COVID-19 Privacy Policy

Effective October 13, 2021

Last Mile Health (https://lastmilehealth.org) in collaboration with Digital Campus (https://digital-campus.org) have developed the following COVID-19 response apps:

App Commissioned and approved by
COVID-19 Digital Classroom package Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation
COVID-19 Ethiopia – Health Worker Training Platform Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, and WHO Ethiopia.
MOH Uganda Capacity Building App The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health

The COVID-19 Response apps are for education and training efforts only, and not intended for and do not collect personal and sensitive data.

Downloading and using COVID-19 response apps is voluntary and supported by the following Privacy Policy.

Last Mile Health, a non-profit corporation (“Last Mile Health,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of users of the website located at www.lastmilehealth.org or any website or mobile application owned, operated, licensed or controlled by us (the “Online Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes how we gather and use information about visitors to and users of our Online Services (“Users”). This Privacy Policy applies solely to the information that we collect through the Online Services. This Privacy Policy does not address personal information that you provide to us in other contexts (e.g., through a business relationship not handled through the Online Services).

Acceptance of Privacy Policy

By using the Website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.

How Do We Collect Your Information?

Personal Information
You may visit our Website without telling us anything about yourself. If you contact us or donate to us, we may ask you to provide Personal Information (as defined below), such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address. We may also receive Personal Information about you from third parties, such as our affiliates, business partners, or vendors who we engage to help administer the Website.

“Personal Information” for purposes of this Privacy Policy is any information relating to you as an identified or identifiable natural person. An “identifiable natural person” is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

From time to time, our Website may be configured to collect domain, usage, and Google Analytics information. This data enables us to become more familiar with which users visit our site, how often they visit and what parts of the site they visit most often. Last Mile Health uses this information to improve our Website. No personally identifiable information is gathered in this process. This information is collected automatically and requires no action on your part.

Other Information
“Other Information” is any information that is not Personal Information, such as browser information, app usage data, information collected through cookies and other technologies, demographic information, and aggregated information.

We collect Other Information when you submit it to us. It may include your zip code, education, occupation, and interests.

We may also receive Other Information about you from third parties, including, for example, demographic data, information about your interests, and information about your activities on the Website. Each time a Visitor comes to the Website, Last Mile Health collects some information to improve the overall quality of the Visitor’s online experience.

  • Aggregated Data: Last Mile Health collects aggregate queries for internal reporting and also counts, tracks, and aggregates the Visitor’s activity into Last Mile Health’s analysis of general traffic flow at the Website. To these ends, Last Mile Health may merge information about you into aggregated group data. In some cases, Last Mile Health may remove personal identifiers from Personal Information and maintain it in aggregate form that may later be combined with other information to generate anonymous, aggregated statistical information. Such anonymous, group data may be shared on an aggregated basis with Last Mile Health’s affiliates, business partners, service providers and/or vendors; if it does so, Last Mile Health will not disclose your individual identity.
  • Web Server Logs and IP Addresses: An Internet Protocol (“IP”) address is a number that automatically identifies the computer or device you have used to access the Internet. The IP address enables our server to send you the web pages that you want to visit, and it may disclose the server owned by your Internet Service Provider. Last Mile Health may use IP addresses to conduct Website analyses and performance reviews and to administer the Website.
  • Cookies and Web Beacons: Periodically, some pages on this Website may use “cookies,” which are small files that the site places on your hard drive for identification purposes. These files are used for site registration and customization the next time you visit us. You should note that cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive. Your web browser may allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or not. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. By not accepting cookies, some pages may not fully function and you may not be able to access certain information on this Website. Information that we collect through cookies includes (i) the name and version of the operating system on the Visitor’s computer, (ii) the name and version of the Visitor’s browser, (iii) which page on the Site the Visitor is currently reading, as well as clicks and time spent on a particular page, (iv) if the Visitor was sent to the current page by some other page on the web, the universal resource locator (“URL”) of the referring web page, and (v) geolocation of the Visitor’s computer or device. Some of the Site’s web pages may use web beacons in conjunction with cookies to compile aggregate statistics about Site usage. A web beacon is an electronic image (also referred to as an “action tag,” “single-pixel,” or “clear GIF”) that is commonly used to track the traffic patterns of users from one web page to another in order to maximize web traffic flow and to otherwise analyze the effectiveness of the Website. Some web beacons may be unusable if you elect to reject their associated cookies.

By accessing and using the Website, you expressly consent to the storage of cookies, other local storage technologies, beacons or other information on your computer or devices. You also consent to the access of such cookies, local storage technologies, beacons and information by us.

Sensitive Personal Information
Unless specifically requested (for example, in connection with a particular survey), we ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive personal information (e.g., social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, biometrics or genetic characteristics, criminal background or trade union membership) on or through the Services or otherwise to us. Any requested information that includes sensitive information about health, political opinions, ethnicity, race, religion, sex life or sexual orientation can be left unanswered.

How Do We Use Your Information?

If you choose to provide us with Personal Information by completing a form on the Website or emailing us, we will use that Personal Information to (i) respond to your question or request, (ii) communicate with you about our organization via email, (iii) send information to you, and (iv) notify you of changes to this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to receive unsolicited emails or other communications from us, you may contact us at info@lastmilehealth.org and request that your Personal Information be removed from our list.

