Privacy
Effective Date: April 10, 2026
This Privacy Statement explains what personal data Digital Therapeutics, Inc. dba Pelago ("Pelago," "we," "us," or "our") collects through its Sona mobile application and/or the desktop equivalent ("Sona" or the "App"), how we collect and use that information, and to whom we disclose it.
Sona is an artificial intelligence-enabled coaching product developed by Pelago as an employer-sponsored benefit. Sona is intended to support subclinical lower-acuity wellness needs such as stress, sleep, burnout, relationships, and related day-to-day challenges.
This Privacy Statement is supplemental to and incorporates the Pelago Privacy Policy, Notice of Privacy Practices as may be consistent with those statements' coverage of the personal data and protected health information collected or otherwise used by the App, and incorporates our Terms of Use, which governs your use of the App. In the event of any conflict between this Privacy Statement and the Pelago Privacy Policy/Notice of Privacy Practices, the disclosures in Pelago Privacy Policy/Notice of Privacy Practices shall control.
We may collect, store, and use personal data (defined below) that is linked or reasonably linkable to you and that identifies your past, present, or future health status or mental health status, as may be applicable ("consumer health data"). If you are a resident of Connecticut, Nevada, or Washington, we provide more information about consumer health data collected about you, as well as the rights you may have related to this data, in our Sona Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice.
In the event some of the information we collect, use, and disclose is regulated by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and similar federal and state laws, including the privacy and security protections of those laws (collectively, "protected health information" or "PHI"), this Policy is not intended to apply to PHI, and any overlapping coverage of PHI in this policy is incidental and provided to enhance your understanding of our data collection and use practices, and should not be construed as an acknowledgment of the applicability or inapplicability of certain privacy laws, including HIPAA and/or the state and other privacy laws that may apply. You can find more information about our collection and use of PHI in our Notice of Privacy Practices.
This Privacy Statement also does not apply to third-party websites, products, or services, even if the App links to them or vice versa. You should review those third parties' privacy practices before connecting, accessing third-party websites, and sharing any personal data.
Please note that we are providing the following disclosures and rights in this Privacy Statement in the interest of transparency and in furtherance of our privacy commitment to you. Such disclosures and rights are not intended to waive any applicable exemptions under state and federal law.
As used in this Privacy Statement, "personal data" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with an identifiable individual. Personal data includes "personal information" and "personally identifiable information" as that term is defined in privacy laws.
Personal data does not include publicly available information; lawfully obtained, truthful information that is a matter of public concern; information that has been de-identified or anonymized; or aggregate information.
We may create aggregated, de-identified, or anonymous information from data by removing certain data components that make the data identifiable, or through aggregation, obfuscation, or other means. Subject to applicable law, our use and disclosure of aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized information is not personal data and is not subject to this Privacy Statement.
We may collect personal data about you from the following sources:
We may combine the personal data we receive from third parties with personal data we otherwise collect about you through your use of the App.
We offer chat services and thus may collect any personal data that you input into your chats. It is ultimately your choice what personal data you choose to share with the App. In addition to information collected through our chat services, we may collect the following types of personal data:
Note that some of this information may be considered "consumer health data," as further described in our Sona Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice for Connecticut, Nevada, and Washington residents.
We may combine the personal data we receive from third parties with personal data we otherwise collect about you through your use of the App.
We may use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:
We may utilize products, features, or tools that utilize AI, including AI Features, for any of the above purposes. Note that before you use or activate an AI Feature, we will let you know that you will be interacting with AI.
We may disclose personal data to the following categories of third parties:
Our AI tools and other AI Features collect personal data to the extent you provide it or it is otherwise automatically collected as a result of your use of the AI tools. We, and our third-party service providers such as Amazon Web Services and ElevenLabs acting on our behalf, may utilize this personal data to generate outputs as requested by you.
