C Technologies
This Cookie Policy explains how C Technologies (“we”, “us”, and “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website, use our software applications, or interact with our digital services (collectively, the “Services”).
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, improve your browsing experience, and provide analytical data to the website owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for our website and software to function properly. They enable core features like user login, security, secure checkout, and account management. The Services cannot function correctly without them.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our Services (e.g., which pages are visited most often or if users encounter error messages). We use this data anonymously to fix bugs and improve performance.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Services to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) to provide a more personalized experience.
- Targeting and Advertising Cookies: (Optional—remove if not applicable) These cookies track your browsing habits across websites to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. They may be set by us or our third-party advertising partners.
3. Third-Party Cookies
In some cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how users navigate our site and find areas where we can improve. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use data.
4. How to Control and Manage Cookies
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you can use our consent banner to opt-in or opt-out of non-essential (analytics and targeting) cookies.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent. Look at the “Help” or “Settings” menu of your specific browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox) to learn how.
Mobile Devices:
Your mobile operating system may provide settings that allow you to limit the tracking of your device identifier for advertising purposes.
Note: If you choose to disable or block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of our website or software may not function properly.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material updates by changing the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
HIPAA and Protected Health Information (PHI)
HIPAA and Protected Health Information (PHI)As a provider of Hospital Information Management Systems (HIMS), C Technologies may act as a “Business Associate” to healthcare providers, hospitals, or clinics, who are “Covered Entities” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Data Protection: Any Protected Health Information (PHI) uploaded, stored, or processed in our HIMS is subject to strict privacy and security protections required by HIPAA.
- Business Associate Agreement (BAA): We execute Business Associate Agreements with our Covered Entity clients. The terms of the applicable BAA will supersede any conflicting terms in this Privacy Policy regarding the use, disclosure, and protection of PHI.
- No Commercial Use of PHI: We never use, sell, or share PHI for marketing, advertising, or commercial purposes without explicit, HIPAA-compliant patient authorization provided through your healthcare provider.
