Thanks for choosing Nationwide Better Health. We know that protecting your privacy is important. Our privacy statement explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information. It's for Nationwide Better Health customers and visitors of nationwidebetterhealth.com. If we change our privacy policy, we’ll post the changes right here. This way you can always check back to learn what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and when we might disclose it.
So just how do we protect your privacy? In a nutshell, we promise to treat your personal information responsibly. It’s as simple as that. Here’s how.
Collecting, using, and sharing visitor information
Some of our online activities don’t require visitors to register for an account or give us any personal information. For example, visitors can learn about our broad range of programs without giving us any personal information, such as a name or address. We use Web tools to track how visitors use our Web site so we can improve your experience. Nationwide Better Health and our business partners use cookies, clear GIFs, and other tools to track visitor’s IP addresses, domain names, and browser information. These tools don’t collect a visitor’s personal information.Cookies
When you visit nationwidebetterhealth.com, we send cookies – a small file containing a string of characters – to your computer. Cookies uniquely identify your Web browser to us. We use cookies to track visitors as they use our Web site. Most Web browsers are set up to accept all cookies, but you can change this setting to refuse (disable) all cookies or to tell you when a Web site is sending you a cookie. Just remember, some of our features may not work if you disable cookies.We also use cookies to create a secure session with customers or visitors who want to enter or access their personal information.
Clear GIFs
(Graphic Interchange Format)A clear GIF is small file that tracks visitors so we can learn how they use Web ads and Web sites. These GIFs don't have any personal information. Some of our business partners use GIFs on Web sites and may use GIFs provided by DoubleClick. For more information about DoubleClick or to opt out of their GIF, go to: http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy.
We collect and use visitor information – which doesn’t have personal information – so we can:
- Analyze how visitors use our Web site and e-mail
- Develop new services to improve our Web site
- Analyze our marketing campaigns
- Know how many visitors have seen or clicked on ads
Visitors can choose to use tools to tell us what they think about our Web site. We collect and use the comments that visitors provide to improve our Web site and your experience.
Nationwide Better Health has business partners who help develop or service our Web sites. They may track and keep visitor information.
Collecting and using your personal information
Some of the Nationwide Better Health programs require us to collect and use your personal information.We require you to share your personal information with us for some of our online activities. For example, we collect your personal information so you can access and service your policies online, apply for products or services, and ask us questions.
Personal information is any information that identifies you and describes your relationship with Nationwide Better Health. Some examples of the personal information Nationwide Better Health collects are:
- Name and address
- E-mail address, phone number, or fax number
- Social Security number or other identification number
- Family member information
- Health information and medical history
- Financial information
- Any information you give Nationwide Better Health
If you enroll for a program, we may collect your medical information. But, we won’t use or share your medical information for marketing, unless you give us your permission.
You may choose to use your personal e-mail to correspond with Nationwide Better Health. Please be careful about the information you send to us in e-mail. As with any public Web tool, your e-mail may not be secure.
Your employer (or the employer of your spouse, partner or family member) allows you to use the Health Management Program described on this Web site. Your participation in the Health Management Program is completely voluntary, but if you do participate, we will need to collect your personal information to allow you to use the benefits of the Health Management Service. We collect your personal information from the online questionnaire or via any follow-up communications we may have with you, which may include e-mail, telephone, or postal mail.
We collect your personal information when you:
- Ask a question
- Use tools and calculators
- Enroll in a program
- Complete a form
- Conduct transactions
- Send e-mail to us
Sharing your personal information
We don’t sell your personal information.When you participate in one of our programs, we may share your personal information with other Nationwide companies or one of our business partners for everyday business purposes, such as mailing you educational materials. You cannot opt out of these.
