The purpose of the Moving Up smartphone application suite is to provide users with a tailored, multifaceted mobile tool to manage various aspects of their health and wellness, with primary focus on healthy physical activity engagement.
To sign up, please Send Mail and we will review your request.
For help with the USC Moving Up app or other support requests, please contact us at movingup-support@googlegroups.com.
The Moving Up smartphone application (the “App”) is the property of The University of Southern California (the “University”) and an extension of the Moving Up study (the “Study”). This App is provided by the University at no cost. The App requires a unique login identifier and password in order to activate and trigger data collection and intended functionalities. A unique login identifier and password may be obtained by emailing movingup-support@googlegroups.com and making a request.
This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decides to use our App.
If you choose to use our App, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. As an extension of the Study, a participant must first read and sign the informed consent provided by the Study team. The Personal Information that we collect is used for the Study, as well as providing information to improve the App and in the requirements of the App’s function. Absence of a signed informed consent form means the Personal Information that we collect will not be used for the Study, but may continue to be used to help improve the App and in the requirements of the App’s function. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Informed Consent, which is accessible through the Study unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy. As outlined in the informed consent, all data and records of Study participants will be kept confidential at all times and maintained on a secured data server (DERIVA). Any personally identifying information from the Study will be deleted by authorized personnel to protect your identity.
Users of the App not participating in the Study will follow the same agreement as the above paragraph, but no data or records will be included in the Study information.
For the purposes of the Study, while using our App, data will be collected and transmitted by this App, accessible only by authorized research personnel. These data include (but are not limited to): usage behaviors such as frequency of opening the app, pages viewed, tasks completed; physical activity behaviors such as daily steps; changes made to the user profile and goals; responses provided to tasks and surveys. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy. Data is stored on the DERIVA data management platform developed by the University of Southern California.
Uninstalling the App will cease data collection and deactivate your account. Most features within the App will become non-functional.
We want to inform you that whenever you use our App, in a case of an error in the App we collect data and information (through third party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our App, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.
This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
We want to inform users of this App that these third parties have access to your Personal Information as allowed only by the agreements in the Informed Consent. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose. For users participating in the Study, third-party companies or individuals do not have access to the data collected unless they are directly affiliated with the Study personnel and have completed all necessary privacy and ethics.
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
This App does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at 949-829-2669 or by email at staceyuscotlab@gmail.com.
Updated: 8/31/2019
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