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Is McLeod Health Patient Portal Safe?

McLeod Health Patient Portal privacy label · by MCLEOD HEALTH · checked November 2026

  • Collects location
  • Not updated in 2+ years
App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
0types

None declared

Linked to you
4types
Not linked to you
3types
Short answer

Mostly a question of trust: McLeod Health Patient Portal collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. The sensitive items are health and fitness, location and user content. In total the label lists 7 data types; 8% of medical records apps we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

McLeod Health Patient Portal privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Linked to you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Linked to you, no tracking

McLeod Health Patient Portal collects 4 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking.

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Did McLeod Health Patient Portal ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what McLeod Health Patient Portal's developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Matches the label

McLeod Health Patient Portal lists Location on its label. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.

Matches the label

McLeod Health Patient Portal lists User Content on its label, linked to you. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on McLeod Health Patient Portal's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not declared on the label

McLeod Health Patient Portal declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.

Matches the label

McLeod Health Patient Portal lists Health & Fitness on its label, linked to you. Approve Health categories one at a time in the Health app.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What McLeod Health Patient Portal collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
Health & FitnessSensitiveLinked to you Health and medical records, HealthKit data, and fitness or exercise data. Health app › your profile › Apps: switch off each category the app should not read or write; check Settings › Privacy & Security › Motion & Fitness.
LocationSensitiveNot linked to you Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it.
User ContentSensitiveLinked to you Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too.
Contact InfoLinked to you Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences.
IdentifiersLinked to you An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted.
Usage DataNot linked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
DiagnosticsNot linked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What McLeod Health Patient Portal's label means for you

McLeod Health Patient Portal's label has 4 types under “Data Linked to You”, 3 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

McLeod Health Patient Portal declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — health and fitness, user content, contact info and identifiers — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.

The items that deserve the most attention are health and fitness, location and user content. Health data is among the most sensitive data an app can hold, and US health-privacy law (HIPAA) does not cover most consumer apps.

Medical-record apps hold diagnoses, prescriptions and insurance details. Patient portals from your provider are bound by health-privacy rules in a way most standalone apps are not. Confirm the app is published by your hospital, insurer or a well-known records service, and turn on its login lock.

Among the 191 medical records apps in our snapshot with a label, 8% declare tracking, 71% collect data linked to you and 20% say they collect nothing. McLeod Health Patient Portal lists 7 data types, more than the average of 4.8 for this group.

Medical apps may hold the most sensitive data on your phone. Whether US health-privacy law applies depends on who runs the app, not on the App Store category.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for McLeod Health Patient Portal

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    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

  2. 2

    Location

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › McLeod Health Patient Portal. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.

  3. 3

    Photos

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.

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    Health

    Health app › your profile picture › Apps › McLeod Health Patient Portal. Turn categories on one at a time; the app cannot tell which ones you declined.

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    Sign-in

    When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

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    Lock the app

    On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

Cross-app tracking

Does McLeod Health Patient Portal track you?

No tracking declared

There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on McLeod Health Patient Portal's label.

Does McLeod Health Patient Portal track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock McLeod Health Patient Portal behind Face ID

  1. Find McLeod Health Patient Portal on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. McLeod Health Patient Portal now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not McLeod Health Patient Portal has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide McLeod Health Patient Portal: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About McLeod Health Patient Portal

DeveloperMCLEOD HEALTH
App Store categoryMedical
Latest version2.1.1, released July 2021
First releasedJuly 2021
RequiresiOS 13.2 or later
Size40 MB
Age rating17+
Languages2 (EN, ES)
Bundle IDorg.mcleodhealth.mcleodhealthpatientportal

The current version shipped in July 2021, 5 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what McLeod Health Patient Portal sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask McLeod Health Patient Portal's developer: Is this app run by my healthcare provider, or a third party?

How it compares

McLeod Health Patient Portal vs similar medical records apps

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Your McLeod Health Patient Portal privacy checklist

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Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1McLeod Health Patient Portal's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on McLeod Health Patient Portal's label.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3McLeod Health Patient Portal collects Health & Fitness.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Health & Fitness appears on its label.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

McLeod Health Patient Portal privacy FAQ

Is McLeod Health Patient Portal safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, mcLeod Health Patient Portal collects 4 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does McLeod Health Patient Portal track you?
No. McLeod Health Patient Portal's label has no Data Used to Track You section.
What data does McLeod Health Patient Portal collect?
Health and fitness, location, user content, contact info, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics. Of these, health and fitness, user content, contact info and identifiers are linked to your identity.
Who makes McLeod Health Patient Portal?
MCLEOD HEALTH, according to the App Store. It was first released in July 2021 and the current version is 2.1.1.
Can I lock McLeod Health Patient Portal with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold McLeod Health Patient Portal's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does McLeod Health Patient Portal compare with other medical records apps?
Across 191 medical records apps with labels in our snapshot, 8% declare tracking and 20% say they collect no data. McLeod Health Patient Portal lists 7 data types against an average of 4.8.
Is this app run by my healthcare provider, or a third party?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in McLeod Health Patient Portal's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Confirm the app is published by your hospital, insurer or a well-known records service, and turn on its login lock.
How do I delete my data from McLeod Health Patient Portal?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.
Facts on this page come from McLeod Health Patient Portal on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction