Security & Terms of Use

At BBA, we pride ourselves on taking Information Technology (IT) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security seriously.  

We have devoted considerable resources to achieve this goal and are committed to ensuring the utmost protection and privacy of you and your members Protected Health Information (PHI). 

When choosing BBA, you can rest assured that we are: 

  • Fully compliant with the HIPAA Standards for Privacy, Electronic Transactions and Security (including the HITECH Act and the Omnibus Rule of 2013) 
  • Fully compliant with SOC2 standards and regulations 
  • Implement policies, processes, and procedures designed to ensure compliance with Federal and State information security laws, regulations, and rules
  • Monitor ongoing compliance efforts and maintains various reporting mechanisms that are required by law or requested by our clients

 

Terms Of Use

USING THIS SITE CONFIRMS YOUR CONSENT AND AGREEMENT TO OUR WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, INCLUDING COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY MASSACHUSETTS BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS LLC D/B/A BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS (“BBA”), AS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Please read the following items. They describe the terms governing the use of this website as well as important information concerning privacy, security, and links to other sites. This information may be updated as we continue to expand the capabilities of our website. BBA may also make changes to the products described within the website. 

BBA makes this site available to provide general educational information about our company, its products, and health related issues, and to provide access to health-related resources. This site and its health-related information and resources are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or for the care that patients receive from their physicians. Nothing in this site is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before beginning any new treatment or if you have any questions regarding a medical condition. 

Some information is collected when you access this website. This information is not personally identifiable and is used only to help us improve the design of and access to the website. The collected information, such as the IP address, geographic location, and Internet Service Provider, is not used to solicit business or to provide addresses for direct marketing material. The only personal information collected from you will be such that you choose to provide.

BBA may change or modify the information, materials, and any other resources contained on or accessible through this site, or discontinue this site altogether, at any time, without notice. BBA may also modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting.  Accordingly, you agree to review this agreement periodically, and your continued use of this site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified agreement.  

 

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL BBA OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR VENDORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS WEBSITE OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO MAKE AVAILABLE ANY SUCH PRODUCTS, GOODS, OR SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

BBA and its suppliers and vendors will attempt to keep the information and resources available through this site timely and accurate, but makes no guarantees and disclaims any implied warranty or representation about its accuracy, relevance, timeliness, completeness, or appropriateness for a particular purpose.  

 

Copyright and Trademark

All materials on this server and this Internet site, including the site's design, layout, and organization, are owned and copyrighted by BBA, or its suppliers or vendors, and are protected by U.S. and international copyrights.

Only personal use of such materials is permitted for our members, which means that you may access, download, or print such materials for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notice from materials downloaded from this site or any site accessible through this site. BBA is an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

 

User Obligations

You may not use this Site in any manner that may: adversely affect this Site's resources or the availability of this Site to others; violate any local, state, national or international law; delete or revise any content on this Site; or, use this Site to harass any other person or to collect or store personal information about other visitors. If you have a unique user identifier and/or password to access secure areas, you are responsible for protecting the identifier and/or password and for any unauthorized use by others, with or without your permission.

Some parts of this Site that are non-secure and public may allow you to post, or to e-mail to BBA, materials or information ("Visitor Content"); or to access or use Visitor Content posted or e-mailed by other visitors to this Site. You grant us the unrestricted right to use or distribute, free of charge, any Visitor Content posted on this Site by you. You may not submit or post any material or information which is illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, or infringing of proprietary rights of any person or entity, or which contains software viruses, corrupted data, cancel bots, commercial solicitations, or mass mailings or any form of "spam". You may not use a false e-mail address to impersonate any person or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any material or information you submit or post.
BBA may review, remove or edit any Visitor Content at its discretion. BBA has no responsibility and assumes no liability for Visitor Content posted by you or by any other party.

You are responsible for all software and equipment necessary to access and use this Site, including all related expenses. In addition, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password or other security measure you use in connection with this Site, and agree to notify BBA immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or other security measure.

This site also includes links to other Internet sites. These links are provided as a convenience only. BBA does not endorse the products or any of the views expressed in these other sites. Nor does BBA warrant the accuracy of any of the information in these other sites. The sites are owned and controlled by other parties and each will have its own privacy and security policies, which may differ from those of BBA. Your access to and the use of any other Internet sites, including the information, services, products, and materials on them, is solely at your own risk.