At 1199SEIU Benefit Funds we respect the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile communication application. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the app.
Thank you for visiting My Account. We appreciate your interest, and whether you visit and navigate or communicate directly with us on this site, we want to assure you that we will not collect or sell personal information about you to any third-party vendor. Any non-public personal information that you may provide via our site will be used solely for the purpose stated on the page where it is collected. By “personal information,” we mean data that is unique to an individual, such as a name, address, Member ID number, e-mail address or telephone number.
Each 1199SEIU member may create a member personal information account through “My Account,” which is contained within a secure online environment on the website and is safe for information exchange via email. To create a personal information account, you will need to register for My Account by providing certain pieces of identifying information about yourself, such as your Member ID number and the last four digits of your Social Security number. The purpose of the registration process is to validate members.
My Account also requires the use of a valid personal email address. By providing this address, you expressly consent to receive electronic communication from us regarding your 1199SEIU benefits. Since protected health and other confidential information may be transmitted through My Account to the email address you provide, please be sure to use a private email address that is owned by you or shared with someone whom you consent to view your confidential information.
We may also use your email address to send you non-confidential informational material about your 1199SEIU benefits. You may opt out of receiving such communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained within the emails.
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information such as Email and Name. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy. On the device we will need to access your phone state, and storage to save cache.
We use your contact information to contact you by phone, email, text Message or push notifications (if they are enabled) to (i) verify your account (ii) for information and operational purposes such as account management, instructions, alert etc.
We may request access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using the Application, to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your mobile device’s storage and camera. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
Device information such as your mobile device ID number, model, and manufacturer, version of your operating system, IP address. We use these details to analyze, administer and troubleshoot the app, and collect crash reports and logs. This help us improve the app functioning and performance.
All technical and physical security measures have taken to protect your personal information. Need more content here
The 1199SEIU Funds may change this statement from time to time; when updates are made, the privacy policy version date (located at the bottom of this policy) will also be updated to reflect that a revision occurred. We encourage you to periodically reread this policy to see if there have been any changes that may affect you. This statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, you may contact the Funds’ Member Services Department at MemberServices@1199Funds.org or (646) 473-9200. If you suspect your personal information has been compromised, please contact our Fraud and Abuse hotline immediately at BenefitFraud@1199Funds.org or (646) 473-6148.
Privacy policy update: May 2020