s “help” file to learn how to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from the Site, you may not be able to utilize the features of the Site to their fullest potential.
3. Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from third parties, such as marketing and social media partners, and combine it with other information that we have about you.
B. PHC PharosTM Platform
1. Information We Collect From Customers When Using Our Platform
When using the PHC PharosTM Platform, we may receive the following information from you or others, which is all Google OAuth 2.0 non-sensitive scopes:
Credential Information. Users may provide us with their name, organization information (including title), email address, or other information, in order to register as a user of the PHC PharosTM Platform.
Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our Platform, including internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, web browser type, operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens.
Location Information. We may infer the general physical location of your device and the geographic regions from which you access our platform. For example, your IP address may indicate your general geographic region.
Usage Information. To help us understand how you use our platform and to help us improve our Platform, we automatically receive information about your interactions with our Platform, like the pages or other content you view, the searches you conduct, and the dates, times, and length of visits.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and our third-party partners collect information using cookies or similar technologies. Our third-party partners, such as analytics partners, may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be accessible to us on subsequent visits to our Site.
Please review your browser’s “help” file to learn how to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from the Site, you may not be able to utilize the features of the Site to their fullest potential.
II. How We Use the Information We Collect
We use the information we collect as described in section I, for our business purposes, including to operate and improve our products and services as well as provide personalized content; to communicate with you about our services and Site and provide customer support; to facilitate marketing including by providing you with relevant advertising, to protect our products and services and prevent fraud; and to comply with legal obligations or enforce our legal rights. We also may de-identify and aggregate the information and use it for any lawful purpose.
III. How We Share the Information We Collect
We may share or otherwise disclose information we collect from or about you through our site or platform as described below.
Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any information we receive with vendors and service providers retained by us in connection with the provision of our platform and services.
Marketing. We do not rent, sell, or share personal information that we have collected about you with nonaffiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission.
Analytics Partners. We use analytics services such as Google Analytics to collect and process certain analytics data. These services may also collect information about your use of other websites, apps, and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt-out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
As Required by Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose information from or about you if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfer. We may disclose and transfer information about you to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets.
Consent. We may also disclose information from or about you or your devices with your permission.
Your choices.
Marketing Communications. You can unsubscribe from our promotional emails via the “unsubscribe link” provided in the emails. You can also email us at [email protected] and ask to be unsubscribed from our marketing emails. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional messages from us, you may still continue to receive administrative messages from us (e.g., account verification, transactional communications, technical notices).
Do Not Track. There is no accepted standard on how to respond to Do Not Track signals, and we do not respond to such signals.
If you choose not to provide us with information we collect, some features of our site or platform may not work as intended.
VI. Security
We provide physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect the personal information that we maintain. However, no set of safeguards is completely effective against all threats, and we cannot guarantee the security or privacy of your information.
VII. Links to Other Sites
Our site may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the privacy policies of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of, any third-party sites or services.
VIII. International Visitors
Our site is hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use our services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer data collected from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests and operating the Site. By providing any information, including personal information, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.
- Children’s Privacy
Our Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to take necessary actions.
X. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.
XI. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or through our contact form.
