This Electronic Signature Data Privacy Notice is for members who are requested to sign contracts, forms and/or other related documents through DocuSign and/or other tools electronically by Blue Cross Blue Shield Global SolutionsSM (“BCBS Global Solutions”).
Definitions: “You” means the Signor that is consenting to this Electronic Signature Data Privacy Notice. “Electronic Signature” means a digitized image of your handwritten signature or initials. “Sign” means applying your signature or initials.
Purpose: Personal data of members gathered while electronically signing a document is processed for the purposes of business execution, in particular for the conclusion and execution of agreements and forms or for a related secondary purpose such as to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. In all cases the personal data is processed in accordance with the BCBS Global Solutions Privacy Policy and on the BCBS Global Solutions website in your location, in local languages as appropriate.
BCBS Global Solutions utilizes the DocuSign application (“DocuSign”) and other applications to enable contracts, forms and notices to be signed, provided to and shared with third party suppliers and business partners electronically.
In utilizing DocuSign and other electronic signature applications, employees of BCBS Global Solutions and those third party suppliers, business partners with whom BCBS Global Solutions does business may provide limited personal data for the purpose of:
- Execution and in particular for the conclusion and execution of certain forms and agreements between BCBS Global Solutions and members, suppliers and business partners
- For compliance with legal or regulatory requirements including litigation and defense of claims; and
- for the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud
What Types of personal data do we process in the context of DocuSign?
- Name
- Title
- Email address
- Mailing Address
- IP address
- Signature
Who has access to your data?
Your personal data may be disclosed to affiliates of BCBS Global Solutions and/or authorized third party companies involved in the provision of services to BCBS Global Solutions (such as DocuSign Inc and cloud service providers for example) including service providers located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) but in all cases only for the purposes mentioned above. Such transfers shall take place with adequate levels of protection in order to safeguard your personal data and in accordance with the requirements of applicable data privacy laws.
Intent to Use Electronic Signatures: You intend that the Electronic Signature is your valid signature/initials. You agree that the signed electronic signature document(s) will be as enforceable as the paper document(s) that you sign or initial with handwritten ink. You agree that before you consented to this Electronic Signature Data Privacy Notice or any document(s) in the transaction, BCBS Global Solutions explained the following to you:
- You will use the electronic signature tool, DocuSign, that BCBS Global Solutions will provide to create your Electronic Signature
- After you add your Electronic Signature, the document(s) will show your Electronic Signature and a date stamp with the date of the Electronic Signature.
Electronic Signature Procedure: You agree that before you consented to this Electronic Signature Data Privacy Notice, BCBS Global Solutions followed the following Electronic Signature Procedure:
- You reviewed a completed but unsigned copy of the documents listed.
- After you reviewed the document listed you agree (i) you reviewed and understand the document(s), (ii) are ready to sign the document, and (iii) intend that the Electronic Signature that will be added to the document will be as effective as your signature.
- This Electronic Signature Data Privacy Notice is only effective for the documents that are a part of this transaction.
- You may withdraw your consent to sign with Electronic Signatures at any time before you sign the electronic device for this transaction.
Consent: By clicking “Yes”, you agree that you will sign the document(s) with an Electronic Signature and that you agree to the terms in this Electronic Signature Data Privacy Notice on today’s date.
Your Rights: You have a right to access your personal data to ensure it is accurate, and to request that it is rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed if it is accurate.
To make any request relating to your data held by BCBS Global Solutions, including a request for your data to be deleted please contact privacy@bcbsglobalsolutions.com.
Questions:
If you have questions about how your personal data is used please refer to the BCBS Global Solutions Privacy Notice or contact privacy@bcbsglobalsolutions.com.