Ethics & Governance Charter

Ethical safeguards for patient health information.

Handling clinical records requires more than legal compliance — it requires strict adherence to data ethics. VaazhUyir operates under an independent Ethics Committee to oversee data governance, research review, and safety protocols.

Our Ethical Principles

1. Patient Self-Determination

Patients have the moral right to govern their own digital exhaust. We will never sell, lease, or license patient-identified health data to anyone. Anonymized data licensing is strictly opt-in and controlled via patient dashboards.

2. Privacy-by-Design & Minimization

We do not aggregate clinical records for the sake of hoarding. We capture and transmit the minimum data necessary to serve a patient's immediate health needs. Outdated data is purged in accordance with patient wishes and legal standards.

3. Public Health Responsibility

We work closely with local health authorities to compile aggregate, anonymized epidemiological indicators. These insights help local clinics identify outbreaks and manage seasonal drug shortages, without compromising individual identities.

4. Safe AI Interventions

Any algorithmic warning (e.g. drug-drug interaction warning or dosage flags) is verified against established medical registries and served as decision-support alerts to clinicians, never replacing human practitioners.