Washington State Health Data Policy

Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice

Sharing any category of health data, including with your consent

MyFitnessPal says it may share each of the categories of consumer health data described in the policy. It adds, in particular, that it may share personal data, including consumer health data, with your consent to complete transactions or provide products or services you have requested, and for the purposes described in the policy.

Supporting quotations

We may share each of the categories of consumer health data described above. In particular, we may share personal data, including consumer health data, with your consent, to complete transactions or provide products or services you have requested, and for the purposes described in this Policy.

Qualifications & exceptions

• “May share”: permission to share, not a statement that all categories are shared with everyone
• Names consent for sharing to complete transactions or provide products or services you have requested

Not stated here

• The sentence does not make clear whether “with your consent” also applies to sharing “for the purposes described in this Policy”.
• The policy does not say whether sharing described elsewhere in this section requires your consent.

Cross-references

• referred to by (model-proposed): Who consumer health data may be shared with — The recipients list sits under the same sharing section as the general statement about sharing the described categories and sharing with consent; the recipients sentence does not repeat the consent wording.

Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice

Who consumer health data may be shared with

MyFitnessPal says it may share consumer health data with business partners, such as those providing advertising and technology services; with governmental agencies and legal bodies; and with purchasers of or successors to its business or assets.

Supporting quotations

Categories of Third Parties with Whom Consumer Health Data is Shared

We may share consumer health data with business partners such as those providing advertising and technology services, governmental agencies and legal bodies, and purchasers of or successors to our business or assets.

Qualifications & exceptions

• “Such as”: advertising and technology service providers are examples of business partners, not a complete list
• “May share”: permission to share, not a statement that every recipient receives data

Not stated here

• The policy does not name particular recipients or say whether any of this sharing is a sale of consumer health data.
• The policy does not say whether sharing with these recipients depends on your consent, or what applies to government requests or a business transfer.

Cross-references

• refers to (model-proposed): Sharing any category of health data, including with your consent — The recipients list sits under the same sharing section as the general statement about sharing the described categories and sharing with consent; the recipients sentence does not repeat the consent wording.
• referred to by (model-proposed): Personalizing, advertising and marketing — The advertising and marketing purpose is read alongside the statement that consumer health data may be shared with business partners providing advertising and technology services.