Effective Date: July 1, 2025
Last Updated: March 13, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how autismparentresources.org (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects the personal information of visitors and users of our website, as well as our practices regarding healthcare provider directory data.
We collect personal information from you in the following ways:
Email Subscription: When you subscribe to our updates, we collect your email address.
Contact Form: When you use our contact form, we collect your first name, last name, email address, and any information you include in your message.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website. We use these for functional purposes and for analytical purposes.
Automatically Collected Information: We use third-party services, such as Google Analytics and Cloudflare, to collect certain information automatically, including your IP address, browser type, and pages visited.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Send Updates: To send you updates and information you have subscribed to.
To Respond to Your Inquiries: To respond to messages sent via our contact form.
To Improve Our Website: To analyze website traffic and user behavior.
To Maintain Security: To protect our website and users from malicious activity.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers, including:
Analytics Providers: Google Analytics.
Email Marketing Services: Mailchimp or Hostinger Reach.
Security Services: Cloudflare and Google reCAPTCHA.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.
Our website contains a link to a separate, third-party merchandise website, https://quietloudcreations.com. This Privacy Policy applies only to autismparentresources.org. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.
To provide users with up-to-date resources for special needs support, our platform utilizes public-facing FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) APIs and Provider Directories from insurance carriers (e.g., UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Aetna, Cigna).
Purpose: This data is used to help users verify healthcare provider locations and network participation.
Accuracy: While we attempt to synchronize this data regularly to ensure accuracy, we are not responsible for inaccuracies in the carriers’ underlying data. Users are encouraged to verify coverage with their insurance member services.
Data Integrity: We do not modify the insurance status records retrieved from these APIs.
We commit to notifying our users of any material changes to our privacy practices or our data handling of insurance provider information. We will provide updates by:
Updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
Posting a prominent notice banner on our website for significant changes.
You have the option to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers allow you to modify settings to decline cookies. We use a cookies consent plugin to help you manage these preferences.
You have the right to unsubscribe from our email list at any time via the link in our emails. You can also contact us at [email protected] to request the deletion of your personal information.
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. We use SSL encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our website. Furthermore, we employ strict access controls for all API keys and infrastructure credentials, which are stored in secure environment variables and never hardcoded.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Email: [email protected]