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Privacy and Anonymity

People who use these applications Break the Vape, RITCH, RITCH CBT ("app") may receive an ID number to protect their privacy. Their names are not collected at any point. When research related to this application is completed, participants receive a subject ID number on assessments and study questionnaires. When this research is discussed or published, no one will know that the specific people who used this app were in the study.

De-identified data may also be shared with other researchers around the world or with a publicly available data archive. In such cases, we remove any potentially identifiable information from the data that would indicate any connection to participants.

HIPAA Compliance

A federal government rule has been issued to protect the privacy rights of patients. This rule was issued under a law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This rule is designed to protect the confidentiality of personal health information. Personal health information is information about you that could be used to find out who a person is. For research studies related to this application, this includes information collected during the study.

Data Usage and Authorization

This Data Privacy Statement explains how personal health information will be used and who it will be given to ("disclosed") for research studies. It also describes privacy rights, including people's right to see their own personal health information.

By signing the consent document for studies related to this application, people will give permission ("authorization") for the uses and disclosures of de-identified personal health information that are described in this Data Privacy Statement. If people who use this application do not want to allow these uses, they should not use this application.

If individuals agree to participate in research studies related to this application, their personal health information will be used and disclosed in the following ways:

• The investigator will use the information collected during the study to conduct the study.
• Study data that does not directly identify them may be published in medical journals or shared with others as part of scientific discussions.
• Their de-identified study data may be held and processed on computers.

Cancellation and Withdrawal

People who use this application may cancel their authorization at any time by providing written notice to the investigator. If they cancel their authorization, the investigator will no longer use or disclose their study data in connection with this study, unless the study investigator needs to use or disclose personal health information to preserve the scientific integrity of the study.

If individuals cancel their authorization, they will no longer be able to participate in studies associated with this application. However, if they decide to cancel their authorization and withdraw from the study, they will not be penalized or lose any benefits to which they are otherwise entitled.

Data Retention and Deletion

The app uses user accounts or user IDs to support app functionality and associate activity or response data with the correct app experience. These accounts do not collect or store personally identifiable information such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, precise location, account credentials, or other information that directly identifies a user.

The app may collect anonymous, non-personally identifiable usage, activity, response, or research data. This data is used for research, educational, reporting, archival, and program evaluation purposes.

Anonymous, non-personally identifiable app data may be retained indefinitely. Because this data is not associated with personally identifiable information, we may not be able to identify, access, or delete data associated with a specific individual.

Users may contact the app support contact listed in the Google Play Store listing with questions about this policy or the app’s data practices.