Privacy Policy

Information we collect

• Information you give us. When you fill out the screening form, we collect your name, phone number, email address, and your answers to the eligibility questions (for example, about COPD flare-ups and whether you have been diagnosed with asthma).
• Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we automatically receive your IP address, device and browser type, the pages you view, and how you reached our site (including advertising click identifiers such as those from Google and Meta). We use cookies and similar technologies for this.
• Approximate location. We may estimate your city, state, and ZIP code from your IP address to help our team follow up and to measure advertising.

How we use your information

• To contact you by phone, text, or email about this study and, if you ask, future studies.
• To review whether you may be eligible and to schedule a screening visit.
• To operate, secure, and improve this site, and to measure and improve our advertising.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

Calls and text messages

When you submit the form, you agree that we may call or text you at the number you provide about this and future studies. Consent is not required to take part in any study. Message and data rates may apply, and message frequency varies. You can reply STOP at any time to opt out of text messages, or tell our team to stop contacting you.

How we share your information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only as described here:

• Service providers who help us run this site and contact you, such as our customer-relationship management (CRM) and communications platforms, under agreements that limit how they may use your information.
• Advertising and analytics partners such as Google and Meta, which help us measure and improve our ads. Information shared for ad measurement is hashed or otherwise limited where feasible.
• The study team and sponsor’s research partners as needed to determine eligibility and conduct the study.
• Legal and safety reasons, when required by law or to protect rights and safety.

Cookies and tracking

We use cookies and tags including Google Tag Manager, the Meta Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity to understand how the site is used and to measure advertising. Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies in their settings; some features may not work properly if you do.

Health information

The eligibility answers you provide here are collected to pre-screen you for the study and are handled with care. Information collected during the study itself is governed by the informed consent form you sign and by Access Research Institute’s Notice of Privacy Practices under applicable health-privacy laws.

Data retention and security

We keep your information for as long as needed for the purposes above and as required by law, then dispose of it securely. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect it, though no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Your choices

• Ask us to stop contacting you, or reply STOP to text messages.
• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of the information we hold about you, subject to legal and research-record requirements.

To make a request, contact us using the details below.

Children’s privacy

This site and study are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above.

Contact us

Access Research Institute
11373 Cortez Blvd Building C, Suite 200
Brooksville, FL 34613
(352) 667-7237