1. Information We Collect
InvestigatorX may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Age or date-of-birth information
- City, state or ZIP code
- Height and weight
- Calculated body mass index (BMI)
- Information about medications
- Information about health conditions
- Responses to clinical-research pre-screening questions
- Research opportunities in which you express interest
- Referral-source information
- Communications and referral information associated with your use of InvestigatorX
When a referral is submitted by someone other than the patient, we may also collect the referring person's name, organization, role, contact information and relationship to the patient.
We may collect limited technical information necessary to operate, protect and improve the website, such as browser type, device information, IP address and security logs.
2. Why We Collect Information
InvestigatorX may use information to:
- Operate the InvestigatorX service
- Respond to requests
- Contact individuals who request information about clinical research
- Conduct preliminary clinical-research pre-screening
- Identify potential research opportunities
- Identify participating research sites that may be relevant
- Facilitate referrals requested or authorized by patients
- Communicate with referring healthcare professionals or other authorized referral sources
- Maintain records of permissions and referrals
- Protect the security and integrity of InvestigatorX
- Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and recordkeeping requirements
3. Clinical-Trial Eligibility
InvestigatorX does not determine whether a person is eligible for a clinical trial.
Information submitted through InvestigatorX may be used to identify research opportunities that appear potentially relevant.
Final screening, eligibility, informed consent and enrollment decisions are made by the research site conducting the clinical study.
5. Service Providers
InvestigatorX may use technology and service providers to host, secure, maintain and support the service. Service providers may process information only as necessary to provide services to InvestigatorX and subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.
6. Data Security
InvestigatorX uses administrative, technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure.
No method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
7. Data Retention
InvestigatorX retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and to satisfy applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and recordkeeping requirements.
8. Your Choices
You may choose not to submit a referral, complete a pre-screen or request a research-site referral.
You may ask InvestigatorX to stop contacting you.
You may also contact us with a request concerning your personal information. Certain information may need to be retained when required by law, regulation, contractual obligations or legitimate recordkeeping requirements.
You can also use our privacy request form.
9. Clinical Research Sites and Other Organizations
Research sites, investigators, healthcare providers and study sponsors may maintain their own privacy practices and legal obligations.
When information is transferred to another organization at your request or with your authorization, that organization's privacy practices may apply to its subsequent handling of the information.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The current version and effective date will be posted on this page.