Weber-Morgan Health Department: Personal Data Request Notice
The Weber-Morgan Health Department (WMHD) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently. Below is a summary of the personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
What is Personal Data?
The Utah Government Data Privacy Act defines “Personal Data” as “information that is linked or can be reasonably linked to an identified individual or an identifiable individual.”
What Personal Data do we collect?
The WMHD collects name, age, phone number, home address, email address, date of birth, banking information, credit card information, social security number, gender/sex, city of residence, and similar or related information, which may include information for your family or next of kin.
Why do we collect this data?
The WMHD collects this data in order to coordinate a wide range of WMHD services such as business permits, immunization and other health records, provision of and payment for services rendered and other financial programs (including financial assistance for some individuals, and including compliance with requirements for receiving funding from the state and federal governments and other sources), payment of the WMHD’s vendors, volunteer and intern enrollment, enrollment in youth and community programs, to reach individuals for necessary feedback through occasional survey requests, emergency alerts, to notify of available trainings, other types of WMHD provided licenses, amenities, and facility usage.
Who do we share your data with?
The WMHD may share your personal data with other WMHD divisions, State and Federal partners, agencies with whom the department has an agreement or contract, in the discovery process for legal cases, and occasionally with contracted third-party software vendors such as NextGen and Alchemer. (Nextgen and Alchemer privacy policies ). Volunteers’ names (specifically for MRC volunteers) may be shared with other government agencies at the discretion of the volunteer.
How do we protect your data?
In compliance with state law (including, but not limited to, the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) and the Utah Government Data Privacy Act), Federal law (including, but not limited to, HIPAA), and other relevant federal, state, and local laws, the WMHD maintains records that include personal data and disseminates only the information that is required or allowed to be disseminated under applicable law and redacts information required to be withheld from the general public. Additionally, the WMHD follows retention laws regarding storing and destruction of documents. Hard copies of records are kept secure in employee-only areas and secured further in locked cabinets or drawers. Electronic data is protected in accordance with best practices and applicable law.
Your rights.
You can contact the WMHD to carry out your rights by contacting the specific department requesting your data, by calling the WMHD’s main line at (801) 399-7100, or by submitting a feedback form at Customer Feedback.
- Access: You can request to see the data we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that we correct or amend any inaccuracies in your data.
- Deletion: You can ask us to delete your data under certain conditions.
- Refusal: An individual’s refusal to provide personal data may result in an inability to participate in services such as vital records and other amenities or programming offered by the WMHD. Please speak with the specific department requesting the personal data should you have concerns about providing your personal data.
For more detailed information, see WMHD Privacy Notice to view our Privacy Notice. For additional questions, contact WMHD by emailing Customer Feedback or by calling (801) 399-7100.