Effective Date: February 26, 2026
Last Updated: February 26, 2026
This California Privacy Rights Addendum supplements the IHM Holdings Privacy Policy and applies to residents of California. It describes how International Healthcare Media, LLC ("IHM," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal information of California residents, and the rights you have under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the "CCPA/CPRA," Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100–1798.199.100).
This notice applies to you if you are a natural person who resides in the State of California ("consumer" or "you"). It covers personal information we collect through our websites, services, events, and offline interactions. It does not apply to:
In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information from California consumers:
We collect the categories of personal information listed above from the following sources:
We use the personal information we collect for the following business and commercial purposes:
In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information to service providers for our business purposes:
IHM sells and shares personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA/CPRA. In the preceding 12 months, we have sold or shared the following categories of personal information with third parties (including advertisers, sponsors, marketing partners, and the DMD Healthcare Communications Network):
We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under the age of 16.
As a healthcare media company, IHM may process certain information that qualifies as "sensitive personal information" under the CPRA:
We use sensitive personal information only for the purposes authorized by the CPRA, including providing the services you requested, ensuring security and integrity, and short-term transient use. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes beyond those permitted by the CPRA, and we do not sell or share sensitive personal information.
You have the right to limit our use of your sensitive personal information. See "Your Rights" below.
We retain each category of personal information for the period reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described above, provide our services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. For specific retention periods, please see the Data Retention section of our main Privacy Policy.
As a California resident, you have the following rights:
You have the right to request that we disclose:
You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions under the CCPA/CPRA (for example, where the information is necessary to complete a transaction, detect security incidents, or comply with a legal obligation).
You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you, taking into account the nature and purposes of the processing.
You have the right to direct us to stop selling or sharing your personal information with third parties. To exercise this right:
You have the right to direct us to limit our use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information to only those purposes necessary to provide the services you have requested, or as otherwise authorized by the CPRA.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights. We will not deny you goods or services, charge different prices, provide a different quality of service, or suggest that you may receive a different price or quality of service because you exercised your rights.
You or your authorized agent may submit a request to exercise your rights using any of the following methods:
You may make a verifiable consumer request to know or delete up to two (2) times within a 12-month period.
To protect your privacy and security, we will take steps to verify your identity before responding to your request. Verification may include:
If we cannot verify your identity, we may not be able to fulfill your request.
You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. If an authorized agent submits a request, we may require:
In compliance with California Assembly Bill 45, which became effective January 1, 2026, IHM does not:
"Healthcare facility" includes hospitals, medical offices, mental health facilities, reproductive health clinics, substance abuse treatment centers, and other facilities as defined under AB 45.
From time to time, we may offer programs (such as newsletters, loyalty programs, or sweepstakes) where you receive content or other benefits in exchange for providing personal information. Participation in any such program is voluntary, and you may opt out at any time. The value of the personal information collected is reasonably related to the overall value of the benefit offered. Contact us for details about any active financial incentive programs.
As required by the CPRA, we will compile and disclose annual metrics regarding consumer requests received, complied with, and denied during the previous calendar year. These metrics will be made available by July 1 of each year and will include the number of requests to know, delete, correct, and opt out of sale/sharing.
If you have questions about this California Privacy Rights Addendum or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:
International Healthcare Media, LLC (IHM Holdings)
Attn: Privacy Team
Six Leigh Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
Email: dataprivacy@ihmholdings.com
Phone: (908) 505-8899
Online: Submit a Privacy Request
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