Effective Date: July 1, 2025
United Care ABA (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal and health information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.
1. Information We Collect
- Personal Identifiers: Name, date of birth, address, email, phone number.
- Health Information: Autism diagnosis, therapy dates, treatment plans, progress notes (protected under HIPAA).
- Usage Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time/date stamps.
- Cookies & Tracking: Session cookies to maintain your login, analytics cookies to improve site performance.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Service Delivery: To schedule appointments, create treatment plans, coordinate care.
- Parent & Provider Communication: To share updates, training resources, reminders.
- Insurance & Billing: To verify coverage, process claims, obtain authorizations.
- Site Improvement: To analyze usage and enhance functionality.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with HIPAA, state licensing, and other regulatory requirements.
3. Information Sharing
- With Your Consent: We may share data with entities you authorize (e.g., care managers).
- Treatment & Coordination: With your child’s other healthcare providers to ensure integrated care.
- Required by Law: To comply with subpoenas, public health reporting, or investigations.
- Business Operations: With trusted vendors (e.g., IT hosting, billing processors) under strict confidentiality agreements.
4. Your Choices & Rights
- Access & Correction: You may request access to or correction of your personal and health information.
- Accounting of Disclosures: You may obtain a record of certain disclosures we’ve made.
- Restriction Requests: You may ask us to limit the use or disclosure of your health information.
- Opt‑Out: You may opt out of non-essential communications (e.g., marketing emails).
- Breaches: We will notify you of any unauthorized access to your protected health information as required by law.
5. Security
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information, including encryption for data in transit, access controls, and regular security assessments.
6. Children & Minors
Our services are intended for children with ASD under the supervision of their parents or legal guardians. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 without parental consent.
7. Third‑Party Links
Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their policies.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We’ll post the revised policy with a new “Effective Date.” Continued use of our services constitutes acceptance of any changes.
Contact Us
If you have questions or wish to exercise your rights, please contact:
United Care ABA Privacy Officer