Privacy Policy & Personal Data Protection
TB MED & Vitamin Supplies LLC • Houston, Texas, USA
Compliance with the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA - Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 541) and U.S. Federal Standards.
1. Identity and Contact Information
This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information collected, processed, and maintained by:
- Entity: TB MED & Vitamin Supplies LLC
- Structure: Limited Liability Company organized under the laws of the State of Texas
- Principal Office: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States
- Designated Privacy Email: info@tbmedsupplies.com
- Phone: +1 (800) 555-0199
2. Categories of Personal Data We Collect
We adhere strictly to the principle of data minimization. We only collect personal information that is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary for our B2B medical supply, distribution, and corporate operations:
Provided Directly by You
- Contact Identifiers: Full name, professional title, corporate email address, institution/company name, and phone number.
- Business Communications: Information provided when requesting price quotes, clinical catalog sheets, corporate dossiers, or partnership inquiries.
Automatically Collected (Technical)
- Device & Network Identifiers: Truncated IP address, browser type and version, language preference, and operating system.
- Security Telemetry: Log timestamps, request headers, and session tokens utilized solely to mitigate brute-force cyberattacks, DDoS, and fraudulent submissions.
3. Purposes of Data Processing
We process personal data solely for reasonable business purposes, including:
- Fulfilling corporate requests, price quotes, and distribution contracts.
- Facilitating the secure delivery of technical product datasheets and our Corporate Dossier.
- Complying with federal and state healthcare distribution regulations and record-keeping mandates.
- Safeguarding our technical infrastructure through active cybersecurity defenses, intrusion detection, and anti-spam verification.
4. Explicit Statement on Sale and Sharing of Data
We Do Not Sell Personal Data: In accordance with Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 541.055, TB MED & Vitamin Supplies LLC has never sold, does not sell, and will not sell consumer personal data or sensitive data to third parties or data brokers for monetary or other valuable consideration.
No Targeted Profiling: We do not engage in targeted advertising, behavioral profiling, or automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning consumers.
5. Your Rights Under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA)
If you are a consumer residing in Texas (or eligible jurisdictions in the United States), you are entitled to the following statutory rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Confirm and Access: You have the right to confirm whether TB MED is processing your personal data and to access such data.
- Right to Correct: You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data, taking into account the nature of the data and processing purposes.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal data provided by or obtained about you.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain a digital copy of the personal data you previously provided to us in a portable, readily usable format.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for purposes of targeted advertising, data sales, or profiling.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not deny goods, charge different prices, or provide a different level of quality for exercising your statutory privacy rights.
How to Exercise Your Rights (Response within 45 Days)
To submit an authenticated consumer request, please contact our Compliance Officer at info@tbmedsupplies.com with the subject line "Texas TDPSA Privacy Request".
Pursuant to Texas law, we will respond to verified requests within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt. If reasonably necessary, this period may be extended once by an additional 45 days, in which case you will receive timely written notification explaining the reason for extension.
Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action regarding your request, we will inform you without undue delay, including our legal justification. You have the right to appeal our determination within thirty (30) days by replying to our decision. If your appeal is denied, you may contact the Office of the Texas Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division.
6. Cybersecurity Safeguards & Technical Measures
Pursuant to Texas Business & Commerce Code § 521.053 and Chapter 541, TB MED & Vitamin Supplies LLC implements and maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the volume and nature of personal data:
- Encryption in Transit: Mandatory HTTPS enforcement with TLS 1.3 cryptographic protocols across all pages and endpoints.
- Database Security: Parameterized PDO queries and prepared statements preventing SQL injection attacks.
- Access Control: Strict credential management, isolated production databases, and role-based access limitation.
- Hardened HTTP Headers: Implementation of Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and restricted Permissions-Policy.
- Anti-Abuse Controls: Invisible honeypot mechanisms and rate limiting preventing automated credential stuffing and form scraping.
- Incident Response: Documented data breach response protocols meeting statutory Texas notification guidelines without unreasonable delay.
7. Healthcare Notice (HIPAA & B2B Boundary)
TB MED & Vitamin Supplies LLC is an international commercial supplier and distributor of medical devices, vitamins, and healthcare commodities. This public portal is designed for B2B engagement. Please do not submit Protected Health Information (PHI), clinical patient charts, or medical records through public web forms. If your organization requires a formal Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for dedicated procurement channels, please contact our legal counsel directly.
8. Children's Online Privacy (COPPA Compliance)
Our website and commercial services are directed exclusively to professional entities and individuals aged 18 or older. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13) in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If we learn that such data has been collected without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete it.
9. Contact for Privacy Inquiries
For questions or formal inquiries regarding our data handling or cybersecurity practices:
TB MED & Vitamin Supplies LLC
Attn: Data Privacy & Compliance Team
Houston, Texas, USA
Email: info@tbmedsupplies.com
Telephone: +1 (800) 555-0199