The Black Men's Brain Health (BMBH) Registry considers the protection of your privacy to be one of our most important responsibilities. The following safeguards have been set up to protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information:

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Control of contact information

You can control what information is in your profile. You may change your contact information at any time. Only you can add, change or delete information in your profile. You may also withdraw your consent to be a part of the BMBH Registry at any time.

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Password-protected data

Your data is secure in the Ripple Science database [Contact Amanda for more on this]

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Electronic security

The BMBH Registry follows the security guidelines of the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). All data are transmitted, stored and processed in a secure environment.

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Adherence to the HIPAA Privacy Rule

No one besides the Black Men's Brain Health Registry staff will have access to your contact and health information. The BMBH Registry staff will never share your personal health information with any individual or organization without your explicit permission. Your personal health information includes your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number and date of birth.

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Protection against involuntary disclosure of your information

The BMBH Registry staff holds a Certificate of Confidentiality, which is issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to protect the privacy of research participants. Under the terms of the Certificate of Confidentiality, The BMBH Registry staff cannot be compelled to disclose information that may identify you, even if ordered by a court subpoena, in any federal, state or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative or other proceedings. The only circumstance in which the Brain Health Registry would disclose your information without your permission would be to prevent injury or death to yourself or others.

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Disclosure of your information by you or others

Please note that a Certificate of Confidentiality does not prevent you or a member of your family from voluntarily releasing information about yourself or your involvement in the BMBH Registry. If an insurer, employer, or other person obtains your written consent to receive your personal information, then The Brain Health Registry staff may not use the Certificate of Confidentiality to withhold that information. Finally, the Certificate may not be used to withhold information from the federal government needed for auditing or evaluating federally funded projects or information needed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).