Privacy Statement
This privacy statement explains our practices governing information obtained for continuing medical education courses. Privacy policies for other activities conducted online are addressed in our general Online Privacy Policy.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Data Collection
Data Use
Access
Data Security
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Our Commitment To Privacy
The American Cancer Society (hereinafter “ACS”) respects the privacy of every individual who visits http://cme.amcancersoc.org (hereinafter the “CE site”). Because your privacy is important to us, we provide you with notice about the collection and use of your information. By visiting the ACS CE site, you accept the practices described in this privacy notice.
Data Collection
We collect two types of information:
(1) Standard web server traffic pattern information. General traffic, site usage, and length of stay information is collected and stored in log files. This type of information may be shared externally only on an aggregated basis.
(2) Personal information. We do not collect personally identifiable information from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. In order to provide you with credit for completing the online medical education course, we have to collect the following information: first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, area of practice, and email address. This information is collected on our online registration form.
If you choose to participate in other activities that are linked to this particular site, any information you provide will be protected in accordance with our general Online Privacy Policy. This includes book orders and requests for information.
Data Use
We limit the use of information provided to us on the CE site to the following:
Internal Use
(1) We will only use aggregate information derived, in part, from your use of our site to improve our site and our service to you.
(2) We will maintain records of the data you provide during registration in order to document the accumulation of your CME credits or nursing contact hours. This information will not leave the CE department and will not, therefore, be available to other areas of the organization. We will not use this information to contact you unless you request otherwise.
External Use
Users completing CME credits or nursing contact hours can expect to receive a certificate displaying their name, educational activity completed, and date completed. After you successfully complete an online quiz, you may elect to print a certificate certifying completion of the CME activity or nursing contact hours.
Accreditation agencies only receive aggregate information from ACS.
We hire Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press to help run the CE website. We prohibit HighWire Press from using your information for any other purpose.
We will disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ACS and its family of Web sites, and, (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ACS, its Web sites, or the public.
Access
Upon request, we will provide you with a description of the information that we maintain about you. The description will be sent via postal mail which we believe is the most secure method of communication. Further, we will respond to requests for updates or changes to your personal information. Please send your requests by email to ce{at}cancer.org or in writing to:
Alita L. Cosby
CE Department
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-1002
Data Security
We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards.
CE data is stored in password-controlled servers in ACS offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and in Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press offices in Palo Alto, California. Our staff and volunteers are educated about the importance of safeguarding your information and we are committed to holding them accountable for the protection of your confidentiality.
Contact Us
This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted at this site. This statement applies only to our CE online practices and does not encompass other areas of the organization. ACS’s primary privacy statement is available through www.cancer.org. References to "American Cancer Society", "ACS", "we", "us" and "our" are references to American Cancer Society, Inc. and its affiliates. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting revisions. You agree to review the Privacy Policies each time you use our website so that you are aware of any modifications. By accessing or using the Web site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the ACS Privacy Policy as posted at the time of your access or use. If you have any questions about our policy or our compliance, you may send us an email at ce{at}cancer.org or send us postal mail at:
Alita L. Cosby
CE Department
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-1002
Revised 06/24/2008
