Privacy & Security

LumiMD Privacy Policy

Effective Date: December 17, 2024 | Last Updated: December 17, 2024

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At LumiMD, we understand that your health information is deeply personal. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you maintain control over your data. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

Our Promise: We never sell your data. We only use it to provide and improve our service to you.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Account Information: Name, email address, date of birth
  • Health Information: Medical history, allergies, current medications
  • Visit Recordings: Audio recordings of your healthcare visits
  • Notes: Any notes you add to your visits or medications

Information We Generate

  • Transcripts: Text transcriptions of your visit recordings, created using AI
  • Summaries: Visit summaries, medication lists, and action items, created using AI
  • Safety Alerts: Drug interaction and allergy warnings generated from your medication list

Technical Information

  • Device Information: Device type, operating system, app version
  • Log Data: IP address, access times, error logs for debugging

How We Use Your Information

Primary Uses

  1. Transcribe Your Visits: Convert audio recordings to text
  2. Generate Summaries: Extract key information including diagnoses, medications, and follow-up steps
  3. Medication Safety: Check for drug interactions and allergy alerts
  4. Organize Your Data: Store and display your health information securely
  5. Send Notifications: Remind you about action items and important updates

Secondary Uses

  • Improve Our Service: Analyze aggregated usage patterns to improve the app
  • Provide Support: Help troubleshoot issues you report
  • Ensure Security: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats

What We Do Not Do

  • We do not sell your data to any third party
  • We do not share your data with advertisers
  • We do not use your data for marketing third-party products
  • We do not share your data with insurance companies

How We Protect Your Information

Encryption

  • In Transit: All data sent between your device and our servers is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
  • At Rest: All stored data is encrypted using AES-256 encryption
  • Infrastructure: Hosted on Google Firebase with enterprise-grade security controls

AI Processing and Data Retention

We use trusted AI providers to transcribe and analyze your health information. We have implemented strict data retention policies to minimize how long your data exists on third-party systems:

Audio Transcription Services

  • We use a third-party AI service to convert your audio recordings into text transcripts
  • Immediate Deletion: Transcripts are automatically deleted from the transcription service immediately after we receive and process them
  • Audio is never stored permanently on third-party servers

AI Summarization Services

  • We use a third-party AI service to analyze transcripts and extract key clinical information
  • Zero Data Retention: We configure our AI provider with zero-retention settings, meaning your data is deleted immediately after processing completes
  • Your data is never used to train AI models

Access Controls

  • Only you can access your data unless you explicitly share it with a caregiver
  • LumiMD employees cannot access your personal health data without your explicit permission
  • Strong authentication protects your account
  • All access to sensitive data is logged for audit purposes

Your Data Rights

Access Your Data

You can view all your data at any time within the app. To download a complete copy of all your data, contact us at privacy@lumimd.app.

Delete Your Data

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time:

  1. Navigate to Settings, then Account
  2. Select Delete Account
  3. Confirm the deletion

When you delete your account:

  • All visits, recordings, transcripts, and summaries are permanently deleted
  • All personal information is permanently deleted
  • All medications, allergies, and health history are permanently deleted
  • Your account is immediately deactivated
  • This action cannot be undone

Correct Your Data

You can update your personal information at any time in the Settings section of the app.

Export Your Data

Request a copy of your data in a portable format by emailing privacy@lumimd.app. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Sharing

When We Share Your Data

With Your Permission

  • When you use our sharing feature to give caregivers access to your health information
  • When you explicitly authorize sharing with healthcare providers

For Legal Reasons

  • To comply with valid legal processes such as court orders or subpoenas
  • To protect our rights or the safety of others
  • To detect, prevent, or address fraud or security issues

With Service Providers

  • Cloud Infrastructure Provider: Secure cloud storage and authentication services
  • AI Transcription Service: Audio-to-text processing (data deleted immediately after processing)
  • AI Summarization Service: Medical information extraction (zero data retention)

All service providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and data processing terms.

What We Never Share

  • Your data with advertisers or marketing companies
  • Your data with insurance companies
  • Your data for sale to any third party
  • Your data for purposes other than providing our service to you

Data Retention

How Long We Keep Your Data

  • Your Account Data: We retain your data as long as your account is active
  • AI Processing Data: Deleted immediately after processing (see AI Processing section above)
  • Audio Recordings: Stored securely until you delete them or delete your account
  • Inactive Accounts: If you do not use the app for 2 years, we will email you before deleting your data
  • Deleted Accounts: Data is immediately deleted with a 30-day recovery period

Automated Privacy Measures

We run automated daily processes to ensure no sensitive data is retained longer than necessary. This includes sweeping for any orphaned transcription data or audio files that should have been deleted.

Backups

Your data may remain in encrypted backup systems for up to 90 days after deletion, after which it is permanently erased.

Children's Privacy

LumiMD is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at privacy@lumimd.app.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:

Right to Know

You may request information about what personal data we collect, use, and share.

Right to Delete

You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.

Right to Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

To exercise your rights: Email privacy@lumimd.app with your request.

European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:

Legal Basis for Processing

  • Consent: You consent to data processing when you create an account and use our service
  • Contract: Processing is necessary to provide the services you have requested
  • Legitimate Interest: To improve our service and prevent fraud

Your GDPR Rights

  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure of your data
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights: Email privacy@lumimd.app

Cookies and Tracking

Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and security
  • Analytics Cookies: To understand how you use the app (anonymized data only)

What We Do Not Use

  • Advertising or marketing cookies
  • Third-party tracking for advertising purposes
  • Cross-site tracking

You can disable non-essential cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect some functionality.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you through:

  • Email to your registered email address
  • In-app notification
  • A notice on our website

Your continued use of LumiMD after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

International Data Transfers

Your data is processed and stored in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your data will be transferred to and processed in the U.S. We implement appropriate safeguards to protect your data during transfer and processing.

Contact Us

Privacy Questions: privacy@lumimd.app

General Support: support@lumimd.app

Website: lumimd.app

Summary

What We Do

  • Keep your health information secure with encryption at rest and in transit
  • Use AI to transcribe and summarize your visits with zero data retention
  • Delete AI processing data immediately after use
  • Give you complete control to view, download, and delete your data at any time

What We Do Not Do

  • Sell your data to any third party
  • Share your data with advertisers or insurance companies
  • Retain your data on AI systems longer than necessary for processing
  • Use your data for any purpose other than providing our service

Your Rights

  • Access, view, and download your data at any time
  • Delete your account and all associated data
  • Control who has access to your health information
  • Contact us with any questions about your privacy

Questions? We are here to help: privacy@lumimd.app