At The Surrogacy Co. we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website or use our service and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.

Please read this policy carefully to understand out policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, you may choose not to use our website or service.

What information do we collect?

We may collect information from you in the following instances.

• Education: When you fill out a form requesting more information regarding services we provide, we request some basic contact information about you and your partner such as name, phone number, and email address so that we can follow up on your request.

• Screening: When you request a consultation so that you can find out more about our services, and we can evaluate your eligibility for our services, we request additional information from you through our online form, including not only contact information, but also additional information regarding your health, employment, insurance, and other information that is needed for us to assess your qualifications and experience.

• Supporting: When we agree to work together, we will request additional information from you as is necessary to facilitate the health, legal, insurance and other services as we support you in your journey as a prospective parent, or surrogate.

When registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. You may, however, visit our website anonymously to peruse any of the information that we make publicly available.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

To educate you about out services, we may use the information we collect:

• To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)

• To improve the information we provide on our website (we make improvements based on the feedback we receive from you)

• To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)

• To send periodic emails

The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

When you participate in our screening and evaluation process, we use the additional information you provide to verify your identity and to evaluate your eligibility for our service.

When we agree that you will use our services to support you in your journey, we use the additional information that you provide us, as well as the agreements that you sign with us to allow us to perform or facilitate the health, legal, insurance and other services for you the service.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We only share your data with your permission, and only with third parties essential to your surrogacy journey:

• Medical Professionals: IVF clinics, OB/GYNs, and laboratories.

• Legal & Financial Partners: Specialized surrogacy attorneys and third-party escrow management companies.

• Service Providers: Background check agencies and psychological evaluators.

• Legal Requirements: When required by law, subpoena, or to protect the safety and rights of the parties involved.

HIPAA

While many surrogacy agencies are not "Covered Entities" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the same way a hospital or medical provider is, The Surrogacy Co. voluntarily adheres to the spirit of HIPAA privacy standards to ensure your health information is treated with the highest level of confidentiality.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.