Introduction
Boston Cognitive ("we," "our," or "us") operates the BoCA™ cognitive assessment platform and related services. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information when you use our tools to monitor your cognitive health.
Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
When you choose to create an account or use our services, you may provide:
- Name and contact information (email address)
- Demographic information (age, gender, education level)
- Your assessment responses and results
Automatically Collected Information
To ensure our platform works properly, we automatically collect:
- Device type and operating system
- General location (country/region)
- App performance and error logs
- Feature usage patterns (to improve the app)
How We Support Your Use of BoCA™
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide the assessment platform so you can check your cognitive health
- Save your results securely so you can access them anytime (registered users)
- Enable you to track your own progress over time with trend charts
- Generate reports that you can share with your healthcare provider
- Calculate age and gender-normalized scores for accurate results
- Improve our assessment tools using anonymized, aggregated data
- Ensure platform security and prevent unauthorized access
- Send you service updates if you opt in to communications
- Comply with legal requirements such as HIPAA
What We Don't Do
- We don't monitor your individual results
- We don't share your data with healthcare providers unless you explicitly choose to
- We don't use your health data for advertising
- We don't make decisions about your health – that's between you and your doctor
Data Protection and Security
We protect your personal information with industry-standard security measures:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Regular security assessments and updates
- Access controls and authentication measures
- HIPAA-compliant infrastructure and procedures
- Regular backups to prevent data loss
Your Control Over Your Data
You have complete control over your information:
- Access: View all your assessment data anytime
- Export: Download your data in standard formats (CSV, PDF)
- Correct: Update any inaccurate information
- Delete: Remove your account and all associated data
- Share: Choose if and when to share results with healthcare providers
- Opt-out: Unsubscribe from non-essential communications
Data Portability
You can export your assessment history to:
- Keep personal records
- Share with your healthcare team
- Transfer to other health apps
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We respect your privacy and only share your information when:
- You explicitly ask us to (e.g., sharing results with your doctor)
- Required by law (e.g., valid court order)
- Necessary to protect safety (e.g., preventing harm)
- With service providers who help run our platform (under strict confidentiality agreements)
We Never
- Sell your personal information
- Share your data for marketing purposes
- Allow third parties to access your health data without your permission
Research and Innovation
To improve cognitive health assessment for everyone:
- We may analyze anonymized, aggregated data across all users
- This helps improve assessment accuracy and develop new features
- Individual users cannot be identified from this analysis
- You can opt out of contributing to aggregated research data
Data Retention
We keep your data only as long as needed:
- Active accounts: Your data is retained while you use the service
- Deleted accounts: Personal data is removed within 30 days
- Legal requirements: Some data may be retained longer if required by law
- Anonymized data: May be retained indefinitely for research
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our services evolve:
- We'll notify you of material changes via email or in-app notification
- Changes take effect 30 days after posting
- Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy
- Previous versions are available upon request
Contact Us
Use the contact form on our website for all privacy-related questions or requests.