Safety and Privacy on MPH

Hear from a mother about her concerns about sharing breast pumping sites:

“I'm a little worried about the privacy factor…personally I would rather tell people where I have already pumped instead of where I am pumping right now -- I feel like it would scare me to think that other people (weird, strange people) may come check on me or feel strange to know that other people know what I am doing and where I am doing it.” ~ Mom of 3

1. No one can see any user activity (both in the social forum or the check-in/location) on the site unless they're logged in to MomsPumpHere. 

2. You have the option to make your current check-in not known. The On-Location "Check-in" feature is done manually, so if you'd rather not let others know where you're nursing right "right now", simply do not Check-In.

3. If you do want other logged in moms to know where you're currently breastfeeding or pumping, then you may "Check-In" manually using the MomsPumpere mobile site.

4. All users are approved through a vetting process after creating an account. Approved profiles are vetted within 24 hours. Vetting includes review of users name, address, or social media if listed in their profiles. We want moms to feel as safe as possible on MomsPumHere.

5.Privacy and data protection

5.1Your right to privacy is important to us. The following terms are provided to explain how we collect and use information about you so that you can make an informed choice about using the Website.

5.2 Data protection

5.2.1 MPH is keen to strike a fair balance between your personal privacy and ensuring that you obtain full value from the products and services it provides, while ensuring that it complies with all protection the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)  of 1998 ('the Act') affords to you. MPH will hold your personal data securely in accordance with the Act, under which it is fully registered.

5.2.2 The main purpose of the Act is to contain the possible threat to individuals from the misuse of personal data relating to them held in manual records or on computing equipment. MPH complies with all requirements of the law on protection of personal data held on computer or in manual records. The same requirements apply to any records held by individual students about identifiable living individuals.

5.3 Collection and use of personal data

5.3.1 Personal data is not stored nor captured through the Website without the prior knowledge and consent of Users. Moms Pump Here DOES NOT sell your personal data. Where personal information is captured (eg through web-based forms for feedback, registration, requests, etc), the User will be informed as to what personal information is being collected, who will use it, and for what purpose(s) it will be used.

5.3.2 Any personal data that you give us will be treated with the utmost care and security. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as it is still used for the purpose stated when originally requested.

5.3.3 MPH is keen to strike a fair balance between your personal privacy and ensuring that you obtain full value from the products and services it provides, while ensuring that it complies with all protection the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)  of 1998  ('the Act') affords to you. MPH will hold your personal data securely in accordance with the Act, under which it is fully registered.

5.3.4 Should you request that we amend or suppress records containing your personal data, we will endeavor to do so as promptly as practical. However, you may receive communications for a transitional period while we process your records.

5.4 Cookies

5.4.1 This Website uses cookies - a small piece of information stored on your computer in the form of a file - where strictly necessary for the purposes of making the Website work, for monitoring performance or facilitating functionality.

5.4.2 You may refuse the use of cookies by adjusting the settings of your web browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.

5.4.3 By using this Website, you consent to the use of cookies and use of the data they provide.

5.5 Log files

5.5.1 Continuous logs are kept of requests received by the Website's web servers as it is accessed. These logs are used to analyze usage of the Website.

5.5.2 Each log entry includes the internet protocol (IP) address of the client used (typically, though not necessarily, the IP address of the personal computer (PC) used), the type of client used (typically, though not necessarily, the type and version of web browser used), the URL of the page (or object) requested, the URL of the previous page (or object) requested (known as the 'referrer' and could relate to this Website or another), and the reference number stored in a cookie created by the Website (if one exists). MPH logs additionally contain the username used to access restricted areas of the Website. This username is not collected by nor shared with Bing or Google Inc.

5.5.3 MPH is only able to link log entries to individuals where it holds personal data that can be associated with log entries using IP address, username, or reference number from cookies. This is only possible in relation to Users connected directly to the MPH network (ie using an MPH IP address) and Users using an MPH account (ie using an MPH username). We will only use this information to identify you where we are required to by law or where we suspect that there has been a breach of the law or of these Terms of use.

6.0 User names and passwords

6.1 You are solely responsible in all respects for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of any username and passwords that may be given to you or selected by you for use on our Website. You may not share these with or transfer them to any third parties.

6.2 You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of them or any other breach of security regarding our Website that comes to your attention.

7.0 Advertisements

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