Company: HCTI
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001213900-25-026218
Chunk: 163

Company: Healthcare Triangle, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 163
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 remedies in any such infringement suit may be limited.

We are subject to numerous privacy and data
security laws and related contractual requirements and our failure to comply with those obligations could cause us significant harm.

In the normal course of our business, we collect,
process, use and disclose information about individuals, including protected health information and other patient data, as well as information
relating to health professionals and our employees. The collection, processing, use, disclosure, disposal, and protection of such information
is highly regulated both in the United States and other jurisdictions, including but not limited to, under HIPAA, as amended by HITECH;
U.S. state privacy, security, and breach notification and healthcare information laws; the European Union’s GDPR; and other European
privacy laws as well as privacy laws being adopted in other regions around the world. These laws and regulations are complex and their
interpretation is rapidly evolving, making implementation and enforcement, and thus compliance requirements, ambiguous, uncertain, and
potentially inconsistent. In addition, our collection, processing, use, disclosure, and protection of information are subject to related
contractual requirements. Compliance with such laws and related contractual requirements may require changes to our collection, use, transfer,
disclosure, or other processing of information about individuals, and may thereby increase compliance costs. Failure to comply with such
laws and/or related contractual obligations could result in regulatory enforcement or claims against us for breach of contract, or may
lead third parties to terminate their contracts with us and/or choose not to work with us in the future. Should this occur, there could
be a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.

These regulations often govern the use, handling,
and disclosure of information about individuals, including medical information, and require the use of standard contracts, privacy and
security standards, and other administrative simplification provisions. In relation to HIPAA, we do not consider our service offerings
to generally cause us to be subject as a covered entity; however, in certain circumstances, we are subject to HIPAA as a business associate
and may enter into business associate agreements.

Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission (the
“FTC”) and many state attorneys general are interpreting existing federal and state consumer protection laws to impose evolving
standards for the online collection, use, dissemination, and security of information about individuals, including health-related information.
Courts may also adopt the standards for fair information practices promulgated by the FTC, which concern consumer notice,