Aetna treats personal information as confidential under applicable laws
Aetna says it considers personal information confidential and protects its privacy in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations and its own privacy policies. The notice says these laws may include, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation and the U.S. HIPAA Privacy Rules.
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Who
Aetna
What it does
Protect the privacy of personal information
Condition
Where the listed laws apply
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Aetna considers personal information to be confidential
We protect the privacy of that information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, as well as our own privacy policies.
These laws and regulations may include where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation and the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rules (HIPAA Privacy Rules).
Qualifications & exceptions
The laws are described as ones that "may include where applicable" the GDPR and the HIPAA Privacy Rules; the notice does not say which law applies to which member.
Not stated here
The notice refers to Aetna's "own privacy policies" without supplying them here.
Right to be notified of a breach involving your health information
The notice lists the right to be notified following a breach involving your health personal information.
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Who
You
What it does
Be notified following a breach
What it covers
Your health personal information
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Be notified following a breach involving your health personal information.
Not stated here
The notice does not say how or how quickly you will be notified.
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
Administrative, technical and physical safeguards
Aetna says it guards your information with administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect it against unauthorized access and against threats and hazards to its security and integrity.
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Who
Aetna
What it does
Guard information with administrative, technical and physical safeguards
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We guard your Information with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect it against unauthorized access and against threats and hazards to its security and integrity.
Not stated here
The notice does not describe the specific safeguards.