Website Privacy Policy & HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: June 20, 2025
1. Overview
Anova Health Care System and its subsidiaries — Anova Home Healthcare Services, Inc., Anova Hospice Palliative Care Services, LLC, and Anova Health Care Services, Inc. (collectively referred to as “Anova,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) — value your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information obtained through our website (www.anovahomehealth.com) and associated platforms (collectively, the “Site”), as well as your rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This policy applies only to operations within the state of Pennsylvania.
Information We Collect
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We collect two main types of information through your interactions with our Site: Personal Information and Aggregate Information.
Personal Information |
Examples |
How We Collect |
Personal Information |
Name, phone number, email address, physical address, resume, inquiry message, or other information you submit |
Forms you complete (e.g., contact or referral forms), job applications, emails you send, or online inquiries |
Aggregate Information |
IP address, device type, browser version, referring URLs, pages visited, time on site, click and scroll behavior, session duration |
Automatically, through:
- Server Log Files
- Cookies
- Pixel Tags/Web Beacons
- Third-Party Analytics Tools (Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, HubSpot)
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How We Use Your Information
- Respond to your inquiries and service requests
- Improve site performance, user experience, and marketing effectiveness
- Monitor security and detect technical issues
- Conduct analytics and internal research
- Deliver targeted communications based on your interactions
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
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When We Share Information
- Service Providers bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations
- Law enforcement or government authorities when required by law
- Parties in a corporate transaction such as a merger or acquisition
- We do not sell your personal information
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Your Choices
- Opt out of non-essential marketing emails by clicking “unsubscribe” or contacting privacy@anovahomehealth.com
- Modify cookie settings in your browser
- Our website currently does not respond to Do-Not-Track signals
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Security & Retention
- Administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are in place
- Data is retained only as long as necessary or required by law
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Children’s Privacy
- The Site is not directed at children under 13
- We do not knowingly collect information from children
Part B – HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
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Your Rights
- Access your medical records and request copies
- Request amendments to inaccurate health information
- Request confidential communication methods
- Limit how we share information in specific situations
- Request an accounting of certain disclosures
- Receive notification in case of a breach of unsecured PHI
- File a complaint without fear of retaliation
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Our Uses & Disclosures
- Provide treatment and coordinate care
- Bill insurance and receive payment
- Operate our organization and ensure care quality
- Comply with laws, regulations, or court orders
- Assist with public health and safety efforts
- Support research under specific protections
- Comply with organ donation or military/governmental obligations
- We do not sell PHI or share it for marketing without written authorization
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Our Responsibilities
- Maintain the privacy and security of your PHI
- Provide this Notice and follow the practices described
- Notify you of any reportable breach
- Obtain authorization for uses not explicitly permitted
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Pennsylvania-Specific Provisions
- We will notify you without unreasonable delay if your personal information is compromised in a data breach
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Changes to This Policy
- We may update this policy at any time and post the latest version with the effective date
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Contact Us
Privacy Officer
- Kunal N. Desai
- Anova Health Care System
- 101 W Main Street, Suite 301
- Carnegie, PA 15106
- Phone: (888) 266-8211
- Email: privacy@anovahomehealth.com
- To file a HIPAA complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, visit www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy