Hi Eccie members!
We're really excited to bring you a brand-new web application, CheckMyMate! We feel that it addresses a need in your community, to facilitate the sharing of STD status while also safeguarding your privacy.
Have you ever wished for reassurance that your partners bear no unwanted gifts? Have you ever been asked to provide your STD test results, but were unwilling to show a medical record containing your full name and address?
CheckMyMate (https://www.checkmymate.org) is a new site that addresses your situation. We developed our services for those who have a vested interest in knowing a partner's STD status, and who are also deeply concerned about privacy.
For any clients who (might) read this, our site offers the same advantages to you. Visit us and see what we're all about!
How It Works:
Our members' STD test results are sent to us from a doctor's office or lab. We create an anonymous online STD report, identified only by a Member ID and containing status (Positive, Negative, or Not Tested) for 9 common STD's. Members control who can see their STD reports by issuing Permissions (more about Permissions below).
The following is a sample STD report as it would appear to a CheckMyMate member (please visit https://www.checkmymate.org/sample_report.php for a live example):
Member ID: Username123
TEST DATE
Most Recent Test: AUGUST 8, 2012
HIV/AIDS NEGATIVE
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 NEGATIVE
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 NEGATIVE
Chlamydia NEGATIVE
Gonorrhea (genital) NEGATIVE
Gonorrhea (throat) NOT TESTED
Syphilis NEGATIVE
HPV NEGATIVE
Hepatitis B NEGATIVE
Hepatitis C NEGATIVE
Permissions
A member can't look you up unless you specifically grant permission to him/her (if they don't have a Permission, and try, they'll get a bland error message - it won't tell them if you have an account, or any other information, just that their query was unsuccessful).
If you want to let someone see your STD report, you must log in and issue that person a Permission. You must do this separately for each person to whom you want to issue a Permission.
If no Permission is issued, no information will be viewable. Nobody will even be able to tell that you have an account, unless you decide to divulge that information.
Your Privacy
Members will have to sign up with their full legal name if they wish to post results on our site. This is so that we can match the medical records we receive to the correct account. However, we keep the information encrypted in our database and it is never used on the site in any form. Basically, when you send us the results, we encrypt our query and look for a name/address or name/date of birth match in our system. From then on, we identify you by your Member ID.
Members always have the option to remove their information from our site, or to revoke the authorization they gave allowing us to post their STD report. We are very concerned that the information on our site stays completely private, and we have taken appropriate measures to ensure that.
Please feel free to contact us with questions by posting here, or emailing support@checkmymate.org . We are absolutely open to suggestions as well. We are very interested in your opinions and feedback.
We hope that some of you will find the site useful in the years to come. We hope that it gives you an added peace of mind as you go about your endeavors. We also hope that it truly helps to keep you safe from harm.
Best,
Walker
CheckMyMate Administrator
Have Fun and Play Safe!