Headspace collects detailed health information including mental health history, medications, emotional state, and stress levels that you provide directly when using its services.
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This is among the most sensitive categories of personal data, and its collection by a consumer app with both clinical and non-clinical features means different parts of the same dataset may be subject to materially different legal protections depending on how they were generated.
Provision now includes specific enumerated examples of sensitive data categories (physical health, medications, emotional state, stress levels) with explicit mental health information specification.
View full change record →When you provide information about your mental health history, medications, or emotional state through Headspace, this data is collected and may be used for service delivery, personalization, and potentially analytics purposes; clinical health data collected through therapy or psychiatry features is protected by HIPAA, while similar data collected through coaching or wellness features may be subject to broader sharing permissions under the general privacy policy.
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"We collect personal information that you provide to us such as... health and medical information, including mental health information, information about your physical health, medical history, health conditions, medications, and similar information... information about your emotional state, stress levels, and other mental wellness information.Excerpt from Headspace's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection of mental health and medical data implicates HIPAA for clinical contexts, GDPR Article 9 (explicit consent required for special category health data) for EU users, CPRA's sensitive personal information framework for California …
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This is among the most sensitive categories of personal data, and its collection by a consumer app with both clinical and non-clinical features means different parts of the same dataset may be subject to materially different legal protections depending on how they were generated.
When you provide information about your mental health history, medications, or emotional state through Headspace, this data is collected and may be used for service delivery, personalization, and potentially analytics purposes; clinical health data collected through therapy or psychiatry features is protected by HIPAA, while similar data collected through coaching or wellness features may be subject to broader sharing permissions …
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