Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 08.06.2023
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) discloses the practices of HIRTA, concerning information we obtain by and through your use of the HIRTA website (http://www.ridehirta.com) and HIRTA mobile app (the “App”), and through other interactions and communications you have with us (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy applies to the Services and becomes effective as soon as you access or use the Sites or the Application.
Section 1 - The HIRTA App
HIRTA does not collect or store personal information from customers downloading, installing or using the App on Apple, Android, or Windows smartphone or mobile devices. However, personal information is collected when customers use the App to register for a HIRTA account. Payment information is collected when customers sign up to make ticket purchases in the App.
Section 2 - What Do We Do With Your Information?
When you browse our site, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.
HIRTA is currently conducting a research project. The Health Connector is an innovative solution that will address various bottlenecks associated with transportation access to healthcare for HIRTA communities. This solution will allow Dallas County residents without access to transportation who may be seeking a medical appointment to identify and book available transportation through a smart device (e.g., smartphone, smartwatch) application, and healthcare staff will have access to the same trip planning and booking features, allowing them to schedule a patient’s transportation at the same time that a medical appointment is booked.
HIRTA may collect information such as age, gender, socio-economic status along with trip information such as trip duration, whether a trip was canceled. This information is being collected so that HIRTA can assess the effectiveness of the Health Connector app. This information will be collected about your trip and you will be assigned a random user code. Personal information such as name, address, or payment information is not gathered for this purpose. HIRTA is working with Iowa State University who will have access to and will evaluate the Health Connector app using trip level data. Information about individual trips will not be shared outside the research team. Data from multiple trips from multiple users will be aggregated and may be shared. This information will not contain any information that can identify you or your individual trip.
Section 3 - Consent
How do you get my consent?
- When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
By using the Health Connector app to access transportation to healthcare, you are giving consent for all trip level data to be used in this research project.
How do I withdraw my consent?
- If after you opt-in, if you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at safety@ridehirta.com or mailing us at: HIRTA 2824 104th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322, United States.
Section 4 - Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
Section 5 - Third-Party Services
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.
In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.
Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.
Links
When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
Section 6 - Notifications & Beacons
HIRTA will send messages in the form of mobile notifications or promotional content though the App. The App may use location information to display notifications or promotional content. Also, messages may be activated by beacon devices in a public space, which communicate location, transit, or event information. To manage notifications for the Application, go to the notifications area in the settings for your device and select HIRTA.
Section 7 - Social Sharing Features
The Sites or App may integrate with social sharing features and other related tools which let you share actions you take using the Services with other applications, websites, or media, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the social sharing service. Please refer to the privacy policies of those social sharing services for more information about how they handle the data you provide to or share through them.
Section 8 - Security
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
Section 9 - Google
We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.
Section 10 - Age of Consent
By using this site, you represent that you are 18 years or older. Participants under age 18 are considered legally unable to give informed consent. You must be 18 years old to give consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
No personal data will be collected on anyone under the age of 18.
Section 11 - Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Questions and Contact Information
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Communications Manager by mail at:
HIRTA
ATTN: Communications Manager
2824 104th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322, United States.
Effective Date
This policy is effective as of August 1, 2022