It is the mission of HHS to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS fulfills that mission by providing effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services. HHS recognizes the importance of protecting the personally identifiable information (PII) entrusted to us by millions of members of public and employees alike, and has built a robust privacy program to safeguard this information and ensure that HHS upholds Americans' privacy rights.
The Privacy Act
Learn how HHS processes Privacy Act requests and protects records about you.
How to Make a Privacy Act Request
Submit a request to access, correct, or learn about records HHS keeps about you.
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
Learn how HHS protects your personal information through Privacy Impact Assessments.
HHS Privacy Policies
Find information about HHS privacy policies, including cybersecurity and information security resources.
Health Information Privacy
Understand health information privacy and your rights under HIPAA to protect your medical records and personal health information.
Submit a Privacy Question or Complaint
If you have questions or wish to file a privacy complaint, please reach out to one of these contacts:
- For questions or complaints related to health information privacy or HIPAA, reach out to HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) contacts.
- For questions or complaints related to federal agency records about individuals retrieved by personal identifier, reach out to HHS Privacy Act contacts.
- For all other privacy questions and complaints, contact reach out to HHS Privacy officials.