Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 08/2025

This Privacy Policy explains how HealthTechNode (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information in compliance with applicable privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other relevant privacy regulations.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information:
We may collect personal details such as your name, email address, company information, and other details you provide when submitting an award entry, signing up for our newsletter, or contacting us.

Automated Information:
We use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to collect non-personal information such as IP addresses, browser type, device identifiers, and usage patterns to improve our services and user experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

Award Consideration: To process and evaluate award submissions and communicate with participants.
Communications: To send updates, announcements, and relevant content (you may opt-out at any time).
Service Improvement: To analyze usage, improve website performance, and tailor content.

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use:

Necessary Cookies: For site security and core functionality.
Analytics Cookies: To understand visitor behavior and improve our services.
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser or our cookie consent tool.

4. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

5. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with trusted service providers who help us operate our business, subject to confidentiality obligations. We do not “share” personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under CPRA without your consent.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

Access, correct, or delete your personal information.
Request data portability.
Opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
Limit the use of sensitive personal information.
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
To exercise your rights, contact privacy@healthtechnode.com.

8. International Data Transfers

If your data is transferred outside your jurisdiction, we use approved safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

10. Contact Us

For questions or privacy-related requests, contact: privacy@healthtechnode.com