Privacy: what this site collects and what it doesn't

What this site does not do

• No ad trackers. There are no ad or social media pixels, such as those from Meta, TikTok or Google Ads. There is no screen recording and no chat box.
• No tracking cookies. Our pages set no cookies. Our code saves nothing in your browser's storage. Like any site, your browser may keep copies of our pages so they load faster.
• No forms. There is nothing to sign up for. This site never asks you to send us your name, income, health details or Social Security number.
• Nothing sold. We don't sell information about you. We don't share it for ads.
• No location. Our pages tell your browser to turn off location requests for this site. Pages about one state never guess where you are.

Who sees what when you visit

Every website needs a little data to work. Here is who gets what on this site.

Our visit counter shows us totals, not people. Cloudflare's security log can also show us a few visits, as explained below. FreedInsure gets more only if you email us, call FreedInsure or go to freedinsure.com.

Cloudflare, our web host

Cloudflare stores this site and sends each page to you. To do that, it gets your IP address (the number your device uses online), your browser type and the page you asked for. Every website works this way. Cloudflare also uses this data to protect the site from attacks. Cloudflare's privacy policy (cloudflare.com ↗) says it handles data like IP addresses for the sites it serves.

Sometimes Cloudflare's security tools check or block a visit that looks like an attack. Our Cloudflare account can then show us that visit's IP address and page. We use this only to keep the site safe.

Our own pages set no cookies. Cloudflare may set a security cookie to tell people apart from bots, for example after a quick check. Cloudflare says these cookies (developers.cloudflare.com ↗) are needed for its service. They are for security, not ads. We don't use them to count visits.

Cloudflare Web Analytics, our visit counter

We count visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics. It is the only analytics tool on this site. There is no Google Analytics. Cloudflare says (cloudflare.com ↗) this tool does not use cookies or local storage. It also says it does not "fingerprint" people by their IP address or browser. Cloudflare's notes (developers.cloudflare.com ↗) add that it does not track people from one site to the next.

What we see are totals, like these:

• How many times each page was viewed
• Which countries the visits came from
• The kinds of devices and browsers used
• Which other websites sent people here
• How fast our pages loaded

We can't see who you are, and we don't try to find out. Cloudflare's FAQ (developers.cloudflare.com ↗) says the tool does not log the part of a web address after a "?" mark. It also says site owners can see the past six months of data.

Google Fonts, the lettering

The letters on this site come from Google Fonts. To show them, your browser gets font files from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. Google says (fonts.google.com ↗) each request includes your IP address, your browser type and the page that wants the font. Our pages tell your browser to send only our site's name, not the page you are reading. Google says this service does not set or log cookies. It also says it does not use this data to build profiles or target ads.

Besides Cloudflare, Google Fonts is the only outside service your browser contacts while you read this site.

Tools that run in your browser

Some pages may have a tool, like a checker or a clinic finder. These tools run in your browser. What you type is not sent to us, saved or shared. That includes FreedInsure.

Some finders use a list of places. To show results, the page downloads the public list for the state you pick. That works like loading any page, so Cloudflare can see which state's list was loaded. Your ZIP code and anything else you type stay in your browser.

The copy and print buttons on our guides work only in your browser, too.

Your choices on this site

• Block outside services. You can use a content blocker to stop Google Fonts or our visit counter. The site still works. Your device's own fonts show instead.
• Turn off JavaScript. Our guides still work without it. Extras like the copy and print buttons, and any tools, need it.
• Delete Cloudflare's cookie. If Cloudflare set a security cookie, clear the cookies for freehealthinsurance.com in your browser's settings. You may see a quick check again on your next visit.

When you leave this site

Links to FreedInsure

FreedInsure LLC, a private insurance agency, publishes this guide. Some pages link to freedinsure.com. Those links add three tags to the web address:

• utm_source=freehealthinsurance.com says you came from this guide.
• utm_medium=referral says you got there by clicking a link.
• utm_campaign names the broad part of our site you came from, such as care, bills or coverage.

