The policy states that Verizon collects financial information including credit card and bank account numbers for payment processing, and health and wellness information that customers voluntarily share through certain apps or services.
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This provision discloses collection of sensitive data categories including financial account numbers and health information. Health information collected in the context of wellness apps or services may engage HIPAA or FTC health breach notification requirements depending on the specific service context.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify which apps or services collect health data, making the full scope of collection and applicable regulatory framework difficult to assess without additional service-specific context.
This new provision explicitly acknowledges collection of sensitive health and financial information, which represents an expansion in disclosed data categories not separately addressed in the previous version.
View full change record →Under this clause, Verizon collects credit card and bank account numbers for payment, and health or wellness data submitted through certain apps, with use and sharing governed by the broader terms of the policy and any service-specific terms applicable to the health-related app or service.
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"Financial information such as your credit card or bank account numbers when you pay for our services. Health and wellness information if you choose to share it with us when you use certain apps or services.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy (Summary)
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Health information collected by non-HIPAA-covered entities, such as wellness apps, is subject to FTC Act requirements and the FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule, which requires notification to consumers and the FTC in …
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This provision discloses collection of sensitive data categories including financial account numbers and health information. Health information collected in the context of wellness apps or services may engage HIPAA or FTC health breach notification requirements depending on the specific service context.
Under this clause, Verizon collects credit card and bank account numbers for payment, and health or wellness data submitted through certain apps, with use and sharing governed by the broader terms of the policy and any service-specific terms applicable to the health-related app or service.
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