Privacy
Policy
This policy explains what information Advocate Health Plans collects, how we use it, and the rights you have over your personal data. We’re committed to transparency and your privacy.
📋 Contents of This Policy
Section 01
Who We Are
Our website is Advocate Health Plans, located at https://advocatehealthplans.com. We provide educational information about health insurance options to help individuals and families make informed decisions about coverage.
This website is operated in the United States. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please see the Contact section at the bottom of this page.
Section 02
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
| Data Collected | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Name & Email | Display with comment; identify returning commenters | Indefinitely (unless deletion requested) |
| IP Address | Spam detection and abuse prevention | Retained with comment metadata |
| Browser User Agent | Spam detection | Retained with comment metadata |
| Gravatar Hash | Display profile picture if you use Gravatar | Not stored on our servers |
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Section 03
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Section 04
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. This website uses cookies for the following purposes:
| Cookie Type | When Set | Duration | Contains Personal Data? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comment preference | When you opt-in to saving your details after leaving a comment | 1 year | Yes (name, email, website) |
| Browser capability test | When you visit the login page | Discarded when browser closes | No |
| Login cookies | When you log in | 2 days (or 2 weeks with “Remember Me”) | Yes (login token) |
| Screen display options | When you log in and adjust display settings | 1 year | No |
| Article edit cookie | When you edit or publish an article | 1 day | No (only post ID) |
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These allow you to avoid re-entering your details the next time you comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you log in, we will set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on this website.
Section 05
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, and articles from third-party websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.
These external websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed additional third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with the embedded content
- Track your interaction if you are logged into their platform
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party platforms whose embedded content you interact with on this site.
Section 06
Affiliate Links & Third-Party Tracking
Some pages on this website contain affiliate links — links to third-party products and services through which we may earn a commission if you make a purchase or complete a desired action. These include but are not limited to:
- Amazon Associates: Product links to Amazon.com. Amazon uses cookies to track referrals. Review Amazon’s Privacy Notice.
- Awin / MyPhysicianPlan: Sponsored insurance-related service links through the Awin affiliate network. Awin uses tracking cookies. Review Awin’s Privacy Policy.
Clicking affiliate links may result in cookies being placed on your device by the affiliate network or advertiser. We do not control these third-party cookies. Affiliate commissions help support the operation of this free educational resource and do not influence our editorial content or plan comparisons.
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Section 07
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes. Data may be shared in the following limited circumstances:
- Password reset requests: Your IP address will be included in the reset email sent to you.
- Spam detection services: Visitor comment data (including email, IP address, and user agent) may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Gravatar: A hashed version of your email may be sent to Gravatar to retrieve your profile picture if you use the Gravatar service.
- Affiliate networks: When you click affiliate links, your activity may be tracked by third-party affiliate platforms as described in Section 06.
- Legal compliance: We may disclose data if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
We do not share personal data with health insurance companies, advertisers, or data brokers. Our educational content is independent and unsponsored except where explicitly labeled.
Section 08
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Specific retention periods:
- Comments: Comment content and metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
- Registered user profiles: Personal information provided in a user profile is stored for as long as the account is active. Users may request deletion of their account and associated data at any time.
- Quote request form data: If you submit our health insurance quote request form, the data provided is used only to match you with available plans. We do not retain this data beyond what is needed to process your request.
- Cookies: Cookie duration varies by type, as detailed in Section 04.
Section 09
Your Rights Over Your Data
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding the personal data we hold about you. These include:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data. This does not include data we are legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Right to portability: You can request an exported file of your personal data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of all personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you — subject to any legal retention obligations.
All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information from their account profile at any time (except usernames cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Section 10
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Comment data, including IP addresses, is processed by our hosting infrastructure and spam detection tools, which may be located in the United States or other countries.
If you click affiliate links, your activity data is transmitted to third-party affiliate networks (such as Awin) which may process data in various countries. Please review the respective third-party privacy policies for information about international data transfers.
This website is operated from and primarily serves users in the United States. By using this site, you consent to the processing of your information in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.
Section 11
Contact & Data Requests
To exercise any of your data rights, report a privacy concern, or request information about how we handle your data, please contact us via our website:
Website: advocatehealthplans.com
We will respond to all valid data requests within 30 days. If your request is complex, we may extend this period by an additional 60 days with prior notification.
If you are unsatisfied with our response to a privacy concern, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (for EU residents, your national supervisory authority under GDPR).
Updates
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
This privacy policy was last updated in March 2026 and applies to advocatehealthplans.com.
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