The tags never name a health condition, the page you read or anything you typed. These links also tell your browser to share only our site's name, not the page you were on. FreedInsure's privacy policy says its site collects tags like these. Once you click, its analytics and ad tools can see them.

Links to government and other sites

We link to many other sites, such as HealthCare.gov, state Medicaid agencies and clinic finders. Each one has its own privacy rules. Our pages tell your browser to share only that you came from freehealthinsurance.com, not which page you read. This browser setting (developer.mozilla.org ↗) is called a referrer policy.

Consumer health data

Some state laws protect "consumer health data." This means information that is tied to a person and shows something about their physical or mental health. Washington's My Health My Data Act is one of these laws. You can read it as RCW 19.373 (app.leg.wa.gov ↗). Under that law, it can include data that shows a person is looking for health care. Nevada has a similar law at NRS 603A.400 to 603A.550 (leg.state.nv.us ↗). So does Connecticut, in sections 42-515 and 42-526 (cga.ct.gov ↗) of its laws.

We built this site so that it doesn't collect consumer health data, as these laws define it. We don't ask for health details. We don't use ad trackers or tracking cookies. Our visit counts are totals that are not tied to you.

Like any web host, Cloudflare gets your IP address and the page you asked for, as explained above. We don't use that to learn who you are or what care you need. We don't sell it or share it for ads.

Washington's Attorney General explains that state's law in a plain-language FAQ (atg.wa.gov ↗).

If you email us

You can write to admin@freedinsure.com. FreedInsure LLC reads that inbox. When you email us, we get your email address and what you write. We use it to reply to you or to fix a mistake you tell us about. We don't sell it. FreedInsure's privacy policy also covers email you send to FreedInsure.

Please leave out medical details, Social Security numbers and other private facts. We don't need them to answer a question about this site.

By mail: FreedInsure LLC, 1151 Broad Street, Suite 301, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702.

How to protect your privacy when you look up health topics

These tips help on any website or app, not just this one.

• On a shared computer, use a private window. In Chrome this is called Incognito. Google says (support.google.com ↗) Chrome won't keep a record of the sites you visited after you close all Incognito windows. But it does not make you invisible. The sites you visit, and your school, job or internet provider, may still see what you do.
• Know what HIPAA covers. HIPAA is the federal health privacy law. It covers health plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. It also covers most doctors, clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and dentists. HHS says (hhs.gov ↗) many others who may have health facts about you don't have to follow it, such as life insurers and employers.
• Know what HIPAA doesn't cover. HHS says (hhs.gov ↗) HIPAA doesn't protect your internet searches or what you share online. In most cases, it also doesn't protect what you type into a health app for your own use.
• Limit tracking on your phone. In your phone's privacy settings, turn off location for apps that don't need it. On an iPhone, you can turn off "Allow Apps to Request to Track." On an Android phone, you can delete your advertising ID. HHS gives these steps on the same page.
• Read the privacy notice first. Before you type health details into a website or app, check what it collects and who it shares with.

If your health information is misused

Where you report it depends on who misused it.

A doctor, clinic, hospital or health plan

Most of these are covered by HIPAA. You can complain to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). HHS lists these steps (hhs.gov ↗):

1. Act within 180 days of when you learned about the problem. OCR may allow more time if you show a good reason.
2. Name who did it, such as the clinic or health plan.
3. Say what happened. Describe what they did, or failed to do, with your health information.
4. File it in writing. Use the online OCR Complaint Portal, or send it by mail, fax or email. HHS's complaint page (hhs.gov ↗) has the links.

The law says the doctor, clinic or plan can't punish you for filing. If they do, HHS says to tell OCR right away.

A health app or other company

In most cases, HIPAA doesn't protect what you share with apps and websites on your own. You can report a company's bad business practices to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov ↗. The FTC says it can't solve each person's report. It uses reports to look into companies and bring cases.

Changes to this page

If we change what this site collects, we will update this page first. The "Last reviewed" date at the top shows when we last checked it. Questions about this page can go to our contact page. To see how this site is paid for, read how we make money.