Privacy Policy

Overview

Clear Hospital Costs ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website clearhospitalcosts.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

We do not collect, store, or process any personal health information. This site displays publicly available hospital pricing data published under federal law. We do not require user accounts, registration, or login of any kind.

Information We Collect

When you visit our site, we may collect the following information through third-party services:

• Page views and browsing behaviour (which pages you visit, how long you stay)
• Device type, browser, and screen size
• Approximate location at the city level (derived from your IP address, not stored by us)
• Cookies for analytics and ad personalisation (see our Cookie Policy)

Information We Do Not Collect

• No user accounts or registration data
• No health records or patient information
• No insurance information
• No personally identifiable health queries
• No payment or financial information

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

Cookies

We use cookies for analytics and advertising. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie consent banner, or by clearing cookies in your browser settings. For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

Your Rights Under California Law (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

• Right to Know: You may request what categories of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to Delete: You may request deletion of personal information we have collected.
• Right to Opt Out: You may opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA.
• Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To submit a CCPA request, email us at [email protected].

Do Not Sell My Personal Information

We do not sell personal information as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Our use of third-party analytics and advertising services involves the processing of certain information (such as cookies and browsing data) that may be considered a "sale" under CCPA's broad definition. You may opt out of these services by rejecting non-essential cookies via our cookie consent banner.

Your Rights Under UK/EU Law (GDPR)

If you are located in the UK or EU, you have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal data
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to object to processing

Our legal basis for processing: legitimate interest for basic site analytics; consent for advertising cookies and personalised ads. You may withdraw consent at any time via the cookie consent banner.

Data controller: Clear Hospital Costs. Contact: [email protected]

Data Retention

We do not store personal data on our servers. Analytics and advertising data is retained by Google according to their respective retention policies. Cloudflare security logs are retained according to Cloudflare's data retention policy.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or requests, email us at [email protected].

You can also review our Terms of Use and Cookie Policy for related information.