SmartIntake4 App Privacy Policy

This app was developed by scientists at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided at no cost and is intended for use as is. 

This page is used to inform app users about our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decides to use our Service. 

If you choose to use our Service and app as part of a survey or research project, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. You are also free to use the app not in relation to a survey or research project. In those cases, the Privacy Policy applies, though Pennington itself would have little to no 
information about your use of the app.  

What data is being collected? How is that data being collected? Information is being collected on your usage of the app and this typically occurs to survey or study people’s habits. Participation in these surveys or studies is voluntary and you can stop using the app or stop participating at any time. You are also free to use the app at anytime without being in a survey or study. If you are using the app as part of a survey or study, your identity could be unknown or anonymous. Alternatively, you could be asked to identify yourself or provide identifying information as part of the survey or by using the app. If identifying information is provided, a study team member will create a master file linking your information with a personal identifier or number. This will be maintained in a confidential computer file accessible only to the scientists at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. All data will be stored securely and made available only to persons conducting the survey or study. Every effort will be made to 
maintain the confidentiality of your study records. However, someone from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, or a study sponsor, such as the National Institutes of Health, may inspect and/or copy records related to the study.   

The app may track your usage of the app, such as when you open and close the app, when you click buttons in the app, and when you take and send images of your foods with the app.  Data will be stored for a minimum of 5 years. If you are using the app as part of a survey or study and you wish to no longer participate, data that have already been collected will be used, unless a specific request is otherwise received. If you wish 
to request deletion of data, please email complianceofficer@pbrc.edu. 

For which specific purposes are the data collected? The usage data that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service for the purpose of the research study. Usage data are also evaluated to answer questions about peoples’ habits.  

Effective date of the privacy policy. February 11, 2020. 

Log Data. Whenever you use our Service, the app may record errors and other 
problems that app encounters.  

Security. We value your trust in using the app; thus, we strive to use commercially 
acceptable means of protecting it. But, remember that no method of transmission over 
the internet or cellular networks, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure and 
reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security. 

Children’s Privacy. These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We 
do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In 
the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, 
we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are 
aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so 
that we will be able to do necessary actions. 

Changes to This Privacy Policy. We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. 
Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify 
you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are 
effective immediately after they are posted on this page. 

Contact Us. If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not 
hesitate to contact us at complianceofficer@pbrc.edu.