We will only use your Personal Information when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your Personal Information in the following circumstances:

  • Where you have requested information from Last Mile Health about its services.
  • Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. “Legitimate interest” is a technical term under applicable regulations. It means that there are good reasons for the processing of your personal information and measures are taken to minimize the impact on your privacy rights and interests. “Legitimate interest” also references our use of your data in ways you would reasonably expect and that have a minimal privacy impact. We have a legitimate interest in collecting and processing personal information, for example: (1) to ensure that our networks and information are secure; (2) to administer and generally conduct business within Last Mile Health; and (3) to prevent fraud.
  • Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Note that we may process your Personal Information for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please note that we may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose, except where we are required to do otherwise under applicable law. If we are required to treat Other Information as Personal Information under applicable law, then we may use and disclose it for all the purposes for which we use and disclose Personal Information. We may combine Other Information with your Personal Information, and when we do, we treat the combined information as Personal Information.

Do We Disclose Any Personal Information to Outside Parties?

Unless you expressly give us permission in writing to do so, Last Mile Health will not sell, rent, license, or trade your Personal Information other than as specified in this Privacy Policy.

  • Disclosures to Third Parties Assisting In Our Operations: Last Mile Health may share your Personal Information under confidentiality agreements with other companies that work with, or on behalf of, Last Mile Health to provide services. These companies may use your Personal Information to assist Last Mile Health in its operations and impact. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
  • Disclosures Under Special Circumstances: We may provide information about you to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process or governmental regulations, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims. We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law. In such circumstances, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that the requester understands the sensitive nature of the Personal Information that they may receive.
  • Business Transfers: We may share your Personal Information with other business entities in connection with the sale, assignment, merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Last Mile Health’s business to such business entity. We will require any such successor business entity to honor the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Security

The security of your data is very important to Last Mile Health. We have implemented appropriate security measures preventing your Personal Information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. However, you should know that no web site operator, including Last Mile Health, can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information. While Last Mile Health has endeavored to create a secure and reliable website for users, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from the Website or via e-mail cannot be guaranteed. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected Personal Information breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

Children’s Privacy Protection

  • Under Age 13: Last Mile Health understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy in the interactive online world. The Website is not designed for, or intentionally targeted at, children under 13 years of age. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13. No one under the age of 13 should submit any Personal Information to Last Mile Health or the Website.
  • Under Age 18: Minors under 18 years of age may have the Personal Information that they have provided to Last Mile Health through the Website deleted by sending an email to info@lastmilehealth.org requesting deletion. Please note that, while we make reasonable efforts to comply with such requests, deletion of your personal information does not ensure complete and comprehensive removal of that data from all systems.

Response to “Do Not Track” Signals

Some Internet browsers include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” signals. Since uniform standards for “Do Not Track” signals have not yet been adopted, Last Mile Health does not process or respond to “Do Not Track” signals.

Updating Your Information

If you wish to stop receiving emails or other communications from us, or if you have submitted Personal Information through our Website and would like that information deleted from our records, please notify us at info@lastmilehealth.org.

Links to Third Party Websites

As a convenience to our Visitors, this Website may contain links to other sites. The terms of usage and other conditions of use posted on those sites, and not the policies and procedures we described here, apply to those sites. Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk, and you are responsible for learning about and complying with the terms of usage and other conditions posted on those websites. 

European Data Privacy Laws

If you reside or are located in the European Economic Area, you have certain rights in relation to your Personal Information under the applicable European data privacy laws under the General Data Protection Regulation and any other applicable data protection laws which may be amended from time to time (“European Data Privacy Laws”). This section only applies to such users.

Under applicable European Data Privacy Laws, Last Mile Health is the data controller. Under the applicable European Data Privacy Laws, you have the right to ensure your Personal Information is accurate. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information. You also have the right to request that we delete or restrict the processing of your Personal Information, although we are permitted to retain it where we still have an ongoing purpose to retain it or as otherwise permitted under the European Data Privacy Laws. This may compromise our ability to provide you with our services. You also have the right to transfer your personal information to another service provider subject to the European Data Privacy Laws. We will, following your written request to us, provide you with your relevant Personal Information in a machine-readable format to transfer to another service provider. We will aim to respond to your request within one calendar month of receipt of the request. Where we are unable to do so within the calendar month, we will notify you of our need to extend this timeline. There are certain exemptions and restrictions applicable to the exercise of these rights under the European Data Privacy Laws that enable personal information to be retained, processed or withheld from access and we will inform you of these, if applicable. To make any of these requests or to opt out of receiving marketing communications, please contact us at info@lastmilehealth.org.

You have the right to raise a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence if applicable under European Data Privacy Laws.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Services to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or continue to use the Services);
  • Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period of time before we can delete them); or
  • Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (for example, in light of applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).

International Transfers

Last Mile Health is headquartered in the United States. The information you provide to us or that we obtain as a result of your use of the Services is collected in your country and subsequently transferred to the United States or to another country in which we have facilities or our affiliates operate or in which we engage service providers.

Some countries that are not members of the European Economic Area (EEA) are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection according to EEA standards (the full list of these countries is available here). For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, including by ensuring that the recipient is either Privacy Shield certified (for US-based providers), or bound by EU Standard Contractual Clauses, to protect your personal data. To obtain a copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses click
here.

In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your personal information. 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time as we add new features and services, as laws change, and as industry privacy and security best practices evolve. We display an effective date on the policy in the upper right corner of this Privacy Policy so that it will be easier for you to know when there has been a change. If we make any change to this Privacy Policy regarding use or disclosure of Personal Information, we will provide advance notice on the Website. Small changes or changes that do not significantly affect individual privacy interests may be made at any time and without prior notice.

For Additional Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Website, or your dealings with this Website, please contact info@lastmilehealth.org.