Privacy Policy

The Website is designed and targeted to U.S. audiences and is governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of the U.S. NeedHEALTH?com makes no representation that this Website is operated in accordance with the laws or regulations of, or governed by, other nations. If you are located in the European Union or elsewhere outside of the U.S., you access and use the Website at your own risk and initiative and you, not us, are responsible for compliance with any applicable local and national laws.

By using the Website and/or providing us with your Personal Information (as defined in Section 3(e), below), you: (1) consent to the transfers and processing of any Personal Information you provide to the Website; (2) acknowledge that U.S. law provides a lower standard of protection for personal data than the laws of various countries including, but not limited to, the European Union; and (3) understand that the Website will deal with your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and U.S. law. CONSEQUENTLY, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY CLAIMS THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO YOU IN OR OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY OR JURISDICTION.

NeedHEALTH?com does not solicit or knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If NeedHEALTH?com obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, NeedHEALTH?com will immediately delete such information from its database. Because NeedHEALTH?com does not collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13, NeedHEALTH?com has no such information to use or disclose to third parties.

(a) Traffic Data. Like most website operators, NeedHEALTH?com automatically gathers information of the sort that browsers automatically make available, including: (i) Internet Protocol (IP) addresses; (ii) domain servers; (iii) types of computers accessing the Website; (iv) types of Web browsers accessing the Website; and (v) full Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) click stream data, including referring URLs, date and time, and content viewed or searched for on the Website (collectively “Traffic Data”). Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally identify you.

(b) Cookies. A “Cookie” is a string of information that a website stores on a user’s computer, and that the user’s browser provides to the website each time the user submits a query to the website. The purpose of a Cookie is to identify the user as a unique user of the Website. NeedHEALTH?com uses “session” cookies to collect information about your use of the Website and to give you a more personalized browsing experience and help you navigate the Website more efficiently from page to page. These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. NeedHEALTH?com uses “persistent” cookies to gather statistical information about repeat usage from your computer or workstation. For additional information on ‘NeedHEALTH?com’ uses of Cookies, see the section concerning Information Use and Disclosure Practices/Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies and Web Beacons, below. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE COOKIES PLACED ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU SHOULD SET YOUR BROWSERS TO REFUSE COOKIES BEFORE ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT CERTAIN OF THE SERVICES AND CERTAIN FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOUT THE AID OF COOKIES. IF YOU REFUSE COOKIES, YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RESULTING LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY.

(c) Web Beacons. “Web Beacons” (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags or web bugs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to Cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users or to access Cookies. Unlike Cookies which are stored on the user’s computer hard drive, Web Beacons are embedded invisibly on web pages (or in e-mail). Web Beacons may be used to deliver or communicate with Cookies, to count users who have visited certain pages and to understand usage patterns. For additional information on “NeedHEALTH?com” uses of Web Beacons, see the section concerning Information Use and Disclosure Practices/Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies & Web Beacons, below.

(d) Ad Serving. NeedHEALTH?com uses third-parties for advertising and analytics for pages that we host. These third-parties may place Cookies on your machine, use Web Beacons, gather Personal Information, gather IP addresses and log data to collect traffic and activity data in order to deliver relevant metrics, content, and advertising. The collection of this information by third-parties are subject to such third-parties’ privacy policies. For additional information, see the section concerning Third-Party Websites, below.

(e) Personal Information. During the loan application process, you will be asked to provide NeedHEALTH?com certain information that personally identifies you (“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes: (1) “Identity/Contact Data” (such as your name, address, email address, phone number, social security number, your employer and your work phone number); and (2) “Demographic Data” (such as your birthday, city/town, zip code, state, residence information, financial history, employment history, job title, job level, industry and monthly income). In each case, you will be asked to provide Personal Information; the Website will not gather it surreptitiously. BY PROVIDING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, YOU THEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT THE COLLECTION BY NeedHEALTH?com OF SUCH INFORMATION. NeedHEALTH?com may supplement the Personal Information you provide with additional Personal Information gathered from public sources or from third-parties (e.g., consumer reporting agencies, third-party service providers, etc.) who may lawfully provide such information to NeedHEALTH?com.

(f) Widgets. The Website may include Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on the Website, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

(a) Traffic Data and Information Gathered Using Cookies and Web Beacons NeedHEALTH?com analyzes Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies and Web Beacons to help NeedHEALTH?com better understand who is using the Website and how they are using it. By identifying patterns and trends in usage, NeedHEALTH?com is able to better design the Website to improve your experience, and to serve you more relevant and interesting content and advertisements. From time to time, NeedHEALTH?com may release Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies and Web Beacons in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Website. NeedHEALTH?com does not attempt to link information gathered using Cookies or Web Beacons to Personal Information.

(b) Personal Information (i) Generally. NeedHEALTH?com uses your Personal Information and to identify you, to confirm facts about you, to send you information about NeedHEALTH?com and ‘ NeedHEALTH?com’ products and services, and to contact you when necessary in connection with your use of the website. NeedHEALTH?com uses your Demographic Data to customize and tailor your experience on the Website. As with Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies and Web Beacons, from time to time NeedHEALTH?com may release Demographic Data in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Website. (ii) Disclosure Practices. Except under the following circumstances, NeedHEALTH?com will keep your Personal Information private, and will not sell or otherwise share it with third parties:

Under California’s “Shine the Light” law (CA Civil Code 1798.83), California residents who provide personal information to businesses in obtaining products or services for personal, family or household use are entitled to either: (1) a list detailing the categories of information shared and the entities to which such information was provided; or (2) to be notified of a mechanism by which a consumer may opt-out of having their information shared with third parties. NeedHEALTH?com has elected the second option. To opt-out of having your information shared with third parties, click here and follow the opt-out instructions.

The security of your personal information is important to us; NeedHEALTH?com has implemented and maintains reasonable security procedures and practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction or disclosure of your Personal Information. When you enter sensitive on our registration forms, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

By completing an application through the Website, you consent to receive certain administrative email communications from NeedHEALTH?com. You also consent to receive periodic online and offline marketing communications from NeedHEALTH?com. You may opt-out of receiving NeedHEALTH?com marketing communications at any time by clicking here and following the opt-out instructions.

You represent and warrant that all information you provide on any application form or otherwise in connection with your use of the Website will be complete and accurate. To confirm the completeness and accuracy of, delete or make changes to, your Personal Information, please email NeedHEALTH?com at info@versusmediagroup.com.

NeedHEALTH?com neither owns nor controls Third-Party Websites. Accordingly, Third-Party Websites are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy except with respect to Personal Information provided directly to them by NeedHEALTH?com. Before visiting or providing Personal Information to a Third-Party Website, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of that Third-Party Website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect your privacy.

We will retain and use your Personal Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any change in how we use your Personal Information we will notify you by means of a notice on this Website prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.