With your permission, Calm can access data from Apple HealthKit or Google Health Connect, including your sleep hours and sleep goals.
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The clause establishes a conditional data collection mechanism that requires user permission as a prerequisite, while simultaneously narrowing the scope of permissible processing by prohibiting health inferences and limiting use to the original purpose. This operational constraint affects how Calm can process and utilize the health app data it receives.
Your sleep and health data from your device may be shared with Calm and used within the app, though Calm states it does not infer health characteristics from this data. Consumers should review their device health app permissions to control what data is shared.
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"Third party health app data: with your permission, we may also receive data from your mobile device's health app (like Apple HealthKit or Google Health Connect), including hours of sleep and sleep goals. However, we do not infer any health-related characteristics from this information and only process it consistent with the purpose for which it was originally provided.— Excerpt from Calm's Calm Privacy Policy
Collection of health app data (HealthKit, Google Health Connect) may trigger scrutiny under HIPAA (if a covered entity relationship exists), CCPA sensitive personal information provisions, and applicable state biometric or health data laws. The policy's disclaimer that no health characteristics are inferred provides partial mitigation but does not eliminate regulatory exposure.
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The clause establishes a conditional data collection mechanism that requires user permission as a prerequisite, while simultaneously narrowing the scope of permissible processing by prohibiting health inferences and limiting use to the original purpose. This operational constraint affects how Calm can process and utilize the health app data it receives.
Your sleep and health data from your device may be shared with Calm and used within the app, though Calm states it does not infer health characteristics from this data. Consumers should review their device health app permissions to control what data is shared.
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