Further, depending on certain use cases and parameters, this personal data may be used to "train," finetune, or otherwise provide inferences and context to Pelago's AI tools by identifying general patterns in text in order to help create new and better outputs and to allow the accurate and safe operation of our own AI tools. In such cases, your personal data is typically not stored or retained; rather, the AI model learns the patterns and connections between words and/or content. Once the AI tools have been trained or properly finetuned, they do not have access to or pull from the original training data. In no case will your personal data be used by our third-party service providers or other third parties for those third parties' own AI tools, including training.
Note that we apply privacy enhancing measures to any data before using such data for training purposes.
We use Cookies that collect information to improve and analyze the App. Some Cookies are offered by third parties who collect your personal data so they can provide services to us and information about your online activity to others. You can modify your browser settings to decline or accept certain Cookies. However, if you decline certain Cookies, some of the App's features may not function as designed.
Cookies on the App generally fall into the following categories:
The App is not directed to or intended for children. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you think that your child provided information via the App, please email privacy@pelagohealth.com, and we will do our best to promptly delete such information.
The security of your personal data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We maintain appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to help protect the security of your personal data against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure or misuse, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We encourage you to secure your account with a strong password and to keep your password private. If you suspect unauthorized use of your account, please email privacy@pelagohealth.com.
We will retain personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Statement, including complying with any legal obligations or policies, resolving disputes, enforcing legal agreements, and for internal analytics purposes. Our determination of precise retention periods will be based on (a) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you; (b) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; and (c) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position, including with regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations.
Your personal data may be transferred and maintained outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside of the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer personal data to the United States and process it there. For such transfers, we take the necessary measures to ensure that your personal data receives an adequate level of protection.
We may use your personal data to send you email updates regarding the App, other announcements, and inquiries. If you no longer wish to receive promotional email communications from us, you may opt out via the unsubscribe link included in such emails or by emailing us at privacy@pelagohealth.com. We will comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt out of receiving promotional emails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages that are required to provide you with the App or for other reasons disclosed in this Privacy Statement.
Additionally, with your consent, we may send you SMS messages for promotional purposes, internal business purposes, internal user research, and to provide customer service, including troubleshooting. To cancel the SMS service at any time, text "STOP" to any text message you receive. After you send the SMS message "STOP" to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can text "HELP" for more assistance, or you can email us at privacy@pelagohealth.com.
If you have an account with us, you can access, correct, or update your account or other personal data by logging into your account and updating it in your account settings. You may also request that we delete your account by emailing us at privacy@pelagohealth.com. Please note that we may retain your personal data even after you have deleted your account if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain security, detect and prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our Terms of Use, or fulfill your request to "unsubscribe" from further messages from us. We may also retain aggregate, de-identified, or anonymized data about you.
We are providing the following disclosures and rights in the interest of transparency and in furtherance of our privacy commitment to you. Such disclosures and rights are not intended to waive any applicable exemptions under state and federal law.
California residents have the right to request information regarding third parties to whom we have disclosed certain categories of personal data during the preceding year for the third parties' direct marketing purposes under California's "Shine the Light" law (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.83). We do not disclose personal data to third parties for such purposes. If you wish to request information regarding such practices, please email privacy@pelagohealth.com. You must include your full name, email address, and postal address in your request so that we can verify your residency and respond.
This notice contains additional information for residents of Connecticut, Nebraska, and Texas about our data practices and your rights with respect to personal data under applicable laws and regulations.
Your privacy rights: Connecticut, Nebraska, and Texas residents may have the following rights under applicable law in relation to your personal data, subject to certain exceptions:
You can exercise any of these rights by emailing us at privacy@pelagohealth.com, calling us at 877-349-7755, or writing to us at Digital Therapeutics, Inc. 1632 1st Ave. #20163 New York, NY 10028.
How to appeal decisions about your rights:
We do not "sell" personal data as that term is defined under Nevada law. Nevada residents have the right to opt out of any future sale of their personal data under Nevada SB 220. If you are a Nevada resident and would like to make such a request, please email us at privacy@pelagohealth.com. You must include your full name, email address, and postal address in your request so that we can verify your residency and respond.
We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices or applicable law. We will notify you of any changes consistent with applicable law, including by posting the new Privacy Statement on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Statement. We recommend periodically reviewing this page for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Statement are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact us: