SAMSUNG WASHINGTON CONSUMER HEALTH DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT
Last Updated: March 29, 2024
This Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Statement (the “Statement”) supplements the Samsung Health Privacy Policy and Samsung Privacy Policy for the U.S., and any other privacy notice that refers to this Statement. It applies to Washington consumers and consumer health data collected in the State of Washington. This Statement uses certain terms that have the meaning given to them in the Washington My Health My Data Act (the “MHMDA”).
1. Collection and Use of Consumer Health Data
When you use a service or specific feature that collects health data, we may collect the following categories of consumer health data about you, including:
- Bodily functions, vital signs, symptoms or other similar measurements (such as your heart rate, basal metabolic rate, blood glucose level, blood pressure level, oxygen saturation level, hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, stress level, sleep-related information, activity levels, types of exercise, exercise programs, number of steps, speed, distance, food, and water intake);
- Reproductive or sexual health information (such as menstrual cycle information you provide through our Services);
- Information contained in medical records you choose to store in our services, including Samsung Health, such as:
o Health conditions, treatment, diseases or diagnoses;
o Social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions;
o Health-related surgeries or procedures;
o Use or purchase of prescribed medication;
o Diagnoses or diagnostic testing, treatment, or medication;
o Gender-affirming care information;
o Other data related to health care services you receive;
- Data that may identify your attempt to seek health care services (such as search terms or queries that you enter into the Samsung Internet browser); and
- Any information that we process to associate or identify you with the data described above that we obtain from non-health information (such as proxy, derivative, inferred or emergent data, including algorithms or machine learning).
We may collect and use consumer health data to provide you with the products and services you request, and for the purposes described in the Samsung Health Privacy Policy and Samsung Privacy Policy for the U.S., and any other privacy notices that refer to this Statement. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent to collect and use your consumer health data.
2. Sources of Consumer Health Data
We may collect consumer health data about you from:
- you or your devices (for example, through your use of our products, services and apps, such as Samsung Health);
- third-party devices and apps you choose to connect to our services;
- our affiliates and subsidiaries; and
- vendors who provide services on our behalf.
3. Sharing of Consumer Health Data
We may share the categories of consumer health data described in this Statement with the parties as described in the Samsung Privacy Policy for the U.S. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent to share your consumer health data.
4. Washington Consumer Rights
You have certain rights and choices regarding our use and disclosure of your consumer health data, as described below.
- Confirm: You have the right to request that we disclose to you whether we collect, share or sell your consumer health data.
- Access: You have the right to request access to, and information about, the consumer health data we have collected, shared or sold about you.
- Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your consumer health data.
- Withdraw: If, where required under applicable law, you have provided your consent to Samsung to collect, use and share your consumer health data,
you have the right to withdraw your consent.
How to Submit a Request: To submit a request to exercise the rights and choices set forth above, click here.