Network Health Systems®
Privacy Statement


I. General

Confidentiality is a primary concern of Network Health Systems® (NHS). This Privacy Statement outlines the information we collect, steps we will take to protect your information and how we will use the information provided to us. When you enter your personal information in our Assessment form, we take your privacy concerns quite seriously, and we take every reasonable effort to protect that information.

Please note, the privacy practices described in the Privacy Statement apply only to our website. If you link to other sites, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.

II. Information Collected

The only information we collect is the information you provide to us through the use of the Network Health Systems’ (NHS) Health Risk Assessment. We do not use “cookies” in any way to identify information about you. Cookies are used inside the assessment specifically tied to the machine, not the user ID and are used to track the user ID’s. This keeps you on track in the assessment itself. Personal information is not stored. Cookie is stored temporarily only – for 20 minutes of inaction or when you log out, if sooner. 

In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of internet browser or computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site. In addition, when you view one of our websites (or sponsors’ information), we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a “cookie” or similar file and will help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor our website (or sponsors’ information) to better match your interests and preferences. Most internet browsers enable you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instruction or help screen to learn more about these functions.

III. Security Measures Taken

When you enter your personal information in our Assessment form, we take your privacy concerns quite seriously. We are committed to keeping secure the information you provide to us and take every reasonable precaution to protect your information from loss, misuse or alteration.

Your personal information will not be provided to your employer, your insurer, or anyone else without your expressed authorized permission.


The confidential information that you enter into the Network Health Systems’ (NHS) Health Risk Assessment remains absolutely private. Your information cannot be accessed by any outside party and is protected by your confidential user name and password.

Confidential information communicated to our servers is encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) state-of–the-art technology. SSL is the industry standard for secure communication over the Web. 

All credit card or banking transactions also use Verisign® and Cybercash® technology to assure confidentiality and security.

All data used is stored behind a secure firewall. 

We carefully control access to confidential information. NHS staff members generally do not have any, or need to, access your information as this is all done technologically. NHS staff members who do have access to your information are required to keep this information confidential and are not permitted to use this information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for NHS. Additionally, we have carefully screened these members and have trained them in the legal nature and medical ethics involved in dealing with this information.

IV. Use of Information

  1. We use your information to process your individual and confidential report. Your personal and unique user name and password are the only access to your data. If YOU choose to use your Social Security number in order for you to track year by year progress, that may be used and is controlled by YOU. That is still NOT available to your employer or health insurer, etc. without your express written permission. This report is valuable to you because of the information it provides to you.
  2. You may be able to receive targeted newsletters or e-mails directly from NHS that provide you with on-going information about education, programs, and other items of benefit. These will be available only to you by using your user name and password. Other information about new sites and benefits to our Web site will be available to you as well. In addition, Network Health Systems may, from time to time, use information you provide as a way to target information regarding products and services that might be of benefit to you. This will always come directly from NHS and from no other third party.
  3. Aggregate, anonymous, and generic (No names or any recognizable criteria) data and statistical information is compiled by Network Health Systems for your sponsoring Organization to help them better understand the global risk in the Organization’s population pool. 
    Our goal is to not provide any reports that would enable an employer or anyone else to be able to recognize any individual within the Organization. We do review all reports prior to disposition to Organization to assure that no identifiable information is included.
  4. This information can then be used to help offer programs that could benefit you toward your path to a healthier lifestyle.
  5. Network Health Systems accepts no responsibility for any misuse of this information or for any third parties that may secure this information from you or for you.

We do not sell or provide names or mailing lists, nor do we provide your name or address to anyone for any marketing or research purposes.

V. Advertisements

Other companies, which place advertising on our site, may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising or content. We do not control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers or content providers directly if you have any questions about their use of this information.


Please contact us at nhsinfo@aol.com for any questions or concerns you may have.