Privacy Policy of IWCR Personal Health Data study

IWCR Personal Health Data study collects some Personal Data from its Users.

Personal Data processed for the following purposes and using the following services:

    • Contacting the User

      • Mailing list or newsletter

        Personal Data: email address; first name

    • Device permissions for Personal Data access

      • Device permissions for Personal Data access

        Personal Data: Approximate location permission (continuous); Approximate location permission (non-continuous); Biometric Data access permission; Bluetooth sharing permission; Health Data read permission; Precise location permission (continuous); Precise location permission (non-continuous); Sensors permission; SMS permission

      • Validic

    • Displaying content from external platforms

      • Google Fonts

        Personal Data: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

    • Handling activity data

      • Apple HealthKit and Activity data tracked by your device

        Personal Data: body measurements & indexes; date of birth; food related activity ; gender; general activity data; heart rate and other vital data; movement activity; sleeping activity

Further information about the processing of Personal Data

    • Personal Data collected through sources other than the User

      The Owner of IWCR Personal Health Data study may have legitimately collected Personal Data relating to Users without their knowledge by reusing or sourcing them from third parties on the grounds mentioned in the section specifying the legal basis of processing.
      Where the Owner has collected Personal Data in such a manner, Users may find specific information regarding the source within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

    • Unique device identification

      IWCR Personal Health Data study may track Users by storing a unique identifier of their device, for analytics purposes or for storing Users' preferences.

    • User identification via a universally unique identifier (UUID)

      IWCR Personal Health Data study may track Users by storing a so-called universally unique identifier (or short UUID) for analytics purposes or for storing Users' preferences. This identifier is generated upon installation of this Application, it persists between Application launches and updates, but it is lost when the User deletes the Application. A reinstall generates a new UUID.

Contact information

    • Owner and Data Controller

      The International Weight Control Registry

      Susan B. Roberts, PhD
      Professor of Nutrition, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, and Scientific Staff Member in Pediatrics
      USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
      711 Washington St
      Tufts University
      Boston, MA 02111

      James O. Hill, PhD
      Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition Sciences
      Director, UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
      616B Webb Building
      University of Alabama at Birmingham
      Birmingham, AL 35294

      Owner contact email: study@internationalweightcontrolregistry.org